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24 December 2011
The Big Lie marches on
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Robert Koehler
The war is over, sort of, but the Big Lie marches on: that democracy is flowering in Iraq, that America is stronger and more secure than ever, that doing what’s right is the prime motivator of all our military action.
And the troops...
24 December 2011
Obama again unconstitutionally claims unconstitutional War Powers in a signing statement
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David Swanson
As you know if you've been awake the past several years, Bush began the unconstitutional practice of rewriting laws with signing statements, there was a little scandal when people found out, candidate Obama promised not to do it, Obama did...
23 December 2011
Pvt. Manning and Imperative of Truth
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Ray McGovern
When I was asked to speak at Saturday’s rally at Fort Meade in support of Pvt. Bradley Manning, I wondered how I might provide some context around what Manning is alleged to have done.

(In my talk, so as not to think I had to...
21 December 2011
The Real Christmas Story
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Jesse Jackson
This Christmas, times continue to be hard for many. And that — amid all the presents, parties and holiday gaiety — is the real story of this mass we celebrate on the birth of Christ.

As I’ve reminded throughout the years, the...
20 December 2011
The trial of Bradley Manning — Rule of law or rule of intimidation, retaliation & retribution
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Ann Wright
On December 16, 2011, 40 supporters of Bradley Manning saw him in person in the military courtroom at Fort Meade, Maryland and another 60 saw him on a video feed from the court, the first time Manning has been seen by the public in 19...
20 December 2011
Set your doomsday clock to 11:51
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David Swanson
The National Defense Authorization Act is not a leap from democracy to tyranny, but it is another major step on a steady and accelerating decade-long march toward a police state. The doomsday clock of our republic just got noticeably...

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