Torture
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ICH 19 February 2013: Paul Craig Roberts: America Shamed Again: A Colonized People
19 February 2013 — Information Clearing House Hysteria Over Kim’s Nukes By Eric Margolis While everyone was fulminating against the wicked North Koreans, there was barely any mention of US-South Korean-Australian war games near North Korea that Pyongyang claimed were training for a US-led invasion. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34016.htm Continue reading
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GR Week in Review 10 February 2013: The Bankers’ New World Order and the American Police State
10 February 2013 — Global Research CIA Whistleblower: “US is a Police State, Obama Consciously Allows Torture” 013 Continue reading
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54 countries helped CIA to kidnap, detain and torture – report
The report, titled Globalizing Torture, provides a detailed account of other countries covertly helping the US to run secret prisons, also known as ‘black sites’ on their territory and allowing the CIA to use national airports for refueling while transporting prisoners. Continue reading
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Movie Review: “Zero Dark Thirty”: Torturing the Facts By Marjorie Cohn
Zero Dark Thirty is disturbing for two reasons. First and foremost, it leaves the viewer with the erroneous impression that torture helped the CIA find bin Laden’s hiding place in Pakistan. Secondarily, it ignores both the illegality and immorality of using torture as an interrogation tool. Continue reading
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GR Week in Review: 9/11 Revisited and Financial Conspiracies
28 December, 2012 — Global Research Facebook Yields to Pressure: Reactivates Political Critics’ Accounts, Washington’s Blog, December 28, 2012 Continue reading
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Video: Manning Testifies About His Torture; Was it Aimed at Turning Him on Assange?
Michael Ratner: Manning describes cruel and unusual punishment; offers to plea to lesser charges (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 1 December 2012
1 December 2012 — williambowles.info Bradley Manning’s noose shown at hearing Politico FORT MEADE, Md. — Military prosecutors unveiled a dramatic exhibit Friday to illustrate why officers were legitimately concerned that accused WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning might commit suicide while he was in custody: a salmon-colored bedsheet that … http://www.politico.com/story/2012/11/bradley-mannings-noose-shown-at-hearing-84455.html?hp=l3 Continue reading
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Human rights: the people vs the UN By Eric Walberg
Even as the US government is re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council, the UN Committee Against Torture hears a complaint against Bush, notes Eric Walberg Continue reading
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Video: Court Rules Khalid Sheik Mohammed Can’t Testify About Torture
The Michael Ratner Report: Trial has a 40 second delay on feed to journalists so military can censor testimony Continue reading
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HRW Report on “Syrian Torture” Nonsensical, Hypocritical by Tony Cartalucci
Careless readers might think report covers Western atrocities committed in Afghanistan and Iraq Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 28 June 2012
28 June 2012— williambowles.info Bradley Manning defense claims victory on due process motion Democratic Underground “The Obama administration can’t hide from reality forever” said Jeff Paterson, a lead organizer with the Bradley Manning Support Network. “Any ruling in favor of … http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002865107 Continue reading
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Bahrain: Crushing Pro-Democracy Protests. American and British Police Chiefs Step Up State Repression By Finian Cunningham
Two former police chiefs from the US and Britain have brought discernible Western “expertise” to the Bahraini force only weeks following their appointments – a surge in repression and state terrorism. Continue reading
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CCR Fights Impunity for Military Contractor War Crimes and Torture
This week, CCR and co-counsel filed briefs in our cases on behalf of dozens of Iraqis challenging private military contractor impunity for war crimes and torture at Abu Ghraib and other detention centers in Iraq. Continue reading
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BP Profit From Torture By Craig Murray
7 September 2011 — Craig Murray These are the ‘democrats’?! Just when you thought that nothing could be more sickening than the revelation that the mad Mahdi Blair was godfather to the baptism of Murdoch’s daughter in the River Jordan… Kudos to the Daily Mail for outing BP’s Mark Allen as the MI6 man who Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter August 04, 2011: US Commando War in 120 Countries
4 August 2011 — Information Clearing House US Commando War in 120 Countries: Uncovering the Military’s Secret Operations In the Obama Era By Nick Turse American secret commandos are carrying out raids in 70 countries—just today. By the end of the year, the number will probably be close to 120. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28747.htm Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 28 July 2011
28 July 2011 — williambowles.info Torture still rampant in post-revolution Egypt, activists say MiamiHerald.com The only difference in post-revolution Egypt, they say, is that victims empowered by the uprising are speaking publicly of their brutal experiences. Hossam Bahgat, the executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, offered a grim … http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/07/28/2334670/torture-still-rampant-in-post.html Continue reading
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Video: Getting Away with Torture
Human rights advocates urge criminal investigations into the Bush administration for torture Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 13 July 2011: UN torture official accuses US of rule violations
13 July 2011 — williambowles.info Manning visits ‘breach UN rules’ BBC News UN special rapporteur on torture Juan Mendez said the US had has broken rules by insisting on monitoring conversations with Pte Bradley Manning. Mr Mendez says he needs unrestricted access to Pte Manning to do his job. Pte Manning, 23, is being held Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 12 July 2011: How The Empire Rationalizes Murder
12 July 2011 — Information Clearing House How The Empire Rationalizes Murder Drone strikes are police work, not an act of war? By Sanjeev Miglani The idea that the United States can arrogate to itself the right of life and death of people around the world can set off a dangerous precedent. Continue Continue reading
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