The Guantanamo Bay prisoner charged with orchestrating the attack on the Navy destroyer USS Cole denounced his treatment at the hands of the U.S. military, telling the judge in his case on Wednesday that he is subjected to painful and unnecessary security measures. Defendant Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri said he may boycott future sessions of his […]
The Guantanamo Bay prisoner charged with orchestrating the attack on the Navy destroyer USS Cole denounced his treatment at the hands of the U.S. military, telling the judge in his case on Wednesday that he is subjected to painful and unnecessary security measures. Defendant Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri said he may boycott future sessions of his […]
Members of parliament Tom Watson and Zac Goldsmith are to lead a new parliamentary group set up to scrutinise the rapid spread of drones both on the battlefield and in civilian life. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drones launched yesterday, with Labour MP Watson appointed as president and Conservative Zac Goldsmith as a vice president. […]
Members of parliament Tom Watson and Zac Goldsmith are to lead a new parliamentary group set up to scrutinise the rapid spread of drones both on the battlefield and in civilian life. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drones launched yesterday, with Labour MP Watson appointed as president and Conservative Zac Goldsmith as a vice president. […]
The US government must release its estimates of how many people are being killed in CIA drone strikes, to end an over-reliance on often scanty media reports, a new study on drone casualties says. The absence of ‘hard facts and information that should be provided by the US government’ means that the public debate is […]
The US government must release its estimates of how many people are being killed in CIA drone strikes, to end an over-reliance on often scanty media reports, a new study on drone casualties says. The absence of ‘hard facts and information that should be provided by the US government’ means that the public debate is […]
(MintPress) – As President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney prepare to square off for round two of the presidential debates next week at Hofstra University, the candidates will try to differentiate their foreign policy credentials to appeal to target constituencies and undecided voters. While Obama has made cuts to the military budget and […]
(MintPress) – As President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney prepare to square off for round two of the presidential debates next week at Hofstra University, the candidates will try to differentiate their foreign policy credentials to appeal to target constituencies and undecided voters. While Obama has made cuts to the military budget and […]
(MintPress) – The U.S. defines “terrorism” as “premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents.” The response to non-state actors, particularly al-Qaida, after 9/11 has been robust, with wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and now, the use of unmanned drones to strike targets in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and other […]
(MintPress) – The U.S. defines “terrorism” as “premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents.” The response to non-state actors, particularly al-Qaida, after 9/11 has been robust, with wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and now, the use of unmanned drones to strike targets in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and other […]
(MintPress) – Amnesty International (AI) is lambasting the army and police of South Sudan for carrying out widespread campaigns of rape and violence against its own people — accusations the U.S. should pay attention to, considering its financial support and public pro-human rights stance. The very people employed to keep South Sudan safe have turned […]
(MintPress) – Amnesty International (AI) is lambasting the army and police of South Sudan for carrying out widespread campaigns of rape and violence against its own people — accusations the U.S. should pay attention to, considering its financial support and public pro-human rights stance. The very people employed to keep South Sudan safe have turned […]
(MintPress) – The Newsweek cover was met with furor. It read “Muslim rage,” over-simplifying and generalizing an entire population of people over the extremist actions of a few. It offended, degraded and belittled the majority who insist on Islam as a predominantly peaceful religion. Perhaps lost in the rhetoric surrounding the events is the idea that […]
(MintPress) – The Newsweek cover was met with furor. It read “Muslim rage,” over-simplifying and generalizing an entire population of people over the extremist actions of a few. It offended, degraded and belittled the majority who insist on Islam as a predominantly peaceful religion. Perhaps lost in the rhetoric surrounding the events is the idea that […]
