Monthly Archives: July 2008

Independence Day – 2008

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

We are going to have an open thread today.  At our house we have a big annual neighborhood picnic to attend and those helping with the arrangements must arrive early.  This is an annual event held at Matthew F. Maury … Continue reading →

Posted in Open Thread | 22 Comments

Guantanamo and the SERE schools

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

"In 2002, the training program, known as SERE, for Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape, became a source of interrogation methods both for the C.I.A. and the military. In what critics describe as a remarkable case of historical amnesia, officials who drew … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs | 24 Comments