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Eric Holder: Patriot?

Does anybody actually trust US Attorney General Eric Holder?  Is everyone aware that he was instrumental in the President Clinton pardon for Marc Rich?  Who was Marc Rich?  He was a millionaire charged in...

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Why America and other countries should not Torture

There has been a lot written in the last couple of years about torture. Especially the torture of detainees. detainees we are told are suspects in the war on terror. Yet despite six years in Detention most if...

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Prison - Cuba - Guantanamo - Should it be closed?

Why should we close Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba? One of the very early commitments that President Barack Obama made to the American public was to permanently close Guantanamo Bay prison. I believe this...

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Working In Corrections

Correction officer, guard and detention officer are the few titles given to the men and women that assist in keeping detained and convicted criminals behind bars. Though most think this is an easy life there...

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Is The Supreme Court Infected by Political Correctness?

In the Boumediene v. Bush case, Justice Kennedy wrote the majority opinion allowing the Guatanamo detainees to have the right of "habeas corpus. According to ccrjustice.org: "the fundamental principles...

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Breakfastpop Returns

Good morning! Today is Monday, June 15, 2009 and I have returned from two weeks in the caribbean not quite as relaxed as I had hoped. I'm preparing a bacon, cheddar and pea frittata this morning because the...

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Todays gems.

Just another weird day in the good ole USA. the new chairman of general motors explains that he knows nothing about cars. That's right the man chosen to fix the problem has no knowledge whatsoever. but he...

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Hey Washington Democrats: Pull Your Heads Out, Keep the Gitmo Gang in Gitmo

As I understand the deal is that the United States leased Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for a term of essentially forever. If both countries agree to break the lease of if the United States gives it up, then it...

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The huge expectations from Barack Obama

Now that Barack Obama is finally going to assume the presidency on January 20, 2009, it would be wise to step back and reflect on what he is inheriting and what change can he bring about.  Obama had promised...

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Guantanamo and the Uighurs: The Story of China’s Other Minority - Part I.

Officially, the People’s Republic of China has 55 distinct ethnic minority groups, which total to about 100 million in number or 8.5 percent of the country’s population.  Most of these minorities live...

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