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    A Million Souls?

    November 8, 2007

    This discussion, now raging in Washington, about the efficacy and legality of waterboarding sickens me. There should be no discussion. The moral lines are drawn clearly for all to see: torture such as waterboarding is repugnant and totally antithetical to any norm of civilized behaviour. Countries, and individuals, who stoop to torture define themselves as […]

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    Mukasey: What to do?

    November 1, 2007

    Having sat on the sidelines for a few weeks I feel impelled to re-enter the fray with a few words about Mukasey, Bush’s nominee for Attorney General. First up, here’s the New York Times article from today:Nominee’s Stand May Avoid Tangle of Torture Cases Now here’s the problem: the Time’s article is giving credence to […]

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    Iran

    September 26, 2007

    The hysteria being whipped up about Iran is stunning. I wonder whether mot Americans have spent any critical time thinking about what is really going on in the Middle East. Maureen Dowd, in the New York Times talks about the issues: ‘Fruitbat’ at Bat The Bush regime wants to demonize Iran. That much is clear. […]

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