Confessions provoked by torture are OK, as long as the US is doing the torturing

We're all glad that the British sailors are back home.  Anyone following this story knows that these sailors were treated graciously by their Iranian captors.  Nonetheless, while in captivity, the British sailors admitted that they had been trespassing in Iranian waters when whey were apprehended. But notice some of the things that…

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John McCain “freely” strolls through Bagdad market

This video just goes to show you how vigorously the GOP is spinning our "success" in Iraq.  Notice that McCain was wearing a bulletproof vest during his "stroll through the market."  He also brought 100 soldiers and five helicopters to protect him while he "walked freely" through the market.

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“Star Trek: Bring it on!” Bush and Cheney take command of a Starship

My daughters and I have started to watch some of the episodes from the Star Trek Voyager series on DVD.  We are not disappointed at all.  All of us are finding that the series contains well-written, thought-provoking, stories. Here is a topic that might seem unrelated to Star Trek:  According to…

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