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CIA Blogger Fired for Anti-Torture Post
Jul 22, 2006 Christine Axsmith, a software contractor for the CIA, was fired when she posted a blog entry to the agency's closed network stating her opposition to torture. The post started like this: "Waterboarding is Torture and Torture is Wrong." Such a sad confirmation of our government's dismal human rights policies that so obvious a statement qualifies as grounds for termination.
Judge OK’s Wiretap Lawsuit
Jul 22, 2006 A federal judge has denied the government?s request to dismiss a lawsuit against AT&T. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is suing AT&T for its involvement in the NSA?s wiretapping program.Blogging the Middle East Conflict
Jul 21, 2006 Both Wired News and boingboingnet have featured excellent links to blogs from Lebanon and Israel Check out a collection of links to blogs from both sides of the border Mazen Kerbaj comicblogging from Lebanon Melly blogging from northern Israel Mana: Manamania blog from Beirut More links on the story pages (Wired, BB).
Israel Will Call Reservists for Possible Expansion of Ground Ops
Jul 21, 2006 Reservists called for duty will most likely be sent to Gaza in order to free soldiers in compulsory service for deployment in Lebanon. This is definitely not a good sign of things to come. Hezbollah continued to fire Katyusha rockets while Israel rained down missiles on cities in southern Lebanon.Spy Chief Reportedly Blocking Iraq Report
Jul 21, 2006 Harper's reports that John Negroponte, the administration's director of national intelligence, has been "stonewalling" a new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq because, the magazine claims, he "knows that any honest take on the situation would produce an NIE even more pessimistic than the 2004 version."
Congressman to Colbert: ‘I Like Cocaine Because…’
Jul 21, 2006 What do you get when you put Stephen Colbert in a room with a congressman facing an uncontested election? Television magic.
Culture of Hypocrisy
Jul 21, 2006 "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart seized upon Bush's stem cell veto to explore the president's "culture of life" inconsistencies.
Ethiopian Troops Enter Somalia
Jul 21, 2006 The Ethiopian army has crossed into Somalia as tensions build between the transitional Somali government and the Islamic militia that controls Mogadishu.Bush Breaks Bread With NAACP
Jul 21, 2006 Bush spoke to the NAACP?s annual convention for the first time during his presidency. His speech drew both applause and silence as he addressed the group he has avoided for five years.
Election Protection
Jul 21, 2006 What good is a democracy without fair and clean elections? In this piece for Tom Paine, Art Levine looks ahead to the November vote, and explains ways concerned Americans can protect it.Brits and Bush Divided on Lebanon
Jul 21, 2006 According to The Times (of London), British officials dispute the effectiveness of Israel?s bombing campaign and warn of a potential backlash.Death Toll Rises to 90 After Mexico Earthquake
Sep 11, 2017 President Enrique Pena Nieto says a third of the homes in the city of Juchitan are uninhabitable.