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Flushing Blackwater »
Posted by: tehranchik 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Political Opinion
Recent disclosures of Blackwater's covert activities may finally force Congress to take action.
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Blackwater, the private mercenary company owned by Erik Prince, has been ...Read (125) | Share | Discuss (5) | Read Full Story at thenation.com
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You Be The Judge »
Posted by: tehranchik 10 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
When is a threat not a threat? Was there any threat at all? A recent British High Court ruling in the case of Binyam Mohamed ...
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Criminals In The Bush White House »
Posted by: tehranchik 9 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
Scott Horton asks: ...in what legal system is it proper for the target of an investigation to destroy evidence of crimes? Torture is a criminal ...
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The Rendition Canard »
Posted by: tehranchik 10 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
For some reason, many people on the right and a few within the CIA feel the need to minimize the difference between Obama and Bush ...
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Mohamed Farag Bashmilah: Disappeared in the Name of National Security »
Posted by: dissent 10 months ago in News
From October 2003 until May 2005, I was illegally detained by the U.S. government and held in CIA-run "black sites" with no contact with ...
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Extraordinary rendition for white-collar criminals? »
Posted by: tehranchik 4 months ago in Political News
Opponents of the practice of extraordinary rendition are growing increasingly vocal about the case of Raymond Azar, a Lebanese construction contractor who was picked up ...
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Rendition case in S.F. to test Obama policies »
Posted by: berkeley 10 months, 2 weeks ago in News
The public is likely to get its first close look at the Obama administration's policies on torture, secrecy and prisoners' rights in a San ...
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The Moral Debate About Torture | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly »
Posted by: bowsnumba1 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Religion
In the ongoing national debate about the morality of torture, the question is whether it is ever the lesser evil.
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Rendition Victim's Suit Targets U.S. Officials »
Posted by: Beau7890 1 year ago in News
A federal appeals court in New York will hear arguments today in the case of Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen who was detained on a ...
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