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Guantanamo Bay

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2006

    Protecting your toner from terror

    Big terrorism news yesterday– and this time it involves a real terrorist, not one of that motley assembly of the largely misidentified down at Guantanamo Bay. And as is usual when we're talking about real terrorism in America, the terrorist is a disgruntled white guy. Yesterday, a jury in Jac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2006

    Dem Bones

    First there was yesterday's Election Day lunch--the GOP-heavy shindig where Weekly editor Will Swaim only got halfway through the hilarious speech I wrote for him because he was shuffling back and forth between pages and so lost my text and thus never got to the payoff, "Thank you, ladies and gentle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2006

    A Bad Day for Bush, and maybe waterboarding

    The Supreme Court today ruled the Bush administration must do one of those things it is always extremely reluctant to do: obey the law. By a vote of 5-3, the Supremes said the administration can't proceed with its plans to try prisoners at Guantanamo Bay before military tribunals. Writing for the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2006

    Terrorists Attack US Power Plant

    Israeli terrorists have caused significant damage to a power plant in Palestine, insured by the U.S. government for up to $48 million dollars. READ THE STORY ON ALJAZEERA.COM Tony Snow, White House Chief of Verbal Diarrhea, previously described Israel's current assault on the Palestinians as legi ... More >>

  • News

    March 7, 2002

    Mondo Washington

    Israeli terrorists have caused significant damage to a power plant in Palestine, insured by the U.S. government for up to $48 million dollars. READ THE STORY ON ALJAZEERA.COM Tony Snow, White House Chief of Verbal Diarrhea, previously described Israel's current assault on the Palestinians as legi ... More >>

  • News

    May 8, 2003

    The Kids Are Not All Right

    Israeli terrorists have caused significant damage to a power plant in Palestine, insured by the U.S. government for up to $48 million dollars. READ THE STORY ON ALJAZEERA.COM Tony Snow, White House Chief of Verbal Diarrhea, previously described Israel's current assault on the Palestinians as legi ... More >>

  • Film

    April 24, 2008

    'Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay' Is a Forced Act Two

    Israeli terrorists have caused significant damage to a power plant in Palestine, insured by the U.S. government for up to $48 million dollars. READ THE STORY ON ALJAZEERA.COM Tony Snow, White House Chief of Verbal Diarrhea, previously described Israel's current assault on the Palestinians as legi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2009

    Diane Harkey Protects Us From Accidental Terrorism

    Assemblywoman Diane Harkey put forth a resolution back in February to keep ex-Guantanamo detainees out of Camp Pendleton. With Barack Obama set to close the notorious, quasi-constitutional prison some time next year, Harkey wants to make sure the administration doesn't even think about putting any o ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 16, 2008

    Atrocity Becomes Art at OCCCA's 'Just How Does a Patriot Act' Show

    Assemblywoman Diane Harkey put forth a resolution back in February to keep ex-Guantanamo detainees out of Camp Pendleton. With Barack Obama set to close the notorious, quasi-constitutional prison some time next year, Harkey wants to make sure the administration doesn't even think about putting any o ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 17, 2006

    Taking Lives

    Coyote on a Fence gets all nuancey about capital punishment

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Spain, Chapman University Debaters Are Out to Get John Yoo

    So the big question when John Yoo speaks at Chapman University next week about presidential power is: Will he be shackled? Probably not, seeing as how this is not Spain, but were Orange within the Iberian Peninsula nation and NATO ally, he'd be under criminal indictment for sanctioning torture at Gu ... More >>

  • News

    August 11, 2005

    Justice Takes a Beating

    OC court greenlights torture in local jails

  • Film

    June 21, 2007

    A Mighty Spotlight

    WEB EXCLUSIVE! Angelina Jolie kidnaps Daniel Pearls movie

  • Film

    June 21, 2007

    Pearl Harbor

    Michael Winterbottom gives Mariane and Daniels story A Mighty Heart

  • Film

    May 31, 2007

    We Aren't the World

    How the Americans fared at Cannes

  • Music

    May 10, 2007

    Never Mind the Shit, Here's Coachella

    Is this annual desert festival an ordeal or orgasmic experience? Yes

  • Film

    May 3, 2007

    New Reviews

    We recommend: Americanizing Shelley, Civic Duty,

  • Columns

    June 13, 2002

    Diary of a Mad County

    We recommend: Americanizing Shelley, Civic Duty,

  • Culture

    March 15, 2007

    A Boot Stamping on Your Face

    The Actor's Gang Presents 1984

  • Columns

    August 24, 2006

    Letters

    'You would have enjoyed the stream of mucus-laden iced tea which spewed forth from my nose when I got to the end of that quip'

  • News

    September 21, 2006

    'I've Never Been to America. America Came to Me'

    Ex-Guantanamo Bay inmate Moazzam Begg recalls his three-year journey through Americas war on terror

  • Columns

    September 14, 2006

    Commie Girl

    Bullet Dodged! Dancing on 9/11 minus four

  • Film

    June 22, 2006

    To Hell and Back

    Michael Winterbottom puts a faceand a hoodon the suffering at Guantanamo

  • Culture

    March 23, 2006

    The French Really Like Us

    American Vertigo expands upon Tocquevilles territory

  • Culture

    November 17, 2005

    Porn for the Paranoid

    Fabrice Gygi feels your fear

  • Unknown

    June 30, 2005

    Tour of Booty

    Times reveals Umberg sex scandal, Register gets the real dirt

  • News

    April 28, 2005

    A Few Words on Why Tom Umberg Doesnt Want Campaign-Finance Reform

    Times reveals Umberg sex scandal, Register gets the real dirt

  • Columns

    December 30, 2004

    Call Me Irresponsible

    Yes, Its Undeniably True

  • Unknown

    November 11, 2004

    So Now What?

