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The Unjustly Imprisoned – Sami al-Haj Freed
Al-Jazeera Journalist Freed From Guantanamo After 6 Yearsby Mohamed Osman / May 2, 2008 An Al-Jazeera cameraman was released from U.S. custody at Guantanamo Bay and returned home to Sudan early Friday after six years of imprisonment that drew worldwide … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Journalism, Official Repression, Religion
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M. Wizard and T. Dreyer on Alleged Child Abuse at Eldorado Compound
Religious freedom is not a cloak for abuse.By Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog / May 1, 2008 Just wondering; what are people thinking now about this stalwart group of religious freedom pioneers? Yesterday’s news that the little boys of … Continue reading
A Disturbing Pattern of Military Behaviour
Is There an Army Cover-Up of Rape and Murder of Women Soldiers?By Ann Wright, April 29, 2008 The Department of Defense statistics are alarming – one in three women who join the US military will be sexually assaulted or raped … Continue reading
Apples and Oranges – Torture in Amerikkka
“The Underdeveloped Jurisprudence of the Forcing/Pouring Distinction”By Marty Lederman / April 24, 2008 There have been several accounts in recent days of the Vice President and several agency heads and other high government officials (Ashcroft, Rice, Powell, Tenet, Gonzales, Rumsfeld, … Continue reading
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A. Pogue on Torture and the Law
Reflections on torture and criminal procedure.By Alan Pogue / April 27, 2008 / The Rag Blog Look at today’s NYTimes report on our fabulous government’s justifications for torture. What they said was, basically, “When we think we might have a … Continue reading
M. Wizard and D. Hamilton Discuss the Seizure of the Children of Eldorado
Flora Jessop poses with her truck Friday April 18, 2008 in Phoenix, Ariz. Jessop is a former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who left the church years ago and leads the nonprofit Child … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Religion, Texas
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Round-Up Time for War Criminals?
Imminent Arrest of Americans for War Crimes?By Len Hart / April 23, 2008 The ‘net’ is abuzz with talk of the imminent arrest of Americans for war crimes, specifically the tortures that were most certainly ordered by Bush and anticipated … Continue reading
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Domestic Terrorism – A Few Black Eyes Along the Way
Few Clear Wins in U.S. Anti-Terror Cases: Moving Early on Domestic Suspects Often Does Not Bring ConvictionsBy Carrie Johnson and Walter Pincus / April 21, 2008 When seven ragtag men in a Miami religious sect were indicted in 2006 for … Continue reading
The Decision to Torture : It Started at the Top
Forget impeachment for the practical reason that the Democrats in Congress are unwilling to pursue it for tactical reasons. Therefore, it will not happen. Besides, mere impeachment is completely inadequate. In a just world, Bush and his cronies would deserve … Continue reading
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Troopers Came Armed for Bear
Inside the very private polygamous ranch, “Monica,” a member of the FLDS Yearning For Zion community, near Eldorado,Texas, talks about how Texas officials will not allow her to see her children who were taken from the ranch last week with … Continue reading
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Aren’t There Awards for This?
Oklahoma Leaks 10,000 Social Security Numbersby Evan Shamoon / April 16, 2008 In what can be called a true Homer Simpson moment, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections managed to leak 10,000 social security numbers by way of an incompetent Web … Continue reading
Now, It Seems, We’re a Nation of Cowards
See below. Courtesy of the National Archives.George W. Bush’s Version of the Nuremberg TrialsBy David von Ebers In many respects, the war crimes trials held at Nuremberg, Germany, in the aftermath of World War II represented the pinnacle of American-style … Continue reading
