Probable cause: keeping mass round up of "inconvenient citizens" illegal since 1776

No evidence to convict 10,000 detainees– U.S. commander

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: U.S. forces in Iraq have detained 10,000 prisoners without evidence of their wrongdoing, a U.S. detention centers in Iraq commander said on Monday.

So we just rounded up over 10,000 people, or the population of most small towns and detained them. Detained of course because then we can torture them - there are rules about the treatment of prisoners which is why we call them detainees - to get around these rules.

You see, martial law is "bad" because they don't need things like "probable cause."

I am am ashamed and mortified at the actions of my country. To the people of Iraq: I am so freaking sorry my government are such assbags.

Shoe tosser imprisoned, battered in custody, status unknown

Iraqi parliament in turmoil over shoe tosser

"Chaos erupted in Iraq's parliament Wednesday over the jailing of a reporter who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush, with lawmakers loyal to a radical anti-American cleric demanding his freedom."


Lawmakers argued that there needed to be a session addressing the case and the allegations he had been beaten in custody.

When the arguments turned into a screaming match speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, shouted: "There is no honor in leading this parliament and I announce my resignation."

Bomb Bomb Bomb...

Syria reserves right to respond to U.S. attack - Haaretz - Israel News

Syrian diplomat: Syria reserves right to respond to U.S. attack-News and commentary relating to events in Israel, the occupied territories, and the world, along with an archive of past issues"

America over the last few months has threatened to blockade Iran, shot rockets into Pakistan, killed 10,000 Iraqis, and as of October 26th started bombing Syria. Tada!

And to think that Syria used to torture people for us.

There's No Difference Between Martial Law and the Threat of Martial Law.

Fear Mongering exposed by Rep. Sherman on CSPAN

On the floor of the house Rep. Sherman talks about Representatives getting blackmailed into the vote.

If a bully threatens to beat up a skinny kid if he doesn't give him his lunch money, and the bully doesn't have to follow through because the kid does fork it over, does that mean that the aggressive kid isn't a bully?

There is no difference between martial law and the threat of martial law.