This man’s treatment, and the defense’s arguments, constitute another step in the legitimization of torture, and the dumbing-down of the word’s definition. But at least the judiciary is showing a semblance of backbone here. From the New York Times, Oct…. Read moreFeds defend torture before 2nd Circuit
From the Iraq Freedom Congress Weekly Update, Sept. 27: Formation of IFC Doctors Iraq Freedom Congress announces the formation of IFC Doctors, an organization of doctors and nurses who will provide free health services from the IFC headquarters in Baghdad…. Read moreIraq Freedom Congress builds parallel power
From the Iraq Freedom Congress, Sept. 17: Al-Sanna Satellite TV Channel Invites passionate volunteers to join its production team Al-Sanna will start broadcasting its programmes in autumn 2006 to amplify the voice of freedom, peace and the equal rights of… Read moreIraq Freedom Congress launches satellite TV station
In response to a question from New York’s African American Inner City Press during the UN General Assembly debates Sept. 20, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is vying for a seat on the Security Council, said he would need more… Read more“Zionism” charge drives wedge in UN Darfur response
Our September issue featured stories on the question of 9-11 “conspiracy theory,” including a skeptical look at the conspiracy industry and the so-called “9-11 skeptics” by WW4 REPORT editor Bill Weinberg. The September Exit Poll was: “OK, did Bush do… Read more9-11 conspiracy theory: our readers write
From The Scotsman, Sept. 26: Somali Islamists put down a women’s protest against their capture of the port city of Kismayo yesterday. The rebel group has rapidly expanded its grip on Somalia since it captured the capital, Mogadishu, in June,… Read moreSomalia: Islamists crush women’s protest
In “Return to Sender” raids from Sept. 8 to 13, ICE agents arrested 55 people, 11 of them with prior criminal records, in the area around Lansing, Grand Rapids and Battle Creek in western Michigan. Those arrested were from Burma,… Read moreOperation “Return to Sender” hits Michigan
On Sept. 21, the House of Representatives voted 328-95 to approve HR 6094–the “Community Protection Act of 2006”–an anti-immigrant bill which would allow indefinite detention, overturning the Supreme Court’s June 2001 Zadvydas v. Davis ruling. The bill would also allow… Read moreHouse passes more anti-immigrant bills
Fox is a savvy one. We recently noted that the UN’s Special Rapporteur for indigenous peoples has singled out his government for criticism. Yet he casts a vote for the Universal Declaration of Indigeous Peoples to win support from Mexico’s… Read moreMexico votes for UN indigenous rights declaration
From the International Federation of Iraqi Refugees, Sept. 17: An open letter to Mr. Kofi Annan United Nations Secretary-General Re: Deportation of Kurdish asylum seekers from Britain Dear Mr. Annan, In violation of the Geneva Convention of 1951 and Human… Read moreKurdish refugees protest forced UK-Iraq deportations
From the Iraq Freedom Congress, Sept. 17: IFC Statement On Kidnapping And Raping Of Women In Iraq: We Must Stand Against Sectarian Barbarism The dirty sectarian war has launched a new phase in Iraq. A few days ago a sectarian… Read moreRape becomes weapon in Iraq sectarian war
More than 55 heads of state attended the 14th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, held Sept. 15-16 in Havana, Cuba. Cuban foreign minister Felipe Perez Roque called the meeting of the 118-member organization an “unprecedented success.” The summit’s final document… Read moreNon-Aligned Movement defends Venezuela, Bolivia, Iran
