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‘Challenging Authority’ By Stephen Lendman - RINF | Frances Fox Piven is a Canadian-born Professor of Political Science and Sociology at The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY). Her career is long and distinguished. She's the recipient of numerous awards, has combined scholarship with activism, and is the author of ...
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Torture Policies Undermine 9/11 Case By Jason Leopold | The Pentagon’s decision to drop war-crimes charges against Mohammed al-Qahtani, the alleged “20th hijacker” in the 9/11 attacks, again underscores the consequences of the Bush administration’s descent into torture and other abusive treatment of “war on terror” detainees.
If al-Qahtani’s case had gone forward, the U.S. government ...
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Guantanamo official says he’s not resigning AP | A Pentagon official said Wednesday he will not resign as legal adviser to war-crimes tribunals at Guantanamo, despite his removal from the trial of Osama bin Laden's driver because of a lack of impartiality.
But Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann left open the possibility that he could step ...
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China Says Quake Death Toll Could Top 50,000 VOA News | China says nearly 400 dams and reservoirs near the epicenter of Monday's deadly earthquake were damaged, triggering new worries as Chinese officials warned Thursday that the death toll could top 50,000.The military is in a race against time to rescue tens of thousands believed buried beneath the ...
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McCain: Most Troops Will Be Home by 2013 Senator John McCain declared on Thursday that most American troops will be home from Iraq by 2013 and that Iraq will be a functioning democracy with only “spasmodic’’ episodes of violence, a striking departure from his refusal so far to set a date for U.S. withdrawal.In a speech in the ...
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Watchdog: European DNA Database a Potential Nightmare
By Mick Meaney - RINF | Speaking at a news conference, European Data Protection Supervisor, Peter Hustinx, raised concerns over the European DNA Database, criticising its lack of safeguards to protect tourists and the public travelling around the EU.
“In some cases it will be a nightmare not only for citizens ...
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Top Activist’s Detention Blot on Democracy By Praful Bidwai | Protests are mounting all over the world against the year-long detention of Dr. Binayak Sen, a distinguished Indian human rights and health activist, under draconian laws in the central state of Chhattisgarh.
Sen, national vice president and Chhattisgarh general secretary of the well-known People's Union of Civil ...
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White House denied knowledge of military analyst program By Eric Brewer | In the two weeks since I asked Dana Perino whether the White House knew about or approved of the Pentagon's use of TV military analysts as propaganda tools, I've been back to the briefing room three times (May 6, 12, and 13) to try to ask ...
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President Bush should be impeached for war crimes By Bill Wickersham | Bill Wickersham is an adjunct professor of Peace Studies at MU, a member of Veterans for Peace and a member of the national steering committee of Global Action to Prevent War.In June 2004, the Bush Administration issued a statement that detailed its rationale and legal stance ...
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Blair recalls despair at Bush’s victory Press TV | Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife says they watched in distress as George Bush won the US presidential election in 2000. In an autobiography entitled "Speaking For Myself," which was published Wednesday, Cherie Blair wrote "I think it's fair to say that our hearts sank when ...
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