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Appeal Decision Reverses Order of Protection for Hancock Protester
This is a huge victory for the protesters at Hancock, and for protesters across the state, where Orders of Protection are being used to restrain protesters from exercising their …
Accounting for a Decade of Global War
The United States' compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights includes violations that must be sanctioned.
William Blum Discusses America’s Deadliest Export: Democracy
Foreign policy commentator and author William Blum discusses his latest book, “America's Deadliest Export: Democracy, The Truth about US Foreign Policy and Everything Else,” the real threat to US …
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Drones Abroad and at Home: Why We Should Care
Weaponized unmanned drone aircraft, the Predator, the Reaper, the Global Hawk, have no crew on board. Hence no head, no heart. These drones are amoral robots exquisitely designed to …
Hair-Trigger America
A nation that used to espouse isolationism has morphed into one poised for hair-trigger pre-emptive war.
The Five Commandments of Barack Obama: How “Thou Shalt Not” Became “Thou Shalt“
In January 2009, Barack Obama entered the Oval Office projecting idealism, broadcasting five commandments by which life in his new world of national security would be lived. Five years …
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“Sky Raper”: Drones Are Tools of the Patriarchy
The codename lays bare the true nature of patriarchy, and the roles of the military and rape culture within patriarchy.
Local Resistance to the NDAA Amps Up, Spans Political Spectrum
A decision by the Obama administration to consider a drone strike against a US citizen brings the conflict of executive authority and civil and constitutional rights back in the …
Complaint at World Court Alleges NATO Members Complicit in War Crimes
British lawyers' complaint at the World Court accuses NATO members of war crimes by helping facilitate U.S. strikes.
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Why Drone Strikes Harm America
Despite global outrage, the Obama administration is debating targeting American citizens living abroad, proof that the termination of the CIA's drone program is long overdue.