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William Fisher: Alas, Poor Scott
Tuesday, 18 April 2006, 11:25 am | William Fisher
Poor Scott McClellan. He has what must be the least satisfying job in Washington. Members of the White House press corps report that McClellan is generally a decent guy and no villain. But, like most presidential press secretaries before him, he ... More >>
American Support For Iraq War In Sharp Decline
Tuesday, 18 April 2006, 12:40 am | William Fisher
Only 20 per cent of Americans thinks President George W. Bush's goal of spreading democracy to other countries is "very important". And even among Republicans, only three out of ten favor pursuing this goal "strongly", with most of the erosion in ... More >>
William Fisher: Grading Our MBA President
Monday, 10 April 2006, 12:58 am | William Fisher
There is a consensus among CEOs and business school professors that there are just short of a dozen indispensable characteristics that are essential for an effective chief executive. Since the current chief executive of America Inc. is the first to ... More >>
William Fisher: Amnesty Takes On Rendition
Sunday, 9 April 2006, 10:54 pm | William Fisher
As U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and her team continue to face increasingly harsh criticism from Muslim communities, Amnesty International has issued a new report on one of the practices they criticize most: rendition. More >>
W. Fisher: And This Guy Wants to Be President?
Thursday, 6 April 2006, 7:06 am | William Fisher
This week, we got yet another pitiful lesson in just how craven wannabe presidential hopefuls will be in pandering to their "base" - and how little some of them understand about how to wage and win the "Global War on Terror." More >>
William Fisher: Bush's Mixed Signals
Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 11:24 am | William Fisher
Last month, the U.S. Muslim World Advisory Committee of the United States Institute of Peace sat down for a talk with Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Under-Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes. These are the kinds of meetings Arab-American ... More >>
William Fisher: Not a Country Anymore
Friday, 31 March 2006, 10:58 am | William Fisher
Think about contractors in Iraq, and what's the first thing that comes to mind? Halliburton, raking in billions and overcharging taxpayers by billing the government for stuff it never delivered, and then getting bonuses for almost all its questionable ... More >>
William Fisher: Ball In The Supreme's Court
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 12:31 am | William Fisher
The U.S. Supreme Court this week heard arguments in what will almost certainly be one of the landmark cases of the past fifty years. More >>
William Fisher: Government To Pay "Terrorist"
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 12:23 am | William Fisher
More than six months ago, a Federal district judge ordered former U.S. attorney general John Ashcroft and other senior officials to testify in a lawsuit brought by an Egyptian who claims he was beaten and starved after being arrested after the 9/11 attacks, ... More >>
William Fisher: Biscuits, Anyone?
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 12:21 am | William Fisher
"Press Office," chirped the Defense Department voice on the phone. "Yes, good morning. My name is Bill Fisher. I write for TruthOut. I have a couple of questions about the Biscuit Program. Would you be able to help me?" More >>
William Fisher: Iraq Told To Rebuild Itself
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 10:46 am | William Fisher
Last week's announcement that Iraq will now have to pay for its own reconstruction has left some observers wondering whether the yet-to-be-formed government there will be up to the task. More >>
William Fisher: The Oxycops
Friday, 24 March 2006, 1:56 pm | William Fisher
Wheelchairbound multiple sclerosis patient Richard Paey is serving 25 years in a Florida prison for "trafficking" 1/2 gram of OxyContin, a widely-prescribed pain-killing drug, even though the prosecutor concedes that Paey never sold any medication. In ... More >>
W. Fisher: Give Us Your Huddled Masses - Or Not
Tuesday, 21 March 2006, 11:06 am | William Fisher
There are some 10 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. today, and there is no sign that the flow is going to decrease any time soon. More >>
William Fisher: The Age Of Anxiety Redux
Monday, 20 March 2006, 12:47 am | William Fisher
Airplanes crashing into buildings. Daily body counts from Iraq and Afghanistan. Hospitals filled with hideously mutilated young service men and women. Prisoners being tortured and abused. People being beheaded. Religious leaders urging us to "take out" heads ... More >>
How To Lose Friends And Encourage Extremists
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 11:23 am | William Fisher
One of my proudest moments as an American working in Egypt always came at about this time of year, when the U.S. State Department issued its annual report on the state of human rights around the world. I remember sitting in front of a computer in a ... More >>
Experts Question Credibility Of US HR Report
Tuesday, 14 March 2006, 3:12 pm | William Fisher
Foreign policy, legal and human rights authorities are raising serious questions about the credibility of the U.S. State Department's annual report on human rights, released last week. More >>
William Fisher: Quoth The Craven Evermore
Tuesday, 14 March 2006, 10:47 am | William Fisher
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For those who enjoy the political theater of the absurd, the Dubai Ports World soap opera was the only show in town last week. And it was a hoot! The actors came straight out of Central Casting. More >>
Bush Is Herding Cats In The US Jewish Community
Thursday, 9 March 2006, 11:22 am | William Fisher
On the heels of the surprise victory of Hamas in the Palestinian parliamentary elections, President George W. Bush is discovering just how difficult it is to try to herd a bunch of cats. More >>
William Fisher: Son Of Guantanamo
Thursday, 2 March 2006, 3:27 pm | William Fisher
Legal, diplomatic, religious and human rights authorities are struggling to be heard on what many consider to be the "Son of Guantanamo" -- a secret prison in Afghanistan where the U.S. military is said to have been holding some 500 "enemy combatants" ... More >>
William Fisher: Deaths In U.S. Custody
Monday, 27 February 2006, 10:28 am | William Fisher
A major human rights advocacy group is charging that of the 98 detainees who have died in U.S. custody in Iraq and Afghanistan since August 2002, 34 are suspected or confirmed homicides, another 11 suggest that death was a result of physical abuse ... More >>
