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Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2015

Sen. Bill Nelson says that the Muslim world is now coming together to fight ISIS, in the wake of the attention given to the video showing Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kaseasbeh being burned alive after being captured by the group. Jordan has certainly raised its efforts, promising an “earthshaking response” to his killing. That nation’s fighter jets […]

Adam WeinsteinJanuary 29, 2015

The insane fantasy draft league that is the Republicans’ 2016 presidential field may be just a little less insane this election cycle. As a political observer who leans left, I may not have a high opinion of the politics and personalities of Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, and Mitt Romney, but they’re not nuts, […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 26, 2015

If he throws his hat into the presidential ring, Marco Rubio will run as a staunchly conservative Republican. But one of Rubio’s great advantages is something he has in common with Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. That’s the Bill Clinton of 1992 and the Barack Obama of 2008. It’s a simple as this: Marco […]

Guest AuthorDecember 22, 2014

Senator Ron Wyden has a petition up at MoveOn.org that reads, “Right now, torture is banned because of President Obama’s executive order. It’s time for Congress to pass a law banning torture, by all agencies, so that a future president can never revoke the ban.” It goes on to explain: “We live in a dangerous […]

Phil AmmannDecember 18, 2014

About two dozen friends, supporters and fundraisers loyal to Jeb Bush met with former governor in Miami this week to discuss details of a possible White House run. Although the meeting was more social than political, attendees tell Beth Reinhard and Max Colchester of the Wall Street Journal that guest list will form the heart […]

Adam WeinsteinDecember 11, 2014

Ban them all. We should never again allow a livelihood in media or government or think-tanking for any politician, any general, any pundit who ever argued that the United States of America needs to torture captives in order to keep its citizenry safe. Thanks to the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on CIA torture released this […]

Martin DyckmanDecember 11, 2014

It did not come as news this week that the CIA had tortured terrorism suspects. Americans already knew that. So did our enemies. The U.S. Senate select committee’s controversial report accomplished much more, however, than to simply provide the brutal, degrading, horrifying details. Equally disturbing, if not more so, was the conclusion that agency officials […]

Mitch PerryDecember 10, 2014

The CIA and its supporters are in full pushback mode today, a day after the publication of a summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation into the use of torture (or as the CIA euphemistically refers to it as, “enhanced interrogation tactics”). Like so many other things that come out of Washington, the political establishment […]

Mitch PerryNovember 21, 2014

Oh yes he did. To the surprise of absolutely no one, President Obama last night announced his plan to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation and grant them work permits in a 15-prime time speech. Now what happens? That’s something that Congressional Republicans will have to decide in the coming weeks, and we’ve heard […]

Guest AuthorOctober 22, 2014

I used to live in Florida. As I watch the contest between Florida Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist, I wish I could vote in the election in my former home. The outcome of the governor’s race in New York where I now vote is basically over. But the race between Scott and […]

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Bill Nelson weighs in on ISIS, arming Ukraine and Baileygate

Adam Weinstein: Finally, the GOP breaks out of its Sarah Palin love-spell

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Marco Rubio’s ‘new’ advantage

David Swanson: The case against re-banning torture yet again

Jeb Bush rallies Florida loyalists ahead of 2016 decision

Adam Weinstein: Don’t give a forum to defenders of torture

Martin Dyckman: Listen to Sen. John McCain, who speaks with great authority on torture

Mitch Perry Report for 12.10.14 – The politics of torture

Mitch Perry Report 11.21.14

Steve Kurlander: If I could, here’s why I would vote for Crist for governor