Open Letter to Congressmen Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich, and to Sen. Jim Webb On Inhuman CIA Torture- Interrogation
Peter Chamberlin Congressman Paul, we are writing you concerning the investigation into the abusive inhuman torture tactics used for interrogation by the US Army, under the direction of the CIA. Widespread public outrage over the official “unofficial”… more »
Saudi Arabia - human rights abuses in the name of fighting terrorism
Amnesty International Saudi special forces outside the hotel where the Counter Terrorism International Conference. Riyadh, February 2005. © AP/PA Photo/Hasan Jamali We were afraid that something bad might have happened to him, that he might have been… more »
Appeasing Israel—At What Cost?
by Jeff Gates Barack Hussein Obama’s June 4th speech in Cairo was awaited with keen anticipation by a global population of 1.3 billion Muslims outraged at the abuse that Zionism has long inflicted on its neighbors—with U.S. support. Ten weeks have since… more »
Israeli Nuclear Weapons and Western Hypocrisy
Yusuf Fernandez Israel got three nuclear-armed Dolphin class submarines from Germany at a very low price. Once again, Arab states have announced that this year they will submit a resolution at September’s general assembly of the International… more »
Remember Ted Kennedy
by Doug Drenkow Love him or loathe him, Sen. Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy was an undeniably great public figure. But his greatness did not spring from who he was -- the surviving one of four, larger-than-life brothers of a powerful American family -- but… more »
Rights groups mourn the loss of Ted Kennedy
Mary Shaw Human rights and civil rights groups are mourning the death of their staunch ally Senator Edward ("Ted") Kennedy. At its 2008 annual dinner, Human Rights First had honored Senator Kennedy as a lifelong champion of human rights. Upon his death… more »
Afghan war to be escalated in open defiance of public opinion around the globe
James Cogan A major increase in American and NATO troop numbers in Afghanistan is on the agenda in the wake of last week’s corrupt and illegitimate election in that country. The ballot—which witnessed a mass voter boycott—has… more »
And Then They Came For Me
Ahimsha Wickrematunge, Sunday Leader [Editorial] Sri Lankan Journalist Ahimsha Wickrematunge wrote an editorial only to be release upon his death. He was murdered in January. This is his story. No other profession calls on its practitioners to lay down… more »
Scientists Confirm the Effectiveness of The Big Lie - People Will Go To Extraordinary Lengths to Create False Justifications for Government Misdeeds
Washington's Blog Adolph Hitler wrote in Mein Kampf: All this was inspired by the principle--which is quite true in itself--that in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily… more »
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