My Canadian counterpart gets it. Its not about whether the folks in GTMO are legal or illegal combatants. Despite what anyone tells you, anti-terror laws do not necessarily prevent attacks, they just make the investigations and subsequent prosecutions easier. And since the United States Supreme Court effectively destroyed the avenue
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I must confess, I do not understand all of the right wing “outrage” about the Supreme Court decision concerning the detainees at GTMO. Do people even hear the things they are saying? In a nutshell, the Court said that Habeas Corpus follows the flag-and if the US chooses to exercise
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I was shocked when I opened up my e-mail this evening upon arriving home from work. I was dumbfounded when I saw that Tim Russert had died from a heart attack. The news media and the United States will be poorer without him. Its a common thing among many conservative
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Are gay. At would think so if you watch this video parody of Sesame Street-courtesy of Japan Probe. “As is common with comedic portrayals of English-speakers, they use a stupid fake gaijin accent that flips the intonation of most words.” That part is very true-especially if they are trying to
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The S.O. failed her drivers test today. Bitten in the ass because she got a female tester instead of a guy and the lady spoke with a wicked Southern accent. ( A guy might have been distracted by the fact that her legs looked great in the shorts she was
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I’ve just gotten off the phone with United Airlines for the 3rd time today. My attempts to get contact with someone who actually gave a shit have so far been in vain. Near as I can tell: No one at Dulles actually ever checks or answers mail. My bag and
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Can be found in a manga book!
Continue readingThe glass ceiling………
Or why you are always winning when Hillary is losing. WARNING NOTICE! Strong language and sexual innuendo follows. If the idea of a woman on her kness “taking one for the team” bothers you, you can stop reading now. Dear Hillary, I’ve been watching the repeated media (re) broadcasts of
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Comes some really horrifying news. A man went on a stabbing spree on Sunday in central Tokyo, injuring at least 14 people with about five of them left unconscious, a fire department official said. The man was subdued after stabbing bystanders near the bustling train station of Akihabara, an area
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My bag is still not. Now they say they don’t know where it is. Oh and call me the fool…..the S.O. bought the BMW! With her money! The end of the world is imminent. It’s a good car if I do say so my self. There is a long story,
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