...In order for there to be cognitive dissonance there has to be actual, you know, cognition, and that seems in very short supply among Republicans lately. It appears that some of the bloviating blockheads at Fixed Noise are doing that most Republican of things, making an "enemies list." Not surpris...

How did 5 alleged Al Qaeda members come together to form this statement, given that they are being held each in isolation at Gitmo? Are they allowed to meet and discuss various topics, including... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely.com for full links, other content, and more]...

Republican Senator Arlen Spector is opposed to investigating any alleged Bush administration abuses and crimes and I am not surprised. Maybe Spector is reluctant to investigate because he cannot... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely.com for full links, other content, and more]...

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Written by Bashmilah at Huffington Post is this harrowing account of our war "on terror" or as has become obvious, our war "of terror:" "From October 2003 until May 2005, I was illegally detained by the U.S. government and held in CIA-run "black sites" with no contact with the outside world. On May ...

Can't this man just go away? Has he not done enough damage with his terra=politics? And let's not forget that he and his boss were in charge on 9/11 and it is they who have already FAILED to protect us:... (read the rest)...

John "Loves Torture" Yoo is all upset - poor man - because he is not happy with President Obama. Penning a best-of-Bush-propaganda for the Wall Street Murdoch, Yoo writes the following (apparently his lawyer has not told him to shut up yet): During his first week as commander in chief, President Bar...

...But our long national reawakening is just beginning, and will require vigilance from all of us. On Election Day in 2000, I had to go into Chicago to meet with a client who wanted to discuss a new website design. After the meeting, I went to dinner with my collaborator on the project, an old frien...

For all of those lunatics who are convinced that ONLY guilty people, ONLY terrorists are being held at Gitmo, here is yet another case where evidence was "weak" and the prisoner is ordered to be released: A federal judge ordered the release yesterday of a detainee at the U.S. military prison at Guan...

Republicans are fond of billing themselves as the party of "personal responsibility." But what they seem to mean by that is that everybody else should take personal responsibility for Republicans' failures--because Lord knows they're not likely to do it themselves. Here's a case in point. Nate Silve...