Daily Archives: May 15, 2008 »
‘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.
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
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