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Human Rights Watch Calls For Investigation Of Bush, Other Top Officials for Torture
Inquiry Into 2 Deaths in CIA Custody Insufficient July 11, 2011 -- WASHINGTON, DC (Human Rights Watch) -- Overwhelming evidence of torture by the Bush administration obliges President Barack Obama ...
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Next Up: Pakistan -- Ominous signs of a major new war (Justin Raimondo)
July 11, 2011 (AntiWar.com) -- I see someone besides myself has noticed all the “leaking” going on in the upper echelons of Washington over our rocky relationship with Pakistan. Suddenly Islamabad ...
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In Israel, a Tsunami Warning (Noam Chomsky)
July 7, 2011 (In These Times) -- In May, in a closed meeting of many of Israel's business leaders, Idan Ofer, a holding-company magnate, warned, "We are quickly turning into South Africa. The ...
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Libya and War Powers (Ted Rall)
The war against Libya may violate the US constitution, but once again the empire moves ahead with the military option July 7, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- "Much rumbling has emanated from ...
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Yemen Continues to Inspire Amid Great Odds (Ramzy Baroud)
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 6, 2011 -- The Yemeni people are unrelenting in their demands for democracy. Millions continue to stage rallies across their country in a display of will that ...
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Torture Crimes Officially, Permanently Shielded (Glenn Greenwald)
July 1, 2011 (Salon.com) -- In August, 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder -- under continuous, aggressive prodding by the Obama White House -- announced that three categories of individuals ...
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US Foreign Policy Invigorated at the Expense of Gaza (Ramzy Baroud)
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 30, 2011 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made a series of stern and fiery statements recently, giving the impression that war is somehow upon us ...
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Economy Alone Fails to Explain Turkey’s Success (Ramzy Baroud)
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 23, 2004 -- Many commentators today are basing the success of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the June 12 elections largely on its ability to ...
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Deus ex Machina: Will economic collapse save us from climate catastrophe? (Dan Allen)
June 17, 2011 (Energy Bulletin) -- “I don’t think the American public has gripped in its gut what could happen.... We’re looking at a scenario where there’s no more agriculture in California.” ...
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Conspiracy Theory (Paul Craig Roberts)
June 20, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- While we were not watching, conspiracy theory has undergone Orwellian redefinition. A “conspiracy theory” no longer means an event explained by a ...
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'Permanent' Despair: Did Egypt Really Open Rafah Crossing? (Ramzy Baroud)
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 15, 2011 -- For most Palestinians, leaving Gaza through Egypt is as exasperating a process as entering it. Governed by political and cultural sensitivities, ...
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