Debra Sweet | October 10, 2013 What’s going on in Guantanamo is still outrageous. Obama renewed promises to close Guantanamo, although so far, only 3 prisoners have been released since 2010. Last…
The Shutdown, the Showdown, and the Urgent Need To Repolarize… For Revolution
Revolution Newspaper | October 9, 2013 Note from Debra Sweet: In response to your comments on the government shutdown, and prospects for constitutional crisis and recession if the government defaults on its…
The Shutdown, the Showdown, and the Urgent Need To Repolarize… For Revolution
The government shutdown dominates the news. Republicans and Democrats fight in a stalemate, unable to agree. There is talk, including by mainstream commentators, that “our democracy is imperiled.” (See Thomas Friedman’s op-ed,…
Health Professionals Who Participate in Force-feeding Prisoners on Hunger Strike at Guantanamo Bay Should Lose Professional Licenses, New Study Reveals
World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine | September 30, 2013 New research… concludes that force-feeding prisoners violates medical ethics and amounts to torture. Physicians and other licensed health professionals are force-feeding…
Life Under the Drones in Pakistan
Paul Gottinger & Madiha Tahir | October 2, 2013 Paul Gottinger: Most of the drone strikes are happening in North Waziristan (Northwest Pakistan) along the border of Afghanistan. Could you give us…
Dissecting Obama’s Speech at the UN: The Truth Behind “Core Interests” and “American Exceptionalism”
Larry Everest | October 6, 2013 On September 24, President Barack Obama gave a major address at the United Nations General Assembly at its annual meeting. This speech came at a time…
At Guantanamo, a Microcosm of the Surveillance State
Andy Worthington | October1, 2013 At Guantanamo last week, a pre-trial hearing in the military commission trials of five men allegedly involved in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, descended into…
Torture Opponents Say Ban Dick Cheney from Canada or Arrest and Prosecute Him
War Criminals Watch | October 1, 2013 Torture suspect and former U.S. Vice President Richard (Dick) Cheney is scheduled to speak at the Toronto Global Forum, October 31, 2013, at the Metro…
Not a “Good War” — A Disaster in Afghanistan
Debra Sweet | October 1, 2013 The U.S. War on Afghanistan — I refuse to call it the “Afghanistan war” because Afghans didn’t start it — is now 12 years old. Longer…
Anti-Drone Protests During the UN Meeting
Nick Mottern | October 1, 2013 This is a preliminary report on last week’s six–day (Sept. 23-28) street witness that was organized at some of the busiest locations in New York City …