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Ends Justify Means for Obamaites?
http://economicrisis.com/ends-justify-means-for-obamaites/8635 Ends Justify Means for Obamaites? Don’t let anyone fool you: Everyone in politics is tempted to believe that their noble ends could justify unethical and illegal means. Those who had hoped that...
Rep. Kucinich Compares Bradley Manning's Jail to Abu Ghraib
"The US military is trying to “break” Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking secrets to WikiLeaks, but it is Defense Secretary Robert Gates that could end up with a blemish on his record, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) said Monday. Manning attorney David... Obama, Bush, Clinton and revisionist histories
Former President Bill Clinton recently likened the “right-wing conspiracy” against President Obama with his own experience in office. Those on the right claim the anti-Obama backlash is comparable towhat former President George W. Bush faced. Both are correct to... Private Security Agency Perverts in Afghanistan Kills USA Image!
The spring of 2006 I was on my third assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan. Providing professional development training for the Afghan men and women employed by the Department of State, I returned to a large newly built Embassy – one of the largest in the world. Embassy... Physicians for Human Rights: More Torture Investigation Needed
In an eight page paper entitled, Aiding Torture: Health Professionals' Ethics and Human Rights Violations Revealed in the May 2004 CIA Inspector General's Report, Physicians for Human Rights...
created by Karen Hatter | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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172 views | 30 recommendations | 3 comments
Blocked US Military Pics Contain Graphic Images of Rape, Torture
Among the more than 2,000 photos of U.S. military officers abusing Iraqi prisoners that President Obama's administration has so far been successful in blocking from release to the public are "graphic images of rape...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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3647 views | 14 recommendations | 0 comments
Obama Blocks New Abu Ghraib Photos Showing 'Abuse of Prisoners'
The U.S. Department of Defense was set to release "hundreds of photographs" to the public that showed alleged abuse of prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq, but President Obama ordered a stop to their release last...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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1039 views | 6 recommendations | 4 comments
Spain Launches Criminal Investigation Into US Torture at Gitmo
According to this report, Spain is doing what President Obama should be doing: a criminal investigation into the use of torture at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. " Despite rhetoric coming from the White House that...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
531 views | 58 recommendations | 13 comments
531 views | 58 recommendations | 13 comments
Op-Ed : The Torture Moment
The author of this article offers that the media has not squarely shouldered their responsibility regarding the coverage of allegations of possible criminal activity that has arisen since the release of the so...
created by Karen Hatter | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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224 views | 33 recommendations | 12 comments
Abu Ghraib Guards Say Memos Prove Them To Be Scapegoats
Initially, in 2004, when photos of prisoners held at Abu Ghraib in Iraq surfaced, the Bush administration declared the actions shown in the photos to be the work of a few "bad apples" . Since the release...
created by Karen Hatter | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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310 views | 36 recommendations | 1 comment
Op-Ed : Where 'Those Methods' Lead
All during the decisions leading up to and after the release of documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) concerning documents, currently referred to as the 'torture...
created by Karen Hatter | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
799 views | 64 recommendations | 15 comments
799 views | 64 recommendations | 15 comments
Blogging for Justice: Against Police Pretrial Electrocutions 4/24
A Day of Blogging for Justice: Standing Up AgainstPolice Pre-Trial Electrocution - April 24, 2009Cross-posted at the Francis L. Holland Blog and Electrocuted While Black.. When I first proposed renaming "tasering" "police pre-trial electrocution and execution", some... 215 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Doctors Charge CIA Torture Memos Misuse Sleep Deprivation Data
Scientists whose work has been revealed to be cited in the recently released Bush administration torture memos, object to the use of their work, citing, for example, that periods of sleep...
created by Karen Hatter | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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401 views | 41 recommendations | 0 comments
9/11 Commission Director Dissented on Torture Memo Directives
Philip Zelikow, who acted as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's adviser and as a policy representative to an NSC policy committee on intelligence and terrorism issues during the Bush administration, has...
created by Karen Hatter | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
151 views | 11 recommendations | 1 comment
151 views | 11 recommendations | 1 comment
It's Repugnant When the Media Describes Torture as Merely "Harsh"
The most disgusting and omnipresent cliché in journalism right now is "harsh" as a word to describe "torture, as in "harsh interrogation" (WaPost)and"harsh methods" (NYT).Look up the phrase"harsh interrogation"and you'll find it 247,000 times at Google. Look up "harsh... 419 views | 12 recommendations | 4 comments
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