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 Saturday, January 28, 2006
U.S. Army Seized Wives as Tactic. In at least two instances, American forces have seized wives of insurgents as a means of “leverage.” | story
READ THE WHOLE ITEM [Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines]
Violates the Geneva Conventions. So what, right? One of the Iraqi generals who died under torture while in our custody surrendered because we had arrested his sons. For stuffing the man in a sleeping bag, wrapping iit in cord, sitting on his chect until he died, the soldier was docked a little pay, given a reprimand and given house arrest for a few weeks. And what was really accomplished by torturing a man to death? No useful information and a whle lot of Iraqis who are pissed off. 10:47:47 PM 
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Gay Civil Rights Bill Passes. in Washington state's senate ... just announced on KUOW (Seattle NPR). Here's what the Seattle Times is reporting: A gay civil rights measure passed the state Senate today, a major victory for gay rights activists who have watched the measure fail in the Legislature for nearly 30 years. The bill passed on a 25-23 vote, with a lone Republican joining majority Democrats. The measure adds "sexual orientation" to a state law that bans discrimination in housing, employment and insurance. Sixteen states have passed similar laws for gays and lesbians; six... [Booman Tribune]
That lone Republican is the one who represents Redmond, WA, where MS is located. Used to be my State Senator. MS got in a ton of trouble last year for having Ralph Reed as a consultant on this issue and appearing to cave in to the demands of a local preacher. Looks like MS wanted to make a statement. 10:27:43 PM
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The Media is Conservative. The media is conservative. All my life I have heard people say that the media is liberal. But the media is not liberal. The media is conservative. The first way in which the media is conservative is demonstrated in their tendency to attack any ideas that are out of the 'mainstream'. The 'mainstream' is pretty much another word for the 'way things are and have been'. The media falsely considers the way things are to be a fair reflection of how most voters wants things to be. But if a... [Booman Tribune]
Yep. They are but in the old meaning of the word. They do not recognize that the current 'conservative' Administration believes in Big Government and interventionist policies. 10:20:06 PM
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Another Centrist Voice On Warrantless Wiretaps. Alan Stewart Carl breaks it down... [The Moderate Voice]
This is one of my main thoughts. Even if you wanted to grant Bush the god-like ability NOT to be tempted by too much power, a future president may not be so trustworthy. Our government was designed to prevent power from being concentrated in a single person. Allowing it to happen is, frankly, un-American. 10:17:23 PM
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