Archive for May 21st, 2009
Netanyahu: Israel Will Expand Further Into West Bank
21 May 09 | AJE, Ha’aretz and Raw Story
Israel is marking 42 years of what it considers to be the reunification of Jerusalem. For many, it’s a day of liberation, reinforcing what they say is their rightful ownership of land, even if it means forcing thousands of Palestinians out of their homes. Jacky Rowland reports. (2:42):
Netanyahu: Jerusalem will never be divided
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Thursday that all of Jerusalem would always remain under Israeli sovereignty, in comments likely to spark consternation among Palestinians who hope to make the city the capital of a future state. Read the rest of this entry »
CCR Guantánamo Attorneys Comment After President’s Speech
21 May 09 | CCR
Center for Constitutional Rights President Michael Ratner and Managing Attorney for CCR’s Guantanamo project Shayana Kadidal responded with disappointment to President Obama’s speech this morning. CCR represents the detainees at Guantánamo and is part of the key FOIA lawsuit surrounding the torture photo disclosures. Read the rest of this entry »
Did White House OK Earliest Detainee Abuse?
by Ari Shapiro
20 May 09 | NPR
It is clear that increasingly abusive interrogation techniques were used on Abu Zubaydah, the first high-value detainee, in the months between his capture and the first Justice Department memo authorizing harsh interrogations. But the legal guidance that authorized those early interrogations remains shrouded in secrecy. Read the rest of this entry »
Ex-Inmate Recalls Days of Abuse at Abu Ghraib
- Man says he was held naked in Abu Ghraib prison during 2003 abuse of inmates
- He says he saw guards stack naked prisoners in a pile and take photos
- The man also says he was held in an Iraqi jail where he was beaten, tortured
- He has never been charged with a crime
Israel Kidnaps 26 Palestinians in West Bank
21 May 09 | PTV
The Israeli army has arrested at least 26 Palestinians as part of its notorious kidnapping campaign in the West Bank city of Qal-qiliya.
African Nations Call for Somalia Blockade
A six-nation east African body has urged the U.N. to impose an aerial and maritime blockade on Somalia, where local fighters are trying to oust the government.
Georgia ‘Mutiny Plot’ Suspect Killed
An alleged organizer of the mutiny at a military base in Georgia has been killed and two others injured in a shoot-out with police, the countrys Interior Ministry says. (2:49):
U.S. Keeps Nuclear “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy With Israel, Calls For More Sanctions on Iran
The U.S. administration of President Barack Obama will not force Israel to state publicly whether it has nuclear weapons, an Israeli official said on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Cheney Speech Reportedly Refers to 9/11 25 Times
21 May 09 | Raw Story, LAT, PTV, and JonathonTurley.org
Former Vice President Dick Cheney continued his unprecedented attack on a young presidential administration Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Journalists Barred Again From Suu Kyi Trial
21 May 09 | FT
Burmese authorities have again barred diplomats and journalists from the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the country’s opposition and winner of the Nobel peace prize. Read the rest of this entry »
Watching Obama Morph Into Dick Cheney
by Paul Craig Roberts
21 May 09 | AWC
America has lost her soul, and so has her president. Read the rest of this entry »
Using the Courts to Undercut Union Power
by Lee Sustar
21 May 09 | SWO
Lee Sustar looks at the court order banning an L.A. teachers’ strike last week in the context of the long history of anti-union judges intervening in labor struggles.
Prosecutors Still Opposing DNA Access for Prisoners Despite New Laws
by Jonathon Turley
18 May 09 | Jonathon Turley.org
We have seen a number of cases on this blog where prosecutors fought efforts by prisoners to obtain DNA tests that might prove their innocence — only to be proven innocent once the tests were performed. Prosecutors are rarely denounced for these reprehensible efforts. The story in the New York Times indicates that prosecutors are continuing to oppose such testing even in states that passed new laws guaranteeing such testing. Read the rest of this entry »
Netanyahu to Dismantle Outposts as Gesture to Obama
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have agreed on a plan to evacuate illegal outposts in the West Bank, mainly those located on Palestinian land, within weeks, Defense Ministry sources told Haaretz Wednesday.
