Democracy Gets Fired Upon in Najaf
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Genocide In America
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Retired Brass Call for Independent Torture Probe
"The most senior lawyers in the Department of Justice, the White House, Department of Defense, and the vice president's office sought to justify actions that violate the most basic rights of all human beings," according to the jurists, who also included eight past presidents of the American Bar Association (ABA).-
Swatting at Flies
Nader's back; Kerry may be over.-
Beat Within
In the meantime, keep in mind that the same people who are teaching us to fear murderers, drug dealers and thieves are perpetuating the same damage by ripping kids out of their communities, subjecting them to more violence and sending them right back out. They've got people in the Assembly scared to push for what's right because they want to continue doing what they're doing, and that's teaching kids to be violent adults.-
civilians caught in raging battles
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"there is no distinct, native American criminal class--except Congress."
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He didn't know if the strike caused any civilian casualties.
"We are going to apply the necessary pressure to make sure that we are able to root out the enemy."
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Israel withdraws
Among the eight dead were four fighters and four civilians, including a 9-year-old boy.
Children and teens often run into the streets during Israeli raids, throwing stones at tanks, and adults rarely send them home despite the grave danger. Thirty-five of the wounded were 16 and younger, 90 per cent of them suffering from bullet wounds, said Dr Manar al-Farra, director of the Al Awda Hospital in Beit Lahiya.
