Experts: Torture not only ineffective, it's counter productive

In contrast, considerable evidence -- along with the many years of operational experience by the nation's most accomplished interrogators -- strongly suggested that coercive methods not only failed to consistently obtain reliable intelligence, but that such tactics are largely counterproductive in that they stiffen the resolve of detainees under questioning and undermine the stature of the U.S. on the world stage.

FBI Anthrax story is a big, wet, sloppy blow job.

Countdown: Nothing About The FBI’s Anthrax Story Adds Up
from C&L by SilentPatriot

Stephen Johnson, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is a fascist asshole.

Fuck you, stephen johnson.

Bush White House has its own torture room. from .Think by Satyam

In Ron Suskind’s new book, Suskind describes a disturbing case in Washington, D.C., where security officials detained and interrogated Usman Khosa, a Pakistani U.S. college graduate, because he was “fiddling” with his iPod near White House gates. Officials took Khosa to an interrogation room “beneath” the White House:

Bush White House has its own torture room. from .Think by Satyam

In Ron Suskind’s new book, Suskind describes a disturbing case in Washington, D.C., where security officials detained and interrogated Usman Khosa, a Pakistani U.S. college graduate, because he was “fiddling” with his iPod near White House gates. Officials took Khosa to an interrogation room “beneath” the White House:

fiscal conservatives vs tax and spend liberals

George Tenet And White House Admit Iraq's Intelligence Chief Told Them Iraq Had No WMD

Ron Suskind was on NPR this morning to discuss his new book The Way of the World, which alleges Iraq's intelligence chief Tahir Jalil Habbush told the US before the war that Iraq had no WMD.

NPR asked George Tenet and the White House for comment, and, remarkably enough, they both essentially admitted this was true.

Remember that bizarre story last week about the SWAT teams breaking down the door of a Maryland Mayor and shooting his two dogs? It gets better:

Prince George’s County authorities did not have a “no-knock” warrant when they burst into the home of a mayor July 29, shooting and killing his two dogs—contrary to what police said after the incident.

Doh!

Your 'liberal mdia' is perception management

The fact that the mainstream media has embraced the uppity-Obama storyline is further evidence of the right's ability to advance whatever preposterous storyline it chooses, despite its persistent whining about the liberal media.

Bush administration not only tries to kill a covert CIA agent, but it also paid off a wanted criminal to keep its secret.

To recap: In order to push the American public into war, the Bush administration not only jeopardized the safety of a covert CIA agent, but it also paid off a wanted criminal to keep its secret.

Washington DC cops drop of package of pot at innocent mayor's home - then raid his house and kill his dogs.

This is brilliant. Dopers mail, and COPS deliver 4 pounds of pot to the wife of a Washington DC area Mayor. Then they raid his house, shoot and kill his two labs.

According to law enforcement sources, police believe it is possible that a deliveryman intended to collect the box from Calvo's porch, either before the package was signed for or after the mayor or his wife reported that it wasn't theirs. They asked to remain anonymous because the investigation is ongoing.

Gee, you fucking think?

The Mayor said that he and his mother-in-law were handcuffed and interrogated for hours while surrounded by the carcasses and blood of his pets.

Why is Paris Hilton better able to talk substance than John McCain?

I’m reluctant to post this because it’s a celebrity web video, and I hate celebrity web videos. But given that it’s a celebrity web video that actually relates to politics, explores an important policy issue, and has instantly become something of a political sensation, it’s probably worth taking a closer look at this Paris Hilton clip about energy policy.

Former FBI Official: After 9/11, White House Told FBI To Blame Anthrax Attacks On Al Qaeda

“They really wanted to blame somebody in the Middle East,” the retired senior FBI official told The News.

McConfused: Unfit to lead.

McConfused: Unfit to lead.