By Kenneth J. Theisen One of the many controversies now currently in the news regards the role of current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The question being asked by the mainstream media is…
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Obama, Bush, and the Politics of Torture
By Ken Theisen On May 13th the Obama administration announced a reversal of its pledge to make public photos depicting “detainee abuse” by U.S. personnel overseas. In plain English, Obama is continuing…
Murder from the Sky: the U.S. and White Phosphorus
By Kenneth J. Theisen Did the U.S. use white phosphorus in the recent massacres caused by U.S. air strikes on two Afghan villages? White phosphorus is a chemical used in shells and bombs….
Atrocities and “Apologies”: the U.S. in Afghanistan
Kenneth J. Theisen Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Wednesday, May 6th. At the beginning of the meeting, she publicly apologized for the latest…
Obama’s First 100 Days: Rebranding, Continuing Bush Regime’s War, Occupation, Torture
By Kenneth J. Theisen The media this past week or so has created a big hoopla around Obama’s first hundred days in office. While this is largely an exercise in public relations…
Spanish Judge on Bush Regime: Systematic Program of Torture – Indictments Possible
By Kenneth J. Theisen On April 29th Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon officially opened an investigation into the torture program at Guantanamo. This is an important step in holding the Bush regime…
Obama at CIA Headquarters: Covering up, Continuing Bush Regime War Crimes
By Kenneth J. Theisen Last week the Obama administration released more of the “torture memos” written by Department of Justice lawyers during the Bush regime. These and previous memos were written to…
NSA Illegally Spies on Countless U.S. Residents
By Kenneth J. Theisen On Thursday, April 16th, Senator Diane Feinstein, the Senate Intelligence Committee Chair announced that the panel would investigate reports that the National Security Agency (NSA) improperly tapped…
Amnesty International Report on Iraqi Kurdistan Reveals U.S. Crimes Against Humanity
By Kenneth J. Theisen The invasion of Iraq by the U.S. has resulted in massive deaths, violations of human rights, and various other war crimes and crimes against humanity. Apologists for the…
Millions Seek Work: Financial Industry Seeks and Gets Trillions
By Kenneth J. Theisen You do not have to look far to see that something is drastically wrong in this country and the world. Over the last year or so,…