I think the U.S. is on very thin ice with the drone attacks. The United States claims the UN Human Rights Council and the General Assembly have no role in an armed conflict but Mr. Alston describes that as “simply untenable”. After the fiasco of Abu Ghraib, the United States may find that the rest [...]
Frankly, the whole Nancy Pelosi knew accusations are really rather pathetic. So, if Nancy Pelosi knew about the waterboarding and just spoke out the practice of waterboarding would have just been stopped? Really? Give me a break. Let’s not forget that anyone who opposed the Bush Administration was said to be unAmerican and unpatriotic and [...]
High Court Poised To Closely Weigh Civil Rights Laws
The Supreme Court has an opportunity to reaffirm or reshape the nation’s civil rights laws as it faces a rare confluence of cases over the next two weeks, including a high-profile challenge brought by white firefighters who claim they lost out on promotions because of the “color [...]
As many Americans read the torture memos, finding themselves horrified by the idea that the United States engaged in the torture of detainees in violation of the Geneva Convention, Dick Cheney made a very telling statement.
Cheney said there are “reports that show specifically what we gained as a result of this activity,” and he has [...]
I don’t know if Rahm Emanuel’s statement was misinformation or if the Obama administration is backtracking. I think there is no doubt the people who masterminded the torture policies should be prosecuted.
I won’t be posting much today as I have the flu.
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama Tuesday refused to close the door on prosecuting [...]
