By JOE PENNEY
When I witnessed the Twin Towers falling while we were evacuated from school, I was in a state of shock and awe…Little did I know that 10 years later I would meet a woman whose suffering was caused by the Bush administration’s response to 9/11—not in Afghanistan nor Baghdad, but in Manila.
By Sheldon Richman Information Clearing House Posted by Bulatlat Those who understand the exploitative nature of big government suspected that the U.S. response to the 9/11 attacks had little to do with the security of the American people and much to do with power and money. Still, the magnitude of the scam, as revealed by…
BY RAY MCGOVERN CounterPunch Posted by Bulatlat If we hear in the coming days that former Vice President Dick Cheney has fired one of his speechwriters — or perhaps grounded Lynne or Liz — it will be clear why. Oozing out of the sleazy speech he gave Thursday at the American Enterprise Institute was an…
Obama’s intent to immunize those who broke the law violates his constitutional duty to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” BY MARJORIE COHN AlterNet INTERNATIONAL Posted by Bulatlat When I testified last year before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties about Bush interrogation policies, Congressman Trent…