A U.S. House panel voted to cut spending on food stamps, health insurance and other aid for the poor to avoid planned cuts in defense spending. The House Budget Committee voted 21-9 yesterday for legislation that would reduce government spending by more than $300 billion over the next decade. via House Panel Reduces Aid for [...]
By Carol Rosenberg, Miami Herald The five men accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks used their weekend war court appearances to stage “peaceful resistance to an unjust system” being used for political reasons, defense lawyers said Sunday – a day after the 9/11accused turned the judge’s plans to hold a simple arraignment into a [...]
Authorities in Muscogee County, Georgia say they’ve found a great way to let veterans of US wars share their experience with one another. It’ll just happen behind steel bars and under lock and key. Officials from the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office recently held a press conference to discuss once of the department’s newest endeavors and [...]
Rajab & Abd El-Fattah: Episode Four — Julian Assange.
Israel may destroy the homes of jailed Palestinian terrorists. The country’s domestic security agency has suggested razing two houses to deter other Palestinians from violence – a move supported by Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Government legal advisors have yet to decide upon the move, Haaretz newspaper reports. If accepted, it could leave the wives and [...]
Morris Davis says allowing evidence from torture means the world will never see Guantanamo Bay trials as fair The former chief US prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay has denounced the military trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks due to appear in court at Guantanamo on Saturday, as intended primarily to [...]
BEIJING — The United States said Friday that China had indicated it would let blind activist Chen Guangcheng and his family leave the country soon, raising hopes of a resolution to a damaging diplomatic crisis. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said China would expedite travel documents for the rights campaigner, who escaped house arrest and [...]
Torture isn’t a good subject to fail on one’s moral report card. If you’re an individual, St. Peter is likely to take a dim view. If you’re a nation, it can cost you plenty of international prestige, besides putting hot-headed zealots yearning for revenge on your trail. There is, of course, one effective cure for [...]
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s talks to strengthen China-US ties have been marred by a dissident’s predicament. The Chinese activist has sought US asylum, but it remains to be seen if the US will risk damning relations by granting the request. Recent events involving prominent activist Chen Guangcheng have cast a shadow over Hillary Clinton’s [...]
Activist Medea Benjamin Disrupts Brennan Drone Speech Obama adviser John Brennan’s speech was disrupted by Medea Benjamin of CODEPINK. Over the weekend Benjamin helped organize the International Drone Summit in Washington, D.C. Medea Benjamin: “How many people are you willing to sacrifice? Why are you lying to the American people and not saying how many [...]