Why President Obama Will Not Close Guantanamo Bay

As regular readers of Dreadnaught will recall, President Obama promised to close Guantanamo Bay within one year.  Then the president learned that it may not be so easy to close.  Congress then opposed the closing and withheld the necessary funds and limited the president’s ability to close GTMO. Now, in a recent WP article, there [...]

Basketball For Whites Only

New professional basketball league for whites only.

PETA Protests Waterboarding Of Chickens At GTMO

PETA protests the waterboarding of chickens at GTMO.

No Money To Move Detainees From Guantanamo Bay

From the WSJ Law Blog, A little less than a year ago, when President Obama set a one-year deadline for closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay, it seemed to many like a realistic goal. But the wind-down has been anything but smooth. Members of Congress have objected to efforts to bring the detainees to the [...]

Decision On Venue For Guantanamo Detainees To Be Announced

Obama administration set to announce where detainees at Guantanamo Bay will be tried.

Congress Approves Funds To Send Detainees To United States For Trial

Congress agrees to provide funding to move detainees from Guantanamo Bay to the United States for trial.

Danny Tarkanian Wins $150,000 In Damages From Defamation Lawsuit

Danny Tarkanian, son of Jerry “Tark the Shark” Tarkanian, was awarded, $50,000 in damages. Schneider has agreed not to appeal the verdict. Jurors were scheduled to hear Schneider, a real estate consultant, testify today as to his finances then decide on punitive damages. The deal was reached prior to the hearing. Tarkanian’s attorney, Gus Flangas, [...]

Proposal By Al Gore To Stop Global Warming It Wrong

Author Bjørn Lomborg explains why Al Gore is wrong about the proposed solutions to global warming, These apocalyptic visions are not at all supported by the available evidence. And to me, the solutions prescribed by those leading the charge are akin to building more safari parks instead of farms to feed the hungry. Campaigners in [...]

Congress Limits The President’s Ability To Close Guantanamo Bay

First, the title of this post is a bit misleading.  President Obama never made a promise to close Guantanamo Bay (GTMO).  He only ordered that the detention facility, holding those captured in the GWOT be closed by January 2010.  That being said, the recent bill signed into law by the president, H.R. 2346: Supplemental Appropriations [...]

Sarkozy, Burka, Obama, And Paulie Walnuts

President Sarkozy looks to ban the bruka in France.

Uighurs To Bermuda

From Reuters, Four Chinese detainees from Guantanamo Bay arrived in Bermuda on Thursday after being freed by U.S. authorities in the Obama administration’s latest move to close the controversial prison camp for terror suspects. Their release took place the same day China repeated its demand for repatriation of all 17 members of the Uighur ethnic [...]

President Obama On Guantanamo Detainees And Military Commissions

President Obama gives speech outlining the way forward on Guantanamo Bay and military commissions.

The Jews Are To Blame For The Current Economic Crisis

In a recent study almost 25 percent of those asked blamed the Jews for the current economic crisis.

Guantanamo Bay May Close But Those Held There May Not Come To The United States, So Says The Senate

President Obama will announce the continued use of military commissions for detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. But the Senate will not approve any funding that would transfer any of the detainees from Guantanamo Bay to the United States.

Torture, Prius, And Feeling That You Are Doing Something

Complaining about bumper stickers is nothing new.  “My child is an honor student”,”Dog is my copilot” or “Kill your television”, have all provided ample fodder for countless rants.  With the aforementioned caveat, I must now launch into a bumper-sticker-related screed.

Why We Used Waterboarding: Former CIA Director General Michael Hayden

In a recently-released memo it was revealed that the United States used waterboarding on Abu Zubaydah 83 times and Kahalid Shaikh Mohammed 183 times.  Now former CIA Director General Michael Hayden, USAF, explains why, Most of the people who oppose these techniques want to be able to say, “‘I don’t want my nation doing this, [...]

Burning Of Witches In Africa: Video Of Accused Witches Being Murdered

Story and video of people accused of witchcraft being burnt to death in Africa

Waterboarding Of Abu Zubaydah And Khalid Shaikh Mohammed

CIA torture memo reveals that Abu Zubaydah was waterboarded 83 times and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was waterboarded 183 times.

Majority Of Americans Do Not Believe In Man-Made Global Warming

Only 34% of Americans believe global warming is caused by human activity.

Pakistan Wants Control Of U.S. Drones

With the number of drone strikes continuing in Pakistan, Pakistan has made it clear both publicly and privately to the Untied States government that we are willing to take out high value terrorist targets on our own, and we welcome the technology and intelligence assistance that will give us the ability to succeed.  President Obama [...]

Sedatives For Al Gore: Cap-And-Trade May Die In Senate

Senate deals major blow to cap-and-trade.