Archive for April, 2005

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 04/30/2005 @ 10:17:00 PM

Iraq | War Liars”A SECRET document from the heart of government reveals today that Tony Blair privately committed Britain to war with Iraq and then set out to lure Saddam … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 04/30/2005 @ 10:04:33 PM

TortureBastards Bastards BastardsThe New York Times > U.S. Recruits a Rough Ally to Be a Jailer … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 04/30/2005 @ 9:09:10 PM

Idea WarsIf ideas are swords it would be wise not to take your eyes off those in the other guys’ hands.”Move America Forward (MAF), a California-based advocacy group, believes that … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 04/30/2005 @ 8:56:00 PM

The Redwoods Retirement Home, Mill Valley, CA [thx Ruth F.] … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 04/30/2005 @ 8:46:10 PM

The Law | PoliticsAlthough I don’t agree with the sentiments of the website here, promoting Al Gore for 2008, Gore’s talk on the current threat to the judiciary is well … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Bob Zuber 04/30/2005 @ 5:31:00 PM

Social Security: Panned by the CriticsCritical Voices from Mid-AmericaWriting in the St. Petersburg Times, Anita Kumar reports that, after 60 days of singing the praises of social security reform … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Bob Zuber 04/30/2005 @ 5:21:00 PM

Vietnam: Old Wounds and Fresh WoundsCritical Voices from Mid-AmericaWriting in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Meg Jones beautifully recounts the stories of Vietnam-era Vets who can’t shake the pain: “I sat … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Bob Zuber 04/30/2005 @ 5:12:00 PM

Against Bolton: The Wrong MessageCritical Voices from Mid-AmericaWriting in the Seattle Times, Carl Jeffers opposes the nominaton on ‘fox in the henhouse’ grounds: “Bolton once said that “if the … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 04/30/2005 @ 3:31:00 PM

California | Welcome Mat for NutsThis may be the craziest thing I’ve ever heard exit the lips of a politician: citizen patrols of the borders, citizens who are not required … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 04/30/2005 @ 11:35:23 AM

US PoliticsFilibuster Frist is still going on at Princeton. You can see it here.”Filibuster Frist” @ Princeton University … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Will Kirkland 04/30/2005 @ 11:21:25 AM

War | Same Players “‘This is Rumor Control’ has learned that the same Judge Advocate General officer who was charged with re-investigating Tiger Force [atrocities in Vietnam] also handled the … [Keep reading >>]

Filed under: Uncategorized — by Bob Zuber 04/30/2005 @ 2:16:00 AM

The Bush Presidency: A Slippery SlopeCritical Voices from Mid-AmericaWriting in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Reg. Required), Jay Bookman conveys unequivocally the numbers that demonstrate a broad and growing disregard for … [Keep reading >>]

Words for Acts

Of all the enemies of public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies. From these proceed debt and taxes. And armies, debts and taxes are the known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few...No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.

James Madison, 1795



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