November 29, 2011

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Give a man a bank and he can rob the world.

h/t William Pitt and Jim Truther

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This was just posted on Yahoo.

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/11/senate-begins-debate-bill-would-authorize-indefinite-detention-americans

http://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/senators-demand-military-lock-american-citizens-battlefield-they-define-being

http://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/aclu-lens-senate-takes-new-detention-authorities-again-tonight-we-need-your

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/defense-bill-gives-military-too-much-responsibility-for-detainees/2011/11/28/gIQAbbAO6N_story.html

Looks like the Senate is voting on it today, though Obama is promising a veto if it passes.

I haven’t taken the time to figure it out for myself, so I can’t offer an opinion as to whether the proposed law is being fairly characterized.  Levin and McCain is an odd alliance though, in any case.

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Interesting read: http://www.salon.com/2011/11/29/ron_pauls_phony_populism/?source=newsletter

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