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Chelsea Manning’s Attorneys: Obama’s Commutation Will Help Save Life of Jailed Army Whistleblower
In this interview Chelsea Manning's attorneys Nancy Hollander and Chase Strangio of the ACLU discuss the responses to Manning's commutation.
Did Trump’s Defense Secretary Nominee James Mattis Commit War Crimes in Iraq?
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, James “Mad Dog” Mattis, faces his Senate confirmation hearing.
“This Is Not a Coup, but It’s Not Normal”: Trump Picks Three Generals for Top Foreign Policy Posts
Confirmation hearings begin Monday.
Henry A. Giroux on Trump’s Cabinet, the Church of Neoliberal Evangelicals
Trump's cabinet of incompetent billionaires and generals represents the worst of militarism and neoliberalism.
Diana Buttu and Gideon Levy on Israeli Settlements, Kerry, Military Aid and the End of a Two-State Solution
Secretary of State John Kerry has blasted Israel's government.
Obama Urged to Take US Nukes Off High Alert Before Trump Takes Office
A petition is urging President Obama to place restraints on the incoming president's ability to launch a nuclear attack.
UN Declares Israeli Settlements Illegal; Netanyahu Vows to Retaliate After US Abstains From Vote
Israeli officials are vowing to build thousands of new settlement homes on occupied Palestinian land.
What Will Happen When Donald Trump Takes Over US Drone and Targeted Assassination Program?
In Syracuse, New York, four people were arrested outside the Hancock Air National Guard Base on Friday.
A Deadly Day: Russian Ambassador Assassinated; 12 Dead in Berlin Truck Crash; Zürich Mosque Attacked
Author Phyllis Bennis discusses these events.
Ambassador for Apartheid: Trump’s Pick for Israel Post Slammed as Threat to Peace and Two-State Talks
President-elect Donald Trump is facing widespread criticism for picking David Friedman to be the next US ambassador to Israel.