On AlterNet: war on terror
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Jacob Heilbrun, Huffington Post. May 22, 2009.
Cheney made clear in his speech that his war isn't against terrorism. It's against Obama.
Roy Eidelson, TruthOut.org. May 12, 2009.
Stats show a sizable majority of Americans refuse to rule out torture entirely. This is no accident; it's the result of a mass persuasion campaign.
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. April 29, 2009.
Sheikh Zoubir Bouchikhi has been held without bail at a private immigration prison in Houston for the past four months.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 27, 2009.
News that U.S. combat troops won't exactly withdraw from Iraqi cities on June 30th shows the ugly reality behind Obama's facade.
Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. March 30, 2009.
In his latest love letter to Obama, Boot calls his Afghanistan plan "all that supporters of the war effort could have asked for."
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. March 26, 2009.
Now under the banner of "overseas contingency operations," the mission formerly known as the "war on terror" isn't going anywhere.
Michael Dudley, AlterNet. March 25, 2009.
One can almost make a checklist of contemporary issues the series explored: abortion, torture, prisoner rights, terrorism, drugs, and on and on.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 24, 2009.
One lawsuit challenges Obama's position on indefinite detention, calling it merely a "partial retreat" from Bush-era policies.
Jason Leopold, TruthOut.org. March 20, 2009.
Yoo has no regrets about the controversial legal opinions he wrote for the White House, giving Bush unfettered power in the aftermath of 9/11.
Maya Schenwar, TruthOut.org. March 19, 2009.
"We have killed, tortured and bombed civilians into submission": Winter Soldiers speak out in Europe.
Willam Fisher, IPS News. March 18, 2009.
Many human rights advocates see the shift as a case of old wine in new bottles.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. March 17, 2009.
Words matter, as Obama said on the campaign trail. But when it comes to his detention and counterterrorism policies, his actions are speaking louder.
Stephen Foley, Independent UK. February 22, 2009.
The Afghan air base is to undergo a $60 million expansion, allowing it to hold five times as many prisoners as remain at Gitmo.
Don Hazen, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 22, 2009.
Obama's latest disturbing move makes him seem more like a bullshit artist than the moral voice we heard when he was a candidate.
Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: War on Iraq. January 31, 2009.
Obama has instead more broadly referenced the "enduring struggle against terrorism and extremism."
Chisun Lee, ProPublica. January 30, 2009.
An interactive guide to the Bush administration's classified legal opinions in the 'War on Terror' reveals how much we still don't know.
Robert Fisk, Independent UK. January 22, 2009.
Obama's message about 'a new way forward based on mutual interest and respect' did not address the Gaza bloodbath.
Philippe Naughton, The Times of London UK. January 21, 2009.
Barack Obama wasted no time, asking prosecutors to halt the military trials within hours of his inauguration.
Gao Shan, Fu Yiming, Iraq Updates. January 19, 2009.
Iraqis are beyond ready to see George W. Bush gone.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. January 16, 2009.
In his confirmation hearing, Holder called waterboarding "torture," but his support for preventive detention and warrantless spying is bad news.
Moazzam Begg, Independent UK. January 8, 2009.
Dozens of European men like myself have been released from Guantanamo, receiving no compensation for our lost years of life.
Robert Fisk, Independent UK. January 5, 2009.
Israel is ignoring the lessons of history by banning the press from the areas it is bombing.
Peter Dyer, Consortium News. January 2, 2009.
Now that the debate on accountability for torture has entered the mainstream, it should be extended to the illegal invasion of Iraq.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. December 31, 2008.
Bush's former attorney general appears to be trying to making some kind of comeback.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. December 22, 2008.
"He could launch the kind of devastating attack the world has never seen."
