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Did Bush just admit to torture?

by Man Eegee Fri Jul 22nd, 2005 at 04:33:15 AM EST

We are just over 15 months away from congressional elections in the United States and I think it's time to really put the Bush Administration on defense regarding torture.  We have all the proof to show that the Republicans have condoned the blurring of lines for interrogation techniques that have directly lead to the horrors committed at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo.

Let's use some Lyndon B. Johnson politicking and nail these apologetic piles of rat turd with this issue.

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The Immigration Crisis

by Man Eegee Tue Jun 21st, 2005 at 10:57:45 PM EST

Crossposted at Booman Tribune

I've been trying to find the words to express the crisis we are facing here in the American Southwest with regards to the failed Immigration policies of the United States.  I hope to continue the conversation I started with my first BooTrib diary about the need for our elected officials to take a serious look at reform of our immigration system.

Regardless of how you feel about this issue, there is one underlying factor that cannot be ignored any longer--people are dying by the hundreds in the desert heat of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.


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