Daily Archives: July 4, 2006

Tracking the Growth of American Authoritarianism

“Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?”
Libertarians are stealthily taking over America.
Since the 1971 Powell Memo, America has moved closer and closer to Fascism.

 

Torture – Should We and Admit It, or Shouldn’t We and Stay Above The Norm?

Posted on July 4, 2006 by Andy Hailey

NPR ran a series on Torture this last June. The following are excerpts from this series that went from legalize it to it’s not very useful. Click on the related link to hear and read more. Alan Dershowitz, author, lawyer … Continue reading →

  • Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5451760" target="_blank" title="Pentagon officials have reportedly decided to omit a Geneva Convention rule against humiliating and degrading treatment of detainees from a new army manual.">Army Omits 'Humiliating and Degrading' Rule</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5498114" target="_blank" title="He also reveals that al-Qaida was planning an attack on the New York City subway system.">Inside the War on Terror: 'The One Percent Doctrine'</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4271214" target="_blank" title="Did American doctors participate in the torture of enemy combatant detainees in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay?">Report Alleges Doctors Aided Torture of Terror Detainees</a>
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