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Canada’s “constitutional coup” and the corporate media
By Keith Jones | Canada’s corporate media is either vocally supporting Thursday’s “constitutional coup” – the minority Conservative government and the unelected governor-general shut down parliament so as to prevent the opposition parties from
Read More »Hundreds protest police shooting of youth
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Riots broke out Sunday in the Greek capital and the northern city of Thessaloniki as demonstrators protested the fatal police shooting of a teenager in Athens the previous night. Youths
Read More »Human rights increasingly violated in Israel, report finds
Jerusalem – Basic human rights, such as health, a life of dignity, education, housing, equality, freedom from racism, freedom of expression, privacy and democracy are increasingly being violated in Israel, a human rights watchdog
Read More »Bush Bailout for Rumsfeld, Torturers Might Be Next
By Ann Woolner The season of forgiveness is here, and federal felons everywhere are hoping some of it will alight on them. The period from about Thanksgiving until precisely noon on Jan. 20, is
Read More »Portland Police Boast of Torture
Citizen X “The Rap Sheet is the official monthly publication of the Portland Police Association. The Rap Sheet is the only publication of its kind that represents the interests of the men and women
Read More »Five Blackwater Guards To Face Massacre Charges Next Week
By JASON RYAN and BRIAN ROSS Five Blackwater guards have been told to surrender to the FBI by Monday to face federal manslaughter and assault charges connected to the shooting deaths of 17 civilians
Read More »Special Prosecutor for the Crimes of the Bush Administration
From Bob Fertik: President-elect Obama wants Americans to tell him our priorities at Change.gov, so we submitted this. Please vote for this by clicking the vote tally. (It will prompt you to login). Appoint
Read More »Leaked Documents Show Thousands Could Have Their Homes Searched
NO2ID has received a Leaked Home Office document that seeks to take away the fundemental civil liberties of any worker on the government’s intrusive and unwanted ID card scheme. A secret Home Office document
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