by Andy Worthington | May 14, 2013 “I have been deprived of everything but my life. So that’s the only decision I have left: to live or to die.” The quote in…
Death is Preferable to Life at Obama’s Guantanamo
by Marjorie Cohn | May 12, 2013 More than 100 of the 166 detainees at Guantanamo are starving themselves to death. Twenty-three of them are being force-fed. “They strap you to a…
Statements from Signers of the Close Guantanamo Ad
The following statements were made by signatories to the Close Guantanamo ad which will be placed in The New York Times. M. Cherif Bassiouni, Emeritus Professor of Law, DePaul University College of…
Bay Area Protests Against Guantanamo, John Yoo and Eric Holder
Indymedia: Escaped Guantanamo Prisoners Spotted on BART Inspired by an action organized by the London Guantanamo Campaign, anti-torture activists boarded BART trains on Saturday wearing the iconic orange jumpsuits and black hoods…
Song for the Guantanamo Hunger Strikers
by the Peace Poets | May 11, 2013 {mp3}2013/HUNGERSTRIKESONG{/mp3} More at thepeacepoets.com
“Shame, Shame, Shame!” SF Pride Parade Revokes Choice of Bradley Manning as Grand Marshal
Revolution Newspaper | May 9, 2013 The San Francisco Pride Parade is the largest and most famous LGBT Pride event in the world. Every year hundreds of thousands crowd into downtown San…
An Urgent Note About the Global Days of Action to Shut Down Guantanamo May 17th –May 19th
by Jill McLaughlin | May 12, 2013 Join in protests around the world marking 100 Days of the Guantanamo Hunger Strike As the 100th day of the Guantanamo Hunger Strike approaches it…
Holder, Hunger Strike: BOTH Sides of Torture to be at Law School Graduation
from the SF Bay Area Chapter of World Can’t Wait | May 10, 2013 This Saturday, Boalt Hall (where John Yoo teaches) will graduate the Class of 2013.Attorney General ERIC HOLDER will…
Stop Expanding Arlington National Cemetery and Stop Producing Corpses
by David Swanson | May 6, 2013 An NPR story on Monday carried this headline: “Expansion Plans At Arlington National Cemetery Cause Environmental Concerns.” Only environmental concerns? Are there any other concerns…
A young Yemeni writer on the impact and morality of drone-bombing his country
by Glenn Greenwald | May 1, 2013 “The 24-year-old Ibrahim Mothana speaks eloquently and insightfully about what the US is doing to his country. We should listen.” Ibrahim Mothana is a 24-year-old…