On AlterNet: execution

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "execution"

Where Were the Catholic Bishops when Troy Davis Died?

Dante Atkins, Daily Kos. February 19, 2012.

The Catholic Church officially opposes capital punishment. So why wasn't the Conference of Catholic Bishops outraged over Davis's execution?

488 Drug Offenders Executed in 2011: Amnesty International Intervenes in Iran's Quest to Kill Addicts

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. December 19, 2011.

Amnesty International has called on Iran to stop executing people for drug offenses, saying the Islamic Republic has embarked on "a killing spree of staggering proportions."

The Long, Murderous Arm of the Law Has Killed Troy Davis

Kai Wright, Jamilah King, Colorlines.com. September 21, 2011.

After a long delay from the Supreme Court, Troy Davis was executed at 11:08 PM Wednesday night, despite over a million people asking for clemency.

Troy Davis's Execution Will Be a Judicial Lynching

Amy Goodman, Comment Is Free. September 16, 2011.

Despite evidence that he's innocent, Troy Davis faces execution on September 21. With a culture that cheers Rick Perry's execution record, what chance does he have?

Rick Perry's Execution Obsession Feeds the Worst in Human Nature

Amanda Marcotte, Comment Is Free. September 14, 2011.

Perry may have lost no sleep over Texas's 234 executions during his tenure, but the death penalty panders to crude bloodlust.

The 10 Worst Things About Rick Perry (And Why It Would Be Really Bad If He Runs for President)

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. August 1, 2011.

Rick Perry hasn't officially declared his candidacy, but ads are already on the air in Iowa. Here's why you should be worried he might run for president.

The Execution of a Potentially Innocent Man Less Scandalous Than an Affair?

Michelle Goldberg, The American Prospect. November 4, 2009.

There's something really rotten in the state of Texas.

SATIRE: How Capital Punishment Can Be Fun For The Whole Family!! [white families]

Lee Camp, August 21, 2009.

Do you know the #1 determinant of whether the defendant in a murder trial gets executed?

Ohio Executes Murderer Who Admitted Five Killings

Agence France Presse July 14, 2009.

Another convicted murderer who was due to be executed on Tuesday -- Paul Warner Powell in Virginia -- meanwhile obtained a stay from the U.S. Supreme Court pending further review.

GRITtv: AlterNet's Liliana Segura on the Pending Execution of Troy Anthony Davis

Staff, GRITtv. September 23, 2008.

Davis is scheduled to be executed tonight for a murder he says he didn't commit.

Brits Launch Inquiry Into Torture, Executions of 20 Iraqis

Middle East OnlineFebruary 25, 2008.

The UK's Ministry of Defence denies the charges.

A Power Governments Cannot Suppress

Howard Zinn, City Lights. May 3, 2007.

An excerpt from Howard Zinn's new book -- a collection of essays on history, class and the strength of ordinary citizens -- explores the unfair trial of Sacco and Vanzetti and the flawed justice system that still haunts us today.

Saddam's Execution Was a Gargantuan PR Disaster

Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com. January 5, 2007.

When will we recognize that the best thing we can do in Iraq is to get out of there?

Saddam: A Monster of Our Creation

Robert Scheer, AlterNet. January 3, 2007.

The hanging of Saddam Hussein was an act of barbarism that makes a mockery of President Bush's claim it was "an important milestone on Iraq's course to becoming a democracy."

The Aesthetics of Execution

Am Johal, AlterNet. January 3, 2007.

Saddam was executed partially for the violation of human rights, but also for not being a doormat to American empire. Was hanging him just?

Silencing Saddam

Robert Scheer, AlterNet. January 1, 2007.

Did Saddam die because he knew too much about the United States' real role in Iraq?

Saddam Hussein: A Dictator Created Then Destroyed By America

Robert Fisk, The Independent UK. December 30, 2006.

Hussein's execution will be remembered as a case of America destroying an Arab leader who no longer obeyed his orders from Washington.