by Tom McNamara January 31, 2013 In his essay “A Hanging,” George Orwell recounts, in great detail, the events he witnessed leading up to the execution of a man. It is important…
From Guantánamo, An Innocent Man Pleads for Release
by Andy Worthington We at “Close Guantanamo” have long despaired that the power of black propaganda is such that the Bush administration’s claim that Guantánamo held “the worst of the worst” has…
Responding to Changes in How the US Wages War
by Debra Sweet, January 30, 2013 World Can’t Wait’s focus on stopping the use of armed and surveillance drones by the U.S. is principally based on our opposition to the immorality of…
Guantanamo: The Sound of a Closed Door Slamming
by Katie Taylor The US’ practice of holding people without charge or trial indefinitely has just become more definite. A problem which Obama promised to sort out as his first act as…
Michael Moore’s Repellent Defense of “Zero Dark Thirty
by Dave Clennon Wishful Thinking About Murdering CIA Thugs Wow! Michael Moore sure can make up a lot of dialogue for scenes he thinks happened off screen, in “Zero Dark Thirty.” He freely invents…
Obama Nominates Mr. Drone to be CIA Chief
by Paul Harris The nomination of President Barack Obama’s top counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan to head the CIA has sparked outrage and concern about America’s growing drones programme and its use for…
Sanctions: Weapons of Mass Death and Destruction
by Larry Everest Iran hasn’t been in the headlines in recent months, but there’s a lot of talk that 2013 will be the year of decision on Iran—whether a deal will be…
The Secret Drone War
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Pakistan’s army: taking on the Taliban in Waziristan
Channel 4 News (UK) The US wants Pakistan to do more in its fight against the Taliban in Waziristan. But the Pakistan soldiers maimed in the war on terror might argue they…
April Days of Action: Stop US Drone Warfare
Download PDF (two-up half page) APRIL DAYS of ACTION – A Political Uprising to Stop Drone Spying & Killing The Network for Stopping Drone Spying and Warfare plans April Days of…