As a defense to being sued, the Bush, and now the Obama, administrations have been quick to raise the specter-defense of “state secrets.” It is a backdoor defense meant to protect American interests and secure military secrets at home and abroad. It is meant to protect the lives of men and women in the...
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Justice
Torture and “State Secrets”
The Ugly American Hasn’t Died. She’s in Jail in Italy.
December 8, 2009
Amanda Knox received her trial. It took the better part of two years. During those two years the Italian newspapers crucified her, a twenty year old exchange student from Seattle, Washington, an American. It seems that nothing else was happening in the entire country. One report I read said the jury wore...
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Oh Wanda, Wanda, How Could We?
November 18, 2009
Did you see the rendition of justice by chemicals? This story ran in the L.A. Times and the Salt Lake Tribune and probably a thousand other news rags: Wanda Barzee pleads guilty and is sentenced to 15 years by agreement. Two years ago Wanda Barzee was so insanely insane, so mentally...
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Justice, the American Way, and Terrorists
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
On November 16, 2009 the L.A. Times carried an editorial-opinion article by Jonah Goldberg entitled “It’s No Way To Fight a War On Terror.” He addresses the issues of whether to try (or not) the Guantanamo Bay prisoners and whether those trials should be military or civilian. He poses some interesting...
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