Archive for the ‘terror’ Category

Neighborhood Bully: America’s dismal Global Image

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

The Pew Global Attitudes Project has just released its most extensive survey of world opinion since 2002 — 45,000 people in 47 nations. The results are a dismal vote against Bush’s America. Not to mention a disturbing, contrasting confidence vote in Vladimir Putin. At least the world still loves Bruce ...

“Enemy Combatant” Designation Ruled Bogus

Monday, June 11th, 2007

It’s a wonder it took that long — five years for a U.S. federal court finally to declare the designation of “enemy combatant,” at least when it’s slapped on lawful residents of the United States, null and void. If the government wants to hold terrorists in the United States, it ...

Torturers in Camouflage: The U.S. Military, Ethical Hellhole

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

Almost half of American soldiers in Iraq think torture should be allowed to save the life of another soldier, and 39 percent of Marines and 36 percent of Army soldiers think it should be allowed merely to gather information on insurgents. Barely a third of Marines think civilians should be ...

Pierre Tristam: Al-Qaeda Video Awards/Candide’s Notebooks

Thursday, September 7th, 2006

How Bush's ongoing pre-election Tour for Terror synchronizes its PR with Osama's video production company.Read the full story