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Saturday, 21 August 2010 19:12 |
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.jpg) By Emma Kaplan
I am in Killeen, TX at Under The Hood Cafe near the Fort Hood military base tonight. I am down here for the protests happening on Sunday being called by the Disobedient.
The Disobedient is made up of Iraq era war vets and others anti- war activists, mainly young people. These protests are going to include visible non-violent resistance to the 3,000 troop surge being headed to Iraq. They are acting to create a situation where the U.S. cannot continue this illegitimate and illegal war - that deployments not only stop but that the military withdraws immediately.
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Wednesday, 21 July 2010 02:21 |
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 By Debra Sweet
I saw the film Restrepo over the weekend, having read of the film makers' intention to "capture the experience of combat, boredom and fear through the eyes of the soldiers" without making a "political statement." "This is war, full stop. The conclusions are up to you."
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Friday, 16 July 2010 15:40 |
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 Editor's Note – on July 15, radical lawyer and War Criminals Watch Advisory Board member Lynne Stewart was sentenced to 10 years in prison. In February 2005, Lynne had been convicted on 7 counts of “conspiracy, providing material support to terrorists, and defrauding the U.S. government”.
The government had alleged that Lynne had facilitated communication between a man she was defending in court, fundamentalist Islamic cleric Omar Abdel Rahman, and people in Egypt.
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Thursday, 15 July 2010 15:28 |
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Most people have some vague notion that the Constitution guarantees a speedy trial. But when it comes to the U.S. war of terror the Constitution has been repeatedly lost in our so-called system of justice. It was lost again on July 13th, when a federal judge rejected the claim that a five year delay in being brought into court violated a defendant’s rights to a speedy trial.
The case is that of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani. He is the first detainee formerly held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to be brought before the civilian court system for trial. Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that, “The government is entitled to attempt to hold Ghailani accountable in a court of law for his alleged complicity in the murder of 224 people and the injury of more than 1,000 others. Although the delay of this proceeding was long and entirely the product of decision for which the executive branch of our government is responsible, the decisions that caused the delay were not made for the purpose of gaining any advantage over Ghailani in the prosecution of this indictment.”
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Thursday, 15 July 2010 15:23 |
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.jpg) By Debra Sweet
YOU are needed! This summer (starting this weekend) Operation Save America led by the notorious Flip Benham will be swarming Charlotte, NC.
Benham has pledged to shut down Family Reproductive Health, a long time provider of women's health care, including abortion services.
Starting Saturday July 17, Operation Save America (creators of the "INTOLERANT" t-shirt) a rabidly fundamentalist sect of anti-abortion fanatics, is calling on anti-abortion forces to "storm the gates of hell" in Charlotte, NC. Operation Save America has a long and vicious history of opposing women's right to choose, fighting against gay rights, and spreading vicious anti-Muslim hatred. They must be opposed.
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Friday, 09 July 2010 20:47 |
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 By Kenneth J. Theisen
The United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001. It installed a puppet government headed by its handpicked puppet, Hamid Karzai. Since then that government has been a partner in the U.S war of terror on the Afghan people.
One aspect of that war and the way it oppress the population of Afghanistan is the rampant corruption of the Karzai regime. A new survey by Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA), an anti-corruption watchdog, indicates the extent of that corruption has worsened.
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Friday, 09 July 2010 20:33 |
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 By Jill McLaughlin
A Twisted verdict came down today
Goddam it takes my breath away
And What that jury really meant to say
"Shoot a Black for free, you don't gotta pay"
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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 16:28 |
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By Debra Sweet
Join a World Can't Wait conference call moderated by War Criminals Watch advisory board member Ray McGovern, featuring Josh Herlands, on the International Justice Network's team, which is doing crucial work exposing the on-going use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" at Bagram prison --while the Obama administration fights against the right for all Bagram prisoners to habeas corpus.
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Tuesday, 29 June 2010 06:45 |
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By Debra Sweet
Join me in protesting Tuesday morning as General David Petreaus is rubber-stamped by the Senate to replace General Stanley McChrystal as US commander of the occupation of Afghanistan.
Senate Armed Services Committee 9:30 am Dirksen G-50
Download a new poster or bring your own. 866-973-4463 for latest info. All of you who are not in the DC area, please support us by displaying the poster elsewhere, and donating to the Rolling Stone ad.
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Monday, 21 June 2010 20:46 |
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.jpg) By Kenneth J. Theisen
The present situation in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan has been described by the International Committee of the Red Cross as an immense humanitarian crisis.
But because of the roles played by the U.S. and Russia, it is not just an internal crisis. It is also a possible crisis for the U.S. war of terror.The U.S. maintains an airbase at the Manas International Airport near the capital, Bishkek. This military facility is a major transit point for U.S. supplies and troops into Afghanistan.
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