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Life During Wartime : Condi on Torture
Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / Historians Against the War / The Rag BlogThe Rag Blog
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Tagged Cartoon, Condoleezza Rice, Political Satire, Torture, War Crimes
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Norman Finkelstein on Israel and the Occupation of Palestine
Norman Finkelstein speaking at the University of Texas at Austin. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog. His theory on Israel’s attack on Gaza was that Hamas had become too moderate, too reasonable, too willing to make a deal. … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Gaza War, Israel, Palestinian Occupation, UT-Austin, War Crimes, Zionism
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Even Genghis Kahn Knew Torture Doesn’t Work
Genghis Kahn. Art from Chinese Culture / Brooklyn College.Torture and the complicity of the physician By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / April 27, 2009 Thomas Jefferson wrote in a letter to Thomas Cooper in 1823: “Man … Continue reading
American War Crime: The Case of John Walker Lindh
A Victim of War Crimes Perpetrated by His Fellow Americans: Free John Walker Lindh!By Dave Lindorff / April 24, 2009 Enough is enough. It’s time to free John Walker Lindh, poster boy for George Bush’s, Dick Cheney’s and John Ashcroft’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Administration, Criminal Justice, Torture, War Crimes, War on Terror
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Afghanistan’s Bagram Prison : ‘Worse than Gitmo’
Detainees being held at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan cannot use US courts to challenge their detention, the US says. Photo by Musadeq Sadeq / AP.‘Worse than Gitmo’:ACLU Asks for Documents on Bagram Prison, Where the US Still Holds 600 … Continue reading
Medical Professionals ‘Led the Way’ : The Psychologists of Torture
Licensed psychologist and Army Col. Larry James was the director of Guantanamo’s “Behavioral Science Consultation Team,” which oversaw the use of harsh interrogation techniques widely condemned as torture. Photo by Army Spc. Shanita Simmons / from In These Times.Medical professionals … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Legacy, Interrogation Techniques, Medical Ethics, Torture, War Crimes
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An FBI Official Who Was There Talks About ‘Enhanced Interrogation’
I have juxtaposed a former FBI supervisor with Liz Cheney defending her father. And I lead with Helen Thomas grilling Dana Perino back in October 2008 about this subject. There are those who do not believe that murder is murder, … Continue reading
Life During Wartime : If Obama Isn’t Willing
Political cartoon by Joshua Brown / Historians Against the War / The Rag BlogThe Rag Blog
Master Sgt. Hatley — Convicted for Killing Iraqis — Was ‘Smear’ Blogger
A US soldier frisks a man north of Baghdad. Photo from AFP.Sergeant convicted for executing four handcuffed Iraqis had attacked fellow soldier and New Republic writer online. By Brian Beutler A senior enlisted U.S. Army soldier — Master Sergeant John … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Iraq Occupation, U.S. Military, War Crimes
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Israeli War Crimes Continue: Palestinian Dead
After shooting one Palestinian demonstrator, Israeli soldiers call out, ‘Do you want more gas?’By Philip Weiss / April 18, 2009 This is a fuller video than the short, shocking video we posted last night depicting the killing of Bassem Ibrahim … Continue reading
Note from Big Brother : Room 101, Meet Zubaydah’s Box
‘…you will actually place a harmless insect in the box, such as a caterpillar.’The Obvious Comparison By Hilzoy / April 16, 2009 OLC memo of August 1, 2002, signed by Jay Bybee: “You would like to place Zubaydah in a … Continue reading
Keith Olbermann Special Comment : ‘Mr. President, You are Wrong.’
Keith Olbermann, Special Comment, Countdown, April 16, 2009 U.S. future depends on torture accountability We cannot let mistakes of the past haunt our future. By Keith Olbermann / April 16, 2009 [The following was delivered as a “Special Comment” by … Continue reading →