Category Archives: Bad Deeds

CONDITIONS OF DETENTION… UNPRECEDENTED IN THE MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM Jose Padilla was denied access to counsel for 21 months. His lawyers argue that he has been so damaged by his interrogations and prolonged isolation that he suffers post-traumatic stress disorder … Continue reading →

U.S. Assigns Secret ‘Terror Scores’ to Travelers Without notifying the public, federal agents for the past four years have assigned millions of international travelers, including Americans, computer-generated scores rating the risk they pose of being terrorists or criminals. Travelers are … Continue reading →

The Bush administration proposed to ease public reporting requirements for companies that handle or release toxic chemicals That plan – now shelved because of pressure from Democratic senators – would have raised the threshold for reporting releases of toxic chemicals … Continue reading →

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says, “A strong dollar is clearly in our nation’s interest and I feel very good today about the strength of the U.S. economy,” as the U.S. dollar hit a 20-month low against the Euro Treasury Secretary … Continue reading →

Newt Gingrich said the country will be forced to reexamine freedom of speech to meet the threat of terrorism Gingrich talked up limiting free speech at the annual Nackey S. Loeb First Amendment award dinner, which fetes people and organizations … Continue reading →

Turkey of the Year Award Goes to Shelly Sekula-Gibbs Fun With Shelley, Part XVII Sekula-Gibbs had said in an interview that the deaths of 2,800 Americans in Iraq needed to be put “in perspective” because after all, 9,000 Americans were … Continue reading →

Six Muslim scholars Removed from a US Airways flight after reciting daily prayers A passenger raised concerns about the imams — three of whom said their normal evening prayers in the airport terminal before boarding the Phoenix-bound plane, according to … Continue reading →

Shelley Sekula-Gibbs’ kills her chances for ’08 In less than a week, Shelley Sekula-Gibbs’ star has been badly tarnished by an odd series of actions, and she’s been lampooned on Web sites, talk radio and in gossip columns. Though the … Continue reading →

DeLay’s staff all resign after a series of confrontations with Shelley Sekula-Gibbs DeLay’s staff members all resigned from their positions in the office of Texas’s 22nd district after a series of confrontations with Sekula-Gibbs. “It started when she got to … Continue reading →

Bush Administration Says Immigrants May Be Held Indefinitely Immigrants arrested in the United States may be held indefinitely on suspicion of terrorism and may not challenge their imprisonment in civilian courts, the Bush administration said Monday, opening a new legal … Continue reading →