MONTREAL - Another government has seized the opportunity presented by Washington's "war on terrorism" to justify violating the human rights of its citizens, says a report released Wednesday by Amnesty International (AI). China has detained tens of thousands of people...
At the summit in Istanbul last week, NATO refused to invite Bosnia-Herzegovina to join its satellite program "Partnership for Peace." Even though NATO previously conditioned the invitation on the establishment of a joint military, defense ministry and intelligence...
"On June 10th, 2004, the two clinics in Al-Zawiya treated 130 patients for gas inhalation. The patients were children, women, old people and young men. Dr. Abu Madi related that there was a high number of cases of [tetany], spasm in legs and hands, connected to the...
As Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 cleans up in movie theaters nationwide, and with antiwar documentaries all the rage these days, I went to see another, less heralded account of how and why we were lied into war: Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear, & the Selling of...
A federal grand jury in Buffalo, N.Y., investigating charges against art professor Steven Kurtz finally handed down an indictment on Tuesday, ending deliberations that began on June 15. The indictment, technically for mail and wire fraud, also ensnared the University...
Hours after U.S. officials declared Iraq a "sovereign" state, the case of a single Iraqi prisoner stood as a reminder that the question of which government now has jurisdiction over Iraqi detainees – the United States or the Interim Government of Iraq – is...
BAGHDAD - Despite promises of over $1 billion in U.S. funding, hospital patients in Iraq continue to suffer ongoing hardship. Problems plaguing Iraqi hospitals fifteen months into what has been a brutal, bloody occupation range from ongoing medicine and equipment...
There is, thankfully, a remnant of CIA professionals who still put objective analysis above political correctness and career advancement. Just when they thought there were no indignities left for them to suffer, they are shuddering again at press reports that Rep....
Complete report available here. I. Costs to the United States A. Human Costs U.S. Military Deaths: Between the start of war on March 19, 2003, and June 16, 2004, 952 coalition forces were killed, including 836 U.S. military. Of the total, 693 were killed after...
An interview conducted by "Philip Dru." Check out his other interviews with prominent libertarians and antiwar personalities. Recorded July 3, 2004 WMV format (requires Windows Media Player) MP3 format (download requires any MP3 player) "Philip Dru" interviews Elaine...
