DhafirTrial

From David Krieger, President, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

Dear Friends,

As I write, wars are raging in Lebanon and in Iraq. Innocent people are being injured and killed. (more…)

The New Gonzales Standard for Torture

By Col. DAN SMITH Counterpunch 8/4/06

Ten years ago, Representative Walter Jones (R-NC) introduced The War Crimes Act of 1996. This statute was one of many in the mid-1990s devoted to the principle of extraterritoriality: the extension of U.S. laws to other countries (more…)

Jennifer Van Bergen www.tompaine.com 8/3/06

A few weeks ago, the Supreme Court ruled in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld that the Guantánamo military tribunals violate the U.S. Constitution, the Geneva Conventions and the laws of war (more…)

A Must-See Film by Aaron Russo
by Stephen Lendman sjlendman.blogspot.com 8/3/06

Aaron Russo has produced an important and powerful documentary film titled Freedom to Fascism that should be must viewing for everyone (more…)

Israel’s cluster bombs and alleged phosphorus use have escaped attention

Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) 8/2/06

On July 24, Human Rights Watch reported that Israel was using cluster bombs “in populated areas of Lebanon,” which it said “may violate the prohibition on indiscriminate attacks contained in international humanitarian law.” (more…)

By The Rt. Rev. Riah H. Abu El-Assal
Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem ICH 8/2/06

“My plan is that I will be able to go to Lebanon next week, to bury the dead, and comfort the victims of war. Perhaps as others have you will ask, ‘What can I do?'” (more…)

An ex-inmate brings her protest to the gates of Carswell.

By Betty Brink Fort Worth Weekly 8/2/06

“People on death row have better medical treatment than these women. After all, they [the authorities] want to keep the death row inmates alive and well so that they don’t die before society has a chance to kill them (more…)

WMDs Discovered Here

By BILL QUIGLEY Counterpunch 8/2/06

On August 6, 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, the US dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki. These nuclear weapons killed over 100,000 people, almost all civilians, and injured many tens of thousands more. (more…)