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...Stone writes in his latest book, “War and Liberty, An American Dilemma: 1790 to the Present.” Stone’s work chronicles the repression of personal freedoms during periods of war throughout American history, from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the Patriot Act of 2001. Stone uses the first periods he describes to acquaint the reader with the background of the tension between civil liberties and wartime necessity. As Stone covers each age, he connects earlier incidents and lessons learned to issues today. Surprisingly enough, although history often repeats itself, governments seem...
...talk about it.” Clearly. And race isn’t the only thing he gets to talk about, as Jenkins next launches into a tirade on the Bush administration: “We were standing around like ‘oh yeah, the Patriot Act,’” he says. “Someone bombed a building, let’s give up our rights, we sort of lost track of what we’re protecting… We all were pissed about 9/11 and we wanted to kick ass. I think everybody...
...would be very surprised if he didn’t continue doing what he’s done all along,” he said. “He’s a Chinese patriot. What is his career? I think his career is to be a Chinese patriot...
...this morning's Today show, Presidential advisor Dan Bartlett complimented the former CIA director as a "fine American" and "a patriot," but denied there was a lack of discussion or debate prior to the invasion of Iraq. "The President did wrestle with those very questions," Bartlett said...
...Tuesday, the Senate and House judiciary staffs interviewed William Moschella, the former Justice liaison to the Hill who pushed through changes in the Patriot Act to allow the interim appointment of prosecutors by the Attorney General. This Friday they will interview Bill McNulty, Gonzales' deputy, who was looped in on all key decision-making. Next week, according to the blog Talking Points Memo, former Deputy Attorney General James Comey is expected to testify before the House committee about his role in an earlier plan to fire certain attorneys, many of whom were not ultimately dismissed by Gonzales...