Little Mr Mahatma

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Monday, June 26, 2006

Perpetual War


Bush ignores laws he inks, vexing Congress

By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer 

WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain thought he had a 
deal when President Bush, faced with a veto-proof margin in Congress, 
agreed to sign a bill banning the torture of detainees. Not quite. While Bush 
signed the new law, he also quietly approved another document: a signing 
statement reserving his right to ignore the law. McCain was furious, and so 
were other lawmakers.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is opening hearings this week into what has 
become the White House's favorite tool for overriding Congress in the name of 
wartime national security.

But wait...


Bush slams leak of terror financing info

By TERENCE HUNT, AP White House Correspondent 

WASHINGTON -
President Bush said Monday it was "disgraceful" that the news media had 
disclosed a secret CIA-Treasury program to track millions of financial records 
in search of terrorist suspects. The White House accused The New York 
Times of breaking a long tradition of keeping wartime secrets.

What we have here is a "war" against an ill-defined enemy with no clear conditions for victory against said enemy. Our Government has seen fit to use and abuse this "war" to justify behaviors that are, in part, illegal and unethical. Bush makes and breaks rules as he sees fit, not based on what's good for the U.S. or the World. That his Administration takes secrecy to new levels holds more than terrorists in fear. He is a danger to us all - plain and simple. We, as Americans, have more to fear from what Bush is doing than what any terrorist has done. Yes, 9/11 resulted in thousands of people dying but how many more Americans have been killed or disabled because of Afghanistan and Iraq? How many thousands of innocent Iraqis have died? And for what? That Halliburton Executives can buy new properties? Instead of tracking the spending of terrorists, how about tracking the multi-billions of dollars being siphoned from our Government in the name of this "war"? Let's see how many of Bush's cronies are profiting from our suffering.

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