DhafirTrial

By Amy Goodman Truthdig.com 11/o6/07

Judge Michael Mukasey admits waterboarding is repugnant, but refuses to say whether it amounts to torture. Yet Democratic Sens. Charles Schumer and Dianne Feinstein voted for his confirmation as U.S. attorney general anyway. Mukasey, Schumer and Feinstein should talk to French journalist Henri Alleg. An editor of a paper in Algeria, he was waterboarded by the French military in 1957, when the French were trying to crush the Algerian independence movement. (more…)

Carl Strock THE VIEW FROM HERE dailygazette.com Schenectedy, New York, 10/30/07

I hear from Yassin Aref from time to time about how things are going for him.
He is one of the two Albany Muslims who were convicted of supporting terrorism after being set up by the FBI (more…)

As published on The Moderate Voice, Counterpunch, and Anti-war.com.
By Andy Worthington andyworthington.co.uk 11/05/07

As the Fourth Circuit appeals court considers the case of Ali al-Marri, Andy Worthington, author of The Guantánamo Files, investigates the story of the last “enemy combatant” held without trial in Guantánamo’s shadowy American counterpart, the naval brig in Charleston, South Carolina. (more…)

Thank you to the Post Standard for publishing Mohamed Khater’s letter.

It took a month of lobbying but the Post Standard finally published Mohamed Khater’s letter.  It was followed by this editor’s note:

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By Lindsay Beyerstein www.inthesetimes.com 11/01/07

The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act passed the House of Representatives on Oct. 23 by a vote of 404-6. The wide margin is indicative of a growing concern among U.S. authorities about the potential for so-called “homegrown terrorism” in the United States. (more…)

William Greider www.thenation.com 11/05/07

The fall of Citigroup is a resonant political event–akin to the Republican Party’s failure to win reform of Social Security–only this time the bell tolls for the Democratic Party. The creation of Citigroup as an all-purpose financial supermarket and too-big-to-fail banking marvel was very much the accomplishment of Clinton Democrats.(more…)

Frank Walker smh.com.au 11/4/07

ARMS manufacturers are making record profits from the war on terrorism and unprecedented spending on weapons programs. (more…)