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harpers.org - 2/19/2009
SCOTT HORTON—The Enemy Combatant Canard
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison shared one definition of the term “tyrant”–a ruler who deprived a person of his freedom without operation of law and without accountability before a court. Which perhaps explains why American historians are consistently ranking George W. Bush at the very ...
harpers.org - 2/15/2009
Former Gitmo Guard Tells All—By Scott Horton (Harper's Magazine)
— harpers.org — Scott Horton Army Private Brandon Neely served as a prison guard at Guantánamo in the first years... the facility was in operation. With the Bush Administration, and thus the threat of retaliation against him, now gone, Neely decided to step forward and ... (more) Former Gitmo Guard Tells All—By Scott Horton (Harper's ...
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washingtonpost.com - 2/26/2009
Prosecutors Prepare Charges Against Final 'Enemy Combatant' in U.S.
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Prosecutors Prepare Charges Against Final 'Enemy ...
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Must be the season
The Sideshow — ... Scott Horton on The Enemy Combatant Canard: "Thomas Jefferson and James Madison shared one definition of the term 'tyrant' - a ruler who deprived a person of his freedom without operation of law and without accountability before a court. Which perhaps explains why American historians are consistently ranking George W. Bush at the very bottom of the list of all American presidents; the man, ultimately, is guilty of tyranny." (With video Rachel talking to Jane Mayer.) ...

Things That Make You Go Hmmmmm. . .
Firedoglake — ... -- Boehner and staff? Meet the internets. Amazing what you can find that's been online for months and months for your reading pleasure when you bother to do your job instead of prancing around before the cameras and lounging in a tanning bed. (see, kabuki theatre, above). Seriously, the incompetence posing as righteous indignation act? Wearing thin. -- Who is leaking and why at the Pentagon? Good question. -- Scott Horton addresses the enemy combatant canard. -- Froomkin questions the echo chamber. What's ...

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