An earlier open letter from John Pilger published a few days ago recounted cancellation of events he and others were scheduled for. This letter follows up, providing further information. (more…)
June 2011
Monthly Archive
Thu 16 Jun 2011
Tue 14 Jun 2011
DHS Should Focus on Criminal Activity, Not Beliefs
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American Civil Liberties Union
Last week, The Washington Post reported that for the last two years, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) intelligence gathering and analysis unit devoted to rightwing groups and militias has been “effectively eviscerated,” while reports on so-called Islamic extremism “got through without any major problems.”  (more…)
Tue 14 Jun 2011
Targeted and Entrapped: Manufacturing the ‘Homegrown Threat’ in the United States
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New York University Law School report
Tue 14 Jun 2011
Sarah Marusek A Middle East Blog 4/14/11
Over the past week, the media and blogosphere have been abuzz over the mysterious case of Amina Arraf, the Syrian-American author of “A Gay Girl in Damascus” blog (more…)
Tue 14 Jun 2011
FBI to Expand Domestic Surveillance Powers as Details Emerge of Its Spy Campaign Targeting Activists
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Democracy Now! 6/14/11
Civil liberties advocates are raising alarm over news the FBI is giving agents more leeway to conduct domestic surveillance. (more…)
Tue 14 Jun 2011
Ralph Nader 6/14/11
The 45th anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) next month should remind all who have used this wonderful citizen tool against government secrecy and cover-ups of FOIA’s towering champion Congressman John Moss (D-Calif.). (more…)
Tue 14 Jun 2011
Children pay ultimate price of Iraq’s poisonous wartime legacy
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John Reynolds The Irish Times 6/13/11
BASRA LETTER: The effects of depleted uranium can be seen among the young in the city’s hospitals, where staff are convinced of its link to cancer and deformities. Â (more…)
Mon 13 Jun 2011
Tariq Ali speaking on Islamophobia.