i like certain comics because they make me remember what was going on at a certain time. in fact, i have somewhere a developmental book proposal dealing with comics and history that i've not quite finished….

Neither Brain Nor Trust. As this isn't bad enough: Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, acting at the request of George J. Tenet, the director of central intelligence, ordered military officials in Iraq last November to hold a man suspected of being a senior Iraqi… [Eat Your Vegetables]

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just one more way that this administration has disregarded basic laws.

Senate Votes to Adopt Anti-Torture Amendment. Earlier today, the Senate adopted the Durbin anti-torture amendment by unanimous voice vote. Senators McCain, Specter, Levin, Feinstein, Leahy and Kennedy joined as cosponsors. We just received a copy of Sen. Durbin's floor statement today on the amendment and will… [TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime]

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doing the right thing, finally.

and this is scary crap. i've posted about this sort of thing before, about the president's apparent goal of bringing forth armageddon.