by Steve Weissman
Three cheers for Dick Cheney. The former vice president has urged, however rhetorically, that the Obama administration release more of the torture memos. “One of the things that I find a little bit disturbing about this recent disclosure is they put out the legal memos, the memos that the CIA got from the [...]

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by Dave McGill
The death toll from Iraq terrorist attacks for one 24-hour period between Thursday and Friday has risen to 159.  The two attacks on Thursday and a twin bomber attack on Friday targeted Shiites in Baghdad and Diyala province, many of whom were Iranian pilgrims.

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by Dave McGill
As if we didn’t have enough on our minds just trying to survive, the news of the last few days has been particularly annoying.
The nasty subject of torture has suddenly created a very poorly orchestrated soap opera in which the wagons appear to be circling as never before.  President Obama’s release of some [...]

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by Bernard Schaer
It is absolutely amazing to me what is going on right now across the cable channels, news shows and talking heads gatherings. There are actually people in Congress like John Ensign of Nevada who argue that torture is ok because it kept the “Homeland” safe and the recipients like Khalid Sheik Mohamed are [...]

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by Steve Weissmann
In less than hundred days in office, President Barack Obama has already demonstrated his desire to speak softly to all comers, friend or foe, while his proposed military budget shows a determination to carry America’s big stick into far-off trouble spots that most of us don’t know how to spell.
“Speak softly and carry [...]

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