Adam Klasfeld

Sessions Reacts To NY Terror Attack, Calls For More Spying And War Court

Sessions today called for boosting some of the most controversial facets from the national-security repertoire of the George W. Bush administration, programs that civil libertarians call illegality.

November 03rd, 2017

By Adam Klasfeld

Sessions Reacts To NY Terror Attack, Calls For More Spying And War Court

At odds with President Donald Trump’s concession that the accused perpetrator of New York City’s deadly truck attack will not be tried at Guantanamo Bay, Attorney General Jeff Sessions boasted Thursday that the creaky war court remains open for business. “Terrorists should know: this administration will use all lawful tools at

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Mass Graves Don’t Keep Congolese Off UN Human Rights Council

The other member states voted onto the council have their own dubious human rights records, including Mexico, Spain, Australia, Pakistan, Ukraine and Qatar.

October 17th, 2017

By Adam Klasfeld

Mass Graves Don’t Keep Congolese Off UN Human Rights Council

U.S. and British diplomats rebuked the United Nations on Monday for including the Congo to its Human Rights Council despite the recent discovery there of mass graves. One of 15 countries admitted to the 47-member U.N. body this morning, Congo had run unopposed among the African states but still required a majority of votes to

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Judge Rejects CIA Attempts To Conceal Records Of Illegal Torture

“We’re very pleased that the court rejected the CIA’s attempt to hide records concerning the agency’s unlawful actions.”

September 28th, 2017

By Adam Klasfeld

Judge Rejects CIA Attempts To Conceal Records Of Illegal Torture

Nearly three years after the Senate chronicled how the CIA tortured detainees, a federal judge ordered the government Wednesday to disclose certain documents referenced in the report. The American Civil Liberties Union’s attorney Dror Ladin

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IMF Refuses Debt-Relief For Hurricane-Devastated Barbuda

Hurricane Irma-battered Barbuda will require an estimated $150 million in reconstruction and recovery, yet the IMF refuses to forgive, or even delay demand for payment on a $3 million loan.

September 09th, 2017

By Adam Klasfeld

IMF Refuses Debt-Relief For Hurricane-Devastated Barbuda

Facing devastation difficult to overstate, Hurricane Irma-battered Barbuda lost more than 90 percent of its structures in a record-breaking storm that will require an estimated $150 million in reconstruction and recovery. It also has to repay a $3 million debt to the International Monetary Fund, whose special representative to

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Fox Contributor Says Network Cooked Seth Rich Story At Trump’s Request

“Not to add any more pressure but the president just read the article,” the May 14 text message states. “He wants the article out immediately. It’s now all up to you. But don’t feel the pressure.”

August 01st, 2017

By Adam Klasfeld

Fox Contributor Says Network Cooked Seth Rich Story At Trump’s Request

MANHATTAN — A Fox News contributor and former homicide detective filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing the network of attributing fabricated quotations to him about the Seth Rich murder investigation at the direction of President Donald Trump. Retired detective Rod Wheeler, the only named source for a discredited Fox News

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Investigation Finds NYPD Impeding Undocumented Immigrants From Reporting Crimes

In one case, the NYPD refused to certify an undocumented crime victim because of a summons charging him with being an unlicensed vendor.

July 31st, 2017

By Adam Klasfeld

Investigation Finds NYPD Impeding Undocumented Immigrants From Reporting Crimes

MANHATTAN — Since President Donald Trump’s election, cities across the United States have seen a sharp decline in undocumented immigrants reporting crimes against them, from domestic abuse to sexual assault. This disturbing trend has been one of the main public-safety arguments behind “sanctuary” jurisdictions like New York

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Bronx Woman Accuses NYPD Of ‘Scorching’ Her Son To Death

The lawsuit claims that the NYPD “tortured” Jennings by “placing him, while in handcuffs, in an enclosed police van and turning on the heat to an excessive degree for an excessive period of time.”

July 06th, 2017

By Adam Klasfeld

Bronx Woman Accuses NYPD Of ‘Scorching’ Her Son To Death

BRONX, N.Y. — Though officers chalked his death up to a seizure during a drug arrest, a Bronx mother claims in court that her son died after being left handcuffed in a police van with the heat cranked up.

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