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The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Late on Friday afternoon, in a move apparently designed to give the media as little time to respond as possible, the Obama administration filed a new motion in the US…
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Gestapo vs. USA
As if we needed more justification for a commission of inquiry, a new secret report by the International Committee of Red Cross was leaked this past weekend, and describes in…
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The Gift that keeps on Giving
The appointment of Daniel Fried, a career diplomat who has formerly been both Ambassador to Poland and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, as the new Special Envoy on…
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The Canary in the Coalmine
As the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility prepares to release its long awaited report on former Office of Legal Counsel deputy John Yoo’s alleged abuse of his office, there has…
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Senate Hearing on Accountability
Senator Pat Leahy (Democrat, Vermont) told today’s Judiciary Committee hearing on “Getting to the Truth through a Nonpartisan Commission of Inquiry” that he had received 65,000 emails and letters from…
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Bashir Behind Bars?
I welcome today's history-making announcement of an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Bashir. Since 2003 I have been part of Amnesty International's global quest to put an end to Bashir's…
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Condi's former professor argues she should be tried as war criminal tonight
Tonight just after 10 pm EST, Condoleeza Rice's former history professor will argue in a debate with Colorado State Senator Shawn Mitchell that the former Secretary of State should be tried…
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Momentum on accountability issues continues to build
It has been a busy week with developments on multiple fronts concerning the abuse of detainees held in the War on Terror. Senator Patrick Leahy (Democrat, Vermont) has announced that the…
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Vigilance Alone is Not Enough
The big news today is the announcement from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (Democrat, Vermont) that his committee plans to hold a hearing in the near future to consider…
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Major General Backs Torture Commission
Major General Antonio Taguba speaks with Salon.com about why he supports a commission to examine torture: "You can't sweep unlawful activities under the table and just forget about it. I…
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Egypt vs. the Bloggers
Days after Egyptian authorities went after one blogger critical of the government's policy on Gaza and human rights, they're now going after another. Dia’ el Din Gad, a student blogger…
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One Man's Story
“I am not asking to be taken at my word and to be released, although I very much want to go home to my family. All I am asking for…