Apr 13 2009
That Guy
The guy, behind the guy, behind That Guy…
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And isn’t it ironic … don’t you think
It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take
Who would’ve thought … it figures
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
It’s a traffic jam when you’re already late
It’s a no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It’s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knifeIsn’t it ironic … don’t you think
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Obama Administration Maintains Bush Legal Argument for Terrorist Surveillance Secrecy
President Obama’s most liberal supporters are dismayed and disgusted … because this administration is invoking the “state secrets” privilege.
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Interesting…
That Guy—all the time…
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Obama administration seeks to deny habeas-corpus for Afghan detainees By Doug Powers
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Afghanistan: Obama’s War on “Dangerous Suspects” is Starting to Look Like Terror War By arturoafc54
The problem with terrorists is they don’t ever want to vote for you.
They want to kill you.
Terrorists don’t want to listen to pretty speeches and they are only interested in pictures of your wife and kids if they can find them and torture them.
So maybe Barack Obama, despite all the happy talk about closing Gitmo, is starting to get something about terrorism: a word almost verboten in his Administration.
Obama to Appeal Detainee Ruling NYT
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday that it would appeal a district court ruling that granted some military prisoners in Afghanistan the right to file lawsuits seeking their release. The decision signaled that the administration was not backing down in its effort to maintain the power to imprison terrorism suspects for extended periods without judicial oversight.
