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Write to Dr. Dhafir

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:02:13 +0000

To write to Dr. Dhafir (do not address him as Dr. as these letters will be returned): Rafil A. Dhafir, 11921-052, P.O. Box 33, Terre Haute, IN 47808

To be added to a list with regular updates on Dr. Dhafir: katherinehugh[at]gmail.com

Read Dr. Dhafir’s sentencing statement. Read his first letter after he was moved from Jamesville Prison to Fairton, NJ. Read Dr. Dhafir’s first letter after arriving in the special Communications Management Unit which houses almost exclusively Muslims and/or Arabs. Read Katherine’s latest article on the case. Her other articles can be found here. See a chronology of the case here.

Thank you to the Syracuse Post Standard

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:10:41 +0000

Thank you to the Syracuse Post Standard for publishing my letter today.

Italian professor launches challenge to Google

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:49:10 +0000

An Italian computer science professor whose research helped inspire Google launched a new search engine and social media network on Monday that he hopes will challenge the US technology giant. (more…)

Bradley Manning Nobel Peace Prize Nomination 2012

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:24:32 +0000

February 1^st 2012 the entire parliamentary group of The Movement of the Icelandic Parliament nominated Private Bradley Manning for the Nobel Peace Prize. (more…)

Why Don’t We Pay People Enough? 8 Facts About America’s Struggling Working People

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:14:42 +0000

Bill Quigley Alternet

Millions of people in the US work and are still poor. Here are eight points that show why the US needs to dedicate itself to making work pay. (more…)

Occupying Corporations: How to Cut Corporate Power

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:36:42 +0000

Bill Quigley

Justice demands we make sure corporations do not harm people. Democracy must require that they operate for the common good. (more…)

The Seed Emergency: The Threat to Food and Democracy

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:19:34 +0000

Patenting seeds has led to a farming and food crisis – and huge profits for US biotechnology corporations.

Vandana Shiva

The seed is the first link in the food chain – and seed sovereignty is the foundation of food sovereignty. (more…)

Obama terror drones: CIA tactics in Pakistan include targeting rescuers and funerals

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:09:55 +0000

Chris Woods and Christina Lamb The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

The CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan has killed dozens of civilians who had gone to help rescue victims or were attending funerals, an investigation by the Bureau for the Sunday Times has revealed. (more…)

Do You Like Online Privacy? You May Be a Terrorist

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:12:54 +0000

Public Intelligence

A flyer designed by the FBI and the Department of Justice to promote suspicious activity reporting in internet cafes lists basic tools used for online privacy as potential signs of terrorist activity. (more…)

The Culture of Debt

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:46:31 +0000

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…)