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AI Gains Access to Gaza
After weeks of Israeli and Egyptian restrictions, AI finally entered Gaza this past weekend to survey the damages caused by…
January 19, 2009
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Bono Mentions "Palestinian Dream" in Historic Concert at Lincoln Memorial
I do not know what is more interesting--the fact that U2 leader singer Bono mentioned the word "Palestine" in front…
January 19, 2009
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Obama planning to end harsh interrogations?
News reports indicate that President-elect Barack Obama is planning to end harsh interrogations of detainees by directing the Central Intelligence Agency…
January 17, 2009
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Weekend Reading
Some weekend reading ahead of the inauguration: Washington Post (January 16, 2009): "Inquiry Into Interrogations Unlikely. Hayden: Obama Does Not…
January 17, 2009
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Maryland Abolition Takes Another Step Forward
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has announced, via a Washington Post article among other places, that he intends to personally sponsor…
January 16, 2009
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Israel Foreign Minister Livni in DC
On my way to work this morning, I noticed a brief mention in the paper that Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi…
January 16, 2009
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China&039;s e-blockade a blow to human rights victims of the world
It's not surprising that with the Olympics come and gone, reports are surfacing of China's cracking down of the Internet, again, and…
January 15, 2009
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Sri Lankan Civilians Trapped in War Zone Urgently Need Protection
You may not have heard about it, but there’s a humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka right now – over 250,000…
January 15, 2009
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Crisis in Gaza and Southern Israel
AI's Philip Luther updates the situation in Gaza and Southern Israel from on the ground reports by an Amnesty International…
January 15, 2009
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Justice for Darfur
In the next few weeks, the International Criminal Court (ICC) is expected to hand down its decision about indicting Sudanese…
January 15, 2009
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Obama to Close Gitmo
Barack Obama has announced that he will close Guantanamo. Throughout the world, this announcement will be understood as an introduction…
January 13, 2009
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It&039;s Not Complicated
Again and again we're told that closing Guantanamo is "complicated." I don't see what's complicated about it. Flying a chunk…
January 13, 2009