Where Murder Dances With Law A while back, maybe a decade and change ago during the Obama administration, I was drinking with some nerdy friends in a San Francisco hackerspace. We got to talking about National Security law, hacktivism, and terrorism. I had been...
Bush Administration
An Unknown Unknown Made Known Known
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld who authorized torture under the Bush administration, passed away today at age 88. *spit*
Welcome to Lisa Monaco’s DOJ, E Jean Carroll Lawsuit Edition
Lots of observers are asking how Merrick Garland could make such a horrible decision as to sustain DOJ’s defense of Trump against the lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll. They might be better served by — finally — considering what Lisa Monaco’s background suggests she will do at DOJ.
Alexander Vindman Proves That Working Within System Works Even While Derek Harvey Works To Destroy It
It’s hard to imagine two more polar opposites than Alexander Vindman and Derek Harvey. Vindman is a patriot committed to the security of the US and working within the system while Harvey is willing to sell out US security to whatever wingnut is willing to pay him and to bypass every safeguard built into the system.
Kavanaugh Confirmation Standards of Nonsense
Okay, in case you have not already guessed, Marcy is away, mostly, for a couple of days. Even a prolific presence like her is entitled to that. So, you get me for today. Sorry! Now, because I have been a little involved in trying to figure what is the "real standard...
Stephen Miller’s and Trump’s Gross Re-Politicization of DOJ
There was some legitimate concern about inappropriate machination of the Department of Justice when Trump named and confirmed Jeff Sessions as his Attorney General. Typical discussion followed this by Isaac Arnsdorf at Politico: Donald Trump suggested on the campaign...
9/11: A Story of Attacks, Horror, Victims, Heroes and Jingoistic Shame
September 11, 2001 is now 15 years in the mirror of life. Like the two Kennedy assassinations, the Moonshot and a few other events in life, it is one of those "yeah I remember where I was when..." moments. Personally, being on west coast time, I was just waking up...
Waving the Constitution at Those Who Ignore It
In real time Thursday night, I caught only the final few seconds of Khizer Khan's powerful speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Through the rest of Thursday and Friday, more and more of the details of the speech flitted through my Twitter...
Pat Tillman Was A Man, Not Just A Symbol
As you probably know by now, yesterday was the tenth anniversary of the death of Pat Tillman. The media has been replete with stories, remembrances, tributes and the like from the sad tale of a fellow Army Ranger who lives with the fear it was he who shot Pat, to...
1st Amendment Justice Delayed is Justice Denied for Col. Morris Davis
Col. Morris Davis is, at least for my money, an American hero. He served and fought not only for his country, but for the Constitution he swore to protect. The subject of what happened to him at the hands of the very government he defended deserves a much longer, and...
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