“Extraordinary rendition” is White House-speak for kidnapping. Just ask Maher Arar. He’s a Canadian citizen who was “rendered” by the U.S. to Syria, where he was tortured for almost a year.
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U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Chancellor Keesling died in Iraq on June 19, 2009, from “a non-combat related incident,” according to the Pentagon. Keesling had killed himself.
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Climate-change activists, from pranksters to presidents, are stepping up the pressure by staging elaborate stunts.
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Lt. Dan Choi doesn’t want to lie. Choi, an Iraq war veteran and a graduate of West Point, declared last March 19 on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” “I am gay.” Under the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” regulations, those three words are enough to get Choi kicked out of the military.
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A social worker from New York City was arrested last week while in Pittsburgh for the G-20 protests, then subjected to an FBI raid this week at home—all for using Twitter.
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Journalist Christian Parenti responds to our interview with Kevin Bales, founder of Free The Slaves
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Yes–The New York Times is at a 152-year low—but is it thanks to Jayson Blair? Or is it because the paper has become the Pentagon’s most effective mouthpiece?
Corrie’s family is supporting resolution HCR111 which calls for an independent investigation into Rachel’s death and for the U.S. to work with the Israeli government to ensure the safety of activists in the Occupied Territories.
Rafeef hid under a bed while the massacre went on around her. She was four years old. She now works for SUSTAIN–Stop U.S. Tax-Funded Aid to Israel Now.