Author: idredit

..”Don’t let them take us to a new war.”   Some have observed, “a terrible calamity is just around the corner.” We now see Iran, Israel and the U.S. are at a cross-road. Will they take the road...

Under our rights of free speech why should President Carter have to defend his book?. Oh, I forgot. The right of free speech and thought was scrubbed along with habeas corpus. What’s all the fury about?  President...

Deserving of a little diary. Scooter Libby’s trial is now underway. For the best live blogging from the court room, EmptyWheel is posting over at Firedoglake This morning the jury heard Fitzgerald’s Opening Statement...

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee today. He needs a cold shower after the grilling he received. First he got the soft touch from Orin Hatch “lauding his extreme integrity and...

This scandal deserves a little diary. Revealed in the Sunday Edition of The Independent, UK, how a private company is an arm of the U.S. government – a part of the U.S. government’s strategy of spreading ‘free...