War Crimes Trials

For families of Muslim 9/11 victims, a new pain

Concerned Citizen — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:09:55 +0000

NEW YORK — After that cruel day nine Septembers ago, Talat Hamdani felt twice victimized: first by fellow Muslims who killed her son, then by fellow Americans who doubted that a Muslim like her Salman died a hero at the World Trade Center.

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Anniversary of ‘I Have a Dream’ speech: Demagoguery and cynicism – Washington Times

Concerned Citizen — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:09:02 +0000

Washington Times

Anniversary of 'I Have a Dream' speech: Demagoguery and cynicism
Washington Times
Many radical Democrats expressed hope that Obama would put George W. Bush on trial for alleged war crimes and for allegedly eroding civil liberties. …

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Tony Blair book signing offensive to many – Ilford Recorder 24

Concerned Citizen — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:09:29 +0000

Telegraph.co.uk

Tony Blair book signing offensive to many
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… 25 per cent of people believe Mr Blair should be indicted for war crimes. In April 2002, Mr Blair gave a secret commitment to George Bush that Britain …
Ben Jennings on Tony Blair's A Journey and IraqThe Guardian
Important update on Dublin Protest Saturday against Tony Blair's book signing …Socialist Worker
Tony Blair's "A Journey: My Political Life," reviewed by Leonard Downie, Jr.Washington Post
The Spoof (satire) -Financial Times
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The Fire This Time – CounterPunch

Concerned Citizen — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:09:33 +0000

The Fire This Time
CounterPunch
In his second Inaugural Address, former president George W. Bush championed his administration's pre-emptive, falsely based, criminal war of choice against …

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No Surprise at Obama’s Guantánamo Trial Chaos – Prison Planet.com

Concerned Citizen — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:09:38 +0000

No Surprise at Obama's Guantánamo Trial Chaos
Prison Planet.com
International and domestic concerns about proposals to put Khadr forward for a war crimes trial have been voiced since he was first put forward for a trial…

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In Manchester, VP Biden touts stimulus

Concerned Citizen — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:09:24 +0000

Vice President Joe Biden came to Manchester Thursday to praise the progress of the federal stimulus package and boost campaigns of two Democrats. Biden visited the Gray Street home of Lynn Dumont, which is being weatherized under a federal stimulus program meant to upgrade 600,000 homes by March 2010.

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American Jihadist’s Haven May Be U.S. Courtroom: Ann Woolner

Concerned Citizen — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:09:49 +0000

If any American deserves to be killed by his own government when far away from a traditional battlefield, it is the U.S.-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, assuming certain allegations are true.

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What Will Become of Dick Cheney’s Vice Presidential Records?

Concerned Citizen — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:09:09 +0000

As the Bush/Cheney Administration headed toward its final days, with President George W. Bush busy planning his future presidential library, the story surfaced that Vice President Dick Cheney was not planning to send his Vice Presidential papers and records to the future Bush II archive.

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What Will Become of Dick Cheney’s Vice Presidential Records? – FindLaw

Concerned Citizen — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:09:15 +0000

What Will Become of Dick Cheney's Vice Presidential Records?
FindLaw
A Vice President who openly encouraged and engaged in war crimes when in office, and who believes he is strengthening the presidency by defying the law, …

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Baltimore native, RNC chief Mehlman says that he is gay

Concerned Citizen — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:09:56 +0000

Marc Armbinder, politics editor at the Atlantic, calls Mehlman “the most powerful Republican in history to identify as gay.”

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