Published on Friday, February 20, 2009 by Time The Case for a Truth Commission by Senator Patrick Leahy More than 30 years ago, a special Senate investigation peered into abuses that included spying on the American people by their own government. The findings by Senator Frank Church’s committee, drawn from testimony spanning 800 witnesses and [...]
Archive for February 2009
The Case for a Truth Commission
February 20, 2009Holy Card
February 20, 2009Holy Card “To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.” Abraham Lincoln
Markos Moulitsas – Taking on the System
February 20, 2009Markos Moulitsas – Taking on the System http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okwst140bak&eurl=http://ringoffireradio.com/blogengine/&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyDlh-OL9m0&eurl=http://ringoffireradio.com/blogengine/&feature=player_embedded
Does this bother you too?
February 20, 2009I am going through my email after being away for a week. This came from my conservative Catholic Email group. This bothers me that other Catholics would seek to have other Catholics denied Holy Communion and having stones thrown at them. I went to mass in Hawaii in a nice church that didn’t seem to [...]
My Thoughts on the Cartoon in the New York Post
February 20, 2009My Thoughts on the Cartoon in the New York Post by Christine Cosser I got back from Hawaii at about 3:30 am this morning .I was happy to find that they had the show Democracy Now on the tv in Hawaii so I saw the piece that they did on the cartoon that [...]
Obama Admin Faces Decision on Indefinite Detention with Imprisonment of US Resident Ali al-Marri
February 20, 2009http://www.democracynow.org/2009/2/20/obama_admin_faces_decision_on_indefinite Obama Admin Faces Decision on Indefinite Detention with Imprisonment of US Resident Ali al-Marri Will President Obama institute a new kind of preventive detention for terrorist suspects? The answer may lie in the case of Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, the last enemy combatant imprisoned in the United States. We speak to investigative journalist Jane [...]
Back From Hawaii
February 20, 2009I am back from Hawaii. It is about 3:30 in the morning and the plane was two hours late taking off, though once we were in the air it was a nice flight. Flying first class is really nice and I enjoyed the two movies I watched. The meal was ok. I had a great [...]
Hawaii
February 12, 2009Tomorrow Morning I leave for Hawaii and will be gone for a week, so I won’t be online. I will post about my trip when I get back. God Bless Chrisy
Our Lady of Lourdes
February 12, 2009Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Our Lady of Lourdes……….February 11 “In no other spot as much as Lourdes do we feel so impelled toward prayer, forgetfulness of self, and charity. The most fervent are attracted to a life more totally offered to God’s service. The less fervent become aware of their tepidity and rediscover the way [...]
Tell EPA: Act Now on Global Warming Pollution
February 11, 2009http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/334234028?z00m=19566506 Tell EPA: Act Now on Global Warming Pollution Target: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Sponsored by: Earthjustice In one of the most important environmental cases of its history, in early 2007, the Supreme Court affirmed: the Clean Air Act gives the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to fight global warming. The EPA must act immediately [...]
