So, the DCI says that "I would not support, obviously, an investigation or a prosecution of those individuals" involved in the interrogation program...They did their job, they did it pursuant to the... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely.com for full links, other content, and more]...

Yesterday, Father Stephen wrote a wonderfully articulate and informative piece about icons and iconoclasm.  In it, he concisely presents the Orthodox understanding of icons, the theology behind them, and a brief outline of the history of iconoclasm (”icon smashing”).  Though he doesn&#...

This is how insane the fair and balanced garbage has gotten: WASHINGTON - Attorney General-nominee Eric Holder Jr. forcefully broke from the Bush administration's counterterrorism policies Thursday, declaring that waterboarding is torture and pledging to prosecute some Guantanamo Bay detainees in U....

More on Israel: "Israel's current assault on the Gaza Strip cannot be justified by self-defense. Rather, it involves serious violations of international law, including war crimes. Senior Israeli political and military leaders may bear personal liability for their offenses, and they could be prosecut...

And yet, they decapitate homos. This just makes me shake my head. And of course, 'The Kingdom' is our friend. Cuba is still isolated and we can 't legally get a good Cuban cigar because ... what, I can't even......

Posted by Kathy This is really disturbing, via Chris Floyd. Emphasis by me: "... In the course of the past few days, a series of events has laid bare the stinking sepsis at the heart of the Bush Regime for all to see. "It began last Sunday with the launch of a remarkable series by McClatchy Newspape...

The Greatest Silence: Clips I saw this the other day… It's called <a href="www.hbo.com/docs/programs/thegreatestsilence/index.html">The Greatest Silence: Rape in The Congo</a>. It won the grand Prize at Sundance for documentaries back in 2007 before HBO optioned it. The film ...

Posted by Kathy Thanks to Elsinora  over at DailyKos for exposing what Ashcroft's defense against war crimes will be: John Ashcroft Yelled at Me Tonight. No Joke "Knox College is a liberal arts college, in every sense of the word "liberal." Out of approximately 1400 students, the...

Again, from the ACLU - which in these last 7 years has been one of the few organizations to fight for the legacy of this country and its Constitution - I got the following via presser (emphasis mine). The document-links are available at the end of the release: Newly Released Government Documents Sho...

Sylvester sees power-mongering and the profit motive behind the West’s hypocrisy over human rights. Human Rights enforcement by Western countries: Is it sincere? We all are aware that Western countries such as the US, the EU, and Australia often promote the human rights to every corner of the ...