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Stopping the NSA’s Illegal Surveillance of Us
This is the continuing saga of trying to bring a little justice back to the US. We posted about it a few weeks ago. It is encouraging to see these folks being utterly persistent in the endeavour. Richard Jehn / … Continue reading
Similar to What Occurred in Cambodia During the Vietnam War
Click to enlargeRaids into Pakistan: What U.S. authority?By Howard LaFranchi / September 15, 2008 Bush’s orders to send special forces after Taliban militants have roots in previous presidencies. Reporter Howard LaFranchi talks about the US military’s raids inside Pakistan, looking … Continue reading
Afghanistan: It’s Acknowledged to Be a Failed State
Kabul, 2008: “Resurrecting the previous Afghan state under current conditions may be doomed to failure.” APBorderline stateBy Barnett Rubin / September 12. 2008 Afghanistan, which served for so many years as a buffer between warring nations, is today riven by … Continue reading
The US Credibility Gap – Who Did 9/11?
Less Than Half the World Believes Al Qaeda Was Behind 9/11 AttacksBy Joshua Holland / September 11, 2008. A poll of 16,000 people in 17 countries reveals the damage done to the credibility of the United States by the Bush … Continue reading
Remembering This Day Only with a Smile for Bella
On a day when most people will be watching heart-wrenching MEMORIALS, I chose this……..By Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog / September 11, 2008 Today my great grand-daughter turns 1; that is the ‘good memory’ Bella has brought to this … Continue reading
For Now, Our War on al Qaeda Is Over
On the Seventh Anniversary of September 11: Time to Declare the original al-Qaeda DefeatedBy Juan Cole / September 11, 2008 The original al-Qaeda is defeated. It is a dangerous thing for an analyst to say, because obviously radical Muslim extremists … Continue reading
9/11 : The Politics of Fear, Religious Fanaticism and Checks & Balances
‘They’ve attacked us! Turn on your TV!!’By Thomas Cleaver / The Rag Blog / September 11, 2008 I remember seven years ago today like it was yesterday: the phone call at 0545 pulling me from sleep to hear a friend … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, al-Qaida, Bill of Rights, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Religious Fanaticism, Terrorism, War on Terror
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Extraordinary Rendition: The Grief Isn’t Yet Over
Rendered to Egypt for torture, Mohammed Saad Iqbal Madni is released from GuantánamoBy Andy Worthington / September 6, 2008 News that three more prisoners have been released from Guantánamo is cause for celebration, as all three men should never have … Continue reading
Is This a Reckless New Policy Targeting Pakistan?
US attack inside Pakistan threatens dangerous new warBy Peter Symonds / September 5, 2008 A ground assault by US Special Forces troops on a Pakistani village on Wednesday threatens to expand the escalating Afghanistan war into its neighbour. Pakistan is … Continue reading
The CIA: Just Doing Their Appointed Rounds
As one commenter to the piece on Common Dreams remarks, “Finally, the CIA is being efficient and back hauling terrorists for rendition on their regular drug flights and all you commie, pinko, liberal, hate America types are complaining!” Richard Jehn … Continue reading
On Not Winning BushCo’s War of Terror
NATO Forces Not Likely to Make Any Significant Headway in Afghanistan – Taliban Confident in Ghazni And there’s this closely related story about the Northwest Tribal areas of Pakistan: The Rag Blog / Posted September 4, 2008
The Pursuit of Justice for Those Still Languishing in Guantanamo: Binyam Mohamed
Jackie Chase (left) of Brighton’s Save Omar campaign, with a picture of Binyam Mohamed, and Andy Worthington (right).London’s High Court Strikes a Blow at CIA: Shining a Light on the Dark PrisonBy Andy Worthington / August 30, 2008 In the … Continue reading
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Tagged CIA, Criminal Justice, Detention, Guantanamo, War on Terror
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