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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
The real change I voted for was not bipartisanship, but “accountability”.
We’re told that we cannot prosecute those who tortured, because they were told that it was legal. We cannot prosecute those who opined that it was legal (such as John Yoo), because they were only offering a legal opinion. So, we have a situation where war crimes were committed, but no one is accountable.
We can’t prosecute the telecommunications companies for illegal wiretaps, because they were told that the President declared it legal. We can’t prosecute George W. Bush, because no one ever holds Presidents accountable for their crimes in office (unless it involves lying about sexual activity).
Senator Lieberman didn’t just endorse McCain for President, he actively claimed that Obama wasn’t qualified to be President. He should be held accountable. Will he? Probably not.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
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