Libertas Continued

The Supreme Court has overruled the Bush Administration! US Constitution declaired MORE than 'just a piece of paper'. In a surprising turn of events Habeas Corpus and the Constitution are upheld! The USA to be the example for justice in this world again. After more than SIX YEARS rotting in a cell at Guantanimo Bay Prison Camp, the 280+ men still left in limbo have been given back their right to to trial. As many as 500 of the "worst of the worst" have previously been released back to their home countries, most have been released without ever being charged, tried, or punished (because they were innocent). Now, those who are still held, from places like Bosnia, China, and the USA, are to be charged and tried with the same human and civil rights as all U.S. Citizens. To make this Supreme Court ruling stick will be take a courageous move by the American people, as the Bush Administration has raped the US Constitution again and again over the past seven years. The tortur

Bob Fertik, President of Democrats.com, said: "We've waited seven years to find one Member of Congress brave enough to stand up for our Constitution, for which generations of Americans have fought and died. We are thrilled and honored that Dennis Kucinich has chosen to be that one genuine patriot. We congratulate him on his historic leadership, and pledge to do everything in our power to persuade Congress to adopt all 35 Articles and put George W. Bush on trial before the Senate of the United States, exactly as the Founding Fathers wanted." Take A MOMENT OF TRUTH Fertik continued, "Some might question why Congressman Kucinich has done this now. My question is why 434 other Congress Members have not done it before. Despite the uncountable and unspeakable crimes this administration has committed, George Bush and Dick Cheney remain in power and immune from prosecution. Congress must impeach Bush and Cheney now - before they further abuse their power by pardoning for all

Not just a euphemism anymore, the 500,000+ dead in Iraq are the foundation of the next century of terrorism. Terrorism is a TACTIC used by the powerless and disenfranchised to compete with overwhelming forces. When those with the power (and responsibility) use their forces without conscience, without compassion, and attack innocents in wars based upon lies, then the weak have no choice but to survive and seek justice by any means necessary. America's War Against Iraqi Civilians by Chris Hedges (Author), Laila Al-Arian (Author) Best-selling author and Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges and journalist Laila al-Arian spent several months interviewing Iraqi war veterans to expose the patterns of the occupation and how it affects Iraqi civilians. The testimonies of these soldiers and Marines provide a disturbing window into the indiscriminate killing of unarmed and innocent Iraqis that is carried out daily by the occupation forces. Collateral Damage is organized around key m

by digby From lambert at Correntewire, I find out that I've been self-medicating all these years: Self-medication may be the reason the blogosphere has taken off. Scientists (and writers) have long known about the therapeutic benefits of writing about personal experiences, thoughts and feelings. But besides serving as a stress-coping mechanism, expressive writing produces many physiological benefits. Research shows that it improves memory and sleep, boosts immune cell activity and reduces viral load in AIDS patients, and even speeds healing after surgery. A study in the February issue of the Oncologist reports that cancer patients who engaged in expressive writing just before treatment felt markedly better, mentally and physically, as compared with patients who did not. Scientists now hope to explore the neurological underpinnings at play, especially considering the explosion of blogs. According to Alice Flaherty, a neuroscientist at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hos

His job was to "hoodwink and bamboozle the public", McClellan attaches words and phrases such as 'propaganda' and 'manipulate' and 'cycle of deception' to describe the public relations campaign of which he was a part. He was an apologist and stonewaller for the Bush Administration, and he knew it at the time. There is now no contrition in his voice, he is still selling a story, that is his job. This man is a traitor to his own conscience, to his country, and now to his own masters, he has no values, the irony is that now that he speaks the truth his words are worthless, the damage is done. " To me he is one of those minor men who has become a hero because he was disturbed by what he saw and his own involvement in actions and deceptions that reduced the honor of our country. Any revelations about the abuse of power should always be welcomed. They help us know where we are and what has been done to us. For that, if no more, Scott McClellan should b

Tuesday, June 10, 7pm "Blackwater Mercenaries on our Border?" Guest Speaker: Jeremy Scahill, author of the ground breaking book "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army " Book signing with new updated edition Jeremy Scahill is an award winning American Investigative Journalist. He is an expert on a number of global issues, including the rise of Private Military Companies. He serves as a correspondent for the U.S. radio and TV program Democracy Now!. He is a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute. Scahill and colleague Any Goodman were co-recipients of the 1998 George Polk Award for their radio documentary, "Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria's Oil Dictatorship". Lecture and Book Signing: Initially released on March, 2007, a fully revised and updated paperback edition of Blackwater will be released June 1st. The new edition will feature an expose on “ Baghdad ’s Bloo