Boston Legal-Gitmo Closing

James Spader in Boston Legal giving his closing statements regarding a Guantanamo Bay detainee. Sound like anyone you know? I know it sounds like people I know. Actually it sounds like every logical American when they slow down enough to think about it and respond.

(courtesy of Crooks & Liars)

Chat with your friends. See what they think. If you all feel like this, see what can you come up with to help put the country back on track.

Canada Moves Toward Freedom

The press reported it as: The Canadian parliament has voted against renewing "anti-terror" measures that had been adopted after the 9/11 attacks. I report it as: Canada just removed anti-freedom measures that were pushed through by neo-conservatives shortly after fear gripped the public in 2001.

The BBC said of the two parts voted down: The measures allowed suspects to be detained without charge for three days and could compel witnesses to testify." This occurred only days after the Supreme Court revoked another right-free law allowing, "...foreign suspects to be detained indefinitely on the basis of secret evidence." Reuters

Their Supreme Court ruled that, "A system allowing the government to indefinitely detain foreign-born terror suspects or deport them violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. "
Prime Minister Harper, in the footsteps of a famous Texan, accused the opposition of being soft on terror.

Mister Harper: Maintaining the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is not being soft on terror, it is being strong on freedom. I hope you recognize that championing freedom and civil rights is of greater value to your people than being a champion of control and the police state.

CFO at Enron "Unconvicted"

The CFO of Enron has been "unconvicted".

Another judge throws out another conviction in the Enron case. Kevin A. Howard is the Chief Financial Officer at Enron convicted last year of three counts of wire fraud, two counts of falsification of books and records and conspiracy to falsify books and records.


From CNN:

"The judges on the appeals court said the convictions of the Merrill bankers could not be upheld because of the flawed use of the so-called honest services theory, which revolves around the breach of honest services owed under a contract."

"Judge Vanessa Gilmore wrote in a opinion dated Wednesday that the appeals court decision had changed "the law on what constitutes honest services wire fraud."

Read the article here.