Daily Archives: 23 December 2005

News from Airstrip One

Posted on 23 December 2005 by meta

When Britain started deploying surveillance cameras everywhere, civil libertarians got worried. No need to panic, they were reassured—the cameras were just to watch criminals, they weren’t going to be spying on law-abiding citizens. Well, starting next year the government will … Continue reading →

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John McCain, man of principle

Posted on 23 December 2005 by meta

John McCain, official apologist for the Republican Party, has apparently decided that he backs Bush’s decision to operate above the law and let the NSA spy on Americans with no warrants or official oversight required. He just, you know, wants … Continue reading →

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The trial of Saddam

Posted on 23 December 2005 by meta

In his trial on the 22nd, Saddam Hussein claimed that he and his co-defendents had been beaten and tortured by US authorities. You’d think that would be bad enough, that maybe people would start to realize that this whole ‘torture … Continue reading →

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