Bush Vetoes Bill Outlawing Waterboarding and Harsh Methods of Torture

Bush Vetoes Bill to Ban Waterboarding
“The best source of information about terrorist attacks is the terrorists themselves.”
The ongoing debate of whether or not the use of torture is an imperative method of fighting the war on terrorism continues. This struggle to prohibit ‘inhumane’ methods of torture and advocating harsh methods still remains at the head […]

Iraq to Guantanamo Bay

Pentagon Cites Tapes Showing Interrogations

Once again the government, military officials and CIA are under fire for their interrogation efforts towards prisoners of war and terrorist suspects. Below is an article highlighting the investigation the CIA is undergoing for destroying interrogation tapes.
The Defense Department is conducting an extensive review of interrogation videotapes at military facilities from […]

Bring Soldiers Home

This mash-up displays all the U.S. cities that have voted resolutions to bring the troops home and out of Iraq. I must say it is certainly not as exciting as the Global Terrorism and Suspicious Events Mash-Up however it is interesting to see the polarity between existing political mashups. My previous blog post focused on […]