Mar 2 2010

Krauthammer on the the Gitmo Lawyers at the DOJ

Watch Charles Krauthammer discuss the the Gitmo lawyers at the DOJ:

There have been some overheated reactions to the Keep America Safe ad today; one lawyer writes:
"If Liz Cheney and friends have some evidence that these people have ill intentions, by all means let us all see it. If the evidence reveals that a lawyer is, [...]

Feb 15 2010

Obama appoints his envoy to OIC - Arab News

India Talkies

Obama appoints his envoy to OICArab NewsJEDDAH: US President Barack Obama has appointed Rashad Hussain to serve as his special envoy to the Jeddah-based Organization of the Islamic Conference …President Obama appoints special envoy to Muslim world - A step to increase …Examiner.comObama appoints Indian-origin lawyer as US Envoy to OICEconomic TimesObama names new [...]

Feb 3 2010

Holder in ‘02: It’s "Hard to Interrogate" Enemy Combatant in the U.S. Because "He Has a Lawyer"

In a letter today to Senator Mitch McConnell, Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision to have FBI agents read Miranda rights to Christmas bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab and to charge him in civilian court.  Holder challenged the claims of some critics that the presence of a lawyer would in any way hurt U.S. intelligence [...]

Jan 5 2010

Some Recent Triumphs of the Worldwide Nanny State

If you are a heroin addict in New York, and you want to learn how to shoot up “safely,” there’s a free flier, “Take Charge, Take Care,” produced on the taxpayers’ dime by the health department of the City of New York that will come in handy. Tip #6: Take Care of Your Veins:

Shoot [...]

Jan 5 2010

Spying On Sea Lions vs. Spying On Terrorists

Since the CIA and the State Department managed to fumble the data that would have prevented the bomber from getting on the plane, don’t think it would be a great idea that they spend less time spying on sea lions (or its equivalent), watching glaciers, and watching climate change - and instead, put more effort [...]

Nov 10 2009

The Washington Post — still not jumping to any conclusions

Nidal Hasan continues to get the benefit of the bogus doubt from the Washington Post. Over the weekend he was described as having “allegedly opened fire” at Fort Hood. Today, the Post’s main front-page headline calls him the “Fort Hood suspect.”
Meanwhile, though, a companion story reports that Hasan [...]

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