Month: October 2007

Over 750,000 on the Watchlist!

The Terrorist Watchlist maintained by the Bush Administration now has over three quarters of a million people on it – and it’s growing every day! This has got to be an indication of how paranoid the Bushies...

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The Problem of Waterboarding

What is waterboarding? Water boarding as it is currently described involves strapping a person to an inclined board, with his feet raised and his head lowered. The interrogators bind the person’s arms and legs so he...

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Sarkozy on Ecology and Biotech Crops

. EuropaBio comments on French President Sarkozy’s statements on the cultivation of biotech crops in France As part of a statement yesterday on the results of the Grenelle de l’Environnement, the French President...

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Bolten/Miers Could Be in Contempt Soon

You have forgotten about it but back in June the House Judiciary committee, led by Rep. John Conyers, issued subpoenas for the testimony of Harriet Miers and White House chief-of-staff Josh Bolten. They refused to appear, using...

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How Many "Wake-up Calls"? – Part II

I wrote a diary entry with the above heading just a few weeks ago.  Once again, I would like to direct the community’s attention to the Guardian’s coverage of environmental issues.  This time with an...

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