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As US Pushes For Syria Strike, Questions Loom over Obama Claims in Chemical Attack
During Tuesdayu2019s Senate hearing on Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry insisted the administration has irrefutable evidence showing the Assad regime was responsible for the deadly chemical attack in …
Declaring Syria Regime Illegitimate Sends Strong Human Rights Message and Exposes Lenders
Over the last year, a religious antipoverty organization has met with U.S. Treasury and White House officials to encourage them to declare the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad …
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Defining Appropriate Action in Syria
The horrific use of chemical weapons in Syria is a crime against humanity and demands an international response.
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Secret Interrogation Tapes Should Be Public, Attorneys Argue
Today, in a case filed on behalf of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), attorneys argued that video recordings of CCR client Mohammed al Qahtani at Guantanamo Bay should …
The Obama Deception On Syria: Debunking the Lies, Hubris, and Myopia In The March To War
While only 20% of the American people thought the US should take action in Syria when Obama spoke, that number was up from only 9% last week, indicating that …
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India’s Depreciating Currency: Why the Panic?
Paul Krugman: The rupee might be plunging fast, but what is causing panic?
In Effort to End Prison Rape, Questions About a Monitor’s Independence
After more than a decade of national legislative efforts to end prison rape, this month was supposed to produce a significant victory: formal audits of prisons and jails around …
Berliners Protest Russia’s Anti-Gay Law Ahead of Winter Olympics
The protest represents a shift in attention from the International Olympic Committee to individual nations, as protesters give their nations an ultimatum: force Russia to abolish its anti-gay laws, …
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Obama’s Peace Prize
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