War Criminals Watch panel at the 2012 Left Forum held in New York City. Under the US global war of terror, 40% of the US budget goes to preserve and expand the…
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The complete text of the International Committee of the Red Cross on “The Treatment of Fourteen ‘High Value Detainees’ in CIA Custody” (February 2007), along with its transmittal letter to the
3-17-12 What War? US Turns from War on Iraq to Permanent Occupation
War Criminals Watch panel at the 2012 Left Forum held in New York City. Despite Obama’s announcement that US combat troops are leaving Iraq, giving rise to the popular perception that the…
11-8-11 Teach-In on CIA History at Diablo Valley College
Watch presentations by Stephanie Tang of World Can’t Wait (videos 4 and 5) and others at the Teach-In on the History of the CIA and the Impact on Democracy held at Diablo…
3-20-11 Presentation by Pardiss Kebriaei, Eric Stoner, Mathis Chiroux & Debra Sweet
Taking place on the eighth anniversary of the attack on Iraq and the second day of the attack on Libya, the panel is entitled: From the Bush Regime’s “War on Terror” to Obama’s “Overseas…
1-28-11 Discussion with Bassiouni and Gorman
By Debra Sweet On Tuesday January 25, at the same moment Congress gathered for the State of the Union address from Barack Obama, almost a hundred people gathered to discuss “Torture, Guantanamo and…
1-26-11 Guantanamo Event in Berkeley with our advisor, Candace Gorman
Activists and former prisoner call for Obama to close Guantánamo By Asaf Shalev From San Francisco Bay Guardian Online | Original Article The second anniversary of President Obama’s promise to close the…
10-28-10 Traumatized Troop Seeks Help, NCO Tells Him: “Get the sand out of your vagina!”
By Libby Liberal From Corrente | Original Article It’s been a week since I heard Ethan McCord, Iraq soldier whistleblower, speak at a World Can’t Wait event on the lower west side…
10-19-10 Video: “The Giant John Yoo Debate” at “Berkeley Says No to Torture” Week
By Andy Worthington From Andy Worthington | Original Article Just up on YouTube (and posted below) are three edits of “The Giant John Yoo Debate,” which took place last Tuesday as part…
10-14-10 Protests and Speeches Mark Berkeley’s “Say No to Torture” Week
By Nadia Prupis From Truthout | Original Article As the heat rose in Berkeley, California, this week, so did the temperament of the students, faculty and organizations that formed the city’s first…
10-13-10 Berkeley Demonstrates Against Torture
By Rachel Banning-Lover From The Daily Californian | Original Article This week Berkeley will be hit by another wave of demonstrations as supporters of Berkeley’s “We Say No to Torture” voice…
4-29-10 Teach-In on Capitol Hill
To watch video of presentations, click here.On Thursday, April 29, 2010, a “Teach-In on Capitol Hill,” was held inRoom 2168 of the Rayburn House Building, in Washington, D.C., dealingwith the question of…
3-30-10 Screening of “Taxi to the Dark Side”
By Jordan Palmer “Taxi to the Dark Side” is a 2007 Academy Award winning documentary focused onGuantanamo, Bagram and Abu Ghraib to expose the crimes against humanity which takeplace in these prisons….
2-23-10 John Yoo’s Torturous Book Tour
By Adrian Castaneda and Steven T. Jones From San Francisco Bay Guardian | Original Article John Yoo – the infamous author of legal memos justifying torture for the Bush Administration and a…
12-21-09 Video of Speech by Iraq Vet Mike Prysner at Winter Soldier Hearings
Watch the video here – in English with Spanish subtitles.
12-12-09 Film Screening of “Rethink Afghanistan” and Discussion with H. Candace Gorman
Film Screening of “Rethink Afghanistan” and Discussion with H. Candace Gorman, Lawyer for Two Guantanamo Bay Detainees, and Anthony Wagner, Iraq War Veteran.On Saturday, December 12, Chicago World Can’t Wait hosted a screening…