DhafirTrial

An important reason why Europe is in its current debt crisis is because for decades it has been emulating the US example of creating a permanent “culture of debt”. (more…)

Today Dr. Dhafir was resentenced to 22 years (same sentence as before).  The fact that Dr. Dhafir remains unrepentant for sending food and medicine to starving Iraq civilians in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) continues to weigh heavily against him.  I plan a fuller explanation of what happened in court today later, in the meantime people can read my latest article on the case here.

AFP

A Muslim businessman in Canada became a terror suspect for telling his sales staff in a text message to “blow away” the competition at a New York City trade show, a religious association said Friday. (more…)

Marjorie Cohn

Last week, Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich was sentenced to a reduction in rank but no jail time for leading his squad in a rampage known as “The Haditha Massacre.” (more…)

The decision to throw out Jose Padilla’s suit threatens the core freedoms guaranteed to US citizens by the constitution. (more…)

Washington’s enemy is not “terrorism” but the principle of free speech and voices of conscience within its militarist state.

John Pilger New Statesman (more…)

This morning 4 representatives of the Dr. Dhafir Support Committee (who were also court watchers at trial and part of a multi-faith group that prayed together outside the Federal Building before proceedings each day) handed in a petition to Judge Mordue’s office. (more…)