Entries by emptywheel

The Powell Endorsement

As reported, Colin Powell just endorsed Obama, calling him a “transformational figure.” He listed several reasons for his choice:Obama’s response to the economic meltdownObama’s ability to reach all classes, races, and parties Obama’s rhetorical ability and his substanceMcCain’s erratic response to the economic crisisPalin’s lack of preparedness for the PresidencyMcCain’s smearsThe wingnuttia of the Republican PartySCOTUS (he’s probably thinking about all the anti-torture decisions)The attacks on Muslims (he mentions a Muslim

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Another 16 Words: Boumediene Bites Bush Again

Laura Rozen rocks, and today she rolls up more jaw dropping malevolence and fraud on the part of the Bush/Cheney Administration. A potentially explosive new court filing by the lawyers for Lakhdar Boumediene and five other Guantanamo detainees suggests that the Bush administration ordered the Bosnian government to arrest and hold the men after an exhaustive Bosnian investigation had found them innocent of any terrorism related activity and had ordered their release, in order to use them as props in Bush’s January 2002 State of the Union speech.

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