| Rebuttals to Reasons NOT to Impeach
Investigations will turn up new, fresh witnesses who will roll over and testify against Cheney and Bush. It’s not about timely convenience. It’s about the congress obeying their oath to uphold and defend the constitution—which Bush and Cheney have treasonously violated. 3- . Bush and Cheney have broken no laws Bush and his defenders argue that as Commander-in-Chief, Bush and his designate Cheney have not violated any laws. The counter argument: The violation of Geneva Convention principles would be a breaking of U. S. law since the United States has signed "a treaty" banning torture and other mistreatment of detainees. International Treaties become U. S. Law and may not be negated by the President. Justice Bryer 9 Oct 2007. And just because Bush issues a signing statement—actually, over 1000—doesn’t mean he is right, that he doesn’t have to follow the laws the congress has passed.
Missing on Gun Control
Barack Obama offers hope and Hillary Clinton offers solutions, but they offer little of either on gun control. In the wake of the Feb. 8 shootings at Louisiana Technical College that took three lives, Hillary "Solutions" Clinton issued a statement that said, "I am saddened and my heart goes out to the victims and families of those affected today by the senseless crime that took place at Louisiana Technical College. "Violence of any kind should not be tolerated and hits too close to home when it's directed at our young people. America has witnessed school violence before and it is always tragic. We must do all we can to prevent such acts and keep our children safe at home and in our schools."Last week, the day after the rampage that left six people dead at Northern Illinois University, Barack "Hope" Obama did a classic equivocation as if he knew the National Rifle Association was waiting to nail him in all the "red" states he has won.
Iowans begin mopping up
A snowstorm that covered parts of southeastern Iowa with up to a foot of snow today has withered.
National Weather Service meteorologists expect up to another half-inch to fall today. The storm has moved completely out of the Des Moines metro area.
Air flights between Des Moines and Chicago and Milwaukee have been disrupted as the storm moved eastward. Both American and United airlines canceled or delayed flights to and from OHare International Airport. Midwest Airlines scrubbed or delayed
flights between Des Moines International and Milwaukee. .
CSTV to Become the CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK
NEW YORK, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CBS Sports today announced a comprehensive reorganization of its college sports operations, incorporating the cable, broadcast and online activities of College Sports Television (CSTV) into its world-famous brand. Effective March 2008, CSTV will become the CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK, bringing the power of the CBS SPORTS name to yet another developing, cross-platform property. In addition, CBS Sports will begin developing proprietary programming for the cable network, and incorporate the growing online activities of CSTV into its industry-leading online operations. The announcement was made today by Sean McManus, President, CBS News and Sports, and Tony Petitti, Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports, who will oversee day to day operations of the network.
Russian bombers to test-fire missiles in Bay of Biscay
They do not even want to bother again for Poland, Hungary and the rest of former soviet block, provided that NO ONE ELSE places dangerous toys down there . Russia has enough problems to solve before to THINK to be a menace for anyone on the Earth (but why be a menace when you can earn money -and influence- without it ?) . They have shown the flag quite far from home after a long while, "here we are", that's all . Do we have to be frightened by a nation that has ONE aircraft carrier ? And what about USA and its THIRTEEN (and some thinkers like...) ? .
RIGHTS-US: Rendition Victim Appeals Ruling Barring Suit
The head of the RCMP was forced to resign because of the incident. Arar received an official apology and a multi-million-dollar settlement from the Canadian government earlier this year.
Arar's lawyer, David Cole of the Georgetown University Law Centre, underlined the importance of the current appeal. He told IPS, "The Canadians, who provided misinformation about Arar but did not acquiesce in sending him to Syria, have conducted a full investigation, written an 1,100-page report, formally apologised, and awarded Mr. Arar 10 million dollars in damages and legal fees. Meanwhile the United States, the far more culpable actor, maintains that it violated no rights, and that Mr. Arar has no remedy."
Cole is working with the Centre for Constitutional Rights, an advocacy group, in the Arar case.
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