Author: ask

I’m breaking the diary rules, but we simply need to get this up. Hat tip to ratmach @ Daily Kos. His diary is currently shooting up the recommended list there. What is going on in this person’s mind? Have at...

The Bush administration has done its utmost to butcher regulations that were in place to protect people and/or the environment. Regulatory bodies, such as the EPA and FEMA have been stripped of competence and budgets. Instead,...

Well, the headline may be a bit of an exaggeration. But this BBC-report brings some stunning allegations against the Republican (presumtive) nominee. ‘When John McCain was my captive’Tran Trong Duyet – a...

While quietly perusing the WaPo webpages, the following paragraph suddenly screamed out at me: “If you ask people whether they think the drain cleaner they use in their homes has been tested for safety, they think,...

We’ve already been exposed to so much evil; Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, torture, renditions. The news of secret prison ships is therefore not much of a surprise – we have come to expect this kind of travesty from this...