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Editorial Column: Deterring Torture Through the Law
December 21, 2008 – “First, let’s kill all the lawyers” may have made sense in that Shakespearian scene, but there is a far simpler solution to the legal ambiguities regarding what to do now about the torture approved by President … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Cheney Throws Down Gauntlet, Defies Prosecution for War Crimes
December 19, 2008 – Dick Cheney has publicly confessed to ordering war crimes. Asked about waterboarding in an ABC News interview, Cheney replied, “I was aware of the program, certainly, and involved in helping get the process cleared.” He also … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: 8 Years on the Dark Side
December 20, 2008 – Vice President Dick Cheney said this week that he directly approved waterboarding to torture terror suspects. “I was aware of the program, certainly, and involved in helping get the process cleared,” Cheney told “ABC News.” Asked … Continue reading
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Why is Bush Placing Active Duty Troops on U.S. Streets
“If we want to reduce crime, we need to increase education and increase economic opportunity. We will actually worsen the case if the only jobs available are those policing other people. The Nazis tried that and it didn’t work. Mussolini … Continue reading
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Vice President Cheney Wants Gitmo Open, Admits Authorizing Detainee’s Torture – ‘I Supported It’
Outgoing VP says Guantanamo Prison should stay open until end of terror war, but has no idea when that might be. December 15, 2008 – Monday, outgoing Vice President Dick Cheney made a startling statement on a nation-wide, televised broadcast. … Continue reading
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Dec 16 Weekly Update: Vice President Cheney Admits Authorizing Torture, VCS Works to Restore Our Civil Liberties
December 16, 2008 – Spread the Word: Close Guantanamo Bay, End Torture, and End Domestic Spying This week’s update contains three important items. First, our VCS membership keeps growing. Second, we want you to let President-Elect Barack Obama know we … Continue reading
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Obama’s Human Rights Opportunity
December 10, 2008 – The advancement of human rights around the world was a cornerstone of foreign policy and U.S. leadership for decades, until the attacks on our country on Sept. 11, 2001. Since then, while Americans continue to espouse … Continue reading
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U.S. Joins Effort to Bar Claims on Iraqi Coffers
December 10, 2008 – George Charchalis says he has never really recovered from the ordeal he endured after Saddam Hussein’s Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990. He hid for more than a month in Kuwait City but was ultimately arrested, … Continue reading
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Dec 9, VCS Update: Share Your Vision of Change with President-Elect Obama
Our New VA Secretary, Shaping Our Veterans’ Future, and VCS on Counterspin. Veterans for Common Sense is pleased that President-elect Barack Obama chose General Shinseki as VA Secretary. VCS told reporters that in February 2003, General Eric Shinseki honestly and correctly … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Attorney General Mukasey Uses Infamous ‘Nixon Defense’ to Justify Torture and Domestic Spying
December 2, 2008 – When it comes to protecting George W. Bush and his administration, Attorney General Michael Mukasey is stretching legal arguments as far as his predecessor Alberto Gonzales ever did – now even invoking the “Nixon Defense” for … Continue reading
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