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Archives for June 2004
Miranda
So what exactly is the damned point? The Supreme Court warned police on Monday to stop using a strategy intended to extract confessions from criminal suspects before telling them of their right to remain silent. The court, on a 5-4 vote, said that deliberately questioning a suspect twice the first time without reading the Miranda …
The Sovereign State of Iraq
From Baghdad: The U.S.-led coalition transferred sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government Monday, speeding up the move by two days in an apparent bid to surprise insurgents who may have tried to sabotage the step toward self rule. Legal documents handing over sovereignty were handed over by U.S. governor L. Paul Bremer to interim Prime …
No Kidding…
NY Times Letters to the Editor: As an African-American and a recent Harvard graduate, I have found that my day-to-day life
More Class From the ‘Civil’ Left
Really- We’re Moderates! And, Just for Fun, Bash Bush – Literally If you’ve ever wanted to punch out a President, here’s your chance. For a small donation, attendees can “Give George What-For in ’04” by punching an inflatable likeness of President Bush. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to take politics into your own hands. Other …
‘Moderate’ Democrats
Here is ‘moderate’ Democrat Matt Yglesias referring to the President as ‘the idiot son of an asshole.’ In the post just prior to that one, Matt responds to a charge/query that perhaps Cheney is a psychopath (really- the psychobabble is starting too): I do say, though, that I find it rather heartening to see the …
Yeah, We Won!
Yes, Matt. Yes, Pandagon. Yes, Atrios. Glenn was right. We did win this battle: Over the next 60 days, more than 5,000 troops from the division engaged in the most sustained urban combat operation of the now 15-month occupation. In desert cities that once welcomed American troops, they battled a Shiite uprising that threatened to …