9.28.2006
what a fucking sad fucking piece of shit fucking day yesterday was for fucking America
this:
H.R.6166
was passed in the House, 253-168
34 democrats voted for it, basically covering their own asses as much as this bill is going to cover the asses of everyone in the administration that has contributed to the illegalities made legal in it.
scary parts? or should i say scariest, because the fact is, the house of representatives (you ain't representing me, you pussy-ass pices of shit) just passed a bill allowing the US to interpret the gene... FUCK, ALLOWING THE US TO DETAIN AND TORTURE INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT HAVING TO EVER TELL THE ACCUSED WHAT THEY ARE ACCUSED OF - it's the fucking middle ages, people.
no one expects the bush inquisition!!
so, the SCARIEST parts:
(3) INTERPRETATION BY THE PRESIDENT-
(A) As provided by the Constitution and by this section, the President has the authority for the United States to interpret the meaning and application of the Geneva Conventions and to promulgate higher standards and administrative regulations for violations of treaty obligations which are not grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions.
SEC. 7. HABEAS CORPUS MATTERS.
(a) In General- Section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking both the subsection (e) added by section 1005(e)(1) of Public Law 109-148 (119 Stat. 2742) and the subsection (e) added by added by section 1405(e)(1) of Public Law 109-163 (119 Stat. 3477) and inserting the following new subsection (e):
`(e)(1) No court, justice, or judge shall have jurisdiction to hear or consider an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed by or on behalf of an alien detained by the United States who has been determined by the United States to have been properly detained as an enemy combatant or is awaiting such determination.
`(2) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1005(e) of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (10 U.S.C. 801 note), no court, justice, or judge shall have jurisdiction to hear or consider any other action against the United States or its agents relating to any aspect of the detention, transfer, treatment, trial, or conditions of confinement of an alien who is or was detained by the United States and has been determined by the United States to have been properly detained as an enemy combatant or is awaiting such determination.'.
(b) Effective Date- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to all cases, without exception, pending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act which relate to any aspect of the detention, transfer, treatment, trial, or conditions of detention of an alien detained by the United States since September 11, 2001.
so yeah, we fucking suck. a similar billis going to pass was passed by the senate today.
we really really really fucking suck.
it's all politics and covering your ass, at the expense of being an upstanding moral force in the world. convieniently introduced shortly before the midterms, it allows the GOP's to tell the world that the dems that don't vote for it are for the terrorists. but really, doesn't the language of the bill make all those that voted for it terrorists themselves?
they're not only appeasing and abetting, they're creating a draconian state sponsored torture and detention bill. that is FUCKED UP. this is FUCKING AMERICA, isn't it?!??!
WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK.
and don't get me started on the fucking media coverage... it's obviously far more important to see an ex-president wagging his finger at a reporter or a lawyer banging a big-titted chick who's son just died than it is to cover the fact that the united states of america is legalizing TORTURE.
let me say that one more time; the united states of america is legalizing TORTURE.
ap story here.
posted by scott 12:07 PM
this:
H.R.6166
was passed in the House, 253-168
34 democrats voted for it, basically covering their own asses as much as this bill is going to cover the asses of everyone in the administration that has contributed to the illegalities made legal in it.
scary parts? or should i say scariest, because the fact is, the house of representatives (you ain't representing me, you pussy-ass pices of shit) just passed a bill allowing the US to interpret the gene... FUCK, ALLOWING THE US TO DETAIN AND TORTURE INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT HAVING TO EVER TELL THE ACCUSED WHAT THEY ARE ACCUSED OF - it's the fucking middle ages, people.
no one expects the bush inquisition!!
so, the SCARIEST parts:
(3) INTERPRETATION BY THE PRESIDENT-
(A) As provided by the Constitution and by this section, the President has the authority for the United States to interpret the meaning and application of the Geneva Conventions and to promulgate higher standards and administrative regulations for violations of treaty obligations which are not grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions.
SEC. 7. HABEAS CORPUS MATTERS.
(a) In General- Section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking both the subsection (e) added by section 1005(e)(1) of Public Law 109-148 (119 Stat. 2742) and the subsection (e) added by added by section 1405(e)(1) of Public Law 109-163 (119 Stat. 3477) and inserting the following new subsection (e):
`(e)(1) No court, justice, or judge shall have jurisdiction to hear or consider an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed by or on behalf of an alien detained by the United States who has been determined by the United States to have been properly detained as an enemy combatant or is awaiting such determination.
`(2) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1005(e) of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (10 U.S.C. 801 note), no court, justice, or judge shall have jurisdiction to hear or consider any other action against the United States or its agents relating to any aspect of the detention, transfer, treatment, trial, or conditions of confinement of an alien who is or was detained by the United States and has been determined by the United States to have been properly detained as an enemy combatant or is awaiting such determination.'.
