Liberties
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Dr. Gabor Maté: Obama Admin Should Heed Global Panel’s Call to End “Failed” U.S.-Led Drug War
“On any level you care to name, the war on drugs is a failure,” Dr. Maté says. Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 6 June 2011
6 June 2011 — williambowles.info Quick News: Manning supporters rally at Kansas prison Press TV Hundreds of supporters of Bradley Manning converged at Leavenworth, Kan., Saturday to rally for the release of the Army private accused of leaking classified documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks. Gathered outside the prison where Manning is … www.presstv.com/usdetail/183325.html Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 5 June 2011
5 June 2011 — williambowles.info Assange heckled over Bradley Manning’s fate WalesOnline by Clare Hutchinson, Wales On Sunday WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange faced an angry crowd at the Hay Festival yesterday demanding to know how he intended to help Bradley Manning, the Welsh-raised soldier charged with leaking military documents. … www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/06/05/assange-heckled-over-bradley-manning-s-fate-91466-28822001/ Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 25 May 2011: Supporter of Bradley Manning Sues the US Government
25 May 2011– williambowles.info Frontline’s ‘WikiSecrets’ Explores Mysteries of Bradley Manning PBS NewsHour On Tuesday’s edition of Frontline, entitled “WikiSecrets,” correspondent Martin Smith unravels the mysteries of Bradley Manning, the Army private who allegedly stole thousands of classified government documents and shared them with WikiLeaks. … www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/jan-june11/wikisecrets_05-24.html Continue reading
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In case you missed it: Free speech on trial By John Pilger
16 March 2011 — Morning Star As the United States and Britain look for an excuse to invade another oil-rich Arab country, the hypocrisy is familiar. Colonel Gadaffi is ‘delusional’ and ‘blood-drenched,’ while the authors of an invasion that killed a million Iraqis who have kidnapped and tortured in our name are entirely sane, never Continue reading
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Stop Nato Updates on Libyan war: 8 April 2011
8 April 2011 — Stop Nato Back To Africa: Swedish Jets In First Combat Mission In 50 Years Italy Flies 108 Air Missions For NATO’s Libyan War Afghanistan, Ivory Coast, Libya: Sarkozy, The New War President Russian, Venezuelan Presidents Cal For Peace In Libya NATO Solidarity: German Okays “Humanitarian” Troops To Libya Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 29-30 March 2011
US- NATO’s War on Libya: Links to Selected News, Analysis and Press Reports Continue reading
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Leonard Weinglass, ¡Presente! by Gloria La Riva
Leonard Weinglass, preeminent civil rights attorney and fighter for justice whose defense history includes the Chicago 8, Daniel Ellsberg, Mumia Abu-Jamal and the Cuban Five, died on March 23 of cancer. Continue reading
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Leonard Weinglass: Aug. 27, 1933 – Mar. 23, 2011
Leonard Weinglass, was a restless fighter for the cause of five Cubans who have been in US prisons since 1998, internationally known as the Cuban Five. Continue reading
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Chicago artist Chris Drew faces 15-years jail for recordeding arrest
An artist who used a video camera to record being arrested by police is facing up to 15 years in prison. Chris Drew has been charged with Class 1 felony under the Eavesdropping Act in Chicago, Illinois. Continue reading
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Refugee Diagram by Atelier Collectif
10 January, 2011 — MRZine There are many reasons for leaving one’s country. . . . N.B. Click on “Subtitles” to view this video with English subtitles. Directed by Atelier Collectif. Animation by William Henne, Caroline Nugues, and Lionel Seneterre. Produced by Zorobabel. 2006. Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Daily News roundup 25 December, 2010
Daily Newslinks to stories about Bradley Manning. Continue reading
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Bradley Manning An “Ethical Giant” By David House
The conditions of Bradley Manning’s confinement became a top issue in the press last week as bloggers traded blows with US officials over allegations that Manning endures inhumane treatment at the Quantico, VA detainment facility. In the midst of this rush by the Defense Department to contextualize Manning’s confinement, I traveled to see the man… Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Suffering in Solitary Confinement By Kristen Saloomey
While the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, fights his legal battles in front of the cameras (or from the palatial estate in Britain where he is under “house arrest”) the American soldier accused of releasing secret US government documents to him remains hidden from public view. Army Private Bradley Manning has spent seven months in… Continue reading
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Lynne Stewart Transferred to Texas By Stephen Lendman
Seven previous articles discussed Lynne Stewart’s case and status, explaining the gross injustice against a heroic human rights lawyer who devoted her career to defending society’s poor, unwanted, and unfairly persecuted – defendants deprived of due process without an advocate like her. Continue reading
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Jody McIntyre: It is rough out there
“Suddenly, four policemen grabbed my shoulders and pulled me out of my wheelchair. My friends and younger brother struggled to pull me back, but were beaten away with batons. The police carried me away. Around five minutes later, my younger brother was also forced through, the wheelchair still in his hands.” Continue reading
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America’s human rights rhetoric tarnished by actions — RT
62 years ago, the United Nations adopted its Universal Declaration of Human Rights, making today, International Human Rights Day. America’s first lady at the time, Eleanor Roosevelt, helped inspire the 1948 agreement – a global pledge critics say the US is failing to follow. Continue reading
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Mumia Abu-Jamal: A symbol of flawed justice — RT
While American prisons overflow with prisoners, radical journalist and activist Mumia Abu-Jamal has been on death row for almost three decades with no end to his legal process in sight as he continues his fight against the US criminal justice system. Continue reading
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