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Nov 02 2009
The Washington Times and Ali al-Marri
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By MWC News   

In an editorial today, the Washington Times takes federal Judge Michael M. Mihm to task for showing “mercy” to convicted terrorist Ali al-Marri by sentencing him to 8 years of prison instead of the 15 years that the judge could have sentenced him to.

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Tags:  Jacob G. Hornberger The Washington Times Ali al-Marri Michael M. Mihm
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Free Enterprise: Unsustainably Subsidized by Your Government
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Free enterprise, also called free market, is an economy governed by the laws of supply and demand, not restrained by government interference, regulation or subsidy.

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Tags:  Robert Singer Free Enterprise Unsustainably US Government
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Brzezinski Says Ignore US Public on Afghanistan
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Zbigniew Brzezinski spoke at a RAND Corporation forum on Afghanistan in a Senate caucus room on Thursday.  His first statement was that "Withdrawal from Afghanistan in the near future is a No-No."  He offered no reasons why and suggested that his other statements would be more controversial.

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Tags:  David Swanson Zbigniew Brzezinski US Public Afghanistan
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Which Side Are You On?
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By MWC News   

There appear to be two teams in Washington playing under the banners of elephants and donkeys. They have different platforms, use different rhetoric, call each other bad names, and (in the case of the elephants) filibuster bills and impeach and prosecute abuses and crimes by the other side. One team wants to provide us with more healthcare, maybe, sort of, and the other does not. One side is hesitant about or even resistant to demonizing or discriminating against foreigners and immigrants and gays and racial minorities, and the other is not. One side wants to protect the right to unionize, maybe, sort of, and the other does not.

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Tags:  David Swanson Wall Street bailouts Filibuster
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Only One Genuine Way to Support the Troops
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By MWC News   

A few days ago, New York Times columnists Bob Herbert and David Brooks engaged in an online conversation in which they lamented that the American people are not doing enough to support the troops who are occupying Iraq and Afghanistan. They said that Americans just aren’t taking these “wars” seriously and should be engaging in much more shared sacrifice for the sake of the troops.

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Tags:  Jacob G. Hornberger US Troops American people
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