All Entries Tagged With: "guantanamo bay"
Iranian Elections, Human Trafficking, and Setting Terrorists Free
Before I get into the “Fix” this week I’d like to address my recent exclusive interview with Governor Sarah Palin. The idea for the “interview” occurred to me while watching the Sunday morning political talk shows with my father (i.e. father/son bonding). In all honestly, I thought it would be instantly recognized as satire (which [...]
New York’s Finest Thwart Terrorist Plot in NYC
Last week I was lucky enough to spend the week working and blogging from a friend’s camp in Belgrade, Maine (see last week’s Friday Morning Fix). The weather was cool, the lake was calm, and the boat was happy to be out of hibernation. This week I’m in the beautiful Dominican Republic (where I lived [...]
Does the Unites States Torture?
This weekend I watched a documentary entitled Torturing Democracy. It’s an in-depth look at the United States’ official policies on torture, complete with hard data (including official government documents) on the Bush administration’s clear approval of “enhanced interrogation techniques” which violate the Geneva Convention, the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Constitution [...]