Obama's orders on Guantanamo and torture
Michael Ratner is President of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in New York. He has taught at Yale Law School, lectured at Columbia Law School, and was President of the National Lawyers Guild. therealnews.com Near the end Michael Ratner makes… more »
Charge: Israel’s Phosphorus Bomb Use Violated “Rules of War”
from: William Hughes Joe Stork is the Washington Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, “Human Rights Watch.” On Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, he gave a talk at the Palestine Center, in Washington, D.C. His remarks focused generally on the… more »
More children among Gaza dead
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a resolution expressing support for Israel in its conflict with Hamas. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, said the measure “expresses vigorous support” for Israel. Reid and House Speaker Nancy… more »
David Swanson: Appoint a Special Prosecutor!
from: William Hughes On Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, hundreds of antiwar activists expressed their outrage over President George W. Bush’s eight warmongering, economically disastrous, torture approving and lawbreaking years in the Oval Office (2001-2009). The… more »
Marchers Demand: “Arrest Bush!”
from: William Hughes On Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, hundreds of antiwar activists held a rally at DuPont Circle, in Washington, D.C. Then, they marched, led by the “Veterans for Peace,” about 15 blocks south to the White House. As they paraded, they chanted… more »
“March of the Dead” Demonstration on Capitol Hill
from: William Hughes On Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, Antiwar activists dressed all in black, with white death masks, paraded in a steady rain and in single file, past the U.S. Supreme Court, and around the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., as the new 111th… more »
Ibrahim Ramey: Stand Up for the People of Gaza
from: William Hughes On Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, Human Rights activists staged a demonstration and march, in Washington, D.C., in solidarity with the beleaguered Palestinian people of Israeli-Occupied Gaza. The rally began at the Israeli Embassy. One of… more »
Bart Police shooting in Oakland KTVU report
Fatal police shooting posted on YouTube The footage is shaky and low quality, with chaotic shouts and protests from onlookers at a subway station in San Francisco's east bay. But it clearly shows three policeman roughly handling a group of young men –… more »
To Exist is To Resist
By Remi Kanazi At the Gaza rally in NYC yesterday. "The poem is entitled: To Exist is To Resist. Many people within the cultural realm are getting together to see what they can do to educate, inspire, and keep people engaged via artistic mediums." more »
Baltimore Stages Rally in Solidarity with Gazans
from: William Hughes On Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, Human Rights activists, in Baltimore, MD, staged a demonstration in solidarity with the beleaguered Palestinian people of Israeli-Occupied Gaza. The rally took place at the Memorial Plaza, opposite City… more »
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