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Assange and Auschwitz
Assange and Auschwitz When I read that Angela Merkel visited Auschwitz this week (for the first time ever, curiously, after 14 years as Chancellor, and now it’s important?), my first thought was: she should have visited Julian Assange instead. I don’t even know why, it just popped into my head. And then reflecting on it […]
Lawlessness
Lawlessness With the news that Julian Assange is “wasting away” in Belmarsh prison hospital, and with UN rapporteur Professor Nils Melzer’s report detailing how this happens, I’m once again drawn towards the lawlessness that all “authorities” involved in his case have been displaying, and with impunity. They all apparently think they are literally above the […]
Dear America: Please Stop This Shit. Signed, The Rest Of The World.
Dear America: Please Stop This Shit. Signed, The Rest Of The World. They want you arguing over who should and shouldn’t be called a terrorist based on what ideology you subscribe to and what color the latest killer’s skin was. They do not want you talking about the way the label “terrorist” itself is being used […]
Imperial Arrogance: Tony Blair, Qaddafi and Torture
Imperial Arrogance: Tony Blair, Qaddafi and Torture Tony Blair and Jack Straw. That former British prime minister Tony Blair is a poster boy for corruption, mendacity, opportunism, and ruthless ambition is by now a received truth. The man who took Britain into the war in Iraq on the coattails of the Bush administration in 2003, […]
Lessons from Paris
Lessons from Paris After the tragic shooting at a provocative magazine in Paris last week, I pointed out that given the foreign policy positions of France we must consider blowback as a factor. Those who do not understand blowback made the ridiculous claim that I was excusing the attack or even blaming the victims. Not […]
NYT Editorial Board Demands Criminal Prosecution Of Dick Cheney For CIA Torture Program
NYT Editorial Board Demands Criminal Prosecution Of Dick Cheney For CIA Torture Program. The New York Times editorial board has called on President Barack Obama and the Justice Department to launch a criminal investigation into the CIA’s use of torture, in a scathing editorial published Sunday. The board demanded that the investigation look into involvement of former […]
U.S. torture debate underscores shifting view on personal liberties – World – CBC News
U.S. torture debate underscores shifting view on personal liberties – World – CBC News. In America, you get a fair shake, or you’re supposed to. Here, you’re governed by law, not the whim of some swinish satrap. America is not a place where peaceful dissent should cost you your freedom, or even your life. Americans […]
UN rights watchdog accuses Kiev forces of torture, inhumane treatment of civilians — RT News
UN rights watchdog accuses Kiev forces of torture, inhumane treatment of civilians — RT News. Kiev-controlled volunteer battalions and the Ukrainian Security Service are involved in an increasing number of human rights violations including torture and forced disappearances of those suspected of “separatism,” according to a UN OHCHR report. The report by the UN High […]
Noam Chomsky: The U.S. Declares Itself to Be the World’s Leading Terror State and Is Proud of It – Truthdig
Noam Chomsky: The U.S. Declares Itself to Be the World’s Leading Terror State and Is Proud of It – Truthdig. The acclaimed linguist and philosopher sits down with GRITtv’s Laura Flanders to discuss the crimes America was founded on, how social movements like the Ferguson protests can help the U.S. progress, and other topics such […]
Revelations from the Torture Report – CIA Lies, Nazi Methods and the $81 Million No-Bid Torture Contract | Liberty Blitzkrieg
Revelations from the Torture Report – CIA Lies, Nazi Methods and the $81 Million No-Bid Torture Contract | Liberty Blitzkrieg. After initially helping to devise the “enhanced interrogation” efforts, they were designated as the only two contractors allowed to oversee these interrogations at sites around the world. In 2005, they formed a company to receive contracts […]
CIA report: ‘Torture is a crime and those responsible must be brought to justice’ | US news | theguardian.com
CIA report: ‘Torture is a crime and those responsible must be brought to justice’ | US news | theguardian.com. The UN, human rights activists and legal experts have renewed calls for the Obama administration to prosecute US officials responsible for the CIA torture programme revealed in extensive detail following the release of a damning report by […]
