Hold the Bush Administration Accountable for Torture!
From The National Lawyers Guild
Pack the Courthouse! Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Rally and procession to courthouse, Tuesday, December 9, 2008
12:30pm — 1:30pm (more…)
December 2008
Monthly Archive
Thu 4 Dec 2008
Wed 3 Dec 2008
From Those Wonderful Folks Who Brought You the Torture Memos
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William Fisher Huffington Post 12/03/08
You may have heard that the Bush Administration is in a frenzied race to lock in its favorite policies before Barack Obama takes office. (more…)
Tue 2 Dec 2008
The UK Foreign Office Lectures Us on Human Rights
Such an open day beggars belief. At this PR gala you will find no stall for the victims of rapacious British power
By John Pilger Guardian U.K. 12/01/08 (more…)
Mon 1 Dec 2008
National Day of Action for Victims of Extraordinary Rendition, December 9th, 2008
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From United for Peace & Justice
Demand action by the U.S. government on December 9, 2008, when Maher Arar’s attorneys return to the U.S. Court of Appeals seeking justice for his rendition to torture. (more…)
Mon 1 Dec 2008
The ongoing disgrace of NBC News and Brian Williams
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Glenn Greenwald Salon 11/30/08
The New York Times’s David Barstow, whose excellent and aggressive journalism led to the uncovering last April of the Pentagon’s domestic propaganda program involving network “military analysts,” today returns to this topic with another lengthy front-page exposé. (more…)
Mon 1 Dec 2008
Criminal Injustice Against the Holy Land Foundation Charity
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by Stephen Lendman sjlendman.blogspot.com 12/01/08
The Texas-based Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF) was the largest American Muslim charity until the Bush administration falsely declared it an enemy of the state and shut it down. (more…)