In January 2012 the Chicago City Council unanimously passed the Anti-Torture Resolution. This is the first time that any city in the United States has voted to condemn torture on the city,…
Category: Speeches & Public Statements
5-9-12 Two Petitions on John Brennan
From Just Foreign Policy John Brennan: Tell the Whole Truth About Drone Strikes Share this action on Twitter Share White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan has publicly acknowledged the Obama administration’s use…
4-28-12 Letter to Sen. Feinstein on Torture Report
Senator Dianne Feinstein United States Senate Hart Office Building Washington D.C. 20510 FAX: 202 228 3954 Dear Senator Feinstein: We write to urge that you make the forthcoming Senate Select…
4-11-12 A cry for help from Guantanamo
By Close Guantanamo Here at “Close Guantanamo,” we have, in recent weeks, been telling the stories of prisoners held indefinitely at Guantanamo, even if they are among the 89 prisoners cleared for…
3-18-12 Take the Iran Pledge of Resistance from a coalition of peace groups
“If the United States applies increased sanctions, invades, bombs, sends combat troops or drones, or otherwise significantly escalates its intervention in Iran or the region directly or through support of its allies,…
3-18-12 Stopping the US Drone War: A Chilling Feature of the US War of Terror, Expanded by Obama Administration to Include Targeted Assassinations
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…
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…
2-5-12 A Call for Annulment of the APA’s PENS Report
From Coalition for an Ethical Psychology | Original Article Over the decade since the horrendous attacks of 9/11, the world has been shocked by the specter of abusive interrogations and the torture…
1-30-12 You Know Where the Threat Comes From
By Debra Sweet From World Can’t Wait | Original Article Many hundreds of you took the Quiz: Iran, Who is the Real Threat? The percentage of people who got all 7 correct…
1-13-12 Chicago Manifesto for a Torture-Free World
From Scarry Thoughts | Original Article [The following was inspired by a conversation with Cherif Bassiouni and by testimony given at a hearing on Thursday, January 12, 2012, before the Committee on…
1-24-12 Close Guantanamo!
By Andy Worthington It’s three years since President Obama promised to close Guantánamo Remind President Obama of his promise. Sign the petition on the White House’s “We the People” website urging…
12-14-11 Stand against the military detention provisions of the NDAA.
From the Bill of Rights Defense Committee: 1. Sign our petition Add your voice to the thousands of Americans saying “NO!” to indefinite detention without trial. Sign our petition against the NDAA….
11-15-11 Don’t Attack Iran!
AN APPEAL TO UNITED STATES AND ISRAELI AIR, MISSILE AND DRONE CREWS TO STAND DOWN FROM ORDERS TO ATTACK IRAN Sign Your Name Here. We are at an historic moment when decisions…
11-8-11 “N-Y Historical Society Kissinger Gala” Program & Action
On the night of the New-York Historical Society Gala at the Waldord Astoria presenting an award to Henry Kissinger, a coalition of groups demonstrated outside. Meanwhile, an intrepid trio of War Resisters, decked…