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The Nukes are Back, and Obama’s Pentagon is the Cause
By James Carroll | (Tomdispatch.com) — Mark these days. A long-dreaded transformation from hope to doom is taking place as the United States of America […]
The Trial of Richard Bruce Cheney
By Juan Cole | — Satire alert : The hall at the International Criminal Court in the Hague was packed today as the trial began […]
Small Rustbelt Ohio Town becomes Wind Powerhouse; Goosebumps
Ohio Environmental Council | — “Learn how wind energy is transforming a small community in rural north western Ohio. 2:07 will give you goosebumps.” Ohio […]
Not the Onion: American alleged Terrorist Indicted by Israel for Planning Attacks on Muslims
TheLipTV | — “A U.S. citizen has been indicted by the state of Israel for planning terror attacks on Muslim holy sites. The man, 30-year-old […]
UN Condemns USA for undermining Torture Convention, Calls for Prosecutions
By Thalif Deen | — UNITED NATIONS, Dec 11 2014 (IPS) – The timing was inadvertently impeccable as two stinging reports on harsh interrogation techniques […]
Ferguson on the Jordan: Israeli Soldier Beats Palestinian Cabinet Minister to Death at Tree Planting Ceremony
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The head of the Palestinian Authority committee against the separation wall and settlements died Wednesday after Israeli soldiers assaulted him in a […]
Israel, Egypt Implicated in Torture: Middle East Reactions to Senate Report lament own Involvement
By Juan Cole | — That the release in Washington of a dense 450 page report on CIA torture conducted a decade ago would provoke […]
West Only has Money for Bombs? 60,000 Child Laborers in Jordan as Syrian Refugees struggle to Survive
AMMAN | (IRIN) | – Jordan is straining under the weight of its over 600,000 Syrian refugees, with government officials and aid agencies warning of […]
Psychologists, who Took $81 mn. to Advise, Practice Torture, betrayed the Profession
By Laurence Alison, University of Liverpool During the War on Terror, the CIA’s operations subjected hundreds of suspected terrorists to harsh interrogation techniques, which were […]