How Not to Answer Questions about (in)Justice in America
By David Swanson

When can we put the “consensus” of the senior leadership of the Department of Justice, CSLDJ (pronounced Con Sell Dodge), under oath and ask it questions and then impeach it?

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales assured the Senate Judiciary Committee today that nothing improper has been done and that, in addition, he’s not to blame for it, because he simply obeyed the CSLDJ, although he does not actually remember read more

By David Swanson

Did you know that our nation, the land of the free and the home of the brave, has permanent military bases in other countries? And I don’t just mean in Iraq. In fact the United States maintains over 725 bases that our military admits to, with over a half million personnel. Did you know that?

Did you know that most of these bases serve no useful purpose, that many of them are focused on spying and some exist purely to aquire or guard oil? Did you know that people around read more

By David Swanson

George Will has pulled a trick out of Karl Rove’s bag and begun attacking his opponents at his own weakest point. In his latest column, Will attempts to teach other people how to think straight. This has to be worth a few guffaws…

“In a campaign without peacetime precedent,” Will begins, “the media-entertainment-environmental complex is warning about global warming. Never, other than during the two world wars, has there been such a concerted effort by read more

By David Swanson

Bill Moyers has put together an amazing 90-minute video documenting the lies that the Bush administration told to sell the Iraq War to the American public, with a special focus on how the media led the charge. I’ve watched an advance copy and read a transcript, and the most important thing I can say about it is: Watch PBS from 9 to 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25. Spending that 90 minutes on this will actually save you time, because you’ll never watch television read more

By David Swanson

I shortchanged Barack Obama in my report on MoveOn’s candidates’ interviews http://www.davidswanson.org/node/789

So, I took a look at his website, and the initial impression is quite encouraging. It certainly appears that he really wants to end the war. But a closer look tells a different story: he may want to end the war, but he really wants the war to make him president.

His website has a section on Iraq that reads:

“Bringing an End to the Iraq War: Before the read more

By David Swanson

Subpoena is a beautiful word. Sub means Under, as in “The subservient subject submitted along with his subordinates to the rule of law.” Poena means Penalty, as in “There’s an opening at the penal colony.” Subpoena means a nation under laws, not unitary executives. Three and a half months later than some of us had hoped, it is finally subpoena season, not to mention spring.

It’s true that Congressman Henry Waxman already subpoenaed that pathetic read more