The Daily Show on the Torture Committee, aka People for the Ethical Treatment of Nobody
John Stewart gets it: President Bush Absent From His Own Itty Bitty Torture Committee
April 16th, 2008
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Fire Condi? Or try the whole lot?
Some groups have started a campaign to get Condoleezza Rice fired. While I find this video extremely powerful and agree that the torturers must be punished. I feel odd about this campaign. First, Rice should not simply be fired but should be tried for the crime of torture, not simply fired. But so should many other top US officials including the Vice President and the President. Many other of these officials were directly present when torture was planned and micromanaged out of the White House. To single out Rice seems inappropriate. We have an entire government apparatus devoted to torture.
Here is a video about Rice’s hypocrisy:
And here is the video of last Wednesday’s ABC News report about torture being planned and micromanaged out of the White House [Transcript here.:
April 16th, 2008
Remembering Marla Ruzicka
Today is the third anniversary of the death of Marla Ruzicka in Iraq. Antiwar activist Marla founded the Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC), which is still active. Her life is described in Sweet Relief: The Marla Ruzicka Story.
Here is the short film A Glimpse of Marla , by the FullMonte. Read more about Marla at this blog devoted to remembrance of her.
April 16th, 2008