Would the death penalty for Khalid Mohammed violate the geneva convetion or international law?

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Saturday November 14, 2009 · 9:46 PM PST

2009/11/14 · 21:46

Below, I review whether relevant international laws would bar the use of the death penalty. I go into some depth, as this is something I had wondered about and wanted an exact answer on. Our own violation of the Geneva conventions also comes into play.

Poll

105 votes Show Results

How should Kahlid Sheikh Mohammed be punished?

105 votes Vote Now!

How should Kahlid Sheikh Mohammed be punished?

Death Penalty

44 votes

Life Imprisonment

33 votes

Trail at the Hague under international law for war crimes

17 votes

Re-patration to Afghanistan, Kuwait or Pakistan to be tried there

2 votes

Torture tainted any justice that could be had, he should be released

9 votes

Let Palin be a warning, the actual ethics charges...

The Progressive Majority

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Friday July 03, 2009 · 10:45 PM PDT

2009/07/03 · 22:45

Palin's resignation represents a victory, of sorts. During the campaign she engaged in the lowest form of politics of personal destruction against Obama. She then went on to agitate for Republicans and raise money for them around the country. A year later, she is half a million in debt, her children are an object of public ridicule and still needs to defend herself in court. Hopefully, she will serve as an example to other Republicans who are thinking about playing "hardball."

Out of curiosity, I also found a comprehensive list of the exact charges filed against Palin. Some of them were determined to have no merit, but you never know what's going to stick so they were all worth a try.

The Progressive Majority

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Sunday June 14, 2009 · 2:15 PM PDT

2009/06/14 · 14:15

I wasn't able to find any other diary entries on this, and there seem to be a number of people who have the wrong impression about Stephen Chu's energy efficient roof proposal. Yes, he did use the term "paint your roof white," however this is really a layman's way of saying "make your roof reflective of solar radiation." There's no need to actually paint your roof "white," and this could actually have a worse result than much more asthetically normal shingles. It's not about being a certain color, but being energy efficient.

Poll

74 votes Show Results

Blancing asthetics and energy efficiency, what would be your choice?

74 votes Vote Now!

Blancing asthetics and energy efficiency, what would be your choice?

80% Reflective, bright white elastometric (plasticy) covering on very smooth surface. Very expensive.

27 votes

60% Reflective, bright white elastometric coating over normal shingles. More expensive.

5 votes

35% Reflective, premium bright white shingles. Expensive.

3 votes

27% Reflective, (pictured) grey energy efficient shiingles. A bit less expensive.

33 votes

18-33% Dark Red tiles (common in California, but efficient ones are more expensive and not commonly used)

3 votes

5-1% Reflective, black shingles

3 votes

Why are we still boycotting the Durban Review Conference?

The Progressive Majority

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Saturday April 18, 2009 · 4:48 PM PDT

2009/04/18 · 16:48

The original Durban Conference discussed race relations, equality and human rights around the world. Unfortunately, shortly following it the Sept. 11 attacks occured and all of its promising results were all but forgotten in the face of US nationalism and our jingoistic media.

Poll

141 votes Show Results

Should the US attend the Durban Review Conference (on human rights)?

141 votes Vote Now!

Should the US attend the Durban Review Conference (on human rights)?

Yes

71 votes

53 votes

Only if all the state departments demands are met

17 votes

Pop the right wing info-bubble! Go and comment!

The Progressive Majority

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Friday March 20, 2009 · 9:23 AM PDT

2009/03/20 · 09:23

Brarack Obama's Teleprompter, a right wing satire blog

This blogspot blog, "Barack Obama's Teleprompter", is being picked up by Rush Limbaugh and a few other right wing talk show hosts. Now, consider that a good number of people who listen to Limbaugh rarely if ever leave the bubble of right wing mis-information. Many of the people visiting this satire blog are simply not exposed to anything but a twisted caricture of progressive thought. This is a chance to change that, even if, just for a little while.

RSS

Would the death penalty for Khalid Mohammed violate the geneva convetion or international law?

Let Palin be a warning, the actual ethics charges...

Media stupidity: Does Stephen Chu want your roof to be white?

Why are we still boycotting the Durban Review Conference?

Pop the right wing info-bubble! Go and comment!