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Private military companies to supersede regular armies
They are licensed by the State Department; they are contracting with foreign governments, training soldiers and reorganizing militaries in Nigeria, Bulgaria, Taiwan, and Equatorial Guinea. The PMC industry... ...
"You can’t sweep unlawful activities under the table"
Salon by Mark Benjamin President Obama vowed that ‘the United States will not torture’ only two days into his new administration. But one big question Obama hasn’t answered is whether and how to investigate... ...
America’s shame: Can Jim Webb fix the prison gulag?
AlterNet by Katrina vanden Heuvel 02/16/09 Our criminal justice system is broken. The U.S. represents 5 percent of the world’s population but accounts for nearly 25 percent of its prison population.... ...
Prisoners Tortured to Death - Terrorist threat “exploited to curb civil liberties”
By Stephen C. Webster The American Civil Liberties Union has released previously classified excerpts of a government report on harsh interrogation techniques used in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo... ...
Change? Obama Follows Bush Lead in Early Records Decisions
Marisa Taylor, McClatchy Newspapers: "The Obama administration, which vowed to usher in a 'new era of openness in our country,' either has delayed action on requests for access to government records or... ...
A Call to End All Renditions
Marjorie Cohn, in an article for Jurist, presents legal background and analysis on the United States's practice of rendition under the Bush administration, and examines the legal opinions offered so far... ...
Obama fails his first test on civil liberties and accountability resoundingly and disgracefully
Salon by Glenn Greenwald 02/09/09 The entire claim of ’state secrets’ in this case is based on two sworn Declarations from CIA Director Michael Hayden — one public and one filed secretly with the court.... ...
Hacking The Stimulus
By Danny Schechter "Last month, another 600,000 Americans lost their jobs," Mr. Obama said. "That is the single worst month of job loss in 35 years. The Department of Labor also adjusted their job loss... ...
Extend Statute of Limitations On Cheney/Bush Crimes
One of the most important recommendations by John Conyers in his 487 page recent report "Reining In The Imperial Presidency" was to extend the statute of limitations on the crimes of Bush and Cheney, to... ...
Prosecute George W. Bush for illegal acts
AntiWar.Com by Ivan Eland 01/24/09 The Obama administration is reluctant to turn over too many rocks in the Bush administration’s conduct in the War on Terror. Obama has pledged to reach a post-partisan... ...