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For Families of 9/11 Victims, Virus Further Slows the Pace of Justice
With proceedings at Guantánamo Bay upended, chances are growing that the
20th anniversary will pass without the trial of the men accused of plotting
the attack getting underway.
Guantánamo Bay prison is a warcrime.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Atta
My best guess is
Mohamed_Atta planned, lead, and died in the 9/11/01 attacks.
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For Families of 9/11 Victims, Virus Further Slows the Pace of Justice
With proceedings at Guantánamo Bay upended, chances are growing that the
20th anniversary will pass without the trial of the men accused of plotting
the attack getting underway.
Guantánamo Bay prison is a warcrime.
There is no justice to be found there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Atta
My best guess is
Mohamed_Atta planned, lead, and died in the 9/11/01 attacks.
The motive seems to be a counterattack in a religious war.
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Mistrust of a Coronavirus Vaccine Could Imperil Widespread Immunity
Billions are being poured into developing a shot, but the rapid timetable
and President Trump’s cheerleading are creating a whole new group of
vaccine-hesitant patients.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html
The technical portions of the C.D.C. and the F.D.A. have not yet been forced to lie.
Skip the headlines and read the reports.
Scientists will not lie without great duress.
Taking hostages should show.
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Trump Promotes Caricature of What Conservatives Want
A series of events during his White House tenure has made clear that Mr.
Trump views the voters he calls “my people” through the lens of what he
imagines they like.
Trump reads his scripts.
Rupert Murdoch writes them.
Rupert is degenerating as he ages.
Rupert has more trouble being coherent.
Steve Bannon never recovered from the bombing of the Cole.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cole_(DDG-67)
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Why Trump’s Attacks on John Roberts Aren’t Working With Some Conservatives
The Supreme Court has faded somewhat in importance as frustration with the
president grows, according to Republicans in the Indiana county where the
chief justice grew up.
John Roberts is perhapse an honest man.
Few honest men listen so poorly.
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Praise for John Lewis Pours in From Nation’s Political Elite
Mr. Lewis, who died on Friday at 80, was instrumental in the historic
struggle for racial equality in the United States. “He risked his life and
his blood” for his country, former President Barack Obama said.
The good he did is not yet interred.
That is not for lack of trying.
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John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80
Images of his beating at Selma shocked the nation and led to swift passage
of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. He was later called the conscience of the
Congress.
The good he did is not yet interred.
That is not for lack of trying.
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Open Thread
Feel free to use comments to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts.
The national police action in Portland is not the beginning or the end of the beginning.
It is just a scene in the middle of the second act.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Were the Actions of Federal Agents in Portland Legal?
The Department of Homeland Security can point to federal statutes
protecting property to justify the arrests of protesters in Portland, Ore.,
but whether they stretched the law would be up to a judge.
The judge would need to think.
The U.S. is not supposed to have a national police.
The individual states are sovereign as are the citizens.
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F.B.I. Agent in Russia Inquiry Saw Basis in Early 2017 to Doubt Dossier
Newly declassified documents added more fodder for the continuing political
fight over an aspect of the Trump-Russia investigation.
The Steel dossier is not admissable in court.
It is enough to issue a warrent or warrents.
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Biden’s School Plan Draws Clear Contrast With Trump’s
Joseph Biden said the president’s insistence on getting students and
teachers back in the classroom, despite the virus, was “just plain
dangerous.” Mr. Biden also warned that Russia and China were engaged in
election meddling.
Joseph Biden is demonstrably rational.
Trump is not.
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Watchdog Faults Medicare Agency’s Use of Communications Contractors
An inspector general’s audit said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Service used communications contractors for work that should have been
performed by public servants.
The Republican administration is excessively concerned with which pocket
The costs of management come out of and whose pocket they go into.
Government salleries are lower than those in private industry and job security
is better for civil service tasks.
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Pentagon Sidesteps Trump to Ban the Confederate Flag
The defense secretary lists the types of flags that are allowed to appear
on bases worldwide. That flag does not fit.
The Union survived the aristocratic challenge (Civil War).
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Government Says Contract for Covid-19 Database Was Competitively Bid
A $10.2 million contract to run the Trump administration’s new coronavirus
database continues to draw scrutiny, but the government says it had six
bidders.
The Trump administration must show the documents.
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How to Save a Half-Open Economy
It may take months or even years to recover its vigor. Here’s how
economists say the government could help.
Economic salvation will not happen in pandemic conditions.
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Mnuchin Calls for Congress to Pass More Stimulus This Month
The Treasury Secretary told lawmakers that the next phase of relief should
be focused on industries that have been hardest hit by the coronavirus.
Stimulus is the wrong tool.
Call it relief.
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Despite White House Broadsides, Most Americans Stick by Fauci
As President Trump and his allies have sown doubts about Dr. Anthony Fauci,
many Republicans have turned against him. But over all, nearly two-thirds
of the country expressed faith in Dr. Fauci.
Most citizens are wiser than Trump.
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Why Ohio is in Play for Both Biden and Trump
Ohio was thought to be an uphill battle for Joe Biden in November. Now
there are signs the Trump campaign is on defense, despite continuing
Republican advantages in the state.
Most citizens are wiser than Trump.
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Inside the Shrinking 2020 Democratic Convention in Milwaukee
An event that was once expected to draw 50,000 people to Milwaukee may now
involve just 300, with plans still far from settled a month before the
convention.
There is not much business for the Democratic convention to conduct.
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$174 Million Afghan Drone Program Is Riddled With Problems, U.S. Report Says
Overhead surveillance is critical to fighting the Taliban, but the American
military’s effort to equip Afghan forces has fallen short, according to an
independent watchdog.
Afghanistan does not have a technological culture.
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