No More Make-believe in the Middle East
By Norman H. Olsen
Bibi’s policies may be misguided, but at least he doesn’t pretend to be a peacemaker. Such intellectual honesty could prove salutary.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22505.htm
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22505.htm
Video By John Pilger
“The film tells a universal story,” says Pilger, “analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called war on terror”.http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18236.htm
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Slim Majority Wants Bush-Era Interrogations InvestigatedBy Jeffrey M. Jones
Majority says use of harsh techniques on terrorism suspects was justified.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22509.htm
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22509.htm
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We Are All Torturers in AmericaBy Naomi Wolf
Not only do Congressional Democrats have blood on their hands – but so do we, the American people. And CIA agents may be about to be sacrificed to assuage their – and our – actual and associative guilt.
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22508.htm
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22508.htm
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Iran denies ‘US-Israeli’ assault on navy ship:The report “about a missile attack by the US or Israel against an Iranian navy ship” is false, an informed source speaking on condition of anonymity told Press TV on Tuesday.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=92820§ionid=351020101
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=92820§ionid=351020101
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Venezuela establishes ties with Palestinians:Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki thanked President Hugo Chavez’s government for its support during the recent Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip, which prompted the Venezuelan leader to break off relations with Israel.
http://www.kansascity.com/451/story/1165130.html
http://www.kansascity.com/451/story/1165130.html
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Andy Worthington: CIA Torture Began In Afghanistan 8 Months Before DOJ Approval:I don’t know about you, but from my reading of this story, a number of the highest-ranking officials in the Bush administration need hauling up before the courts as soon as possible
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/04/28-2
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/04/28-2
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New Evidence of US Torture Prison in Poland:
It has long been clear that the CIA used the Szymany military airbase in Poland for extraordinary renditions. Now there is evidence of a secret prison nearby.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,621450,00.html
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,621450,00.html
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The Psychologists of Torture:
Medical professionals designed and helped to implement Bush administration interrogation practices.
http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/4387/the_psychologists_of_torture
http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/4387/the_psychologists_of_torture
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Truth commission to proceed despite Obama’s wishes:
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) plans to proceed with a special commission to investigate alleged Bush administration abuses of power, despite lacking President Barack Obama’s support, according to a report Tuesday.
http://snipurl.com/gy0t5
http://snipurl.com/gy0t5
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