Send in the Orange Clowns

Nov. 5, 2007: Narietta Hedges yells at volunteer torture victim Maboub Ebrahimzdeh during a water boarding demonstration by human rights activists in front of the Justice Department in Washington.
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One of the most balanced and reasoned articles on the waterboarding issue, comes from Mark Bowden, author of Blackhawk Down:

In Defense of Waterboarding

And in case he is misunderstood,

A clarification

Basically, his belief is that it should remain illegal, but that it is morally justified during situations where time is of the essence, and in such cases as lives may be saved. (Listen to Bowden on the Dennis Prager Show, talking about his articles).


Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Tuesday. Notice the orange-clad clowns in the background?

Jan. 30: Attorney General Michael Mukasey testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.
Melina Mara - The Washington Post

Here's a closer look:

Jan. 30: Members of Code Pink protest outside Capitol Hill in Washington as Attorney General Michael Mukasey testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Melina Mara - The Washington Post

And a photo from their own blog:

Best laugh line from their post:

We were very present but not very pink (more orange)

And elsewhere in the news, CodePink on another front in the war against the war...

Nothing short of disgusting:

The council also approved a move to give the anti-war Code Pink group a parking space in front of the recruiting center once a week for the next six months, though it might have a different action for abortion protesters.

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