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First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

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Neil Macdonald: Barack Obama's war on the press

Suddenly, Barack Obama is terribly concerned with freedom of the press.The president is now championing a federal "shield law" to protect journalists from overzealous prosecutors and police.The irony and hypocrisy of this is simply breathtaking. That ... [Published CBC Ottawa - May 17 2013]

Entities: Barack Obama, Neil MacDonald, Classified Information, National Security

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Letter to the Editor: Eugene Robinson's shifting responsibility

Regarding Eugene Robinsons column [May 14]: My, how things have changed.On Jan. 13, 2009, Robinson wrote a column chiding President Bush for not taking responsibility, as commander in chief, for the humiliation of prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison in I ... [Published Des Moines Register - May 17 2013]

Entities: Eugenics, Abu Ghraib Prison, Chain of Command, Des Moines (Iowa, United States)

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

CACI International Inc

Judge in Abu Ghraib abuse case: 'Sooner or later, plaintiffs have to come to court'

ALEXANDRIA, VA. A group of men who claim a defense contractor is to blame for their mistreatment at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq will have to wait a little longer to see if their civil case goes forward.On Friday, U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee heard ... [Published Detroit Free Press - May 10 2013]

Entities: Abuse, CACI International Inc, United States, Shereef Akeel, Gerald Bruce Lee

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Hunger strike at Gitmo

President Barack Obama recently said that the Guantanamo military prison in Cuba will have to be closed down. What prompted his decision is perhaps the hunger strike by more than 100 of its 166 inmates held there for the last many years without trial. ... [Published The News International - May 09 2013]

Entities: prison, Special Forces, Abu Ghraib Prison, Torture

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 2 reports

Lawyer fights for Abu Ghraib detainees

After nearly a decade of chasing justice for abuses committed at Abu Ghraib prison, a Troy, Mich., lawyer and his colleagues face a pivotal hearing Friday that could decide whether their Iraqi clients ever see the inside of an American courtroom. ... [Published Navy Times - May 09 2013]

Entities: Detainee, Abu Ghraib Prison, Abuse

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

NOAH FELDMAN: Obama has power over detainees

_ President Obama's renewed request to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, confirms what the detainees have already shown with their hunger strike: Permanent detention at the U.S. naval station isn't viable as a matter of practicality or consci ... [Published Fresno Bee - May 09 2013]

Entities: Detainee, Noah Feldman, Guantanamo (Cuba), Barack Obama

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Tortured Memories and the Culture o...

For the last decade, we have lived through a historical period in which the United States relinquished its tenuous claim to democracy. The frames through which democracy apprehends the lives of others as human beings worthy of respect, dignity and human ... [Published Bulatlat.com - May 08 2013]

Entities: Torture, Democracy, Bush Administration

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

This Day in History - May 3

1979: Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first female prime minister as the Tories oust the incumbent Labour Government in parliamentary elections.OTHER EVENTS1494: Columbus lands on Jamaican shores.1791: Polish Parliament approves ... [Published Jamaica Observer - May 03 2013]

Entities: Ann B. Davis, Roosevelt Johnson, Betty Comden, William Inge

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Kids re-enact shocking news events in controversial photos by Canadian photographer

Ottawa photographer Jonathan Hobin (external) doesn't shy away from controversy nor divisive politics.He has received death threats and accusations of pedophilia for his latest photo exhibit, "In the Playroom (external)," but this doesn't seem to rattle ... [Published Canadian Content - May 01 2013]

Entities: Threat, Abu Ghraib Prison, Kim Jong-il, Paedophilia

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Now Open in Salem: The Boutique on Front Street

Today is Tuesday, April 30, and here are the five things you need to know:1 . The National Weather Service is predicting that local residents can expect it to be mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Tonight should be clear, with a low around 40. ( sunrise ... [Published Salem Patch - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Jim McMahon, Abu Ghraib Prison, National Weather Service

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Column: Bush started as uniter, ended up divider

_ WASHINGTON "I'm a uniter, not a divider," the Texas Republican said throughout that campaign, pitching himself as a "compassionate conservative" with a broad domestic policy agenda.A decade later, Bush left office with a reputation, deserved or not, ... [Published Fresno Bee - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: White House, War in Iraq, Abu Ghraib Prison, Afghanistan

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Journo blows the whistle in another scoop

New Zealand and Australian SAS troops saved US soldiers from being beheaded in Afghanistan, renowned journalist Seymour Hersh has revealed.Hersh broke the story of the My Lai massacre, in which US troops killed up to 504 unarmed villagers including infants ... [Published Southland Times - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Seymour Hersh, Anzac, New Zealand, Abu Ghraib Prison

Quotes

...Instead, the company said, the men wrongly want to "hold the CACI defendants liable on a co-conspiracy theory for the conduct of others."

