The Dick Cheney Defense by Steven Jonas, MD, MPH

by Steven Jonas, MD, MPH Featured Writer Dandelion Salad crossposted on Buzzflash.com September 16, 2009 So Dick Cheney is going around the country justifying torture, (without any proof whatsoever, and anyway in terms of the law, that argument is irrelevant) saying how many hundreds of thousands of lives it saved, that the U.S. is, or [...]

The Private Mandate Sausage Machine by Dennis Kucinich

by Dennis Kucinich kucinich.us Tuesday, 15 September 2009 Dear Friends, It is said one should not ask how sausage or laws are made. Are you concerned about a public option? Let me share with you some insight about health care legislation which may not be good for your health. A lesson in politics. The Kucinich [...]

Wendell Potter: An Absolute Gift To The Insurance Industry

Think Progress Sept 15, 2009 On the eve of the Senate Finance Committee’s release of its much anticipated health care plan, Wendell Potter — the insurance industry whistle blower and former communications director of health insurance giant Cigna — called the Baucus framework “an absolute gift to the industry.” “And if that is what we [...]

Is Bagram Obama’s New Secret Prison? by Andy Worthington

by Andy Worthington Featured Writer Dandelion Salad www.andyworthington.co.uk 15 Sept. 2009 On Monday, one day after the New York Times and the Washington Post reported that the Obama administration was planning to introduce tribunals for the prisoners held in the US prison at Bagram airbase, Afghanistan, the reason for the specifically-timed leaks that led to [...]

UN inquiry finds Israel guilty of Gaza war crimes

Warning This video may contain images depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and should only be viewed by a mature audience. AlJazeeraEnglish September 15, 2009 A United Nations report on Israel’s war on Gaza says war crimes were committed by both sides in the conflict. But most of the criticism was directed at Israel’s [...]