NYT: Afghan Rape Ignored by U.S. Army

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Sunday September 20, 2015 · 7:33 PM PDT

2015/09/20 · 19:33

A troubling expose in tomorrow's New York Times -

In his last phone call home, Lance Cpl. Gregory Buckley Jr. told his father what was troubling him: From his bunk in southern Afghanistan, he could hear Afghan police officers sexually abusing boys they had brought to the base.
“At night we can hear them screaming, but we’re not allowed to do anything about it,” the Marine’s father, Gregory Buckley Sr., recalled his son telling him before he was shot to death at the base in 2012. He urged his son to tell his superiors. “My son said that his officers told him to look the other way because it’s their culture.”

This story goes through a laundry list of human rights violations - including child rape (male and female), honor killings of young girls, child sexual slavery (young boys being chained to beds) - while U.S. military officers were told to "look the other way".

If this is their local culture in Afghanistan (as the U.S. military commanders apparently argued), is it really worth fighting for and saving?

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Saturday November 07, 2009 · 2:38 PM PST

2009/11/07 · 14:38

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/...

The UK Telegraph is reporting that the Fort Hood shooter was a student of the same imam who encouraged several of the 9/11 hijackers.

This is a very interesting development, and really raises questions about whether the initial media reports about the Fort Hood shooting were misguided. He was not just suffering from a stress disorder, but instead he appears to have been linked to organized extremism.

I think this was a horrible tragedy is a time for us all to reflect, and to honor the victims who were killed while serving their country. While most of us don't support Bush's military expansionism, I hope we can all join together and condemn this horrible act of violence.

Relevant quote is below the fold.

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Sunday February 15, 2009 · 10:05 AM PST

2009/02/15 · 10:05

Apparently he beheaded her as retribution after she filed for divorce, which he viewed as unacceptable under Islamic sharia law. When are we going to end the cycle of violence perpetuated by religious extremism? Between radical Islam, the Branch Davidians, and so many others, it just never seems to end.

http://www.buffalonews.com/...

From the Buffalo News:

Orchard Park police are investigating a particularly gruesome killing, the beheading of a woman, after her husband — an influential member of the local Muslim community — reported her death to police Thursday.

Police identified the victim as Aasiya Z. Hassan, 37. Detectives have charged her husband, Muzzammil Hassan, 44, with second-degree murder...

Authorities say Aasiya Hassan recently had filed for divorce from her husband.

"She had an order of protection that had him out of the home as of Friday the 6th [of February]," Benz said.

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Saturday September 09, 2006 · 1:21 PM PDT

2006/09/09 · 13:21

Public reaction to "Path to 9/11" is being felt at local ABC affiliates... from Boston to Moline to Santa Barbara... these are just a few stations that have disclosed the viewer complaints that they have received.

Let's keep them up. From these articles, note that these local affiliates are obviously contacting ABC, as well.

The KEYT/Santa Barbara link has a video of a story from yesterday's newscast.

I will update with additional stories as available.
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Al Gore: Last Best Progressive for 2008

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Saturday September 17, 2005 · 6:25 AM PDT

2005/09/17 · 06:25

I have never had a big problem with Hillary, but I know that many in our party do not like her for her pro-war record and her triangulation on various other issues.

I read a lot of posts here about "progressive" alternatives for 2008, including Wesley Clark, Barbara Boxer, and Russ Feingold.

However, a couple recent polls have made me doubt whether any of these "progressive" choices have any chance at all against Hillary, and the $100m+ warchest she is likely to transfer from her Senate campaign into her primary account. Bottom line: I don't think Clark, Boxer, or Feingold has any chance at beating her in the primary. Maybe in a straw poll on dKos, but not in a real election. Read More

Breaking: Bush Admin's $120B Giveaway to Big Tobacco

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Tuesday June 07, 2005 · 9:34 PM PDT

2005/06/07 · 21:34

From tomorrow's Washington Post:

After eight months of courtroom argument, Justice Department lawyers abruptly upset a landmark civil racketeering case against the tobacco industry yesterday by asking for less than 8 percent of the expected penalty.

As he concluded closing arguments in the six-year-old lawsuit, Justice Department lawyer Stephen D. Brody shocked tobacco company representatives and anti-tobacco activists by announcing that the government will not seek the $130 billion that a government expert had testified was necessary to fund smoking-cessation programs. Instead, Brody said, the Justice Department will ask tobacco companies to pay $10 billion over five years to help millions of Americans quit smoking.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/07/AR2005060702019.html

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Tuesday June 07, 2005 · 4:01 PM PDT

2005/06/07 · 16:01

Reading about Katherine Harris's bid for the Senate reminds me about the deteriorating state of the state of Florida. As its politics become more conservative, the environment, the educational system, and the infrastructure have fallen into decline.

