From Democracy Now | Original Article Today, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, James “Mad Dog” Mattis, faces his Senate confirmation hearing. Mattis reportedly received his nickname “Mad Dog” after leading…
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11-21-16 Jeremy Scahill: TigerSwan Security, Linked to Blackwater, Now Coordinates Intel for Dakota Access
Democracy Now| Original Article JUAN GONZÁLEZ: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Juan González, in for Amy Goodman. Amy is on assignment. In North Dakota, more than…
11-21-16 Neocons, War Criminals & White Nationalists: Jeremy Scahill on Trump’s Incoming Advisers & Cabinet
Democracy Now| Original Article JUAN GONZÁLEZ: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Juan Gonzalez, in for Amy Goodman. Amy is on assignment. We turn now to look…
10-17-16 Finally Free: ‘Guantánamo Diary’ Author Released After 14 Years Without Charge
By Hina Shamsi From American Civil Liberties Union | Origanal Article After unlawfully imprisoning our client Mohamedou Ould Slahi at Guantánamo for 14 years without charge or trial, the U.S….
10-13-16 Journalist James Risen: CIA Torture Methods Caused Long-Term Psychological Harm to Former Prisoners
From Democracy Now | Original Article New York Times investigation has found at least half of the 39 detainees who went through the CIA’s so-called enhanced interrogation program have since shown psychiatric…
10-11-16 Obama Is Killing Yemen: A Yemeni Journalist Speaks Out After U.S.-Backed Bombing Strikes Funeral
From Democracy Now | Original Article On Sunday, thousands of Yemenis gathered at the United Nations building in Sana’a calling for an international investigation into the U.S-backed Saudi assault on a funeral….
09-26-16 Lawyer for Gitmo Prisoners Released to Uruguay: They Haven’t Seen Their Families in 15 Years
From Democray Now! | Original Article We speak with a lawyer who helped to represent the six Guantánamo prisoners who the U.S. government released to Uruguay, including Jihad Abu Wa’el Dhiab. CUNY…
9-26-16 Freed Gitmo Prisoner Jihad Abu Wa’el Dhiab Speaks as Pres. Candidates to Debate Terrorism
From Democracy Now | Original Article Tonight, 100 million people are expected to watch the first presidential debate, where the topics will likely include foreign policy and terrorism. Eight years after President…
8-31-16 Glenn Greenwald: Obama Has Bombed 7 Nations, But Clinton Claims He Has Not Been Militaristic Enough
From Democracy Now | Original Article Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald looks at the foreign policies of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. “You have President Obama, who himself has been very militaristic—he…
7-8-16 Instead of Closing Guantanamo, The US Invests in Expansion
From Telesur | Original Article The Pentagon will spend $240 million to build new infrastructure and repair old buildings at the Guantanamo navy base in Cuba, according to contract documents. None of the improvements and repairs will be done…
6-17-16 Latest CIA Torture Docs Show “Evidence of War Crimes” & Level of Brutality That Even Shocked Bush
From Democracy Now | Original Article Shocking new details have been made public about the CIA’s torture program as the agency has declassified dozens of once-secret documents. A portion of the new…
5-03-16 “The Assassination Complex”: Jeremy Scahill & Glenn Greenwald Probe Secret US Drone Wars in New Book
From Democracy Now | Original Article As the Obama administration prepares to release for the first time the number of people it believes it has killed in drone strikes in countries that…
3-25-16 Blackwater Founder’s Latest Scheme: Money Laundering for Libyan Officials Through a Chinese Bank
From Democracy Now | Original Article The Intercept reports that what began as an investigation into Blackwater founder Erik Prince’s attempts to sell defense services in Libya and other countries in Africa…
3-25-16 Erik Prince in the Hot Seat: Blackwater Founder Under Investigation for Illegal Mercenary Biz
From Democracy Now | Original Article In a major new exposé, The Intercept has revealed that the Justice Department is investigating Blackwater founder Erik Prince for possible money laundering, ties to Chinese…
2-8-16 Trump Leads GOP Charge Embracing Torture: “I’d Bring Back a Hell of a Lot Worse Than Waterboarding”
From Democracy Now | Original Article In the final debate before Tuesday’s primary in New Hampshire, Republican presidential contenders battled it out Saturday night at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire….