“We have already seen journalists such as [you] and Laura Poitras detained and denied access to a lawyer and due process. This law will make legal any such detentions. It will permit the military, on American soil, to throw journalists and activists in a military prison without trial or due process.” — Carl Mayer Alexa O’Brien speaks More
It means there is no recourse now either within the Executive, Legislative or Judicial branches of government to halt the steady assault on our civil liberties and most basic Constitutional rights. —Posted by Peter Z. Scheer Jul 17, 2013 truthdig.com. Holding a single flower each, two protesters wearing black hoods and orange jumpsuits take part in a demonstration in More
NDAA Indefinite Detention Bill Passes Senate After Rand Paul Calls It An 'Abomination' By Matt Sledge 12/21/2012 huffingtonpost.com The Senate passed a version of the National Defense Authorization Act that was stripped of a prohibition of the indefinite military detention of US citizens on American soil by an 81-14 vote on Friday, but only after More
NDAA Indefinite Detention Bill Passes Senate After Rand Paul Calls It An 'Abomination' By Matt Sledge 12/21/2012 huffingtonpost.com The Senate passed a version of the National Defense Authorization Act that was stripped of a prohibition of the indefinite military detention of US citizens on American soil by an 81-14 vote on Friday, but only after More
Noam Chomsky: America, Moral Degenerate Democrats and Republicans alike embrace torture and assassination policies that are an attack on 800 years of civil rights law. December 13, 2012 | CIVIL LIBERTIES AlterNet.org Torture: Asian and Global Perspectives / By Eric Bailey, Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky and Eric Bailey of Torture Magazine discuss America’s human rights record under President Obama, and the military More
A letter to my family and friends about the NDAA and me By Alexa O'Brien on October 3, 2012 12:00 AM October2011.org Dear friends and family, I am reassured to know that you have my back, and that you have done everything to prevent the US Government from threatening to detain me indefinitely without charge for my work as More
A letter to my family and friends about the NDAA and me By Alexa O'Brien on October 3, 2012 12:00 AM October2011.org Dear friends and family, I am reassured to know that you have my back, and that you have done everything to prevent the US Government from threatening to detain me indefinitely without charge for my work as More
Criminalizing Dissent Photo by CTJ71081 (CC-BY) By Chris Hedges Posted on Aug 13, 2012 truthdig.com I was on the 15th floor of the Southern U.S. District Court in New York in the courtroom of Judge Katherine Forrest last Tuesday. It was the final hearing in the lawsuit I brought in January against President Barack Obama and Secretary of Defense More
Criminalizing Dissent Photo by CTJ71081 (CC-BY) By Chris Hedges Posted on Aug 13, 2012 truthdig.com I was on the 15th floor of the Southern U.S. District Court in New York in the courtroom of Judge Katherine Forrest last Tuesday. It was the final hearing in the lawsuit I brought in January against President Barack Obama and Secretary of Defense More
NDAA on trial: White House refuses to abide with ban against indefinite detention of Americans Published: 10 August, 2012, 20:44 RT Barack Obama (AFP Photo / Jim Watson) Not only is the White House fighting in court for the power to jail Americans indefinitely without trial, but the Obama administration is refusing to tell a More
Battleground Chicago Chicago cops beat NATO protesters. By Stephen Lendman (about the author) May 22, 2012 opednews.com Chicago police have an odious reputation for brutality. It's well deserved. On Sunday, it showed up forcefully. The whole world watched. Baton-wielding cops confronted protesters violently. Official policy is swing first, ask questions later, and blame victims for More
Battleground Chicago Chicago cops beat NATO protesters. By Stephen Lendman (about the author) May 22, 2012 opednews.com Chicago police have an odious reputation for brutality. It's well deserved. On Sunday, it showed up forcefully. The whole world watched. Baton-wielding cops confronted protesters violently. Official policy is swing first, ask questions later, and blame victims for More
