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Cohn: Torture Used to Try to Link Saddam with 9/11

Commentary, April, 25 2009 Marjorie Cohn
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When I testified last year before the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties about Bush interrogation policies, Congressman Trent Franks (R-Ariz) stated that former CIA Director Michael Hayd...

Street: Barack Obama, Torture, and Habeas Corpus: Unsurprised but Shocked Nonetheless

Commentary, April, 22 2009 Paul Street
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The liberal and progressive civil libertarians I know who strongly supported Barack Obama's "change" campaign last year are having a difficult time processing some deeply disturbing recent developments in Washington.

Goodman: Torturers Should Be Punished

Znet Article, April, 22 2009 Amy Goodman
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According to the American Civil Liberties Union, the OLC under Bush â€œbecame a facilitator for illegal government conduct, issuing dozens of memos meant to permit gross violations of domestic and international law.â€

Ireland: Iraqi Gay Murders Surge; World Finally Takes Note

Znet Article, April, 18 2009 Doug Ireland
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As organized killings of Iraqi gays have escalated in recent months amid a homophobic campaign in that nation's media, openly gay Democratic Congressman Jared Polis of Colorado has asked the US State Department to investigate.

Suggett: Human Rights and Police Reform in Venezuela: A Venezuelan Perspective

Znet Article, April, 17 2009 James Suggett
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Recent reports by Human Rights Watch and the U.S. State Department have put the issue of human rights in Venezuela under much international scrutiny. Seeking an experienced, nuanced, and Venezuelan perspective, Venezuelanalysis.com spoke with the ...

Edwards: Children Of Darkness - Killing 'Them' - Parts 1 & 2

Znet Article, April, 11 2009 David Edwards
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Killing 'Them' - Parts 1 & 2

Cook: Israelâ€™s Arab students cross to Jordan

Znet Article, April, 09 2009 Jonathan Cook
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Obstacles to Israelâ€™s Arab minority participating in higher education have resulted in a record number of Arab students taking up places at universities in neighbouring Jordan, a new report reveals.

Roy: Binayak Sen

Znet Article, April, 08 2009 Arundhati Roy
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Press Statement by Arundhati Roy Issued at the Raipur Satyagraha for the Release of Dr Binayak Sen

Goodman: Supreme Court Denies Appeal for Death Row Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal

Znet Article, April, 07 2009 Amy Goodman
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The Supreme Court has denied an appeal from the journalist and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal. On Monday, the court rejected without comment Abu-Jamal's bid to overturn his conviction for the 1981 killing of a white police officer following ...

Cohn: Spain Investigates What America Should

Znet Article, April, 07 2009 Marjorie Cohn
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A Spanish court has initiated criminal proceedings against six former officials of the Bush administration. John Yoo, Jay Bybee, David Addington, Alberto Gonzales, William Haynes and Douglas Feith may face charges in Spain for authorizing torture ...

Cook: Israel Railways accused of racism over sacked Arab guards

Znet Article, April, 06 2009 Jonathan Cook
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A decision by Israelâ€™s state-owned railway company to sack 150 Arab workers because they have not served in the army has been denounced as â€œunlawfulâ€ and â€œracistâ€ this week by Arab legal and workersâ€™ rights groups.

Roy: The silence surrounding Sri Lanka

Znet Article, March, 31 2009 Arundhati Roy
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Given the government's stated objective of "wiping out" the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelan, this malevolent collapse of civilians and "terrorists" does seem to signal that the government is on the verge of committing what could end up being geno...

Podur: Two Leaps, Two Ironies, and a Joke

Znet Article, March, 09 2009 Justin Podur
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Below are my annotations (notes in bold) to a memo written by Canadian Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff. Ignatieff's memo denounced a campus lecture series, Israeli Apartheid Week.

Zunes: Obama and Israel's Military: Still Arm-in-Arm

Znet Article, March, 06 2009 Stephen Zunes
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In the wake of Israel's massive assault on heavily populated civilian areas of the Gaza Strip earlier this year, Amnesty International called for the United States to suspend military aid to Israel on human rights grounds. Amnesty has also called ...