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Pensacola Tea Party 4-15-09
This tea bagging event had an open mic. I thought this speaker had some good things to say. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkOwsIIIe5I&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efark%2Ecom%2Fcgi%2Fvidplayer%2Epl%3FIDLink%3D4333670&feature=player_embeddedObama releases secret Bush anti-terror memos
Associated Press By DEVLIN BARRETT and MATT APUZZO – 7 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration threw open the curtain on years of Bush-era secrets Monday, revealing anti-terror memos that claimed exceptional search-and-seizure powers and divulging that the CIA destroyed nearly 100 videotapes of interrogations and other treatment of terror suspects. The Justice Department released nine legal opinions showing that, following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Bush administration determined that certain constitutional rights would not apply during the coming fight.UN Torture Official Calls for Prosecution of Bush & Rumsfeld
www.thinkprogress.org 01/21/2009 ((If Obama and the Senate aren't careful, the matter could be taken out of U.S. hands)) U.N. special rapporteur on torture calls on U.S.Obama Frees Bush Historical Records
consortiumnews.com By Robert Parry January 22, 2009 When authoritarian forces seize control of a government, they typically move first against the public’s access to information, under the theory that a confused populace can be more easily manipulated. They take aim at the radio stations, TV and newspapers. In the case of George W.10 Bush Pardons to Watch For
Published on Monday, January 19, 2009 by Politico by Josh Gerstein As the clock ticks down on his presidency, George W. Bush has shown few signs he plans to indulge in the frenzy of last-minute pardons that marked Bill Clinton's final hours in the Oval Office. Bush could quickly leap back into the spotlight in the next two days if he issues a blanket pardon immunizing CIA and military interrogators, as well as their bosses, from criminal prosecution over harsh treatment of prisoners from the war on terror (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)But Bush could quickly leap back into the spotlight in the next two days if he issues a blanket pardon immunizing CIA and military interrogators, as well as their bosses, from criminal prosecution over harsh treatment of prisoners from the war on terror.Final Numbers on Bush
January 17, 2009 By MEGAN THEE-BRENAN President Bush prepares to leave office with no evidence that public opinion toward him is softening during his final days in power, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. When asked about Mr. Bush’s performance over the last eight years, 22 percent of respondents said they approved. That matched Mr. Bush’s job-approval rating for much of last fall, the lowest of his presidency.Seizing War Protesters’ Assets
This comes from Project Censored, in its Top 25 Censored Stories for 2009 Sources: Global Research, July 2007 Title: “Bush Executive Order: Criminalizing the Antiwar Movement” Author: Michel Chossudovsky The Progressive, August 2007 Title: “Bush’s Executive Order Even Worse Than the One on Iraq” Author: Matthew Rothschild Student Researchers: Chris Navarre and Jennifer Routh Faculty Evaluator: Amy Kittlestrom, PhD President Bush has signed two executive orders that would allow the US Treasury Department to seize the property of any person perceived to, directly or indirectly, pose a threat to US operations in the Middle East. The first of these executive orders, titled “Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq,” signed by Bush on July 17, 2007, authorizes the Secretary of Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, to confiscate the assets of US citizens and organizations who “directly or indirectly” pose a risk to US operations in Iraq. Bush’s order states: I have issued an Executive Order blocking property of persons determined 1) to have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, an act or acts of violence that have the purpose or effect of threatening the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq or undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq .CBS: Bush Remembered for Not-So-Smooth Talk
(AP) President George W. Bush will leave behind a legacy of Bushisms, the label stamped on the commander in chief's original speaking style. Some of the president's more notable malaprops and mangled statements: # "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."Bush Tries to Whitewash History; Portrays Himself as a Victim (public)
By Matthew Yglesias, The American Prospect December 17, 2008 http://www.alternet.org/story/111104/ It's tiresome to need to point this out at this late date but, yes, George W. Bush and his administration misled the country while making the case for war with Iraq and, remarkably, are still trying to mislead people about it. In a Dec.Top Brands
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