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WH forces P.J. Crowley to resign for condemning abuse of Manning - WikiLeaks - Salon.com
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley was forced to resign after publicly criticizing the military's detention conditions for Bradley Manning—specifically calling them "ridiculous, counterproductive and stupid"—prompting Obama to defend Manning's treatment at a press conference. The incident exemplifies what the author sees as a glaring double standard in the Obama administration: those responsible for torture and illegal surveillance face no consequences, whistleblowers are prosecuted aggressively, yet a government official is fired simply for speaking out against abuse of a detainee. Greenwald draws a sharp contrast with Democrats' past criticism of the Bush administration for crushing internal dissent, arguing that Obama's intolerance for Crowley's candid remarks contradicts his campaign promises to welcome challenging voices and form a "team of rivals."
WH forces P.J. Crowley to resign for condemning abuse of Manning - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
Glenn Greenwald critiques Michael Crowley's argument that McCain/Palin rally vitriol is not uniquely alarming because Democrats similarly attacked George Bush in 2004, arguing that Crowley falsely equates the two without regard to factual merit. Greenwald contends that Bush's administration demonstrably committed war crimes—including torture at Abu Ghraib and an unprovoked invasion of Iraq—making accusations against him substantively different from baseless attacks on Obama as a terrorist and Arab traitor. Greenwald identifies this reflexive assertion of false equivalencies as emblematic of modern Beltway journalism's corruption: the pursuit of appearing "balanced" and gaining establishment approval has replaced the journalist's fundamental obligation to truth and accuracy.
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After a failed attempt to repeal "don't ask, don't tell" as part of a larger military bill, supporters reintroduced it as a standalone measure, which attracted support from four Republican senators—enough to reach the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced voting could begin as early as Saturday, though Republicans threatened to delay proceedings through amendments or to block other legislation like the New Start treaty in retaliation. The shift to a narrower bill proved strategically effective by putting political pressure on senators who had previously cited procedural concerns to oppose the measure.
After secrets: Missing the point of WikiLeaks | The Economist
After secrets: Missing the point of WikiLeaks | The Economist via @theeconomist
Close the Washington Monument — Marginal Revolution
Schneier argues that the National Park Service's plan to add airport-style security to the Washington Monument misses a larger point about how we respond to terrorism. He contends that closing the monument permanently would actually serve a more important symbolic function—forcing lawmakers to confront the fear driving excessive security measures and the trade-off between safety and liberty that defines post-9/11 America. By keeping it closed, the monument would stand as a reminder that terrorism succeeds when it makes us fundamentally alter our open society, and that true leadership means accepting reasonable risks rather than pursuing impossible absolute security.
Enviro-groups sue EPA over water regulations – FatLip
Enviro-groups sue EPA over KY water regulations
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Louisville mayoral debate on downtown set only 175 seats for the public, not that we matter or anything. #louisville
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