Sarah Lazare

MSF: Forcible US Intrusion Into Hospital May Have Destroyed War Crimes Evidence

“Their unannounced and forced entry damaged property, destroyed potential evidence and caused stress and fear for the MSF team,” says medical charity.

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By Sarah Lazare

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said that the U.S. military's forcible intrusion into its hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan on Thursday potentially destroyed evidence of its war crime and underscores the need for a truly independent investigation into the U.S. bombing that killed 22 people. "MSF confirms that a U.S. tank forced its way through the

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Wife Of Imprisoned CIA Whistleblower Looks To Obama For Pardon

“Does the government have no shame in destroying one man’s life?” asked Holly Sterling, wife of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling.

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By Sarah Lazare
Former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling, left, leaves the Alexandria Federal Courthouse on Jan. 26 with his wife Holly, center, and attorney Barry Pollack, after being convicted on all nine counts he faced of leaking classified information to a reporter. Photo: Kevin Wolf/AP

The wife of former CIA analyst Jeffrey Sterling on Thursday publicly called on U.S. President Barack Obama to pardon her husband—who has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for, in her words, blowing the whistle and standing up for his rights. "Does the government have no shame in destroying one man's life and wasting tens of

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Oxfam Decries World Powers For Fueling War In Syria

Oxfam report singles out the United States, Iran, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey for ‘fueling violence and violations of war.’

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By Sarah Lazare
Smoke rises over Saif Al Dawla district in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 .(AP Photo/ Manu Brabo)

As reports of a new military offensive by Syrian and Russian forces made headlines on Wednesday, Oxfam International rebuked wealthy and powerful nations for flooding the war-torn country with weapons, fueling bloodshed on all sides, and failing to adequately assist those seeking aid and refuge. In a briefing entitled Solidarity with Syrians

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Top Military Brass Accused Of Flipping ISIS Intel ‘On Its Head’

Analysts say that Centcom superiors mislead White House and Congress about the success of the bombing campaign to justify ongoing war.

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By Sarah Lazare

Intelligence analysts are accusing the upper brass of the U.S. Military's Central Command of "flipping everything on its head" in order to present the United States' ongoing war on ISIS in a positive light and maintain the bombing of Iraq and Syria. The New York Times reported Wednesday that the Pentagon Inspector General's investigation, which

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As Major Culprit In Creating Crisis, US Rebuked For Failing Refugees

Observers say the U.S. is not only lagging in its humanitarian response, but also driving the war and conflict behind ongoing displacement

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By Sarah Lazare
Italian Coast Guard officers and holiday-makers help migrants to get off a boat near Siracusa, Italy.

As refugees are stranded at train stations, attacked by riot police, and killed during the perilous journey across the Mediterranean, Europe's failure to address the rising humanitarian crisis is being met with global outrage and sorrow. Now, many are also looking across the Atlantic to the United States, where observers say key responsibility

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Potential For ‘Guantánamo North’ Could Keep Indefinite Detention Alive

‘Detention without trial is an affront to justice wherever it takes place’.

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By Sarah Lazare
A detainee is escorted to interrogation by U.S. military guards in the temporary detention facility Camp X-Ray at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)

As the administration of President Barack Obama publicly floats the possibility of opening a "Guantánamo North" on U.S. soil, rights campaigners warn that a mere transfer of the men and boys to another prison across national borders will not rectify the grave human rights violations committed against them. "The Obama administration has its

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Stability, Diplomacy, Peace: Scholars Say Benefits Of Iran Deal Go Beyond Nonproliferation

Prominent academics laud deal as ‘strong and positive step towards stabilizing the Middle East’.

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By Sarah Lazare
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, during official talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, left, in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, May 30, 2015.

Just one day after people across the United States took to the streets to demonstrate their support for the nuclear deal between world powers and Iran, over 70 prominent international relations scholars took to their pens on Thursday, signing an open statement declaring the pact to be a "strong and positive step towards stabilizing the Middle East,

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