Daily Archives: May 1, 2008 »
Justice Department faulty torture justification exposed
By Stephen Soldz | Brian Tamanaha at Blakinization dissects the letters from the Justice Department to Senator Wyden that were reported in the New York Times last Saturday and that I wrote about here,
Read More »Anti-War T-Shirter Sued for $40B
AP – PHOENIX | A Tennessee couple who lost their son in Iraq want an Arizona merchant to pay more than $40 billion in damages to survivors of soldiers whose names are on the anti-war
Read More »Olympic Torch Back in China After Protest-Filled Trip
CNS | Back on Chinese soil after a troubled trip around the world, the Olympic torch relay’s journey through Hong Kong Friday will be a test of Beijing’s willingness to allow free expression in the
Read More »Aviation companies point fingers over 9/11
NEW YORK — Aviation companies sued by the families of Sept. 11 victims for failing to safeguard air travel are in turn blaming federal investigators — arguing the Federal Aviation Administration was not alerted
Read More »10 US diplomats ordered to leave Belarus
Reuters | Ten US diplomats were ordered to leave Belarus within 72 hours on Wednesday, intensifying a row over sanctions and human rights. US charge d’affaires Jonathan Moore, talking to reporters after being summoned
Read More »Scholar Says There’s No Freedom of Speech in the U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO – Sing Tao Daily | More than 3,000 Chinese Americans gathered Saturday in front of CNN’s San Francisco bureau to protest Jack Cafferty’s April 9 comments calling Chinese “basically the same bunch of
Read More »Cheney accused of war crimes
BBC | A top aide to former Secretary of State Colin Powell has launched a stinging attack on US Vice-President Dick Cheney over abuse of prisoners by US troops. Col Lawrence Wilkerson accused Mr
Read More »A barrage of US threats against Iran
By Peter Symonds | During a press conference on Tuesday, US President George Bush spelled out the threat to Iran contained in last week’s release of CIA intelligence on an alleged Syrian nuclear reactor.
Read More »Abu Ghraib Film Obscures Truth
By Sam Provance | Former Army Sgt. Sam Provance was the only uniformed military intelligence officer at Abu Ghraib who broke the code of silence surrounding the infamous prisoner abuses. He spoke out during
Read More »Brown admits mistake in abolishing 10p rate
By Patrick Wintour, Nicholas Watt and Allegra Stratton | Gordon Brown yesterday admitted making “mistakes” in abolishing the 10p rate of income tax as the Conservatives ratcheted up the pressure on the eve of
Read More »Police reject tougher action on cannabis
By Alan Travis - The Guardian | Police will not adopt a tougher approach to cases of simple possession of cannabis when ministers upgrade the legal status of the drug to class B, the Guardian can
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