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10-19-11 Torture Victims to Initiate Private Prosecution against George W. Bush on His Arrival in Canada
Torture Victims to Initiate Private Prosecution against George W. Bush on His Arrival in Canada Canadian Government Has Legal Obligation under UN Convention Against Torture to Prosecute Alleged Perpetrators of Torture,…
8-16-11 Ten Years After 9/11 the Fight for Justice Continues
From CCR Newsletter | Original article George W. Bush began the first decade of the 21st century by shredding the Constitution. President Barack Obama ended it by refusing to close Guantánamo; end…
8-14-11 Special Ops: The New Face of War
By John Grant From Truth-Out | Original article How do you assure the security of a nation of human beings who consume a disproportionate amount of the world’s resources, habitually live beyond…
8-13-11 Holding Rumsfeld Accountable
From The NY Times | Original article In a courageous decision last week, a federal appellate court ruled that two Americans who say they were tortured by American military forces in Iraq…
8-13-11 “Rumsfeld should be going to jail”
Debra Sweet, director of World Can’t Wait Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Donald Rumsfeld is facing a civil suit as two US citizens claim they were wrongfully detained and tortured in…
8-8-11 Seventh Circuit on Torture Claims Against Donald Rumsfeld
By Benjamin Wittes From Lawfare | Original article Only days after a U.S. District Court in Washington allowed to proceed a suit by a U.S. citizen who alleged that he had been…
8-8-11 They Died in Vain; Deal With It
By Ray McGovern From CommonDreams | Original article Many of those preaching at American church services Sunday extolled as “heroes” the 30 American and 8 Afghan troops killed Saturday west of Kabul,…
8-4-11 Judge allows American to sue Rumsfeld over torture
By Nedra Pickler From News Yahoo | Original article WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge is allowing an Army veteran who says he was imprisoned unjustly and tortured by the U.S. military in…
8-1-11 Cruel Isolation
From The New York Times | Original article For many decades, the civilized world has recognized prolonged isolation of prisoners in cruel conditions to be inhumane, even torture. The Geneva Conventions forbid…
7-31-11 The Forgotten History of David Petraeus
By Jeff Kaye From The Dissenter | Original article In July, General David Petraeus was approved as CIA Director by both the Senate Intelligence Committee and then the full Senate, whose vote…
7-28-11 Guantánamo and the Death of Habeas Corpus
By Andy Worthington From Andy Worthington | Original Article Last month, the third anniversary ofBoumediene v. Bush (on June 12) passed without mention. This was a great shame, not only because it…
7-27-11 International outrage over drone attacks raises questions of legality
By Evelyn Crunden From People’s Blog for the Constitution | Original article The legacy of former President Bush is still felt in many areas, in part due to efforts by his successor….
7-20-11 Impeachment: If Not Obama, Who?
By Glen Ford From Black Agenda Report | Original article A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford There was a time when much of the public clamored for justice to…
7-20-11 Congress and the Dangerous Drive Towards Creating a Military State
By Andy Worthington From AndyWorthington | Original article “Some issues,” the New York Times declared in an editorial on June 25, “require an unwavering stand. Preserving the role of law enforcement agencies…