by Elaine Brower and Jill McLaughlin Early in September, Obama and the Democrats, who have carried forward some of the very crimes so hated under Bush, will gather at the Democratic National…
Paying in Blood: The Bipartisan Terror Machine
by Chris Floyd In the category of “the sky is blue,” “fire is hot” and “the sun rises in the east,” the Guardian reports on a new study showing that Washington’s murderous…
Video: Andy Worthington Discusses the Horrors of Guantánamo at Aafia Siddiqui Protest in London
by Andy Worthington On Sunday, in torrential rain, I cut short a dry afternoon in the Catford Bridge Tavern — a formerly notoriously rough pub reborn after its recent takeover by the…
US Investigates Possible WikiLeaks Leaker for ‘Communicating With the Enemy’
by Glenn Greenwald A US air force systems analyst who expressed support for WikiLeaks and accused leaker Bradley Manning triggered a formal military investigation last year to determine whether she herself had…
Warrantless Surveillance by US Government Sharply Increases
by Kevin Gosztola Newly released documents from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) show warrantless surveillance of Americans’ electronic communications by federal law enforcement agencies through pen register and trap devices sharply increased. Notably,…
STOP U.S. Aggression & Continued War on the World! Not in Our Name!
STOP U.S. Aggression & Continued War on the World! Not in Our Name! October 6–8 Actions against the U.S. War on Afghanistan by Debra Sweet Obama expanded the U.S. war on the people of…
Life for Pakistanis in US Drone War Detailed in New Report
Those venturing out to “recover bodies,” according to journalist Noor Behram, know they are likely to be “killed or maimed.” by Kevin Gosztola A new report featuring testimony from civilians, who’ve been…
New Study Documents the Civilian Terror from Obama’s Drones
by Glenn Greenwald A vitally important and thoroughly documented new report on the impact of Obama’s drone campaign has just been released by researchers at NYU School of Law and Stanford University…
In Memoriam – Bea Johnson
Last week a long-time activist with World Can’t Wait in the San Francisco Bay Area passed away after a prolonged illness. Bertha “Bea” Johnson was a respected and loved part of the…
Bush, Obama, and the Five Stages of Impunity for Torture
by Kevin Gosztola One hallmark of the administration of President Barack Obama has been the commitment of the administration to move forward and not look back—to, as a Democratic Party operative only…