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President PrissyPants HissyFits
(via www.first-draft.com)

Dubya snubs the Norwegian Prime Minister.

Hey dubya: "Spis Mei!"

Submitted: May 04, 2006


Singapore Decides That Only The Professionals Should Discuss Politics
(via techdirt.com)

Singapore bans political blogs and other political-themes online discussions.

Dubya must be jealous.

Submitted: April 05, 2006


Mexican Flag
(via www.dailykos.com)

Not every Republican goes crazy at the sight of a Mexican flag. The exception? Jeb Bush, of all people.

His 2002 re-election campaign features a TV spot with numerous flags Latin American flags and a message of inclusion.

Submitted: April 03, 2006


Liar in Chief
(via www.dailykos.com)

Great comparison of Dubya's recent statements (lies) with what has come to light via the Downing Street memos.

Lists his lies, with supporting sources.

Submitted: March 27, 2006


What Bush and Blair Told the Press After Key 2003 Meeting on Iraq
(via editorandpublisher.com)

Report shows that Dubya and Blair suspected that Iraq had no WMDs, but that they didn't really give a damn. They were going to invade, even if they had to provoke an attack.

Then they walked out to the media and lied about it.

Submitted: March 27, 2006


Republicans Strong on National Security?
(via voxverax.blogspot.com)

Essay on how Republican policies have weakened national security, using recent events in North Korea and Afghanistan as examples.

Submitted: March 18, 2006


Rice Defends Iraq, Protesters Cry "War Criminal"
(via www.commondreams.org)

Australia gives Condi Rice a warm welcome. As she makes the same lame excuses for Iraq, protestors cry out "War Criminal!"

Submitted: March 18, 2006


British Envoy on US in Iraq: Thirteen Words Say It All
(via www.dailykos.com)

British envoy John Sawers assessed U.S. occupation forces in Iraq back in mid-2003. His summary?

"No leadership, no strategy, no coordination, no structure and inaccessible to ordinary Iraqis."

He also provides a lengthy list of exactly where the US has screwed things up.

Submitted: March 14, 2006


It Is Shaping Up To Be A Very Bad Year For The GOP
(via www.ndnblog.org)

Concise run-down of everything that's going wrong for the Republicans, including: approval ratings, the budget, the economy, energy costs, Katrina, Medicare, Homeland security, illegal domestic spying, Iraq, and terrorism and lack of stability in the Middle East.

Whew! Is there anything they haven't screwed up?

Submitted: February 20, 2006


United Nations: U.S. Aligned With Iran in Anti-Gay Vote
(via www.hrw.org)

The US is aligning itself with other repressive regimes voting to deny United Nations consultative status to organizations working to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) folks. The homophobic initiative was introduced by Iran.

Submitted: February 17, 2006


Israel 'May Rue Saddam Overthrow'
(via news.bbc.co.uk)

Israel's domestic security head points out that having Saddam in charge in Iraq may have been better than the reigning chaos.

Submitted: February 09, 2006


European Probe of CIA Finds Torture, Abductions (Update2)
(via www.bloomberg.com)

More information comes to light about the US handing off terror suspects to other countries for torture in secret detention centers in Europe.

Submitted: January 28, 2006


Russia 'To Close Rights Group'
(via news.bbc.co.uk)

Under a recent law, Russia is trying to shut down the Russian Human Rights Research Centre, one of the country's oldest human rights groups.

The new law requires non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to report activities and finances to the government.

Betcha Dubya would love to do this in the US.

Submitted: January 28, 2006


Trent Lott Says GOP Senator Guilty of Leaking Story Re: Secret Torture Prisons
(via www.dailykos.com)

So the US is maintaining secret torture prisons in other countries. Who leaked the information? A Republican Senator!

Submitted: November 08, 2005


ICRC Seeks Access to All Terror Suspects Held by U.S.
(via today.reuters.co.uk)

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is demanding access to US secret prisons maintained in other countries.

Submitted: November 03, 2005


CIA Holds Terror Suspects in Secret Prisons
(via www.washingtonpost.com)

The CIA maintains secret prisons in other countries. They decline to answer Congressional questions about conditions there. But I'm sure they follow the Geneva convention and all. (After all, even the President isn't above the law, right Attorney General Gonzales?)

Submitted: November 03, 2005


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