(b) Effective Date- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to all cases, without exception, pending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act which relate to any aspect of the detention, transfer, treatment, trial, or conditions of detention of an alien detained by the United States since September 11, 2001.
so yeah, we fucking suck. a similar bill
we really really really fucking suck.
it's all politics and covering your ass, at the expense of being an upstanding moral force in the world. convieniently introduced shortly before the midterms, it allows the GOP's to tell the world that the dems that don't vote for it are for the terrorists. but really, doesn't the language of the bill make all those that voted for it terrorists themselves?
they're not only appeasing and abetting, they're creating a draconian state sponsored torture and detention bill. that is FUCKED UP. this is FUCKING AMERICA, isn't it?!??!
WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK.
and don't get me started on the fucking media coverage... it's obviously far more important to see an ex-president wagging his finger at a reporter or a lawyer banging a big-titted chick who's son just died than it is to cover the fact that the united states of america is legalizing TORTURE.
let me say that one more time; the united states of america is legalizing TORTURE.
ap story here.
posted by scott 12:07 PM
9.18.2006
9.15.2006
where was norm?
wherever he's been, i'd say this qualifies as a triumphant return...
posted by scott 10:25 PM
wherever he's been, i'd say this qualifies as a triumphant return...
posted by scott 10:25 PM
9.12.2006
9.11.2006
the falling man
it's a few years old, but today is a good day to read it again, or for the very first time.
the falling man
posted by scott 2:45 PM
it's a few years old, but today is a good day to read it again, or for the very first time.
the falling man
posted by scott 2:45 PM
9.08.2006
quote(s) of the day
from bill maher, full story at salon:
"Anyone who opposes the indefinite occupation of Iraq shouldn't be labeled an al-Qaida supporter. That's like saying that if I tell my exterminator that there are more efficient ways to rid the house of vermin than hitting them with a hammer, I'm "for the rats." "
"Questioning whether it still makes sense to keep troops under fire is supporting the troops. Asking for a plan supports the troops; asking when they'll be leaving supports the troops. Sitting around parsing the definition of "civil war" doesn't support the troops, it supports the president, and he's not a soldier, he just plays one on TV."
"No, it pains me to say these things, because I know deep down George Bush has something extra -- a chromosome."
"Yes, we voted for him -- twice -- but that's because we're stupid, not because we're bad. Bush is just one of those things that are really popular for a few years and then almost overnight become completely embarrassing. You know, like leg warmers, or Hootie and the Blowfish, or white people going, "Oh no you di-int." "
posted by scott 11:39 AM
from bill maher, full story at salon:
"Anyone who opposes the indefinite occupation of Iraq shouldn't be labeled an al-Qaida supporter. That's like saying that if I tell my exterminator that there are more efficient ways to rid the house of vermin than hitting them with a hammer, I'm "for the rats." "
"Questioning whether it still makes sense to keep troops under fire is supporting the troops. Asking for a plan supports the troops; asking when they'll be leaving supports the troops. Sitting around parsing the definition of "civil war" doesn't support the troops, it supports the president, and he's not a soldier, he just plays one on TV."
"No, it pains me to say these things, because I know deep down George Bush has something extra -- a chromosome."
"Yes, we voted for him -- twice -- but that's because we're stupid, not because we're bad. Bush is just one of those things that are really popular for a few years and then almost overnight become completely embarrassing. You know, like leg warmers, or Hootie and the Blowfish, or white people going, "Oh no you di-int." "
posted by scott 11:39 AM
dude, you sound like shit!
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Cellular telephones were found in the innards of four prisoners in El Salvador's maximum-security prison, authorities said Wednesday.
The discovery happened Tuesday at the prison in Zacatecoluca after suspicious prison officials took X-Rays of each of the prisoners, prison spokesman Jaime Villanova said.
The names of the prisoners, all members of the dangerous Mara Salvatrucha gang, were not released in order to avoid jeopardizing the investigation, which began a month ago, he said.
The director of the prison known as Zacatras, Capt. Juan Ramon Arevalo, said the gang members had introduced the cell phones, wrapped in plastic bags, into their bodies through their anuses. Authorities also found nine cell phone chips and one charger.
found at yahoo
posted by scott 9:16 AM
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Cellular telephones were found in the innards of four prisoners in El Salvador's maximum-security prison, authorities said Wednesday.
The discovery happened Tuesday at the prison in Zacatecoluca after suspicious prison officials took X-Rays of each of the prisoners, prison spokesman Jaime Villanova said.
The names of the prisoners, all members of the dangerous Mara Salvatrucha gang, were not released in order to avoid jeopardizing the investigation, which began a month ago, he said.
The director of the prison known as Zacatras, Capt. Juan Ramon Arevalo, said the gang members had introduced the cell phones, wrapped in plastic bags, into their bodies through their anuses. Authorities also found nine cell phone chips and one charger.
found at yahoo
posted by scott 9:16 AM
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