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CIA’s Indictment of Bush on Torture

By | 12.17.08 | 10:43 am

About that David Rose piece for Vanity Fair I mentioned: really, give it a read. Rose patiently tracks how the collapse of Jose Padilla’s prosecution begins with the detention and torture of a recovering heroin addict named Binyam Mohammed. When Rose asks FBI Director Robert Mueller if any More…

I Will Absolutely Not Throw Any Shoes at This Event

By | 12.15.08 | 3:02 pm

George W. Bush is going to speak on Thursday morning before that friendliest of fora, the American Enterprise Institute, on the topic of “Building A Bridge To The Future,” with a focus on domestic policy. Although I figure that my headline alone has just jeopardized my chances of getting in, More…