Guest guest Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 " t r u t h o u t " <messenger William Rivers Pitt | Deranged, Disconnected, and Dangerous Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:51:44 -0800 William Rivers Pitt on Bush; Elizabeth de la Vega analyzes the NSA warrantless surveillance scandal; US war spending to rise 44%; Blair joins the growing calls to close Guantanamo; Taliban leader promises intensification of Afghan " resistance " ; White House civil liberties panel finally meets after 16 months; and more ... Browse our continually updating front page at http://www.truthout.org We Need Donations - Help! Friday 17 March 2006 Your donations build TO.... So build TO. 'Nuff said. 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 | 03.17 William Rivers Pitt | Deranged, Disconnected, and Dangerous http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/031706A.shtml The man is deranged, disconnected, and dangerous. It appears, finally, that a significant portion of the country now sees this clearly. Only 33% of Americans, according to the latest Pew poll, approve of Mr. Bush and the job he is doing. Hey, it only took five years, writes William Rivers Pitt. US War Spending to Rise 44% to $9.8 Billion a Month http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/031706B.shtml US military spending in Iraq and Afghanistan will average 44 percent more in the current fiscal year than in fiscal 2005, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service said. Spending will rise to $9.8 billion a month from the $6.8 billion a month the Pentagon said it spent last year. Elizabeth de la Vega | The NSA Spying Debate http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/031706C.shtml Elizabeth de la Vega analyzes the NSA warrantless surveillance scandal and the " debate " that surrounds it. She suggests that the administration has us trapped in an infinite loop, the equivalent of a computer program from which there will never be an exit. It is the White House's radical claim to unfettered commander-in-chief powers that is the flaw in the system which must be corrected if we are ever to exit the loop. White House Civil Liberties Panel Finally Meets After 16 Months http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/031706D.shtml A White House civil liberties panel created more than a year ago to monitor the effects on ordinary citizens of the war on terrorism took its first significant action this week. It met. NYPD Reports Detail Covert Anti-Protest Tactics http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/031706E.shtml In five internal reports made public yesterday as part of a lawsuit, New York City police commanders candidly discuss how they had successfully used " proactive arrests, " covert surveillance and psychological tactics at political demonstrations in 2002, and recommend that those approaches be employed at future gatherings. Blair Joins the Growing Calls to Close Guantanamo http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/031706F.shtml Tony Blair joined the growing calls for the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay to be closed after he was questioned about the claims of torture by two British residents held there. Mullah Omar Promises Intensification of Afghan " Resistance " http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/031706G.shtml The Taliban leader promises " an oven on fire " for coalition troops in Afghanistan. Ali Dabbagh: " A New Model " http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/031706H.shtml Sometime advisor to Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, as well as an important Shiite MP and one of the authors of the new Iraqi Constitution, Ali Dabbagh claims in an interview with Le Monde that a few MPs are working on a new model for the Iraqi state. It may not seem new to everyone .... Kurds Destroy Shrine in Rage at Leadership http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/031706I.shtml For nearly two decades, Kurds have gathered peacefully in this mountainous corner of northern Iraq to commemorate one of the blackest days in their history. So it came as a shock when hundreds of stone-throwing protesters took to the streets here Thursday on that anniversary. The violence was the most serious popular challenge to the political parties that have ruled Iraqi Kurdistan for the past 15 years. VIDEO SPECIAL | Katrina Survivors: Don't Abandon Us A Film by Chris Hume http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm On Tuesday, March 14th, Katrina survivors converged on Washington to protest FEMA's eviction of those displaced by Katrina from their motel rooms. Chris Hume spoke to people affected by the policy. This time there has been no extension or court order extending the program. People once displaced by Katrina are now being displaced by our government. _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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