Guest guest Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 " t r u t h o u t " <messenger Republicans Push to Make Illegal Immigration a Felony Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:37:48 -0800 EU disquiet over 'renditions' grows; Republicans push to make illegal immigration a felony; Matthew Rothschild; Saul Landau; US trade deficit threatens growth; and more ... Browse our continually updating front page at http://www.truthout.org You Say You Want a Revolution Thursday 15 December 2005 As things stand now, all information broadcasting in America is controlled by corporations beholden to other corporations. A revolution would be news supported by, and therefore beholden to, the public. Your support absolutely matters. Just click this link for our secure donation form : https://secure.entango.com/donate/pkXd5Fr9GE4?mail Join fellow bloggers at the t r u t h o u t Town Meeting. Get perspective on today's important issues from TO's editorial team and prominent guest bloggers. Join the debate! http://forum.truthout.org/blog t r u t h o u t | 12.15 Republicans Push to Make Illegal Immigration a Felony http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121505A.shtml House Republicans push legislation that defies Bush's guest-worker plan, under which criminals are not eligible for legal status. EU Disquiet over 'Renditions' Grows http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121505B.shtml The German government warned Washington on Wednesday to heed European concerns over allegations of CIA prisons and extra-judicial abductions, or " renditions, " on the continent. Matthew Rothschild | Does 30,000 Mean Anything to Bush? http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121505C.shtml Matthew Rothschild: At what point does the president acknowledge the horrific pain he has inflicted on the people of Iraq? Mentioning a mere number and then blithely moving on does not cut it. Saul Landau | Bolivia's Election Deserves a History Lesson http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121505D.shtml Saul Landau: In the face of dire Latin American poverty, worsened by US policies, Shapiro and Shannon simply repeat imperial banalities. It's as if history grips their minds in an idiotic vise and condemns the United States to continue playing an outworn imperial role on a new world stage. Senator Russ Feingold | The Reauthorization of the Patriot Act http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121505E.shtml As Congress considers making parts of the USA Patriot Act permanent, the Bill of Rights Defense Committee hails the passage of the 400th resolution upholding its residents' essential liberties guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Kevin Knobloch | Innovation Anxiety http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121505F.shtml Kevin Knobloch: Observing the Bush administration's delegation last week at the international negotiations on reducing global warming emissions in Montreal was Alice-through-the-looking-glass bewildering. US Trade Deficit Threatens Growth http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121505G.shtml The US trade deficit hit a new record in October, confounding Wall Street expectations and forecasts that it would fall, and suggesting trade will be a bigger-than-expected drag on economic growth in the fourth quarter. Patrick Sabatier | Quarantine http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121505H.shtml Patrick Sabatier sees calculation, and Jean Marcel Bouguereau sees madness, in the Iranian president's statements and behavior. Both see reason to fear and to act. Kelpie Wilson | Forest Salvation http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121505I.shtml Kelpie Wilson writes: The Washington Post reported that US chief climate negotiator Harlan Watson was essentially nominated for the position by Exxon Mobil. This is just one more indication of the extent to which the United States government has been body-snatched by corporate interests. Senate Is Set to Require White House to Account for Secret Prisons http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121505J.shtml The Senate is poised to approve a measure that would require the Bush administration to provide Congress with its most specific and extensive accounting of the secret prison system established by the CIA to house terrorism suspects. Bob Novak: Bush Knows Leak Source http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121505K.shtml Novak said that " I'd be amazed " if the president didn't know the source's identity, and the public should " bug the president as to whether he should reveal who the source is. " Bush: Not 'All That Familiar with a Lot That's Going On over at Capitol Hill' http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121505L.shtml Bush said his relationship with Cheney is better than ever, despite Libby's recent indictment and criticism of the Iraq and terrorism policies that were championed by the vice president. The same goes for Rove. Detainee Cleared for Release Is in Limbo at Guantanamo http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121505M.shtml Saddiq Ahmad Turkistani said he believed in the US campaign against terrorism. He professed hatred for al Qaeda and the Taliban - groups he said tortured him in prison - and offered to help the United States. It remains a mystery why Turkistani was sent to Guantanamo Bay at all. Some officials and his lawyers speculate that he has been held by mistake. Enemies of the State? http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121505N.shtml Suspected of plotting terror, a group of men have been held for four years but never charged. Now, in their first testimonies, they reveal the authorities have not even questioned them since their arrests. Europeans Outraged at Schwarzennegger http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121505O.shtml California's execution of Stanley Tookie Williams on Tuesday outraged many in Europe who regard the practice as barbaric, and politicians in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's native Austria called for his name to be removed from a sports stadium in his hometown. NOW | Federal Budget Woes http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121505P.shtml NOW asks: Is Congress playing Scrooge to America's neediest? William Proxmire, a Senate Giant, Passes Away at 90 http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121505Y.shtml William Proxmire of Wisconsin, the longtime gadfly of the United States Senate who thrived on exposing frivolous federal spending, and dispensed Golden Fleece Awards to spotlight what he considered bad uses of taxpayers' money, died today at a nursing home in Sykesville, Maryland. He was 90 years old, and had remained a resident of the Washington metropolitan area after announcing in 1987 that he would not seek re-election, ending a colorful Senate career of 31 years. House Defies Bush and Backs McCain on Detainee Torture http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121505Z.shtml In an unusual bipartisan rebuke to the Bush administration, the House on Wednesday overwhelmingly endorsed Senator John McCain's measure to bar cruel and inhumane treatment of prisoners in American custody anywhere in the world. Although the vote was nonbinding, it put the Republican-controlled House on record in support of Mr. McCain's provision for the first time, at the very moment when the senator, a Republican, is at a crucial stage of tense negotiations with the White House, which strongly opposes his measure. 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