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5 Worst Political Books of the Year

Jon Wiener, The Nation. December 23, 2011.

Bill Clinton, Chris Matthews, and the Cheneys are among the authors who missed the mark.

History Will Judge Bradley Manning And Laud Him For Telling The Truth

Ray McGovern, Consortium News. December 21, 2011.

A former career intelligence officer and longtime critic of America's overseas debacles compares Bradley Manning to America's greatest patriots.

Protesters Say George Bush Library Should be a Pile of Rubble

Medea Benjamin, War Is a Crime. November 17, 2010.

Peace activists band together against war-mongering administration and prolonged presence in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Obama's Frightening Presidential Actions Are a Result Of Our Failure to Impeach Bush

David Swanson, After Downing Street. June 16, 2010.

Obama has gone further than Bush in claiming the powers to spy without warrant, imprison without charge, torture, assassinate, occupy and operate in unprecedented secrecy.

Obama's Tragic Guantanamo Legacy: Prosecuting a Child Soldier and Victim of U.S. Torture

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. May 4, 2010.

For years, a rigged judicial system has failed to prosecute Omar Khadr, just 15 when he was captured by the U.S. Why does Obama continue this miscarriage of justice?

Dick Cheney and Liz Cheney Fearmonger in a Desperate Neocon Plot to Take Over Washington

Matthew Duss, The Nation. March 21, 2010.

Liz and Dick Cheney are on a mission to resuscitate the neocons' post-September 11 vision of a world in which the United States imposes its will on friend and enemy alike.

Conservatives' Real Agenda Revealed at CPAC Conference: Love of Torture and Hatred of Obama

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. February 19, 2010.

Day One of this year's conservafest included a surprise visit by torture advocate #1 Dick Cheney, and the crowd went wild for him.

Cheney Confesses to Serious Crimes -- Torture Is Just the Beginning

David Swanson, davidswanson.org. February 18, 2010.

Dick Cheney's statutory crimes are notable for their severity, their number, and his public confessions to them.

Dick Cheney Admits to Torture Conspiracy

Robert Parry, Consortium News. February 15, 2010.

If the U.S. had a functioning criminal justice system for the powerful, former Vice President Dick Cheney would have just convicted himself with his Sunday comments.

How Republicans Ruined the Intelligence Community

Steven D., Booman Tribune. January 7, 2010.

A senior Republican in Congress actually admitted that the reforms to our intelligence community which he "helped devise" may have made things worse.

Video: Mainstream Media Unwittingly Collude in Republican Lies About Obama

deleted, AlterNet. January 5, 2010.

On the "Today" Show and in Politico, DeMint and Cheney's lies about Obama go either unchallenged, or weakly corrected.

America the Traumatized: How 13 Events of the Decade Made Us the PTSD Nation

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. December 30, 2009.

The Millennial Decade screwed with our heads and destroyed our national identity. Are we in for a cataclysmic century?

Mary Matalin Claims Bush "Inherited" 9/11 Attacks

Lee Fang, ThinkProgress. December 28, 2009.

"I was there," she says, confusingly.

Have Americans Traded Freedom For Security?

Paul Craig Roberts, CounterPunch. December 25, 2009.

According to polls, Americans support torture and don't mind that their government spies on them without obtaining warrants from a court.

Teflon Dick: How Cheney Uses Media For Protection

Linda Milazzo, AlterNet. December 2, 2009.

Dick Cheney has used the complicit American media, his most powerful anti-prosecution tool, to near Machiavellian perfection.

"I'm Proud of What We Did": Delusional Cheney Believes He'll Go Down In History As America's Great Defender

Jasmin Ramsey, AlterNet. September 16, 2009.

In his late summer media blitz, former VP Dick Cheney reminded us just how callous, corrupt, and creepy he can be.

Spanish Judge Resumes Torture Case Against Six Senior Bush Lawyers

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. September 9, 2009.

A Spanish newspaper reports that Judge Baltasar Garzón is pressing ahead with a case against attorneys who implemented torture at Guantánamo.

The Secret Government: What a Real Bipartisan Probe of Bush-era Crimes Should Look Like

Christopher Hayes, The Nation. September 2, 2009.

From CIA assassinations to domestic spying, a sweeping investigation of government crimes is not only possible -- it has been done before.

Book on Bush-Cheney Power Grabs Knocks Glenn Beck Out of #1 Spot on Bestseller List

Peter Weiss, Brad Blog. September 2, 2009.

David Swanson has taken a leaf from Emile Zola's playbook and written an American "J'accuse".

Dickmentum: GOP Strategists Pushing Cheney for 2012?

BarbinMD, Daily Kos. September 2, 2009.

Yes, you heard right.

Rebuking Cheney's Torture Propaganda in 7 Easy Steps

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. September 1, 2009.

Cheney is all over the airwaves, trotting out his propaganda and defense of the Bush administration's serial violations of the Geneva conventions.

Former CIA Agent: "What the Agency Was Doing With Blackwater Scares the Hell Out of Me"

Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. August 20, 2009.

The dark history behind the explosive revelations of Blackwater's role in the CIA's assassination program.

Get Cheney: Why Any Torture Investigation Must Target the Former VP

John Nichols, TheNation.com. July 20, 2009.

As Cheney told ABC News: "I was aware of the program ... and involved in helping get the process cleared ... I supported it."

It's Wasn't Only Cheney Who Had Assassination Programs: Clinton Did It, and Obama Does It, Too

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. July 16, 2009.

While the current focus is on Dick Cheney's role concealing these nefarious missions, the U.S. has long had a bipartisan assassination policy.

Will Revelations About Dick Cheney's Secret Programs Spell His Downfall?

John Nichols, TheNation.com. July 14, 2009.

Disclosures about Dick Cheney's secret counterterrorism program has even cautious Democrats suggesting Bush's VP may have clearly broken the law.