ACLU Appeals Decision Allowing Censorship of Torture Testimony at Guantánamo Military Commission “The judge’s decision to keep testimony about torture secret did not even mention the American public’s First Amendment right of access to the Guantánamo commissions, let alone apply the high standard that must be met before testimony is suppressed . . ." February 22, More
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Obama and Human Rights Published: November 19, 2012 Letter> New York Times Opinion Pages Regarding “A second chance on human rights”: Eric L. Lewis cogently articulates the frustration and dismay of so many of us who had pinned our hopes on Barack Obama in 2008 to champion human rights at home in America. At the same More
15 Things Neither Romney Nor Obama Is Brave Enough to Stand For Despite big differences, there are issues that neither candidate is brave enough to tackle. By Bill Quigley October 26, 2012 AlterNet A photo shows one of two war crime courtrooms at Camp Justice at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on October 17. Thousands More
15 Things Neither Romney Nor Obama Is Brave Enough to Stand For Despite big differences, there are issues that neither candidate is brave enough to tackle. By Bill Quigley October 26, 2012 AlterNet A photo shows one of two war crime courtrooms at Camp Justice at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on October 17. Thousands More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl_HGEXq_aM&w=560&h=315] Uploaded by TheYoungTurks on Feb 9, 2012 Are liberals in favor of policies under Democratic President Barack Obama that they despised under Republican President George Bush? Sadly the answer is yes according to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks down a piece by Glenn Greenwald on the topic including More
Guantanamo Military Commission “Really About Secrecy,” Alleged Bomber’s Defense Attorney Says Thursday 19 January 2012 by: Kari Panaccione, Truthout | Report [Truthout] Editor’s note: Coverage of this week’s military commission hearing at Guantanamo is a collaboration between Truthout and Seton Hall University School of Law, Center for Policy & Research. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba – The second More
From the Land Down Under Posted on January 19, 2012 by comehomeamerica George Ikner writes about GTMO from Australia You may wonder just how obvious it has become that Guantanamo is set to be the place where those against the idea of endless war to support the monopoly capitalist democracy in the US can be sent. As the capitalist elites set More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOvtc_QkLXg&w=420&h=315] Uploaded by TheBigPictureRT on Jan 20, 2012 Our nation's commitment to torture under the Bush Administration has not just become a national embarassment - it's become an international problem. A French Judge announced Tuesday that he wants to visit Gitmo - and personally investigate allegations of torture and rape made by three former French inmates who More
A Rainy Day in D.C., Marching to Close Guantanamo By Coleen Rowley Posted: 1/17/12 Huffington Post It’s hard to know what to do, as mere citizens, to try and fix things so many years after the United States government decided it did not have to follow its own laws, the Geneva Conventions or More
Guantánamo Detainees Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Prison’s Tenth Anniversary Wednesday 11 January 2012 truthout by: Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! | Report Detainees at the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Bay launched a hunger strike today marking the prison’s 10th anniversary, inspired in part by U.S. activists who have called for a national day of action. More