Mich. lawyer fights for Abu Ghraib detainees [Published USA Today - May 09 2013]

...if it was genuine," said Simpson. Notably, the act's perpetrators appeared far from so. And separately Nordby observed: "I think that by the time they're ... on his head, he's already dead."

Berg beheading: No way, say medical experts [Published Asia Times Online - May 08 2013]

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Prominent former NJ lawyer, Bergrin, files moti... [Published North Jersey.com - May 18 2013]
Letter to the Editor: Eugene Robinson's shiftin... [Published Des Moines Register - May 17 2013]
Neil Macdonald: Barack Obama's war on the press [Published CBC Ottawa - May 17 2013]
Security sector reform: what's at stake? [Published New Zimbabwe.com - May 17 2013]
Rumsfeld: Clinton is ‘the sideshow’ in Benghazi... [Published NBCNews.com - May 14 2013]
Protests on Abortion Upsetting to Children, Chu... [Published New York Times - May 14 2013]
Judge in Abu Ghraib abuse case: 'Sooner or late... [Published Detroit Free Press - May 10 2013]
Lawyer fights for Abu Ghraib detainees [Published Navy Times - May 09 2013]
Lawyer fights for Abu Ghraib detainees [Published Air Force Times - News - May 09 2013]
Hunger strike at Gitmo [Published The News International - May 09 2013]
Troy lawyer fights to get day in court for Abu ... [Published Detroit Free Press - May 09 2013]
Mich. lawyer fights for Abu Ghraib detainees [Published USA Today - May 09 2013]
NOAH FELDMAN: Obama has power over detainees [Published Fresno Bee - May 09 2013]
Tortured Memories and the Culture o... [Published Bulatlat.com - May 08 2013]
Berg beheading: No way, say medical experts [Published Asia Times Online - May 08 2013]
Obama Has Leverage to Get His Way on Guantanamo [Published Bloomberg - May 07 2013]
Why we don’t care for our people [Published New Delhi Pioneer - May 05 2013]
This Day in History - May 3 [Published Jamaica Observer - May 03 2013]
Kids re-enact shocking news events in controver... [Published Canadian Content - May 01 2013]
Bolton: U.S. Should Resign from 'Clown Conventi... [Published Campus Watch - May 01 2013]
Now Open in Salem: The Boutique on Front Street [Published Salem Patch - Apr 30 2013]
Easton Area students hailed as emerging leaders... [Published Lehigh Valley Live - Apr 28 2013]
Santa Clara County District 2 supervisor hopefu... [Published Contra Costa Times - Apr 23 2013]
Column: Bush started as uniter, ended up divider [Published Fresno Bee - Apr 22 2013]
GMV buyout produces MetiSpace Technologies [Published Washington Post - Apr 22 2013]
The high crime of torture [Published New Age Bangladesh - Apr 21 2013]
What to Do with G.W. Bush? [Published Consortium News - Apr 21 2013]
This Was a Guilty Verdict on Americ... [Published Bulatlat.com - Apr 21 2013]
Boston Bombing Suspects Raise New Terrorism Que... [Published National Geographic - Apr 20 2013]
Homegrown Terrorism: New Questions [Published National Geographic - Apr 20 2013]

Blogs

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On Abortion, the "Gruesome" Is Only To Be Done,... [Published The Corner on National Review Online - Apr 04 2013] My friends at the American Freedom Law Center (I’m on the advisory board) have filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court, urging the justices to reverse a Colorado state court ruling that bans public display of “gruesome” abortion images on the remarkable ...
Human Rights Abuses at U.S. Prison in Iraq, Acc... [Published Impunity Watch - Apr 03 2013] By Mark O’Brien Impunity Watch Reporter, North America WASHINGTON, United States — British troops spoke out on Monday about human rights abuses of Iraqi detainees by American forces at a secret US detention facility in Baghdad. British troops ...
Palestinians prepare to observe Passover: Israe... [Published Mondoweiss - Mar 25 2013] Israel closes West Bank for Jewish holiday BETHLEHEM (Ma‘an) 24 Mar -- The Israeli army will impose a general closure of the West Bank during the Jewish holiday of Passover, the army said Sunday. The West Bank will be closed from midnight Sunday ...
CNN Poll: 59% say it was dumb to send troops to... [Published CNN Political Ticker - Mar 19 2013] Washington (CNN) - Ten years after the start of the Iraq war, most Americans say the war was a mistake and that it was dumb to send U.S. troops into the conflict, according to a new national survey. And a CNN/ORC International poll released Tuesday ...
You want a 10th anniversary post for the invasi... [Published The Best Defense - Mar 18 2013] div style="float: left; margin-right: 12px"> By Col. Ted Spain, U.S. Army (Ret.) Best Defense guest columnist 1.Secretary Rumsfeld's deployment plans did not include an adequate number ofmilitary police to control the routes during the ...