[MCM] Democracy in Afghanistan

2009-03-25 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
http://www.guardian.co.uk/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/22/us-afghan-plan-to-bypass-karzaihttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/22/us-afghan-plan-to-bypass-karzai US will appoint Afghan 'prime minister' to bypass Hamid Karzai White

[MCM] Florida wants to make elections LESS transparent

2009-03-25 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
ELECTIONS BILL A THREAT TO TRANSPARENT VOTING Daytona Beach News-Journal Community Voices Column By Susan Pynchon and Kitty Garber March 24, 2009

[MCM] That CIA expert got it wrong

2009-03-25 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
From Paul Lehto: The quote from the CIA Analyst below is highly misleading even though partly helpful. The quote says: *most* Web-based ballot systems had proved to be insecure. (emphasis added) Most? Give me a Break. All. Period. No exceptions. See http://www.servesecurityreport.org/

[MCM] A must-see documentary on Rove's political prosecutions

2009-03-25 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 http://legalschnauzer.blogspot.com/2009/03/political-prosecutions-of-karl-rove.htmlThe Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove: An Update We posted yesterday about the Project Save Justice video,

[MCM] Obama claims state-secret privilege, just like Bush

2009-03-25 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
And so George Washington is still the only US president to yield authority. MCM Handling Of 'State Secrets' At Issue Like Predecessor, New Justice Dept. Claiming Privilege By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 25, 2009; A01

[MCM] Why HJC wanted Rove behind closed doors ( more)

2009-03-25 Thread Mark Crispin Miller
March 25 EXCLUSIVE: Why House Committee wanted Rove behind closed doors Larisa Alexandrovna -- Wednesday March 25, 2009 http://rawstory.com/news/2008/House_Committee_wanted_Rove_behind_closed_0324.htmlhttp://rawstory.com/news/2008/House_Committee_wanted_Rove_behind_closed_0324.html The