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American Citizen Pressured to Become FBI Informant by Placement on No-Fly List
The tactic is not uncommon: The Council on American-Islamic Relations has received
I’d Rather Not be Anna
If what we're watching on TV is indeed a revolution, then it has to be one of the more embarrassing and unintelligible ones of recent times. For now, whatever …
Guantanamo Attorney: Supreme Court’s Refusal to Hear Habeas Cases Invalidates Landmark 2008 Ruling
Now what? That's the question attorneys who represent Guantanamo detainees are asking after the Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider the appeals of seven prisoners
Ahead of September Trial, Bradley Manning Seeks Withheld Gov’t Evidence and Dismissal of 10 Charges
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: For just the third time since he was arrested over two years ago, alleged Army whistleblower Bradley Manning was seen by the public this week. His three-day …
Reversing the Vietnam War Verdict
Most of the allegations about insults directed at soldiers or vets from war opponents have been fabrications to discredit the antiwar forces.
Changes at Parchin Suggest an Iranian Bargaining Ploy
satellite images show activities appearing to be aimed at prompting the IAEA, the United States and Israel to give greater urgency and importance to a request for an IAEA …
The Almost Scoop on Nixon’s “Treason“
In late October 1968, Beverly Deepe, a 33-year-old Saigon correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, came upon a story that could have changed history. A six-year veteran covering the …
Colin Powell: Another War Criminal Cashes In
One could be forgiven for thinking thereu2019s anything honorable or honest about Colin Powell. For more than two decades now the Washington media has portrayed the former Secretary of …
Four Decades Ago, a Senator Warned About the Revolving Door of the Military-Industrial Complex
There are scores of former government officials working in the nuclear weapons lobby, providing it with special access to the government that it otherwise would not have.
Suicides Outpacing War Deaths for Troops
Suicides have increased even as the United States military has withdrawn from Iraq and stepped up efforts to provide mental health, drug and alcohol, and financial counseling services.