The Forgotten Hunger Strikers Of Guantánamo Bay

Gitmo detainees have been staging hunger strikes almost since the island prison opened. Prisoners, their counsel and advocates all say force-feeding practices are purposely painful and inhumane, but the U.S. government says it’s “safe-guarding” the prisoners’ health.

Sean Nevins
By Sean Nevins
Guantanamo

WASHINGTON --- Within the next two weeks Judge Gladys Kessler of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is expected to rule on alleged abusive force-feeding at Guantánamo Bay detention center in Cuba. Abu Wa'el Dhiab, a 43-year-old Syrian national and the father of four children, sued the Obama administration in 2013 in the first case

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Everyone From Tibetan Monks To Iran’s Supreme Leader Is watching Ferguson. Here’s How They’re Reacting

The killing of Michael Brown matters to folks around the globe.

Emily Lodish
By Emily Lodish
Ferguson

We know recent events in Ferguson, Missouri resonate with the rest of the world. We have proof. Check out this time-lapse map that shows how quickly tweets mentioning Ferguson spread around the globe. (Full map at the bottom.) The question, then, isn't whether people outside America are paying attention to the killing of 18-year-old Michael

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Israel Obtained US Arms Without White House, State Department OK

Paper describes mounting tensions between two nations, holdup on Hellfire missiles request.

Nadia Prupis
By Nadia Prupis

Israel obtained arms from the Pentagon without the knowledge of the White House or State Department, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The newspaper reports that this marks one in "a string of slights and arguments that have bubbled behind the scenes during the Gaza conflict" between the two nations, citing U.S., Israeli and

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US Quietly Ships Weapons To Iraq Despite Risk Of Civil War

Experts have warned that flow of US weapons into region only deepens political and sectarian violence.

Mint Press News Desk
By Mint Press News Desk
Mideast Iraq

From the Common Dreams News Desk: This month alone, "the United States delivered nearly 100 Hellfire missiles together with hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition and M4 rifles" to the Iraqi government, the U.S. Embassy to Iraq revealed Sunday. In a public statement, the U.S. Embassy claimed the shipments were sent to aid the Iraqi

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