by Stephen Lendman FBI Director Robert Mueller wants Congress to enact greater surveillance powers following the false flag underwear bomb plot blamed on Al Qaeda. In May 9 testimony before the House Judiciary…
“Close Guantánamo” Calls on US Communities to Demand Release of Cleared Prisoners in US
by Andy Worthington Ever since it became apparent, during the Bush administration, that there were wrongly detained prisoners at Guantánamo who could not be safely repatriated, certain principled groups and individuals have…
NATO in Chicago May 20-21: War Criminals Summit
from Revolution NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is holding a “heads of state” summit in Chicago on May 20 and 21. About 50 countries that are members of and allied with…
Chaos at Guantánamo as the 9/11 Trial Begins
by Andy Worthington On May 5, the eyes of the world were on Guantánamo, as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other men accused of planning and facilitating the terrorist attacks of September…
Naming Those Killed in US Drone Strikes
by Kevin Gosztola When drone strikes kill people, rarely do news media bother to name those dead from the attack if they are not alleged by some official to be an al…
Protesting NATO
by Margaret Kimberley The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a cold war relic with no positive use in the 21st century. Its original intent, or so it was claimed, was to protect…
Illinois Appellate Court Upholds Political Persecution of Gregory Koger
from Revolution The Illinois Appellate Court in February continued and intensified the unjust persecution of Gregory Koger by upholding his conviction for three misdemeanors and upholding the outrageous 300-day sentence for documenting…
War Criminals to Meet in Chicago, But Somehow Protest Will be the Danger?
Get on the FREE bus to Chicago to Protest NATO/US War Crimes Thanks to 99% Solidarity FREE bus trips are available from 12 cities to Chicago! Seats are on a first-come, first-serve…
Surveillance State Democracy
by Glenn Greenwald CNET‘s excellent technology reporter, Declan McCullagh, reports on ongoing efforts by the Obama administration to force the Internet industry to provide the U.S. Government with “backdoor” access to…
How America Became A Torture Nation
by Andy Worthington Since I began researching Guantánamo and the “war on terror” on a full-time basis over six years ago, my motive has been to pierce the lies told about the…