Heli's Heaven and Hell Radio

Friday, June 30, 2006

BIG BUSH DEFEAT

TheNation: "The Bush administration's attempt to demonize the New York Times - a newspaper that gave the administration plenty of aid and comfort when the White House was spinning lies about WMDs in Iraq - will be remembered as one of the ugliest chapters in the history of press freedom in the United States.
The question that will ultimately be asked is not whether the Times did the right thing in revealing to the American people the details of Bush-authorized spying programs - by any measure, the newspaper was right to do what it did and history will provide more than enough vindication."

It is one of the tactics of the criminally disposed to defame those who dare to tell the truth about their lies and criminal deeds. And George W. Bush has blood on his hands.

LATimes: "The Supreme Court declared Thursday that President Bush had overstepped his authority in the war against terrorism, ruling he does not have the power to set up special military trials at Guantanamo Bay without the approval of Congress."

WashingtonPost: "A federal appeals court delivered another legal blow to the Bush administration's broad plan to overhaul the federal employee personnel system, ruling yesterday that the proposed changes would illegally limit the scope of collective bargaining."

But Bush is going on.
Yahoo: "At the White House, Bush said he had not fully reviewed the ruling and would consult with the U.S. Congress to attain appropriate authority for military tribunals."

ThinkProgress: "The impact of today's Supreme Court decision on military commissions goes well beyond Guantanamo. The Supreme Court has ruled that the Authorization for the Use of Military Force - issued by Congress in the days after 9/11 - is not a blank check for the administration.
The point here is that the AUMF [Authorization for the Use of Military Force] does not authorize activity that was not specifically contemplated in the text or legislative history. This is incredibly significant. The administration is relying on the AUMF to justify its warrantless wiretapping program."
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