    No one said freedom was easy

  • News

    July 15, 2004

    Arrest Houchen Now, Ask Questions Later

    An open letter to Huntington Beach Police Chief Kenneth Small

  • Music

    May 1, 2003

    Not Embalmed Yet

    Rocket From the Crypts locomotive breath

  • Columns

    April 3, 2003

    What Are We Doing There?

    How to fight the war from home

  • Columns

    March 27, 2003

    No Blood for Water!

    Drinking the water Dana Rohrabacher surfs in

  • Columns

    January 16, 2003

    Of Ants and Men

    Drinking the water Dana Rohrabacher surfs in

  • News

    February 21, 2002

    Honored Heroes, Forgotten Dead

    Of monuments and memory

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    The Heat is Back on John Yoo

    Photo by Christopher VictorioYoo before his Chapman debate.The April 21 morning "terror memo" lawyer John Yoo appeared at the Chapman University debate, President Barack Obama said it would be up to his attorney general whether to prosecute former Bush administration advisors like Yoo. Since that da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2009

    Congressman Campbell, The Excellent Blogger

    John CampbellIf you're able to stomach the bitchy bitching about Obama, Congressman John Cambpell's "laptop reports" to constituents are actually pretty good reads. Why? He has figured out what makes great bloggers great: gimmicks!This latest bend-over-backwards-to-be-clever narrative structure:Thre ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 28, 2009
  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Rohrabacher Goes Against Own Party on Behalf of Uyghurs

    Photo by Jack GouldDo the best hopes for imprisoned Uyghurs rest with this man?Unless it involves legalizing medical marijuana, banning U.S. weapons sales to dictators or erecting a memorial statue for Doobie Brothers guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach) usually ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Rohrabacher Raises Serious Allegations About Mistreatment of Uighurs

    Photo by Jack GouldRohrabacher: Against at least some torture.The White House is relieved a home was finally found for 17 Muslim Uighurs from China who were held without justification at Guantanamo Bay, but their leading champion in Congress, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach), is still rais ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2009

    Dana Rohrabacher is Going to Be Pissed

    Dana Rohrabacher believes missiles should be pointed at China that way.A day after Rep. Dana Rohrabacher sent a blistering letter urging President Barack Obama "to unambiguously condemn the Communist Chinese government's violent crackdown on peaceful Uyghur protests in the Xinjiang province of China ... More >>

  • News

    October 8, 2009

    [BEST OF OC] El Profesor (the Professor): Erwin Chemerinsky

    Dana Rohrabacher believes missiles should be pointed at China that way.A day after Rep. Dana Rohrabacher sent a blistering letter urging President Barack Obama "to unambiguously condemn the Communist Chinese government's violent crackdown on peaceful Uyghur protests in the Xinjiang province of China ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    To Rohrabacher's Delight, Supreme Court Considers Freedom for Uighurs

    Photo by D. Robinson/Voice of AmericaCongressmen William Delahunt and Dana Rohrabacher with Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer.​Much to the chagrin of the Obama administration and applause of Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach), the U.S. Supreme Court said today it will consider whether judges h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Top Chef: Just Desserts...ANOTHER Top Chef Spin-Off

    ​ Hot off the announcement that Top Chef Masters is going to be getting a second season, Bravo is developing ANOTHER spin-off. What is it? Take the original Top Chef recipe, add a pinch of Ace of Cakes, maybe a few telegenic hotties that look like Jennifer Aniston and BAM! (with apologies to Eme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2010

    Obama, Economy, War, Swine Flu, Iran Election Crack Alamanac's Top 10 News Topics of 2009

    Here are The World Almanac and Book of Facts Top Ten News Topics of 2009:​1. Obama Presidency Begins. With the U.S. at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and facing its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, Barack Obama swearing in as the nation's 44th president Jan. 20 in Washington, DC.her ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    OC-Based Rescue Team Members Talk About Their Canceled Trip to Haiti

    Photo by Jim FraserBruce Newell (left) and Bob Scheibel (right) on duty as reserve firefighters at OCFA station 16 in Modjeska.​Structural engineer Bob Scheibel is no stranger to disaster. On Sept. 11, 2001, he was flown to Ground Zero on the only flight across U.S. skies that night, to help stabi ... More >>

  • Columns

    June 3, 2010

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    Photo by Jim FraserBruce Newell (left) and Bob Scheibel (right) on duty as reserve firefighters at OCFA station 16 in Modjeska.​Structural engineer Bob Scheibel is no stranger to disaster. On Sept. 11, 2001, he was flown to Ground Zero on the only flight across U.S. skies that night, to help stabi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 4, 2010

    Sean Hayes

    Detroit Bar

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Donald Rumsfeld: Pay Top Dollar To Eat With Him Tonight, Then Buy His Book And Follow Him On Twitter

    "You should buy my book and follow me on Twitter!"​Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is bringing his comedy tour to the Richard Nixon Library tonight. Or maybe he's being honored for something. Or maybe it's part of his book tour. Whatever it may be that is bringing him to O.C., we' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Watch What You Photograph in Newport Harbor Lest You Wind Up in an Anti-Terror Database

    ​Perhaps you've had family out from Idaho and taken them to the Newport Harbor area for a Balboa Bar and some sightseeing. Maybe they noticed the automobiles floating on water thanks to the Balboa Ferry and decided to snap some pictures of the scene with a cell phone camera.Those who take such pho ... More >>

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