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Questions About Israel’s Use of US-Made Weapons
Israel rains fire on Gaza with phosphorus shellsBy Sheera Frenkel in Jerusalem and Michael Evans, Defence Editor / December 2008 Israel is believed to be using controversial white phosphorus shells to screen its assault on the heavily populated Gaza Strip … Continue reading
They are Bombing 1.5 million People in a Cage
h/t Juan Cole / The Rag Blog
Are Civilian Casualties in Gaza Higher Than Stated?
See video of Norwegian doctor describing conditions in Gaza below. Is the UN Complicit in Israel’s Massacre in Gaza?By Omar Barghouti / January 02, 2009 A friend forwarded to me the most original greeting for the New Year: “I wish … Continue reading
Greenwald: More Reasons to Prosecute the War Criminals and Other Corrupt Politicians
These folks are Irish, but they’re saying it for the rest of us. Photo source.If criminal penalties are removed, what will deter lawbreaking by political officials?By Glenn Greenwald / December 20, 2008 The Washington Post‘s Ruth Marcus today perfectly expresses … Continue reading
A Legal Opinion About Bush and Cheney’s Culpability for War Crimes
Cheney Throws Down Gauntlet, Defies Prosecution for War Crimes By Marjorie Cohn / December 19, 2008 Dick Cheney has publicly confessed to ordering war crimes. Asked about waterboarding in an ABC News interview, Cheney replied, “I was aware of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheney, Criminal Justice, George W. Bush, Legal Precedent, War Crimes
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Cheney Admits to Torture Role; Says He’d Still Waterboard
Vice President Dick Cheney says he approved waterboarding at Guantanamo. If I said what I’d like to say on reading this (and hearing it all day), the NSA agents who are monitoring this board would be sending the Secret Service … Continue reading
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Tagged al-Qaida, Bush Administration, Cheney, CIA, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Torture, War Crimes, War on Terror, Waterboarding
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War Crimes Prosecutions: It’s About Us, Not Them
It’s not about them…it’s about us: Why We Must Prosecute Bush And His Administration For War CrimesBy Mike Ferner / December 16, 2008 During the rush to get the Nuremberg Tribunals underway, the Soviet delegation wanted the tribunal’s historic decisions … Continue reading
Potential Afghan War Crime Ignored by US
As possible Afghan war-crimes evidence removed, U.S. silentBy Tom Lasseter / December 11, 2008 DASHT-E LEILI, Afghanistan — Seven years ago, a convoy of container trucks rumbled across northern Afghanistan loaded with a human cargo of suspected Taliban and al … Continue reading
The Secret Laos Bombing and Legacies of War
Drawing the Future from the PastBy Channapha Khamvongsa / December 5, 2008 The bombing was relentless. From 1964 to 1973, the United States dropped more than 2 million tons of ordnance on Laos. That’s a planeload of bombs every eight … Continue reading
Joel Hirschhorn Wants Justice for Junior
Respect for our Constitution requires Bush in prison.George W. Bush Belongs in Prison: Respecting the Rule of LawBy Joel Hirschhorn / November 29, 2008 Electing Barack Obama president was the first step in redeeming American democracy. The second step must … Continue reading
Tom Hayden : Frankenstein in Mesopotamia
Frankenstein’s monster, played by Boris Korloff, from the original 1931 movie. The monster the U.S. is leaving behind in Baghdad is a police state.‘The most important things, some say, are the things left unsaid. If so, the unmentionable thing would … Continue reading
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Tagged Human Rights, Iraq, Iraq Occupation, Tom Hayden, Torture, War Crimes
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We’ve No Business Allowing War Criminals to Walk
Just a few war criminals here … Bush Cabinet, 2001.Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtueBy Joseph L. Galloway / November 18, 2008 With two months still to go before his inauguration as the 44th President of the … Continue reading
