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[brooklynnotes]

On his last day in CIA custody, Marwan Jabour, an accused al-Qaeda paymaster, was stripped naked, seated in a chair and videotaped by agency officers. Afterward, he was shackled and blindfolded, headphones were put over his ears, and he was given an injection that made him groggy. Jabour, 30, was laid down in the back of a van, driven to an

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[icki]

That article is pretty amazing.

[purejuice]

a mighty fortress indeed.
i was just telling somebody how depressed i am about all this and how long i've been depressed about it, despite my serious mental hygiene efforts to let the rage sort of flow over my back.
when there's good news, or something which can be spun as good, like the greening of TXU thru the KKR buyout, the pain of this kind of inconceivable bad behavior just washes over me.
and now, back to the bombardment et al of cambodia. still working that one out.

[e_tiner]

Hey- I'm finally getting out of las vegas. I remember you were literally the only person I knew who thought moving to lv would be a good idea, but then ya never visited! I guess lawyers have a lot to do huh/. Well hey I'm comin thru dc on my way back, we should get coffee or somethin, if you can be pried away from the briefs or boxers or whatever you read all day now. Around march 20, or so.
Jim

[angel80]

Sorry, I didn't follow the link, but I did hear on the news this morning or possibly yesterday (my life is a blur) that Amnesty have identified about 40 individuals who have disappeared. They've asked the US to provide information on where these people are.

[xdaylily]

i feel sheepish commenting this to your serious post:

but... secrets post?? or is it the first monday of the month?

[brooklynnotes]

first monday...so start saving them up, its coming soon!