How does that last part happen? Like this:A Montana farm sold mint to an American toothpaste company. One day the toothpaste company mysteriously ceased its orders. Wal-Mart, the toothpaste company explained, had decided that by its … [Read more...]
Your Free Press
Glenn Greenwald criticizes the NYT writer for ignoring what he thinks is the significance of the story.The agreement of the corporate CEOs to cease criticizing each other was motivated by the belief that such criticism was hurting the … [Read more...]
Teenage victim of rendition may be released
The judge in the current hearings called the case "an outrage.""After this horrible, long, tortured history, I hope the government will succeed in getting him back home," U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle told Justice Department … [Read more...]
Your News Industry at work
Here's Newsweek, giving us the unvarnished truth, you bet: via … [Read more...]
It’s torture
Josh Marshall makes a good point: I'm genuinely surprised that he was was surprised that it was that bad. I'm not saying that for effect. Muller really seemed to think it was like getting dunked by your friend in a pool or something. Just … [Read more...]
AG pressed to appoint torture prosecutor
Some of the groups petitioning Holder to appoint a special prosecutor: ACLU moveon.org FireDog Lake … [Read more...]
Rep. Harmon a traitor to the Party?
Even worse, buried at the end of that story is this:An "official with access to the transcripts said someone seeking help for the employees of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a prominent pro-Israel lobbying group, was recorded … [Read more...]
Obama’s Honeymoon is over
There's more detailed discussion of the lobbyist issue at Politifact (which is the St. Petersburg Times): http://www.politifact.com/trut... Obama's promise about lobbyists was a regular part of his stump speech. He said it on the campaign … [Read more...]
My BMG page went blank
All my diaries, comments, ratings and profile are gone. I tried emailing to blue@vps28478.inmotionhosting.com, but it bounced.We're sorry. There's a problem with the e-mail address(es) you're trying to send to. Please verify the address(es) … [Read more...]
One in ten Americans on food stamps
Shall we assume that it's because so many people are getting the short end of the economic stick, or are we going to argue that the nanny state is coddling too many lazy slackers? … [Read more...]
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