by Andy Worthington As the 11th anniversary of the opening of the “war on terror” prison at Guantánamo Bay approaches, we at “Close Guantánamo” are making our preparations for being in Washington…
Abortion: Stigmatized and Endangered
Time for Massive, Uncompromising Struggle:get involved at stoppatriarchy.org by Sunsara Taylor We are fast approaching the 40-year anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion on January 22,…
January 11: Stand in Orange! Day of Action Against Guantánamo
from the site of Amnesty International, USA Say NO to U.S. human rights violations in the name of unending ‘global war’ March in Washington DC – Friday, January 11, 2013 – Noon…
Torture, Torture Everywhere
by Andy Worthington For those of us who have been arguing for years that senior officials and lawyers in the Bush administration must be held accountable for the torture program they introduced…
Two Confounding Items in the News Regarding the Murdering of Children
by Dennis Loo To the U.S. military, children are now legitimate targets in the “war on terror.” First Item: In response to the U.S. military killing three children, aged 12, 10, and…
ZERO DARK THIRTY: What’s wrong with a film that justifies torture?
ZERO DARK THIRTY: What’s wrong with a film that justifies torture?Zero Dark Thirty represents the CIA’s view of the world: an eleven year illegitimate, unjust, immoral “war of terror” on Muslims as…
Who will join me in protesting CIA’s view of the world?
by Debra Sweet You must have heard about the film premiering tomorrow, Wednesday December 19 in NYC and Los Angeles: Zero Dark Thirty. The title comes from slang for military time, 12:30…
Zero Dark Thirty: the Veneration of Torture and the C.I.A.
by Glenn Greenwald Like the bin Laden killing itself, this is a film that tells Americans to feel good about themselves, to feel gratitude for the violence done in their name, to…
The 2013 NDAA & Obama’s Expansion of Indefinite Military Detention Powers
by Kevin Gosztola The administration of President Barack Obama has gone much farther in defending and expanding indefinite detention powers than the administrations of President George W. Bush ever attempted. With the…
Happy Birthday Bradley Manning
by Debra Sweet Today, Bradley Manning turns 25. It’s his third birthday in prison without trial (recent proceedings have still all been pre-military commission). The unjust persecution and tortuous conditions Bradley has…