Category Archives: terrorism
Defending the Indefensible
“The media usually characterize (sic) the practice (waterboarding) as ‘simulated drowning’. That’s incorrect. To be effective, waterboarding is usually real drowning that simulates death.” – Judge Evan Wallach. Although Judge Wallach is currently a federal judge in the court of … Continue reading
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Rumsfeld and the Crusades memos
“On the morning of Thursday, April 10, 2003, Donald Rumsfeld’s Pentagon prepared a top-secret briefing for George W. Bush. This document, known as the Worldwide Intelligence Update, was a daily digest of critical military intelligence so classified that it … Continue reading
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Bush/Cheney kept us safe through torture.
If 3,000 Americans had been killed on your watch, in an attack that could have been prevented, perhaps you’d be a little hesitant to accuse anyone else of endangering America. And if you had advocated torture, and the torture produced … Continue reading
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Israeli war crimes in Gaza
The Israeli military are accused of:
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Crimes, war crimes, and crimes against humanity
The Justice Department authorized the CIA to torture, including use of the waterboard. This authorization violated, among other treaties and laws, the UN Convention Against Torture and the Constitution of the United States.
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Generals use counter-terror funds for nice chairs
Alternative headline: “Channelling Donald Trump” Alternative headline #2: “What Color is “Air Force Blue”? “Comfort Pods” “I was asked by Gen. [Robert H.] McMahon what it would take to make the [capsule] . . . a ‘world class’ … Continue reading
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video of Guantanamo interrogation
For the first time ever, a videotaped interrogation of a terror suspect at Guantanamo Bay has been released to the public. Continue reading
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