Tag: Afghanistan

Did 9/11 Justify the War in Afghanistan?

Using the McChrystal Moment to Raise a Forbidden Question There are many questions to ask about the war in Afghanistan. One that has been widely asked is whether it will turn out to be "Obama's...

Federal judge calls Guantánamo inmate’s detention ‘unlawful’

June 10, 2010 By Michael Doyle McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON -- A federal judge has forcefully put Yemeni citizen Mohammed Mohammed Hassan Odaini on the path to freedom after eight years of incarceration at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. In a...

Pentagon Manhunt; Ellsberg, ‘Assange is in Some Danger’

by Philip Shenon June 10, 2010 The Daily Beast - Blogs & Stories Anxious that Wikileaks may be on the verge of publishing a batch of secret State Department cables, investigators are desperately searching for founder Julian...

Rescheduled – Truth Activists (Gold & Veeder) on Trial Thursday

Update 6/9: Cindy sent out a message that this trial has been postponed. Her comments are below.

Guantanamo Bay Whistleblower Retaliated Against – Take Action

May 27, 2010 Text of email from National Whistleblowers Center Take Action! A former prosecutor who blew the whistle on the abuse of our Constitution in the Guantánamo Bay military commissions is now in danger of losing...

‘Continuity of Government’ Planning: War, Terror and the Supplanting of the U.S. Constitution

Editor's Note:These remarks were presented by Dr. Scott at the Understanding Deep Politics conference, held May 14-16 in Santa Cruz, CA. In July 1987, during the Iran-Contra Hearings grilling of Oliver North, the American public...