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Rampant Racism in the Criminal Justice System 0
Post Views: 6 The biggest crime in the U.S. criminal justice system is that it is a race-based institution where African-Americans are directly targeted and punished in a much more aggressive way than white people. Saying the US criminal system
Read MoreAfghanistan war logs: Secret CIA paramilitaries’ role in civilian deaths 0
Post Views: 36 An Afghan girl lies on a hospital bed in Helmand after being injured in an airstrike by coalition forces in June 2007. Photograph: Abdul Qodus/Reuters Innocent Afghan men, women and children have paid the price of the
Read MoreAfghanistan war logs: Massive leak of secret files exposes truth of occupation 0
Post Views: 19 The war logs reveal civilian killings by coalition forces, secret efforts to eliminate Taliban and al-Qaida leaders, and discuss the involvement of Iran and Pakistan in supporting insurgents. Photograph: Max Whittaker/Corbis? A huge cache of secret US
Read MoreUS: Confused, Alone, and in Legal Limbo 0
Post Views: 11 Personal belongings of undocumented immigrants being loaded into an ICE plane as part of the deportation process. © 2008 Michael Schennum·People With Disabilities Unlawfully Detained and Deported (New York) – People with mental disabilities, including US citizens,
Read MoreIndia: Press Burmese Leader on Human Rights 0
Post Views: 6 State Visit by Than Shwe Offers Opportunity to Reverse Failed Approach (New York) – India should emphasize respect for human rights during the state visit by Burma’s Senior General Than Shwe, Human Rights Watch said today. Economic
Read MoreThe Frame-Up 0
Post Views: 5 “Was this corporation willing to trade justice in the murder of 270 innocent people for oil profits?” Not too many guesses as to which oil company is under discussion: BP, current epitome of Big Oil at its
Read MoreA pesar de la deuda exterior, los EEUU siguen teniendo vara alta 0
Post Views: 3 La deuda pública estadounidense el 8 de Julio de 2010 era de 13,192 billones de dólares, frente a una proyección del PIB de 14,743 billones de dólares. En abril de 2010, China era tenedora de bonos del
Read MoreObama signs the financial reform bill: Towards a new volatile phase of economic disruptions? 0
Post Views: 2 The Eleven Pens Of Barack Obama: Signing Financial Reform Is Signing Up For A New Struggle To Make It Real With eleven pens for souvenirs, President Obama signed the financial reform bill in a rare celebratory moment.
Read MoreCourt Rules on Kosovo, But Verdict’s Impact Could Go Far Beyond Region 0
Post Views: 10 Bad News’ for Governments Fighting Secessionist Movements In a non-binding ruling, the UN’s International Court of Justice ruled that the 2008 secession of Kosovo from Serbia didn’t violate any laws, though the
Read MorePakistan: End Collective Punishment in Swat 0
Post Views: 4 Forced Evictions, House Demolitions Undermine Fight Against Taliban (New York) – The Pakistani government should immediately investigate reports that security forces are carrying out collective punishment against relatives of suspected Taliban militants during operations in the Swat
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