I Am A Gang Member
I don't have a clue as to what to put in this Introduction box. I guess this first diary entry itself is my Introduction.
View ArticleA Modest Proposal for Limiting Damage in Modern Warfare
Once again, I don't know what to put in the introduction. These diary posts are entities unto themselves.
View ArticleMy Senators and Torture
I've been on a mission. Since the release of the torture memos in April, I have been trying to find out if my Senators and Congressman support the prosecution of torturers. (My efforts with Sen....
View ArticleAre We All War Criminals?
I am amazed. Our government has tortured in our names, and the streets are empty, the campuses are calm. Our President wants only "torture-plus" investigated for possible prosecution. Arguably, not to...
View ArticleDear Sec. Rice: War criminals are not welcome in flyover land
Out here in flyover land, we like to congratulate ourselves on what we call "Minnesota Nice." It's mostly a myth, but our hospitality does have its limits. Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park,...
View ArticleCondoleezza Rice: Meet the F.B.I.
The following letter was submitted to the F.B.I. yesterday morning. It describes some of the evidence for a conspiracy to commit torture charge against Condoleezza Rice.
View ArticleCondoleezza Rice: "Truth, Justice, Peace"
In a slightly altered form, the following opinion piece appeared last week in the University of Minnesota student newspaper, the Minnesota Daily. We hope a campus torture accountability group forms as...
View ArticleHigher Education in the Twenty-First Century
I recently explored a fairly new building on the University of Minnesota campus. It covered a whole city block, and I was curious what departments were located there.
View ArticleTime Is Running Out
Time is indeed running out. We are soon to become officially a nation that sanctions torture. At the time the United States ratified the Convention Against Torture (1994), we also passed a federal...
View ArticleOy vey! Condi Rice to join International Rescue Committee Board
When I heard that Condoleezza Rice was about to join the Board of the International Rescue Committee, I almost plotzed. Here's a letter I just wrote to the IRC:
View ArticleTicking time bomb on torture conspirators
This Saturday, a time bomb will start ticking. The eight-year statute-of-limitations period applicable to the Federal Torture Statute will soon expire. Then, for time immemorial, it will be official:...
View ArticleVigil Against Torture Meets the First Amendment
Out here in Brett Favre-land, a small group of us are demanding accountability for torture. Virtually every weekday since Nov. 12, 2009, we have conducted a daily one-hour vigil in front of the U.S.
View ArticlePrecinct Caucus Resolution: May Got Bless Corporate Power
This Tuesday is precinct caucus night in Minnesota. It’s the first step in the process leading to state conventions, a primary, and finally the election next fall. At the caucuses, resolutions are...
View ArticleObama, Lawbreaker-in-Chief
Here's a resolution I will be introducing in my precinct caucus in Minnesota this Tuesday:WHEREAS under color of law and on behalf of the United States, people have committed and conspired to commit...
View ArticleIraqi lawyer seeks asylum
I recently sent the following email to Dean Thomas Mengler of the University of St. Thomas School of Law. The local Tackling Torture at the Top group has been protesting there for several years. Robert...
View Article"Bring Back the Draft!"
Some time ago, I was working in an office one night, and someone barged into the room. He had on a cut-off sweatshirt, I think cut-off jeans, and I know he had loafers on with no socks. I didn't know...
View ArticleAug. 1-2 Fast Against Torture commemorates eight years since torture memos
August 1 is the eight-year anniversary of the John Yoo/Jay Bybee torture memos. Coincidentally, the statute of limitations applicable to the Federal Torture Statute is also eight years. While it could...
View ArticleAccountability is important: Join the Aug. 1-2 Fast Against Torture (FAT)
Accountability is pretty much off the radar of the anti-war movement. At the recent United National Peace Conference in Albany, no workshop dealt with the issue of holding accountable those who...
View ArticleIs the FBI providing material support for terrorists?
[Note: Minneapolis was the scene recently of FBI raids on the homes of several antiwar activists. Along with others in Chicago, they were subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury supposedly...
View ArticleTaxes: A proposal no one proposed
If Republicans really believe that 1) it’s the rich who create jobs, and 2) deficits are a problem, then why not extend the tax cuts only for the rich and leave the higher rates in place for the rest...
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