jus·tice n. the quality of being just; righteous, or equitable; just and fair actions and treatment

Torture 101: New basic training course

In response to the Bush administration's commands, Congress has opened the way to legitimize torture, as well as detention without time limit and without time or trial.

The Army says that torture will now be included as part of all basic training in order to carry out the requests of the Commander-in-Chief.

The "Military Commissions Act of 2006" confers on the President the "authority" to "interpret the significance and applicabilityof the Geneva Conventions" banning torture and defining the rules of war, motably the rules relevant too the treatment of prisoners.

The accused cannot claim the right to choose his defense counsel, nor can he know the charges against him, or, if the need arises, the nature of the evidence brought against him. Able to be detaied without time limit, there is not even any right to demand a trial.

In an unrelated story, Miami real estate brokers are reporting that thousands of foreign nationals who own condos throughout Florida have placed those properties on the market.

Families of fallen soldiers praise Army

"My son was brave and committed to the ideals of the United States," cried Martha Burnake in recent testimony in Washington. "He was proud of his Army service and how he was able to protect great Americans like Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney."

With more than 20,000 dead and injured U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq, military families are speaking out. At a recent rally to support the Army's policies, almost a dozen parents were present.

"I only wish Julie was alive to see the new 'Army Strong' campaign. She wasn't a 'Be All You Can Be' sort of girl and would have liked the new slogan," said Hank Bumpkiss of Lincoln, NE. I've already bought a camouflag outfit for my granddaughter so she'll be ready to sign up for the next war.