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  Justice interrogation memo: Constitution not in play Posted April 1, 2008 8:30 PM by James OliphantThe Justice Department late Tuesday released a declassified 2003 memorandum long sought by congressional Democrats and other administration critics that outlines the government's legal justification for harsh interrogation techniques used by the military against captured enemy combatants outside the United States. (Here are part one and part two of the memo.) The memo, written by John Yoo, then a key architect of legal policy in the wake of 9/11, dismisses several legal impediments to the use of extreme techniques. Yoo was long a proponent...

RFFM.org Commentary On March 27th, Americans For Truth (AFT) president Peter LaBarbera wrote an insightful column about the issue of sexual preference and whether elected officials and those seeking elected office should answer public inquiries about such matters. ["There has been ample speculation in the alternative press that Florida Governor Charlie Crist is homosexual or bisexual." http://americansfortruth.com/news/florida-media-speculate-on-gov-charlie-crists-bisexuality.html] LaBarbera's position is: Such information about individuals seeking or holding office should be available to the public. LaBarbera took criticism from a few liberal Republicans and some homosexual activists because of his column. But history should have taught all Republicans a lesson concerning...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda deputy Ayman al-Zawarhi's responses to Internet questions submitted by the public will be released soon, probably within the next three days, a terrorism monitoring service said on Wednesday.

The mouth of the [REDACTED] River, 1967 It was the toughest mission to date, thought Bosun's mate Hillary Clinton, as she donned her diving gear and checked her weapons. Swim upriver underwater for 10 klicks and retrieve a fallen flier, who just happened to be the son of a US Congressman. She checked her gauges one more time and quietly slipped into the stinking Vietnamese river. She recalled how one of her team was invalided out because of an infection from this very river. She fired up the "scooter" and began the slow trek upstream.

Look at the latest compilation of Barack Obama's crazy friends, advisers and his own racist comments. It gives a good glimpse into the candidate's personality. Enjoy - and votre McCain 2008

The Indiana campaign of presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama announced the formation of an "Indiana Truth Squad" today to “debunk any unfounded attacks against Senator Obama in the final weeks of the Indiana campaign and show Hoosiers why Barack Obama is the only candidate in this race who will bring change we can believe in.” A press release from the campaign identifies former U.S. Rep. Tim Roemer and Sen. Earline Rogers as members of Obama’s Indiana Truth Squad, along with Obama’s Chicago media guru, David Axelrod. Allow me to offer the first challenge to this so-called truth squad to tell...

Barack Obama’s new ad drags out the usual Democrat boogeyman, “Big Oil.” He says since the ’70s gas crisis, the only thing that has changed is that “Exxon is making $40 billion a year and we are paying $3.50 for gas.” Barack says “Big Oil” will pay a penalty for “windfall profits.” So what are “windfall profits?” It’s a term that is thrown around quite a bit by liberals and I want to make sure everyone understands what they are talking about.

I am one of your longest-listening and most devoted fans. It was in 1987 or 1988 that I first heard your program, and I could not believe my ears. For the first time I heard someone articulate with genius my point of view and provide me with factual information and in-depth analysis I was not getting from the mainstream media. Occasionally you provide a monologue on the spirit and promise of America that moves me to tears. As a then college professor with some control over my teaching schedule, I even managed to take your broadcast time into account when...

Can you imagine being forced by the government to undergo blood tests, take prescription medications (with controversial safety and effectiveness), and lose weight until your waist measures less than 33.5 inches ... or lose your job? This is not an April Fool’s joke, but a very disturbing story. Today, the Japanese government institutes its compulsory “flab checks” for all workers over the age of 40. To stem Japan’s “soaring obesity,” the health ministry has mandated that all waistlines among its 56 million workers over age 40 be below “regulation size” of 33.5 inches (for men). Any company failing to bring...

