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They Went to Washington and Caused a Harangue
Guantanamo’s Day In Courtby James Carroll TOMORROW a number of the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay will finally get their day in court – although, alas, not literally. Thirty-five Americans who were arrested at the US Supreme Court last January … Continue reading
Mexican’s Cry: Legalize It!
Mexico’s Narco Opera Reaches for High NoteBy John Ross / May 25, 2008 Mexico’s on-going Narco Opera is straining to reach new dramatic heights. Springtime 2008 has been for killing. Since Good Friday (March 21st) when 22 citizens were slaughtered … Continue reading
Election of Judges : Only in America
Michael J. Gableman, left, defeated Justice Louis B. Butler Jr. of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, right, after a campaign in which he falsely suggested Justice Butler had helped free a rapist.American ExceptionFor American Judges, Rendering Justice, With One Eye on … Continue reading
Fox News : A Rogue’s Gallery
Fox News’ Criminal PunditsBy James Thindwa Conservatives have created a two-tier system of accountability: one for progressives, the other for themselves and their claimed moral rectitude. Share Digg del.icio.us Reddit Newsvine The sensationalist media inquest into Sen. Barack Obama’s associations … Continue reading
Texas Rebuked Over Seizure of Mormon Children
Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints leave the Tom Green County Courthouse in San Angelo, Texas, on Friday, April 18, 2008. Photo by Tony Gutierrez / AP.Appeals court: state had no right to seize … Continue reading
Rev. Carroll Pickett Discusses Texas’ Death Row, Opposition to the Death Penalty
Rev. Carroll Pickett at “The Walls,” Huntsville, TexasChaplain Discusses ‘Death House’ MinistryReverend Carroll Pickett was the death-house chaplain at the Walls prison unit in Huntsville, Texas for 13 years. During his tenure, he ministered to 95 inmates executed by lethal … Continue reading
M. Wizard : David Lee Powell and the Question of "Closure"
The Austin American-Statesman carried the following AP news dispatch this past Sunday, May 18, 2008. A man sent to death row three times for killing an Austin police officer with an automatic assault weapon almost 30 years ago has won … Continue reading
"Liberty City 7" and the Marginalization of Black Discontent
In this courtroom drawing, U.S. Attorney Jacqueline Arango, center, makes her closing arguments before Judge Joan Lenard during the so-called “Liberty City Seven” trial in Miami on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007The Vendetta Against Black MenBy Salim Muwakkil / May 13, … Continue reading
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Sean Bell Acquittal : Street Action in New York
Protesters block the Queensboro Bridge at rush hour. Photo by Mike Morice / NLN. Civil Disobedience actions shut down the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queensboro Bridges today during rush hour. The protests were called by Reverend Al Sharpton and his National … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Social Action
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Remain Silent to the Crime and You Are Complicit
The ‘Surge’ of Iraqi Prisonersby Ciara Gilmartin / May 7, 2008 Amid all the talk about the U.S. military “surge” in Iraq, little has been said about the accompanying “surge” of Iraqi prisoners, whose numbers rose to nearly 51,000 at … Continue reading
Surprise! You Can’t Trust Any of Them!
Jim Mitchell, communications director for the Office of the Special Counsel, in Washington on Tuesday. Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/AP.F.B.I. Raids Office of Special Counsel By David Stout / May 7, 2008 WASHINGTON — The office of the official responsible … Continue reading
Death and the D.C. Madam
Deborah Jean Palfrey aka the D.C. Madam. Photo by Nikki Kahn, The Washington PostCall girls speak out about the suicide of Deborah Jeane Palfrey and the complicated truths it reveals about their lives.By Susannah Breslin / May 5, 2008 May … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Criminal Justice, Personal Freedom, Sexuality
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