100 day legislative deadline has come and gone and still no state budget
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Legislature's self-imposed 100 day deadline to complete its work in this session has come and gone and still there is no state budget in sight. All other legislative work has backed up in a log-jam as a result of the budget impasse. (This is a blessing in disguise). Advertisement Oh … Read more
Jan Brewer’s “Spinning Wheels” Tour
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press Release from the Arizona Democratic Party: 'No Plan' Jan lets others do the talkingArizonans growing tired of Governor Brewer dodging the issues Gov. Jan Brewer brought her 'spinning wheels' tour to Scottsdale Wednesday night where, according to the Arizona Guardian, she left the heavy lifting to staffer Tom Manos. Brewer … Read more
The Tortured Tautology of Cheney
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The evil spawn of Dick Cheney, his daughter and former State Department official Liz Cheney, was interviewed by Norah O'Donnell on MSNBC yesterday. Cheney's statements regarding the Bush torture program were no doubt first cleared with dear daddy and represent the official talking points of the apologists for illegal torture. This is … Read more
FBI Interrogator: torture did not produce actionable intelligence
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a remarkable opinion in the New York Times today, My Tortured Decision, FBI supervisory special agent Ali Soufan addresses the claim that torture produced actionable intelligence. According to him, traditional interrogation methods proved far more effective. One of the most striking parts of the memos is the false premises on which … Read more
Shepard Smith (Faux News): “We are America – we do not f#@cking torture”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Faux News anchor Shepard Smith was a guest on Faux News' "The Strategy Room" to discuss the Bush torture program. Shep apparently has heard enough from the Faux News apologists for illegal torture:
Torture Was Used to Seek The Non-Existent Link Between Al Qaida and Saddam Hussein for 9/11
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Republicans are defending Bush's authorization of the use of torture, in violation of U.S. and international law and treaty obligations, asserting that it lead to high value information that "kept our country safe" after 9/11. (There is not a single confirmed case to support this claim that has been made public. Hence, Dick Cheney's … Read more
Bush Torture Program Reference List
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A big h/t to Mark Nickolas at politicalbase.com for compiling this handy reference list Bush Torture Program Cheat Sheet: If you want to limit your review, I've marked (***) the three most important documents worth reading. OLC Memos Released Last Week By President Obama ***18-page memo, dated August 1, 2002, from Jay … Read more
