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Obama Drops Resistance to Investigating Torture
President Obama gingerly retreated Tuesday from his resistance to a Congressionally-authorized commission of inquiry to investigate US detention and interrogation practices.  During a photo-op with the King of Jordan, he acknowledged…
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Distinguishing between civilians and Tigers
The Sri Lankan Foreign Minister said today that since Monday, over 100,000 civilians had fled the remaining area controlled by the Tamil Tigers and crossed into government-held territory, and that only…
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As Zimbabwe turns 29, statements are not enough
As originally posted on the Daily Kos In advance of talks with Zimbabwe's finance minister Tendai Biti next weekend in Washington DC, the World Banks Robert Zoellick shared his assessment…
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Missing the Point
As originally posted on the Daily Kos The former Head of the CIA, General Michael Hayden, has publicly stated his concern that America’s allies will be reluctant to work with…
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How the Situation Looks in Sri Lanka
[caption id="attachment_1832" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Satellite images show the expansion of IDP camps in Sri Lanka (c) UNOSAT"][/caption] Recent satellite images from the UN agency UNOSAT offer a glimpse of the…
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The Latest from Standing Rock Sioux Reservation
Today I was out around different areas of the Reservation visiting various Aunties and other women elders who participated in the Maze of Injustice report research almost three years ago now. I'm disappointed because we are…
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Fathi el-Jahmi May Not Live to See His Next Birthday
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Fathi el-Jahmi © Private"][/caption] Earlier this month, prisoner of conscience Fathi el-Jahmi turned another year older inside prison walls in Libya. He was arrested in 2002…
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What happens when the ultimatum expires?
In a few hours (2:30 A.M. New York time), the 24-hour ultimatum issued by the Sri Lankan military on Monday to the opposition Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (also known…
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Free Roxana Saberi
In a press statement released today, Amnesty International condemned the eight-year eight-year prison sentence imposed by an Iranian Revolutionary Court on Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi who was convicted of "espionage"…
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Azerbaijani journalist: "They could not handcuff my tongue"
Image source (edited) After three years of prison, famous Azerbaijani satirist and poet Sakit Zahidov (aka Mirza Sakit) is free. In the words of an Amnesty International USA press release:…
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Those torture memos
It's clear to us that the torture memos released yesterday, as gruesome and repugnant the details are within, are only the tip of the iceberg. As far as we currently…
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Visit to Standing Rock Sioux Reservation Tribal Offices
It's been a long time since I've had access to the internet. As it turns out, internet, let alone wireless internet, and even regular cell services are minimal when you're…