http://www.netvouz.com/populist/tag/torture?feed=rss populist's bookmarks tagged "torture" on Netvouz http://www.populistamerica.com/from_the_slippery_slope_into_the_abyss It is with great sadness that I must report the death of the once great USA. It was a country ruled by law and by a Constitution and Bill of Rights that was a model and inspiration for many lands and emerging nations. Its death knell has been sounded by HR 6166, passed in Congress, hurriedly voted on before they adjourn to go campaigning. populist Sun, 01 Oct 2006 18:47:24 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/it_seems_to_me War is supposed to be hell and we are going to make sure that this reputation is not tarnished by our troops in Iraq. Our troops are taught that dying for one's country is not an objective; making the enemy die for his is. populist Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:05:00 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/now_that_you_could_be_labeled_an_enemy_combatant Since Congress recently handed Bush the power to identify American citizens as "unlawful enemy combatants" and detain them indefinitely without charge, it's worth examining the administration's record of prisoner abuse as well as the building of stateside detention centers. populist Sat, 07 Oct 2006 19:53:21 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/star_chambers_and_kangaroo_courts To limit the abuse of power in criminal prosecutions and to ensure that innocent people were not convicted and punished, our American ancestors deliberately set up a series of legal obstacles and roadblocks within the federal criminal-justice system, many of which stretched back centuries into English jurisprudence populist Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:32:12 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/the_torture_king_target_america With the passing of the the Military Commissions Act of 2006, almost 800 years of international precedence to protect human rights through habeas corpus law was nullified into non-existence and replaced by a new and terrifying expansion of tyrannical Executive rule. populist Wed, 01 Nov 2006 06:20:59 GMT