U.S. "war on terror" eroded rights worldwide: experts
Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:18pm EST
By Laura MacInnis
GENEVA (Reuters) - Washington's "war on terror" after the September 11 attacks has eroded human rights worldwide, creating lingering cynicism that the United Nations must now combat, international law experts said on Monday.
Mary Robinson, who was the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights… Continue
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“…Then I saw another angel descend from heaven who shouted with a mighty voice: ‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great! For she has become a dwelling for demons and every evil spirit…All the nations have drunk the maddening wine of her adulteries…The kings of the earth committed adultery with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from her…But now the music…Continue
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The brainwashed thought he could do no wrong. Others looked on with a weary eye with the hope he would keep his word. Rights groups are starting to worry. Basically Bush's programs are now being adopted by Obama. The reasoning for keeping the programs in operation is different, but the result is the same. This is why Obama does not want to prosecute Bush and his conspirators. Where do we as a nation go from here? I bet those camps are… Continue
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NEW YORK – As the Obama administration attempts to push through Congress a nearly $1 trillion deficit spending plan that is weighted heavily toward advancing typically Democratic-supported social welfare programs, a rebellion against the growing dominance of federal control is beginning to spread at the state level.
Could environmental education be crossing into environmental indoctrination? Some critics say yes, as schools boast that such curricula simply is teaching children ways of caring for the earth.
Being a "good" student at Western Avenue Elementary School in Flossmoor, Ill., means more than just doing reading, writing and arithmetic well. It also means trying to save the planet.
About 900 New York City Jews participated in a twenty-four hour protest outside the World Zionist Organization and Jewish Agency offices on 3rd Ave. between 40 and 41st St. in Manhattan, calling for justice for the… Continue
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A recording of the first half of the January 21st workshop giving an introduction to the history and politics of the Palestine Israel Conflict and the movement for justice in Palestine. The… Continue
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Here is my comment, the first in the list.
Can YOU give some support?
I see a flagrant violation of a unanimous agreement of congress to allow 48 hours to read, review and digest the content of the "Democrat Spending…Continue
What does this say about us as a country. If an ordinary citizen breaks the law, its the book. If you are in a position of power, can be a company executive or US congress and above, well the laws you are sworn to uphold don't apply to yourself. The way this article reads, they want to investigate to see if anything was illegal. Enough information has come out to support the contention these actions are illegal. What is needed is an investigation to gather information to prosecute. It will… Continue
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Source: The Hill
By Susan Crabtree
Posted: 02/09/09 04:02 PM [ET]
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) wants to establish a truth commission to investigate allegations of wrongdoing in the Bush administration.
Leahy, who chairs the Judiciary Committee, announced the idea Monday during a wide-ranging speech at Georgetown University on the topic of “Restoring… Continue
U.S. Taxpayers Risk $9.7 Trillion on Bailouts as Senate Votes
By Mark Pittman and Bob Ivry
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The stimulus package the U.S. Congress is completing would raise the government’s commitment to solving the financial crisis to $9.7 trillion, enough to pay off more than 90 percent of the nation’s home mortgages.
The Federal Reserve, Treasury Department and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation have lent or spent almost $3 trillion over the past two… Continue
JERUSALEM - Arms-smuggling is just the start. The tunnels dug into the sandstone, to bring goods from Egypt into Gaza have become a central component of both sides' economies. Everything from food to medicine to cigarettes to livestock to, yes, weapons are snuck back-and-forth. Israeli human rights group… Continue
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It is getting bad. It can't be ignored any longer. This needs to stop right now. STFU with the white terrorist crap Special Ops. The real danger is from the drug cartels over the border, now happily within our borders. And the touchy feely are worried about how we shouldn't bother, but let the people from our southern border in, grow up. For all those of you who are naive, the cartel is happy if we would leave the border open. The US gov. needs to stop us jerking around and send armed military… Continue
Added by bob on February 9, 2009 at 6:30pm —
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Shami Chakrabarti SAVAGES UK Minister Geoff "Buff" Hoon
"Buff" Hoon over the US attempts to BLACKMAIL Britain into silence over evidence of Torture. Information Clearing House
Posted February 07, 2009
Binyam Mohamed, a British resident held at the American base, has launched a legal challenge in the High Court in London for documents detailing… Continue
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A captivating insight into the private estate of Leni Riefenstahl, who became world-famous with her Nazi propaganda film "Triumph of the Will" but kept denyi...