Urinating on Prisoners: Why Humiliation is Functional in Israel’s War on Palestinians

The Israeli military continues to act as it did during the Nakba, when it employed torture in a bid to crush the spirit of Palestinian resistance, perceiving the humiliation of Palestinians as an expression of dominance, power, and supremacy.

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
Israel forces strip and detain a group of men

When Zionist militias, using advanced Western arms, conquered historic Palestine in 1947-48, they expressed their victory through the deliberate humiliation of Palestinians. Much of that humiliation targeted women, in particular, knowing how the dishonor of Palestinian females represents, according to Arab culture, a sense of dishonor to the

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The Nakba 2.0: Issa Amro’s Insider Account of Israeli Torture in Hebron

World-renowned activist Issa Amro was dragged away by 15 armed Israelis, blindfolded, gagged, and cuffed so tightly he now needs an operation on his hands. Now, Amro joins MintPress to recount the horrifying realities faced by Palestinians at the hands of their Israeli occupiers.

Mnar Adley
Alan Macleod
By Mnar Adley
And Alan Macleod
Issa Amro Feature

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I Was the Only US Official Imprisoned Over the Torture Program — Because I Opposed It

The only person associated with the CIA’s global torture program who was prosecuted and imprisoned was the man who blew the whistle on it — John Kiriakou.

John Kiriakou
By John Kiriakou
CIA torture Feature photo

Washington DC — (Scheerpost) — When I joined the CIA in January 1990, I did it to serve my country and to see the world.  I believed at the time that we were the “good guys.”  I believed that the United States was a force for good around the world.  I wanted to put my degrees—in Middle Eastern Studies/Islamic Theology and Legislative Affairs/Policy

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New Files Reveal MKULTRA’s Terrifying Reach: Ethnic Bioweapons, Mind Control, and Disturbing Experiments

Kit Klarenberg delves deep into the web of manipulation, deception, and the weaponization of psychiatry exacted upon dissenting Americans, especially those of color, by the CIA under the guise of medical research.

Kit Klarenberg
By Kit Klarenberg
MKUltra Feature photo

In a groundbreaking investigation, renowned anthropologist Orisanmi Burton has blown the lid off a dark chapter in CIA history. Classified Agency files, recently obtained through Freedom of Information laws, expose shocking ties between the infamous MKULTRA program and nightmarish experiments on prisoners of color within the United

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Giving Voice to the Voiceless: Tales from the Parents of Tortured Palestinian Children

Faced with HR 2590, – a law intended to protect the lives of Palestinian children – the United States House of Representatives’ submission to Israel and Zionism has been both pathetic and enraging.

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
Palestinian children Feature photo

Beit Hanina, Occupied Jerusalem - The United States House of Representatives submission to Israel and Zionism is both pathetic and enraging. This total submission to the will and interests of the Zionist movement and the State of Israel does not serve the interests of the American people, and only goes to support a state that has been recognized as

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CIA Files Confirm Guantanamo Bay Torture Program’s MKULTRA Roots

Kit Klarenberg investigates the troubling links between the CIA’s clandestine Guantanamo Bay torture program and MKULTRA-era mind control experiments.

Kit Klarenberg
By Kit Klarenberg
Ammar al-Baluchi Feature iamge

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA -- In March the CIA declassified a 2008 CIA Inspector General report on the agency’s treatment of 9/11 suspect Ammar al-Baluchi at overseas ‘black sites’ and Guantanamo Bay. The report was released as a result of legal submissions and its shocking contents offer an unprecedentedly candid snapshot of the brutal physical and

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