Category: News

New Gallup Poll On Patriot Act.  From the Gallup Poll press release, September 9, 2003: “The poll, conducted Aug. 25-26, finds 67% of Americans saying the government should not take steps to prevent terrorism if those steps would violate their basic civil liberties, while 29% say the government should take “all steps necessary” to prevent… Continue reading New Gallup Poll On Patriot Act

Bills Introduced to Expand Patriot Act. Antiterrorism Tools Enhancement Act of 2003, H.R. 3037, To strengthen antiterrorism investigative tools, and for other purposes, introduced September 9, 2003. Pretrial Detention and Lifetime Supervision of Terrorists Act of 2003, H.R. 3040, introduced September 9, 2003. See also Bush Seeks to Toughen Anti-Terror Laws and Justice Bell questions… Continue reading Bills Introduced to Expand Patriot Act

Stuck in the middle between Kofi and Tweedle Dee. President Bush's recent speech brought some good news and some bad news. The good news is it appears that Bush is bucking his neo-conservative cabinet (mainly Cheney and Rumsfeld) by putting forth a UN resolution requesting aid for the current Iraq debacle. This is good for Republicans… Continue reading Stuck in the middle between Kofi and Tweedle Dee

American interventionism. Here's a good NYTimes Magazine article on American interventionism, its history and its current state. Unilateral interventionism, which is our current stance, is not a good idea. [Ceejbot]

Former UK minister says “This war on terrorism is bogus” We now know that a blueprint for the creation of a global Pax Americana was drawn up for Dick Cheney (now vice-president), Donald Rumsfeld (defence secretary), Paul Wolfowitz (Rumsfeld's deputy), Jeb Bush (George Bush's younger brother) and Lewis Libby (Cheney's chief of staff). The document,… Continue reading Former UK minister says “This war on terrorism is bogus”

People care about the economy?. It's amazing to think, but the citizens actually care more about putting food on the table than hunting terrorists in Iraq. Would you rather feed your family or see that Saddam's is obliterated? I'm betting you'd choose your family. Bush's recent tax cut isn't producing the desired results as we now… Continue reading People care about the economy?

Jobs Report Leads Bush to Defend Reliance on Tax Cuts. Friday's bad employment report dashed the White House's hopes of going into the heat of the presidential campaign with clear evidence of an economic turnaround. By Richard W. Stevenson. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

The President's short sighted military model.. In a revealing article, U.S. Pressed to Interdict Afghan Drugs, by Matthew Pennington, about opium and lack of stability in Afghanistan, the short-sighted Bush military plan to save the world, is implicated. The failure of the U.S. led military approach to regime change is very simply that it fails… Continue reading The President's short sighted military model.

Embattled Estrada Withdraws as Nominee for Federal Bench. The decision ignited a smoldering political dispute on Capitol Hill over nominations for federal judgeships. By Carl Hulse and David Stout. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Looks Like a Recovery, Feels Like a Recession. Even though the recession ended nearly two years ago, polls show that American workers have reason to feel stressed and shaky on Labor Day. By Steven Greenhouse. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]