A federal district court judge in the state of Washington has dismissed a major lawsuit challenging alleged domestic military spying against antiwar activists. He made the choice not to do his job, admitted to lawyers representing activists that he had not reviewed all the evidence and issued a decision that could seriously jeopardize the ability of citizens to dissent in American society if it is allowed to stand.

The lawsuit is known as Panagacos v. Towery. It accused the United…

For the last few days, I've had the life of Patrick Mac Manus on my mind. I never met him, but I read many of his blogs and FB posts, friended him and we wrote back and forth for a few months. I admit that it wasn't until after he died that I realized the scale of his advocacy beyond his vast writing and efforts to reveal the situation in Palestine to the world. He was always kind, tender even, and generous with his time. I always felt honored to find his replies in my notices, because I…

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Mantiq al-Tayr

Not just for the birds

http://mantiqaltayr.wordpress.com/2013/10/01/is-cantor-leading-an-israeli-coup-against-the-united-states/

Isn’t it just one hell of a coincidence that Israel-Firster Eric Cantor (Likud, Virginia), is engineering a campaign to shut down the US government over the issue of Obama…

Dear Friends,

Next week Congress will vote on whether to wage war on Syria, a Middle Eastern nation in the middle of a civil war.…