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Bush’s Foiled NSA Blackmail Scheme
More than a decade ago, President George W. Bush enlisted the National Security Agency in a blackmail scheme to dig up dirt to coerce UN Security Council members to …
Pretrial Hearings of 5 Suspects in 9/11 Face Challenge of Torture-Obtained Evidence
Pretrial hearings for five alleged terrorists behind 9/11 are ongoing, but evidence of their guilt may be compromised if reports that much of it was obtained by various torture …
Michael Hastings Dies at 33; Fearless Journalist Challenged Power and Exposed Myths of Afghan War
The investigative journalist Michael Hastings has died at the age of 33 in a Los Angeles car crash.
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Obama’s One-Way Mirror
The Bradley Manning trial provides a perfect example of the one-way mirror we're on the wrong side of:
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The US Remains Guilty in Guatemala
Chomsky: Reagan assured America that Rios Montt was a man of great personal integrity and commitment.
Chelsea Manning’s Legal Duty to Expose War Crimes
Chelsea Manning had a duty under the Geneva Conventions to report war crimes exposed in the classified materials she leaked.
From Iraq, a Tragic Reminder to Prosecute the War Criminals
Studies show almost half of Iraq's population in areas around where the United States and Britain dropped some 300 tons of depleted uranium will get cancer. These crimes await …
How America Became a Third World Country
America is investing in war in distant lands as it crumbles here at home.
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Syria and the “Red Line” Nonsense
The “red line” that the Obama administration has claimed in regards to Syria and chemical weapons continues to cloud the reality of political conflict in the region.
Seeking Corporate Accountability for Crimes at Abu Ghraib
The Center for Constitutional Rights is still seeking accountability from those alleged to have tortured at Abu Ghraib.