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    Salim Hamdan decision

    Well, what are the thoughts on this board regarding the conviction of Salim Hamdan for providing support for al-Qaeda which is NOT a war crime and not found guilty of conspiracy to attack civilians? A) Was this decision good? Was the sentence handed out appropriate to the decision? B) What do...
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    Senate report on pre-war intelligence

    The full report is here. Some interesting tidbits for the impatient: So, once again, it wasn't faulty intelligence, it was the fault of an administration without intelligence.
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    Secret Laws: Should we be concerned?

    There is a posting on alternet.org which discusses the fact that certain laws are being passed or removed via court rulings under FISA that are not being made public. You can read the text at http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/85807/?page=entire My opinion is that one of the caveats of an...
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    Democrats finally found a calcium deposit in their back?

    It's about time. See my sig for why I think this is a good thing regardless of the underlying issue at hand. Bold is in original message. I couldn't get the links working correctly, but they should be available from http://wexlerforcongress.com/
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    Waco 2.0 -- IRS brings in the swat team

    From Alterati (link has video in addition to full text)
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    Scientists cast doubt on Kennedy bullet analysis

    Scientists cast doubt on Kennedy bullet analysis Evidence used to rule out more than one shooter flawed, study says Not sure if this is a can of worms worth opening, but I suspect there will be a resurgence of conspiracy theorists. Full story at MSNBC covering a Washington Post story.
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    How to create a Fascist State in 10 easy steps

    From Fascist America, in 10 easy steps, here's the summary: ------ 1 Invoke a terrifying internal and external enemy 2 Create a gulag 3 Develop a thug caste 4 Set up an internal surveillance system 5 Harass citizens' groups 6 Engage in arbitrary detention and release 7 Target key...
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    Supporting the Troops

    First the Good News And the next day, the Bad News, also from Army times:
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