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Austin : 20 Men Exonerated by DNA call for Death Penalty Moratorium
Former Florida death row inmate Juan Melendez, left, greets former Texas death row inmate Clarence Brandley at a news conference Friday, Oct. 31, in Austin. Photo by Rudolfo gonzalez / Austin American-Statesman.‘The exonerated men, members of Witness to Innocence, want … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Capital Punishment, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Reform, Death Penalty, DNA, Forensic Medicine, Human Rights, Science, Texas
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Guantanamo Torture : CIA Officers Could Face Trial in Britian
‘British resident held in Guantanamo Bay was brutally tortured after being arrested and questioned by American forces.’By Robert Verkaik / October 31, 2008 Senior CIA officers could be put on trial in Britain after it emerged last night that the … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, CIA, Criminal Justice, Great Britain, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Terrorism, Torture, War on Terror
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Guantanamo Irregularities Yield Military Probe
Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, in a June 4, 2008 file photo. Photo: Brennan Linsley/Reuters.U.S. general target of Guantanamo probeBy Danica Coto / October 26, 2008 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – … Continue reading
Canada: Where Torture Is Condemned
Former Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci found that Canadian security services probably contributed indirectly to the torture in Syria of three Arab Canadians suspected of involvement in terrorist activities. Photo: Chris Wattie/ReutersPrejudice in a post-9/11 worldBy Haroon Siddiqui / October … Continue reading
Karl Rove: Still a Criminal, No Matter How Many Times He Escapes
Embedded video from CNN VideoProtester Tries to Handcuff Karl RoveOctober 22, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO – An anti-war protester confronted former Bush administration aide Karl Rove while he spoke at a San Francisco mortgage bankers’ meeting. A statement by the group … Continue reading
Reefer Madness Redux : Drug Laws are So Fifties
copyright © 1998-2008. p. kelly and knuschka.com.The ‘hill of evidence’ against mandatory minimums ‘has grown into a mountain.’By Jordan Smith / October 17, 2008 As they say, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Take, for example, … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Drug Laws, Drug War, Mandatory Sentencing, Prohibition
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Darrell Vandeveld Speaks About Guantanamo
Although we posted about this previously, this article adds more detail to the debacle that Guantanamo has become. We call on the Bush administration to own up to this failure, dismantle the mechanism of military tribunals, release the illegally held … Continue reading
The NSA DOES Spy on Innocent Americans
NSA Snooped on Innocent Americans’ Private Calls from Iraq, Former Operators ChargeBy Ryan Singel / October 09, 2008 The National Security Agency routinely listened in on the intimate and innocent phone calls of Americans in Iraq, including government personnel, journalists … Continue reading
Cook County Sheriff Stands Up to the Bankers
Sheriff Tom Dart has suspended evictions from buildings that have been foreclosed on like this one in Albany Park. From left: Tenants Mario Hernanzez, Dart, Maria Cruz and Gabriela Maciel with her son Diego. Photo: Al Podgorski/Sun-Times.Dart refuses to evict … Continue reading
Seeing the Crime in Guantanamo Slowly Stopped
Judge orders 17 Chinese Muslims released from Guantanamo BayBy David G. Savage / October 8, 2008 U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina is to decide where in the U.S. the men can be released. The Pentagon cleared most of them of … Continue reading
Rep. Cummings: "I wonder how he sleeps at night."
Longtime Lehman Brothers Chief Executive Richard S. Fuld Jr., testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Monday. Photo: Susan Walsh, APLehman Brothers Brass Sought MillionsBy Julie Hirschfeld Davis / October 6, 2008 WASHINGTON — Days from becoming … Continue reading
The Guantanamo Military Commissions: A Parody of Justice
Who’s Pulling the Strings? The Dark Heart of the Guantánamo TrialsBy Andy Worthington / October 3, 2008 On September 24, Col. Lawrence Morris, the chief prosecutor of Guantánamo’s Military Commission trial system, announced that Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld, the prosecutor … Continue reading
