Posts Tagged ‘Cheney’
How Innocent Muslims, Bought for $5,000, were Tortured and Murdered at the Guantánamo Gulag
Harper's Magazine | By Scott Horton | 18 January 2010 The Guantánamo “Suicides”: A Camp Delta sergeant blows the whistle For a follow-up to this long (10-page) article , see: The Official Response Begins (Harper's) 1. “Asymmetrical Warfare” When President Barack Obama took office last year, he promised to “restore the standards [...]
Targeting Terrorists
Wall Street Journal | By Richard C. Clarke | JULY 18, 2009, 4:46 A.M. ET Washington is embroiled in a manic swing of opinion about the efficacy of covert action, including targeted assassinations. Richard A. Clarke on the delicate balance between the rule of law and running an effective intelligence agency. Not since 1975 when the Church [...]
America’s Information War on Iran
The Persian Ploy by Jeff Huber, July 14, 2009 A July 5 story by David Sanger of the New York Times typifies how completely our mainstream media have been bulldozed by the warmongery’s propaganda machine. "Despite Crisis, Policy on Iran Is Engagement" states that "the accelerating crackdown on opposition leaders in Iran" will not [...]
Cheney’s “dark side” Quote
With recent revelations, it may be useful to revisit the famous Cheney "dark side" quote (widely available on the Internet). The following is from Reining in the Imperial Presidency: Lessons and Recommendations Relating to the Presidency of George W. Bush, January 2009, pp. 75-76, a report prepared at the direction of Rep. John Conyers, Jr., [...]
