by David SafierG.I. usually doesn't come down on the same side of issues as I do. But as a faithfully skeptical reader of its daily emails, I keep abreast of its ideas and its doings, and I find we come down on the same side of two recent issues, one for different reasons, one for … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Col. Lawrence Wilkerson was a guest on the Rachel Maddow Show last night and responded to the attacks from Dick and Liz Cheney and their forces of evil, after he pointed the finger at the Office of the Vice President last week for the Bush torture program. What I find most disturbing is … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I never bought into the idea of Dick Cheney as Darth Vader. It is an insult to Darth Vader who redeemed himself in the end. Apparently, there will be no redemption for Dick Cheney. No, Dick Cheney's image was forever fixed in my mind as a modern-day Dr. Strangelove with his wheelchair exit … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If President Obama is concerned about international reaction to the publishing of previously leaked (but not published) photos of torture, then he really ought to be concerned about the recently published report in GQ Magazine containing the cover sheets of Donald Rumsfeld's Crusade-like messaging in his Worldwide Intelligence Updates. Remember the uproar … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Obama administration initially agreed to comply with the order of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to produce a small set of torture photos, previously agreed upon with the plaintiff ACLU, but last week it backed away from its agreement citing opposition from the Department of Defense. Obama Reverses Pledge to … Read more