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Who Wrote Susan Rice's Talking Points, This Time?

In response to The White House doubles its bet on some bad cards: For no other reason other than morbid curiosity, I’d like to know who wrote the talking points for Susan Rice’s appearances on the Sunday talk shows, yesterday.

168 Times Released Gitmo Detainees Returned to Terror

Over the weekend, the Obama White House announced that it had made the worst trade since Ernie Broglio for Lou Brock: five senior Taliban commanders for apparent deserter Bowe Bergdahl. President Obama announced, “On behalf of the American people, I

168 Times Released Gitmo Detainees Returned to Terror

Jonathan Turley: 'Not Much Debate' WH Broke Law

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley stated there is “not much debate” that the Obama administration’s prisoner swap broke the law on this morning’s “CNN Newsroom.” Turley stated that the exchange is part of “a long series of violations

Jonathan Turley: 'Not Much Debate' WH Broke Law

Fort Hood Soldiers Train for GITMO Assignment

HOUSTON, Texas–Soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, are undergoing extensive training to prepare them for deployment to guard prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Texas’s Crazy Horse Troop trained in detention operations alongside members of Division West’s 3rd Battalion. The Crazy Horse

Fort Hood Soldiers Train for GITMO Assignment

Blue State Blues: Why Do America's Rich Hate Themselves?

President Barack Obama’s fundraising pilgrimage to California included all the liberal stations: Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and La Jolla.  Two patterns stood out: first, that Obama continues to be heckled even by friendly audiences; and second, that America’s richest political donors

Blue State Blues: Why Do America's Rich Hate Themselves?

Students Waterboard Each Other to Protest Guantanamo Bay

Ball State University students Matthew Smith and Caleb Hoagland held an on-campus protest urging the closing of Guantanamo Bay.   Smith, dressed in military garb, waterboarded Hoagland who was wearing an orange jumpsuit similar to the ones worn by Guantanamo

Students Waterboard Each Other to Protest Guantanamo Bay

Yemeni 9/11 Suspect Cites 'Torture' over Gitmo Food

A Yemeni accused of the September 11 attacks walked out of a courtroom at Guantanamo Bay, claiming that the lack of food he received amounts to “psychological torture.” Ramzi Binalshibh, one of five men on trial over the hijacking and

Yemeni 9/11 Suspect Cites 'Torture' over Gitmo Food

Is This the Biggest Lie in Obama’s Drone Speech?

One of the most overlooked bits of Obama’s drone speech last week was the claim that capturing terrorists is always our first option before using drone strikes. Obama claimed “America does not take strikes when we have the ability to

Can Islamic Terrorists be rehabilitated?

Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, to no one’s surprise, supports President Obama’s belief that the prison on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, “incites our enemies,” and should be shut down. Wasserman Schultz also believes that if the prison remains open, that intelligence

MSNBC Host Compares Gitmo Detainees to American Slaves

Sunday on MSNBC, host Melissa Harris-Perry compared Guantanamo Bay detainees to American slaves during the 19th century. “This is the time to reaffirm our Americanness,” she said in response to a hunger strike by the terror suspects. She continued: “I

MSNBC Host Compares Gitmo Detainees to American Slaves