The New York Times has picked up the Rep. Jane Harman scandal story and adds this tidbit: [One official, who has seen transcripts of several wiretapped calls] said that someone seeking help for the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee employees…
The Washington Post has a long piece attacking the U.S. government’s use of psychologists to guide the torture of detainees in the quote-unquote war on terror. A bunch of experts and professional organizations assail the ethics of the psychologists’ presence….
The Washington Post has a long piece attacking the U.S. government’s use of psychologists to guide the torture of detainees in the quote-unquote war on terror. A bunch of experts and professional organizations assail the ethics of the psychologists’ presence….
Congresswoman Jane Harman is a stalwart of the Israel lobby, and Ron Kampeas of JTA is working hard to try to show that she’s been smeared by the CQ report that she made a deal in 2005 with a “suspected…
I posted yesterday on the shameful decision by the Obama administration to boycott the Durban II conference being held in Geneva. Well, even though the US isn’t there, the show must go on, and what a show it is. Here…
Jeff Stein appeared on Countdown tonight to discuss his story. Because it’s MSNBC the coverage is almost entirely focused on Bush administration/Alberto Gonzales angle but we’ll take what we can get: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News…
In January the health magazine Natural Solutions ran an article about how to deal with traumatic events. The piece began with a moving description of a 16-year-old Gaza boy who had seen Israeli soldiers kill his best friend and who…
First, TPM just posted a useful timeline of “The Harman-AIPAC Story” going back to November 2004. Great summary. Earlier this afternoon Jeff Stein held a live discussion on the CQ website about his article “Wiretap Recorded Rep. Harman Promising to…
My wife and I are going to a friend’s house for dinner. In the country. I stopped in her office. “Hon, I’m not a WASP. Can I wear this?” I had on torn jeans. She looked me over and said,…