George Bush

A STRANGE, SOULLESS MAN AND HIS UTTERLY FAILED PRESIDENCY

How vividly I remember the photos of Obama in Berlin during his campaign in 2008: streets literally flooded with people keen to get a glimpse of a promising young politician.  A few years later, in 2013, an estimated 4 to 6 thousand showed up for a major speech by then-President Obama, and one is surprised even that many showed, but then there is always a set of people who just want to be able to say they saw a celebrity.

John Chuckman

 

Processing Distortion: John Lindh-Detainee 001 in Bush’s “war on terror”

Peter B. Collins Presents Frank Lindh
In the hysteria following 9/11, John Lindh was captured in Afghanistan and falsely accused of being a traitor. In this moving, in-depth interview, his father, Frank, details his young son’s odyssey that led to a 20-year prison sentence for “Detainee 001″ in Bush’s “war on terror”. Frank Lindh is an attorney and law school instructor and the father of 3 children.
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