I see a parallel between Florida in 2006/2008 and Colorado in 2004. The anti-tax forces have gutted the infrastructure of the state. But we need leadership to make the people realize that they need to change course.

I think we ought to make a progressive stand in Florida. We frankly don't have much to lose at this point, since the GOP controls the entire state government.

Some starting points for a platform:

*Institute a 2-4% state income tax for families with incomes above $100,000, with proceeds to be used to meet voter-approved educational spending levels, and reduce the sales tax

*Challenge agribusiness special interests, and focus upon phosphorous run-off from the Everglades and its contribution to "red tide"

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Friday June 03, 2005 · 7:03 AM PDT

2005/06/03 · 07:03

Chris Cox, Bush's nominee for head of the SEC, is no winner. The Orange County (CA) congressman has worked for years to impede reform of corporate governance and investment practices. And he has ties to large corporate interests that will prevent him from enacting any true reform. And, he also has a shady past with links to a Ponzi scheme that defrauded elderly investors of millions.

Orange County Weekly has a good summation of his record (excerpted below), but there is a lot of other information out there.

Now, we need to stand up and call him for what he is. I don't care if he gets confirmed. I just want him exposed for what he is. Even if Frist can muster 55 votes for Cox, we will win with the voters if we prove that we are on their side. We need to be giving the voters a reason to vote for us in 2006, and these Main Street economic issues are a great starting point. Read More

Senate 06 (OH, RI): GOP Challengers for "RINO" 7

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Friday May 27, 2005 · 2:37 PM PDT

2005/05/27 · 14:37

Our friends at Free Republic and on the Sean Hannity radio show are broadcasting their attack plan:

In Rhode Island, Cranton mayor Steve Laffey (R) is very likely to challenge Chafee in the primary. In Ohio, former GOP congressman and Fox News anchor John Kasich is considering a bid against Dewine.

I am growing increasingly optimistic about the Senate seats in Rhode Island and Ohio, but we need good candidates to meet the challenge. Read More

Gallup: 53% Very/Somewhat Likely to Vote Hillary 08 (We Are Winning)

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Thursday May 26, 2005 · 3:36 PM PDT

2005/05/26 · 15:36

A new national poll from CNN/Gallup:

"The latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll found that among those questioned, 29 percent were very likely to vote for Hillary Clinton for president, 24 percent said they were somewhat likely, 7 percent were not very likely, and 39 percent said they were not at all likely. The margin of error was plus or minus 5 percentage points.

The poll found her on stronger ground than in June 2003, when a similar poll had as its respective numbers: 21, 21, 12 and 44."
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Filibuster: Reid Has 49 Votes (w/ #s to Contact)

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Monday May 23, 2005 · 10:00 AM PDT

2005/05/23 · 10:00

According to today's Roll Call (as quoted in ABC's "the Note"), Reid has 49 votes to maintain the filibuster (including Snowe, Chafee, McCain, and Collins.)

He needs 2 more votes. Roll Call identifies Warner, Specter, Hagel, and Dewine as the "swing" votes.

If you go over to Free Republic, they are organizing telephone campaigns to contact the affected senators.

We need to be calling as well, and making sure that the right-wing noise machine doesn't drown us out.

Expect to be asked where you are calling from. And be sure to sound reasonable. I try to sound like a "moderate" voter who might pull the lever for a Republican under the right circumstances.

Tip: remember that *67 blocks caller id to most offices. Read More

Gregoire Wins? King County Results

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Tuesday December 21, 2004 · 8:29 PM PST

2004/12/21 · 20:29

This sounds like it was before the 735 votes.

"Democratic State Party Chairman Paul Berendt says recount results from King County give Democrat Christine Gregoire an eight-vote victory over Republican Dino Rossi in Washington's extremely close governor's race.

King County, which includes Seattle, isn't expected to formally release its results until tomorrow from the state's hand recount of ballots from the November 2nd election.

But the political parties have access to the daily tallies, and Berendt says his party's number crunchers came up with an eight-vote victory for Gregoire, statewide.

Rossi had been leading by a slim margin throughout the recount, but King County, the state's most populous county, is a Gregoire stronghold. All of the state's 38 other counties reported their tallies earlier."

http://www.komotv.com/stories/34500.htm

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