Those who have been force-fed describe the process as extremely painful and even violent — 21 detainees are being force-fed through nasal tubes.
Those who have been force-fed describe the process as extremely painful and even violent — 21 detainees are being force-fed through nasal tubes.
Those who have been force-fed describe the process as extremely painful and even violent — 21 detainees are being force-fed through nasal tubes.
New light has been shed on the multibillion-dollar drug war along the U.S.-Mexico border, a battle that has resulted in the deaths of 70,000 people and the disappearances of 25,000 since 2006. A new Washington Post report shows that George W. Bush declined a request by then-Mexican President Felipe Calderon to fly U.S. drones over […]
New light has been shed on the multibillion-dollar drug war along the U.S.-Mexico border, a battle that has resulted in the deaths of 70,000 people and the disappearances of 25,000 since 2006. A new Washington Post report shows that George W. Bush declined a request by then-Mexican President Felipe Calderon to fly U.S. drones over […]
The age of an open Internet may be coming to an end. As states and nations move to mold and regulate the Internet to meet their own standards of decency, what was once referred to as the greatest communication and learning tool to ever be developed is becoming a partitioned, censored quagmire. Earlier this year, Google […]
The age of an open Internet may be coming to an end. As states and nations move to mold and regulate the Internet to meet their own standards of decency, what was once referred to as the greatest communication and learning tool to ever be developed is becoming a partitioned, censored quagmire. Earlier this year, Google […]
There are two types of citizen journalists: the accidental documenter and the motivated newsmaker. Inspired by a desire to shape public discussion and highlight the forgotten news of their time, the latter form dedicates time, energy and resources to fill the gaps left empty by larger media outlets. Read Part 1 of this special Mint Press News […]
There are two types of citizen journalists: the accidental documenter and the motivated newsmaker. Inspired by a desire to shape public discussion and highlight the forgotten news of their time, the latter form dedicates time, energy and resources to fill the gaps left empty by larger media outlets. Read Part 1 of this special Mint Press News […]
Janessa Schilmoeller NAMIBIA — As many as 14,353 Somali refugees have returned home from Kenya since January, the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) reported over the weekend. Up to 1,029 people reported to have moved to Somalia thus far in April — a sign that increased security operations in the Horn of Africa appear to be contributing […]
Janessa Schilmoeller NAMIBIA — As many as 14,353 Somali refugees have returned home from Kenya since January, the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) reported over the weekend. Up to 1,029 people reported to have moved to Somalia thus far in April — a sign that increased security operations in the Horn of Africa appear to be contributing […]
Edward Rhymes The past few days we have heard a great deal about radical Islam and the supposed radicalizing of the Tsarnaev brothers. Much has been said, for example, about the influence of “radical Islam” in Chechnya in the evolution of these two young men from laid-back characters to alleged killers. There has even been […]
Edward Rhymes The past few days we have heard a great deal about radical Islam and the supposed radicalizing of the Tsarnaev brothers. Much has been said, for example, about the influence of “radical Islam” in Chechnya in the evolution of these two young men from laid-back characters to alleged killers. There has even been […]
Tom Engelhardt Chalmers Johnson’s book Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire was published in March 2000 — and just about no one noticed. Until then, blowback had been an obscure term of CIA tradecraft, which Johnson defined as “the unintended consequences of policies that were kept secret from the American people.” In his prologue, […]
Tom Engelhardt Chalmers Johnson’s book Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire was published in March 2000 — and just about no one noticed. Until then, blowback had been an obscure term of CIA tradecraft, which Johnson defined as “the unintended consequences of policies that were kept secret from the American people.” In his prologue, […]