A Delegation from the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) visited Haiti from April 12-19, and documented serious continuing violations of human rights, including killings, disappearances, burning of homes and intimidation, often directed at supporters of Haiti's elected government. The Delegation found a high degree of insecurity affecting all Haitians, as criminal gangs, often lead by convicted killers, control large parts of the country and operate with impunity.  The Delegation also found that the Multinational Interim Force (MIF) in Haiti was not acting to curb violence by paramilitary gangs, and was involved in illegal, warrantless arrests and holding of prisoners without documentation or legal justification.  The delegation issued a report available on the National Lawyers Guild's website, www.nlg.org.

On February 29, 2004, Haiti's democratically-elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was forcibly removed from power.  In response to reports of serious human rights violations occurring in the aftermath of this coup d'état, the NLG sent two delegations to Haiti to investigate and

I would just like to comment on the Wasserman article "Put George W. Bush in Prison"   Is he serious!  Put The President of the United States in prison for something an undisciplined, vigilanti MP battalion did?   Come on!  Did Wasserman clamor for Pres. Clinton's imprisonment when his air force was scandolized by numerous sexual assaults on female cadets?   Or any of the other of military scandals in the last dozen years?  No way!  I understand he doesn't agree with the war; and is legitimately concerned about Bush's Iraqi policy.  But he doesn't argue his case objectively.  His article is 99% left-leaning, political rhetoric.  And for you to call yourself "freepress" and yet give voice to such bias opinion is rediculous.    What a joke.  Pathetic.

Bill
Greenville, SC

I guess his column draws readers and that's what you want.  I see him undermining the morale of our troops and the resolve of Americans in this war on terrorism, a war that we did not start.  Put any U.S. President in prison....NEVER HAPPEN !

I won't waste any more time reading his radical hatred and condemnation of America's past, present and future.

Never forget 911.

Thanks, Lorne W. Gustafson

One of the many missteps that led to the unraveling of Gray Davis' decades long political career was the way in which the former governor of California handled the state's energy crisis. Sure, Davis may have publicly vilified energy companies such as Enron for ripping off the state and manipulating the market, but he operated under a veil of secrecy behind the scenes, refusing to allow anyone outside his administration to scrutinize his so-called solutions to the crisis.

A personality disorder is a deeply ingrained, maladaptive, and inflexible pattern of thinking, feeling, and behaving that significantly impairs an individual's social or occupational functioning.

Personality disorders are pronounced accentuations of personality traits. Personality disorders are associated with failures to reach potential.

Collectively, the USA suffers from pathological Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).

The Diagnostic Scholastic Manual IV Ed. is the psychiatric bible. To be certified NPD, one must meet 5 of the criteria. The USA scores nine out of nine.

1. A grandiose sense of self-importance. To be specific, the grandiosity is that of hubris. Hubris is that unique form of inflated ego that believes itself to be one with the Gods. To exemplify, the USA refers to its’ historical westward expansion and usurping of lands as ‘Manifest Destiny”.

2. Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance... SUPER-POWER.

3. Believes that USA is "special" and unique ...

4. Requires excessive admiration