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Cohn: Death is Preferable to Life at Obama’s Guantanamo
Znet Article, May, 10 2013
Marjorie Cohn
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More than 100 of the 166 detainees at Guantanamo are starving themselves to death
Cohn: An Interview with Marjorie Cohn about Targeted Killings
Znet Article, February, 10 2013
Marjorie Cohn
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The White Paper allows the government to kill a US citizen who is not on the battlefield
Cohn: Zero Dark Thirty: Torturing the Facts
Znet Article, January, 11 2013
Marjorie Cohn
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Propaganda films like Zero Dark Thirty, which may well win multiple Oscars, dilutes any meaningful public opposition to our government’s cruel interrogation techniques
Cohn: Make Obama Do It
Znet Article, November, 15 2012
Marjorie Cohn
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The burden is on us to organize the counter-pressure through all of the progressive constituencies. It is a challenge we must embrace
Cohn: 51 Years After the Chemical War Began in Vietnam, Be Silent, Then Take Action
Znet Article, August, 07 2012
Marjorie Cohn
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August 10, 2012, At Noon: 51 Years After The Chemical War Began In Vietnam, We Should Be Silent In Memory, Then Take Action To Remedy
Cohn: Immigration, Racism, and the Supreme Court
Znet Article, July, 16 2012
Marjorie Cohn
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Migrants, no less than U.S. citizens, are entitled to dignity, respect, and human rights
Cohn: Killer Drone Attacks Illegal, Counter-Productive
Znet Article, June, 25 2012
Marjorie Cohn
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The Bush administration detained and tortured suspected militants; the Obama administration assassinates them
Cohn: Romney the Bully
Znet Article, May, 15 2012
Marjorie Cohn
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Evidence continues to emerge that Mitt Romney is a bully
Cohn: Pressure Israel, Not Iran
Znet Article, January, 19 2012
Marjorie Cohn
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The same voices who brought us the illegal, tragic, and ill-advised war with Iraq will continue to try to dominate the national conversation with battle cries against Iran
Cohn: Bradley Manning: Hero, or Traitor?
Znet Article, December, 25 2011
Marjorie Cohn
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If Bradley Manning had committed war crimes instead of exposing them, he would be a free man today
Cohn: Review of "Breeding Ground"
Znet Article, August, 24 2011
Marjorie Cohn
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Breeding Ground makes a significant contribution toward understanding the origins and triggers of terrorism
Cohn: Compensate Victims of U.S. Chemical Warfare in Vietnam
Znet Article, August, 10 2011
Marjorie Cohn
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the chemical warfare program in Vietnam without sufficient remedial action by the U.S. government
Cohn: The Targeted Assassination of Osama Bin Laden
Znet Article, May, 10 2011
Marjorie Cohn
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Targeted assassinations violate well-established principles of international law
Mirer: Assault on Collective Bargaining Illegal, Says International Labor Rights
Znet Article, March, 13 2011
Jeanne Mirer
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The International Commission for Labor Rights (ICLR) sent a notice to the Wisconsin Legislature, explaining that its attempt to strip collective bargaining rights from public workers is illegal.
Cohn: Law professor says Egypt was a common destination for torture of detainees sent by U.S.
Znet Article, February, 18 2011
Marjorie Cohn
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Law professor says Egypt was a common destination for torture of detainees sent by U.S.
Mirer: Obama: Create Jobs by Executive Order
Znet Article, November, 09 2010
Jeanne Mirer
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Although Congress, as part of the New Deal, had appropriated money specifically for relief, FDR decided to use the money for a direct jobs program by issuing a Presidential executive order.
Cohn: Bradley Manning
Znet Article, September, 29 2010
Marjorie Cohn
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Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is accused of leaking military secrets to the public. His supporters are holding rallies in 21 cities, seeking Manning’s release from military custody.
Cohn: The Legal Avenger
Znet Article, September, 28 2009
Marjorie Cohn
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On the legal front, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have few bigger enemies than Marjorie Cohn, a professor at San Diego's Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Cohn, president of the liberal National Lawyers Guild, is a leading voice demanding that memb...
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 ...
Cohn: A Call to End All Renditions
Znet Article, February, 12 2009
Marjorie Cohn
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Binyam Mohamed, an Ethiopian residing in Britain, said he was tortured after being sent to Morocco and Afghanistan in 2002 by the U.S. government. Mohamed was transferred to Guantánamo in 2004 and all terrorism charges against him were dismissed ...
Cohn: Cheney Throws Down Gauntlet, Defies Prosecution for War Crimes
Znet Article, December, 18 2008
Marjorie Cohn
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Dick Cheney has publicly confessed to ordering war crimes. Asked about waterboarding in an ABC News interview, Cheney replied, “I was aware of the program, certainly, and involved in helping get the process cleared.†He also said he stil...
Cohn: Guantánamo Justice After Seven Years
Znet Article, November, 24 2008
Marjorie Cohn
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Since the Bush administration began transporting men and boys to Guantánamo Bay in January 2002, it has tried to prevent them from presenting their cases before a neutral federal judge. Indeed, the naval base was turned into a prison camp precisel...
Cohn: Obama Spells New Hope for Human Rights
Znet Article, November, 10 2008
Marjorie Cohn
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Celebrations of Barack Obama’s election as President of the United States erupted in countries around the world. From Europe to Africa to the Middle East, people were jubilant. After suffering though eight years of an administration that violated ...
Cohn: A Palin Theocracy
Znet Article, September, 11 2008
Marjorie Cohn
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John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate has invigorated a lackluster campaign. The media can’t stop talking about her. Given McCain’s age and state of health (his medical file was nearly 1,200 pages long), Pali...
Cohn: End the Occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan
Znet Article, July, 29 2008
Marjorie Cohn
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So far, Bush's plan to maintain a permanent U.S. military presence in Iraq has been stymied by resistance from the Iraqi government. Barack Obama's timetable for withdrawal of American troops has evidently been joined by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri ...
Cohn: Supreme Court Checks and Balances in Boumediene
Znet Article, June, 20 2008
Marjorie Cohn
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After the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited opinion upholding habeas corpus rights for the Guantanamo detainees, I was invited to appear on "The O'Reilly Factor" with guest host Laura Ingraham. Although she is a lawyer and former law cler...
Cohn: Supreme Court Checks and Balances in Boumediene
Znet Article, June, 16 2008
Marjorie Cohn
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After the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited opinion, upholding habeas corpus rights for the Guantánamo detainees, I was invited to appear on The O'Reilly Factor with guest host Laura Ingraham...
Cohn: Hillary Invokes Assassination
Znet Article, May, 25 2008
Marjorie Cohn
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For weeks, pundits have speculated about why Hillary Clinton insists on remaining in the primary race when Barack Obama has all but clinched the Democratic presidential nomination. On Friday, Clinton answered that question. It appears she's waitin...
Cohn: "From the Department of Justice to Guantánamo Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules"
Znet Article, May, 08 2008
Marjorie Cohn
Cohn's ZSpace page
What does torture have in common with genocide, slavery, and wars of aggression? They are all jus cogens. That’s Latin for "higher law" or "compelling law." This means that no country can ever pass a law that allows torture. There can be no im...
Cohn: Musharraf Plays Bush for a Fool
Znet Article, April, 25 2008
Marjorie Cohn
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Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency on November 3rd after the Pakistani Supreme Court indicated it would overturn the results of an illegitimate election that would have extended Musharraf's term as presiden...
