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Battlefield America: Is Gitmo in Your Future?

Ray McGovern, Consortium News. December 4, 2011.

A retired top CIA analyst ponders if he could be arrested and held under the Senate's new military detention policy.

Assault on Gaza Flotilla Ship: 'Sabotaged by Divers' in Port, Attacked by Legal Group Funded by Christian Right 'Mad Pastor' John Hagee

Dahr Jamail, Max Blumenthal, Al Jazeera English and MaxBlumenthal.com. June 28, 2011.

Activists say the ship directed at breaking Israel's blockade of Gaza has been damaged in Greek port; exposing Hagee's support for pro-Israel legal group.

Tucson Hero Daniel Hernandez: This Is What a Progressive Looks Like

Hans Johnson, AlterNet. January 24, 2011.

Daniel Hernandez' heroism in the Tucson shootings has its roots in his progressive values. Will the right celebrate this gay Latino hero?

Lady Gaga, Superstar: Her Valiant Efforts to Help Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. November 8, 2010.

The outrageous pop star has emerged as one of the most outspoken critics of DADT.

Lieberman Preys on Voter Fears, Proposes Law to Preemptively Strip Citizenship from Terror Suspects

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. May 8, 2010.

Lieberman's latest assault on constitutional rights: a proposal to circumvent due process for U.S. citizens by conveniently stripping their citizenship.

Swift Response to Times Square Plot Shows We Can Handle Terror Suspects Without Unconstutional Maneuvers

The Progress ReportMay 5, 2010.

Fifty-three "is a pretty good number," Police commissioner Raymond Kelly said Tuesday, referring to the number of hours it took for investigators to apprehend the suspect.

Dismiss the Tea Parties at Your Peril -- They're a Force to Be Reckoned With

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. May 4, 2010.

Never before in our lifetimes has the Right taken to the streets. Combine that with the astroturfing and the megaphone of Fox News, and you have the recipe for a powerful force.

McCain and Lieberman's "Enemy Belligerent" Act Could Set U.S. on Path to Military Dictatorship

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. March 19, 2010.

Glenn Greenwald calls the bill "probably the single most extremist, tyrannical and dangerous bill introduced in the Senate in the last several decades."

Army Interrogator Discharged For Being Gay: John McCain "So Out Of Touch With Modern Military"

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 4, 2010.

In a historic move, Pentagon brass have called for an end to "don't ask, don't tell." Why are politicians like John McCain trying to keep it in place?

Why Are Some Democrats Backing Lindsey Graham's Scheme to Block 9/11 Trials?

Nick Baumann, Mother Jones. February 3, 2010.

Senators Jim Webb and Blanche Lincoln are backing Sen. Lindsey Graham's bill to deny funding for Obama's proposed 9/11 trials. Will it lead to a Democratic revolt?

It's Official: Run-off Vote in Afghanistan

It's Official: Run-off Vote in Afghanistan

Stephen Collinson, Agence France Presse. October 20, 2009.

Washington spent several days pressuring Afghan President Hamid Karzai to enter a second round of voting following his fraud-tainted election win.

Cindy McCain Bankrolled Conference That Called for Ban on Mercenaries

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. October 16, 2009.

The "McCain Conference on Ethics and Military Leadership" appears to be ahead of the senator when it comes to the U.S. use of mercenaries.

Right-Wingers and Some Military Leaders Want to Pressure President Obama into an Immediate Escalation

Right-Wingers and Some Military Leaders Want to Pressure President Obama into an Immediate Escalation

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. September 23, 2009.

Sarah Palin, Joe Lieberman, Bill Kristol and others want to pressure the president into escalation in Afghanistan.

This Was the Obama We've Been Waiting for

This Was the Obama We've Been Waiting for

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. September 10, 2009.

At a joint session of Congress that rang like town halls, Obama comes out swinging for progressive ideals; yet his stance on the public option still is unclear.

Video: McCain Joins the Anti-Obama "Deathers"

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. September 4, 2009.

At an Arizona town-hall meeting on health-care reform, Sen. John McCain endorsed the "death to Grandma" lie.

After a Year of Sarah Palin, Alaska Wonders, "What the Hell Were We Thinking?"

AKMuckraker, The Mudflats. August 31, 2009.

From the day she was nominated until the day she resigned, watching Sarah Palin was like watching a slow motion film clip of the Hindenburg.

There's Something Happening Here

August 27, 2009.

The public mood over health care reform does appear to be changing in subtle yet tangible ways.

Senators Urge Trials at Guantanamo, Not In U.S.

Agence France Presse August 6, 2009.

Four U.S. senators, including two Republicans, in a letter Thursday urged Barack Obama to ensure that September 11 terror suspects are tried in a special military court and not in civilian courts on U.S. soil.

Sarah Palin Is Not Crazy, She's Calculating (And Still More Dangerous Than People Think)

Melissa McEwan, Comment Is Free. July 7, 2009.

Palin is cut from the same cloth as our former president, who was similarly ridiculed and rejected by conservative leaders early on.

Who Represents Iranians? According to the Right, Left, and Center Press, Anybody but Ahmadinejad

Jasmin Ramsey, PULSE. June 30, 2009.

Most stories show Mousavi supporters at their heart, but the question of who truly represents the majority has yet to be answered.

Obama Dives into Immigration Reform, But Lines are Already Being Drawn

Suman Raghunathan, New America Media. June 29, 2009.

It's “Game On!” for many reform advocates. But the various sides have already started spelling out what they will and will not accept.

Neocons Are Clueless About Iran

Leslie Savan, The Nation. June 22, 2009.

The Iran protests have thrown Republican ideologues into such a tizzy of circular logic that they're stepping on their own propaganda.

John McCain: 'I Hope That We Will Act' Against Iran

Matthew Duss, ThinkProgress. June 15, 2009.

"It's obvious that this was a rigged election," McCain told a correspondent for Fox & Friends.

Revealed: Blackwater Still Working in Iraq for John McCain-linked 'Non-Profit'

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. June 10, 2009.

A new lawsuit reveals that the notorious mercenary firm is working, under a different name, for the International Republican Institute in Iraq.

Yes He Can, But Will He? Obama Hesitates to Make the Tough Calls

Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post. May 26, 2009.

Obama doesn't lack leadership or nerve, which makes his dithering on the financial crisis and straddling on torture all the more bewildering.

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