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John Lewis: McCain Sows Hatred

by: The Associated Press

John McCain at Lehigh University.
Congressman John Lewis has said that the negative rhetoric of the McCain-Palin campaign reminds him of the violent hatred during the 1960's. (Photo: Getty Images)

    Washington - Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and veteran of the civil rights movement, says the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign reminds him of the hateful atmosphere that segregationist Gov. George Wallace fostered in Alabama in the 1960s.     Republican candidate John McCain on Saturday called Lewis' remarks "shocking and beyond the pale."     The Obama campaign said the Illinois senator doesn't believe McCain or his policy criticism is at all comparable to Wallace and his segregationist policies. »

McCain supporters in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

The Terrorist Barack Hussein Obama

by: Frank Rich, The New York Times

    If you think way back to the start of this marathon campaign, back when it seemed preposterous that any black man could be a serious presidential contender, then you remember the biggest fear about Barack Obama: a crazy person might take a shot at him.

    Some voters told reporters that they didn't want Obama to run, let alone win, should his very presence unleash the demons who have stalked America from Lincoln to King. »

Iraqi detainee at Camp Cropper.

PART II: Detention Has a Wide, Destructive Impact in Iraq

by: Nick Mottern and Bill Rau, t r u t h o u t | Perspective

    On August 5, 2008, Richard Rowley posted a video on the Web site of the Pulitzer Center, showing Iraqi families heading out into the desert of southern Iraq before dawn to visit relatives imprisoned by the US at Camp Bucca. The camp currently holds about 15,900 Iraqis, according to the US command in charge there.

    Rowley explains:

    "All the rooms are full at the Bourj Babel Hotel outside of Basra. »

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