The civil war now going on among the Democrats is also being reflected in DUmmieland itself. And it is BRUTAL. How brutal? How about to the extent that Head DUmmie Skinner has SICCED his lawyers on Ben Burch's DEMOCRAT WARRIOR forum because he thinks one of the posters there MIGHT have been a former DUmmie moderator telling forbidden secrets out of class. You can see a redacted letter sent out by Skinner's lawyers as well as a really poor explanation for the action by Skinner at this DUmmie THREAD titled, "Your donation dollars at work." So let us watch...

The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases. A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959. B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive. C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age. D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet. E. A billion dollars...

John McCain has raise a TOTAL of 64 Million for his presidential campaign.. is this any indication of how much support he has or DOES NOT have ?? Comments Please?

Barack Obama's god isn't the loving, forgiving, wise, and powerful God most Christians know. Obama's god, the god of Trinity, is not in the business of bringing people together, instead he is a god that is totally exclusive to the black community. White Americans need to realize that Obama's god is not here for understanding, or reconciliation. Obama's god is here to participate in the destruction of the white race by any means possible. Barack Obama's Jesus, a black man, was sent to this world by God to endure the pain and humiliation of black people in order to free...

April 1, 2008 -- Did you know that the state of California makes 64 cents in taxes on a gallon of gasoline while the oil companies make only eight cents of each dollar in gasoline sales, or 24 cents if gasoline is three dollars a gallon? Or that the federal government makes 18 cents per gallon? No, this is not an April Fool’s joke. This is the truth. In general, states average 29 cents per gallon in taxes on a gallon of gas. So who’s really gouging the American public? If politicians are really concerned about the rising cost of...

"The fact that women travel less than men – measured in person- kilometers per car, plane, boat and motorcycle – means that women cause considerably fewer CO2 emissions than men and thus considerable less climate change."If women’s consumption levels were to be the norm, both emissions and climate change would be significantly less than today. To put it differently, if men were to change their behavior, emissions and climate change might be a much more limited problem as compared to what it is today."--Gerd Johnsson-Latham I recently debated Gerd Johnsson-Latham of the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs on her assertion...

TIPS ON PUMPING GAS I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in California we are also paying higher, up to $3.50 per gallon. But my line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every gallon.. Here at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline where I work in San Jose, CA we deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline, regular and premium grades. We have...

A group of 20 prominent Hillary Clinton donors sent a letter to House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) warning her to retract her comments that superdelegates ought to mirror the voters’ choice in the primaries. The Clinton supporters wrote Pelosi “we don’t want our investment to be undermined by your uncalled for meddling.” The letter went on to point out that Pelosi’s position could be considered risky, reminding her that “a number of others who have undertaken actions that were detrimental to the Clintons have met with unfortunate accidents. By no means are we saying that the Clintons bear...

I just came across these comments from former Congressman John Kasich: “So, Obama says he doesn’t want to vet his pastor. Why not? I mean, I vet my pastor all the time.” And: “Why not just denounce this guy and say this was crackpot stuff?” Well, doing this–assessing the content of your pastor’s character and rhetoric and then denouncing what is hateful and false–would pose two problems for Barack Obama. First, he might lose support from some African Americans and some on the Left who sympathize with the general sentiments, if not the particulars, of Wright’s sermons. He would risk...

WOW!!! Momentous political events are just now breaking on the wire services. Hot off the newswires...A little after 3 P.M. this afternoon, Hillary Clinton, taking the advice of Democrat party leaders, has finally dropped out of the race. In addition, she has pledged her full support to Barack Obama and promises to help him in every way to win in November. There is word that in exchange for her support, Hillary has been promised a major cabinet level position if the Democrats win in November or possibly even an appointment to the Supreme Court when the next vacancy on...

Time for a True Crime and we've got old ones and new ones. I've been reviewing "The Bachelor" series this year but here's a story of a fellow who was ALMOST on that show only he turned out to be charged with serial rapes. We've got lots of updates on the lady stuck on the toilet, her fine boyfriend who left her there for two years and some scoop on both of these rather odd folk. Also, Mumia to get a new trial, that cop killer so many liberals seem to love. Plus some Philadelphia boys attack and cause death...