For eight years, the Bush-Cheney administration repeatedly told us that patriotism meant remaining silent as the administration infringed on individual rights. The rudderless GOP is now following suit by praising Torture Czar Cheney’s continued embrace of torture. The Grand Torture Party, however, ignores the fact that torture is wrong, illegal and counterproductive.
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WHY THE TORTURE MEMOS MATTER
WHY THE TORTURE MEMOS MATTER – COMPANION POWERPOINT PRESENTATION TO APRIL 24 COLUMN ON SAME TOPIC Continue reading
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The Bush Presidency in Four Words
A recent Pew Research Center poll found that the one word Americans used most to describe President Bush was “incompetent.” While no compliment, the word fails to convey the condemnation warranted by the last eight years. Continue reading
The Catastrophic Success of Bush’s Other War
Months before the start of the Iraq War, President Bush was already a “war president”. This war was not about terrorism or democracy in the Middle East, but instead, as Vice President Cheney explained in pushing for tax cuts regardless of deficits, it was about getting “their due”. In this war, Bush could truly declare “mission accomplished. Continue reading
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