We invaded Afghanistan, and among the various talking points to justify this invasion came from Laura Bush. American solders were in Afghanistan to liberate women.
“Because of our recent military gains in much of Afghanistan, women are no longer imprisoned in their homes. The fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights [...]
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The Women of Afghanistan: Did We Really Help Liberate Them?
Posted in Bush Administration, Feminism, Humanism, Military & War, Women in War on July 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Trivializing Liars
Posted in 2008 Elections on July 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Excuse me, but Richard Cohen is a wanker.
I was actually excited that he started off well, showing WaPo readers the Fred Thompson lying about his lobbying for a Family Planning group as what it really is, a lie. The issue wasn’t about abortion. The issue was that he lied.
But the issue is not abortion, as [...]
When Multi-National Companies Lie on Their Taxes, or Corporate Welfare
Posted in Bizness on July 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Drug companies lied and for that lie, they got to take advantage of huge tax breaks (costing the treasury some $50Billion). In return for those tax breaks they were supposed to create jobs.
Two years ago, when companies received a big tax break to bring home their offshore profits, the president and Congress justified it as [...]
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