Final Senate Vote on Indefinite Military Detention of U.S. Citizens Without Trial Looms; Obama Threatens Veto
UPDATE: On December 1, 2011, the Senate voted 93-7 to approve the indefinite military detention of U.S. citizens without trial or charge...
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HAPPY BILL OF RIGHTS DAY: SENATE VOTES 86-13 TO APPROVE INDEFINITE MILITARY DETENTION OF U.S. CITIZENS WITHOUT TRIAL OR CHARGE
“No person shall be… deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.” ..
Fighting Terror With Terror: 9/11 + 10
Hard to believe it’s been a decade since America was dealt what could have been a wake-up call for the ages. Hard to believe, that..
‘The Moral High Ground’: Former Colin Powell Chief of Staff Col. Lawrence Wilkerson Says He’ll Testify Against Cheney in the Event of War Crimes Trial
Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, the former chief of staff to Bush-era Secretary of State Colin Powell, today vowed he would testify against..
Federal Court Rules Donald Rumsfeld can be Held Liable for Torture of U.S. Citizens in Iraq
A federal court has ruled that former Bush-era Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld can be held liable for the torture of American citizens..
Wikileaks: More Children Imprisoned at Guantanamo than U.S. Claimed
An examination of classified documents, including Detainee Assessment Briefs (DABs), published by the whistle blower website Wikileaks has..
House to Vote on Presidential Blank Check for Never-Ending, World-Wide War
Hidden away deep inside the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the federal law that specifies military budget expenditures, is an..
‘The Moral High Ground’: Citing U.S. Human Rights Abuses, Canadian Court Refuses to Extradite Alleged Al-Qaeda Agent
Citing grave human rights abuses committed by the United States and Pakistan, and asserting that sending a wanted terrorism suspect to the..
U.S. Military War Dogs Used in Raid on Bin Laden Compound
The US Navy Seal team that raided Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan was comprised of some of the hardest,..
‘The Moral High Ground’: Former U.S. Military Interrogator Says Torture DELAYED bin Laden’s Capture
There’s been a lot of self-congratulatory, chest-puffing told-ya-so-ism on the part of leading conservative politicians and pundits..
