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‘American Taliban’ Waived His Rights to Sue for Abuse, Too

By | 03.31.09 | 4:01 pm

In my quest to find former “enemy combatants” who were required to agree not to sue the United States for unlawful indefinite detention and mistreatment as a condition of their release, I’ve found another one: John Walker Lindh, the so-called “American Taliban.”

Now That The GOP Is Modeled On The Taliban

By | 02.05.09 | 5:36 pm

I’m way late to this party — stupid Panetta hearing! — but judging from this interview with Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), the GOP has apparently decided to model itself on the, uh … well …

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