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War & Organized Crime

My son-in-law, just returned from Russia, sent an e-mail linking to Yulia Latynina - who “writs for the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta (you may remembet Anna Politkovskaya, who also wrote...

Qaeda Court to Grant Beheadees Habeas Corpse Writs

Good news: As a goodwill gesture in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to grant writs of habeas corpus to detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, al Qaeda today announced it would grant its...

Go, Read ...

Michael W has his first installment about the SCOTUS ruling concerning the Gitmo detainees up at A Second Hand Conjecture:The recent Supreme Court case involving Guantanomo Bay (GITMO) detainees and...

About enemy combattants

A federal appeals court in the 4th circuit ruled yesterday that George Bush can't simply declare a US resident an "enemy combatant" and then lock him up for life without a trial. The first surprise...

About enemy combatants

A federal appeals court in the 4th circuit ruled yesterday that George Bush can't simply declare a US resident an "enemy combatant" and then lock him up for life without a trial. The first surprise...

Guantánamo, Dred Scott and the Amistad

"As in the historical Dred Scott and Amistad cases, the Supreme Court must once again rule on whether the executive branch of the government can seize, imprison, and abuse people without...

Democrats and Iraq

Victor Davis Hanson reminds us of why the Democrats voted for the authorization to use force against Saddam Hussein.The original fear of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, of course, played a role in...

Record Defaults In Victoria, Australia

The Herald Sun reports from Australia. "More than 50 Victorian homeowners a week are being dragged before the courts for falling behind on their loan repayments. The figure has hit an all-time high...