By Marjorie Cohn From Truthout | Original Article Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks to the media at the State Department on March 5, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Pompeo criticized a…
Category: Recent News
3/7/20 Erik Prince Recruits Ex-Spies to Help Infiltrate Liberal Groups
By Mark Mazzetti and Adam Goldman From The New York Times | Original Article Mr. Prince, a contractor close to the Trump administration, contacted veteran spies for operations by Project Veritas,…
3/6/29 I was abused by the US in Afghanistan and am still detained in Guantanamo Bay – the ICC are right to hold them to account
By Ahmed Rabbani From Independent | Original Article If the United States will not allow its own people to be subject to the rule of law in such cases, how can others…
3/5/20 Pompeo denounces probe of possible U.S. war crimes in Afghanistan
By Lara Seligman From Politico | Original Article The secretary of State noted that the United States is not “a party” to the International Criminal Court. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. |…
3/5/20 Sen. Ted Cruz Hatches Plan to Curtail the International Criminal Court’s Power
By Betsy Swan From Daily Beast | Original Article In a closed-door meeting with pro-Israel activists earlier this week, Cruz said he expected Russia and China to support his efforts. Carlos Barria/Reuters…
3/4/20 Trump’s Afghanistan Deal Prioritizes Bragging Rights Over Lasting Peace
By Marjorie Cohn From Truthout | Original Article U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar sign a peace agreement during a ceremony in Doha,…
2/29/20 “So-Called ’Peace Deal’ Is Anything But”: Critics Warn US-Taliban Deal Exposes Fallacies of Endless War Paradigm
By Jon Queally From CommonDreams | Original Article The agreement, warned Rep. Barbara Lee, “leaves thousands of troops in Afghanistan and lacks the critical investments in peacebuilding, human-centered development, or governance reform…
2/26/20 Julian Assange on unfairness, on ‘spying’ on legal team in fight over extradition
By Kim Hjelmgaard From USA Today | Original Article LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange claimed in a British court Wednesday that he is being treated unfairly in his U.S. extradition case because…
2/18/20 “The Right to Do Whatever I Want as President”
By Rebecca Gordon From TomDispatch | Original Article Impunity Guaranteed for Torturers (and Presidents) On February 5th, the Senate voted to acquit President Donald J. Trump of abuse of power and obstruction…
2/16/20 Afghan Troops Say Taliban are Brothers and War is “Not Really Our Fight”
By Nicolas J.S. Davies From Commondreams | Original Article Afghanistan is not the United States’ longest war. That tragic distinction belongs to the American Indian Wars Taliban fighters attend a surrender ceremony in…
2/12/20 US, UK, Turkey urged to arrest UAE ‘war crimes’ suspects
From AlJazeera | Original Article Yemeni complainants file charges through UK law firm saying UAE officials hired mercenaries to attack, kill civilians. More than 100,000 people have been killed in Yemen’s war…
2/9/20 Guantánamo prisoner pleas with Sturgeon to help discover ‘truth’ of rendition
By Martyn McLaughlin From The Scotsman | Original Article Saifullah Paracha has been held at Guantanamo since 2004 without charge. The oldest prisoner in Guantánamo Bay has written to Nicola Sturgeon to…
2/2/20 Second ex-CIA contractor testifies on interrogations in 9/11 case at Guantanamo
By Ben Fox, The Associated Press From MilitaryTimes | Original Article In this Nov. 21, 2013, file photo reviewed by the U.S. military, dawn arrives at the now closed Camp X-Ray, which…
1/28/20 The U.S. Is Recycling Its Big Lie About Iraq To Target Iran
By Nicolas J.S. Davies From CommonDreams | Original Article This has led to an illegal regime of brutal sanctions, under which thousands of children are dying from preventable diseases and malnutrition, and…
1/28/20 CIA Psychologist Threatened to Cut Throat of KSM’s Son in Quest to Stop More Attacks
By John Ryan From LawDragon | Original Article Sketch by Janet Hamlin. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad (left) confers with his defense team. Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – Former CIA psychologist James Mitchell testified…