Why is Obama Hiding 6,000-Page Report on Bush-Era Torture and Why is Torture Still Allowed?
President Barack Obama is currently blocking the release—or allowing the CIA to block the release—of a comprehensive Senate report on the use of torture by the George W. Bush administration CIA that is said to conclude that torture was not an effective or reliable method of interrogation and that the agency repeatedly misled the White [...]
Genocide in Guatemala: The Conviction of Efrain Rios Montt
It has been hailed as the first conviction for genocide of a former head of state in his own country, and certainly the first of a former Latin American strongman. Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was convicted by a Guatemalan court on Friday for his participation in crimes against the Mayans during his rule [...]
The EU: Israel’s Faithful Brother in Arms
During Israel’s latest onslaught against the Gaza Strip in November 2012, a major conference was held in Tel Aviv: the 2nd Israel HLS International Conference. Among the most prominent sponsors of the homeland security event were two of Israel’s largest weapons companies, Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), both of which cooperate closely with [...]
Guns and terror making US an unsafe security state
On Sunday, during a Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans, at least two gunmen opened fire into the crowd, injuring 19 revelers. What is going on here? How can it be that America seems to be getting more dangerous despite the raft of over-the-top security measures that have been put in place since 9/11? Could [...]
US forces commit crime against Afghans:NEW EVIDENCE
New evidence shows that American forces have committed torture and multiple murders in a key province of war-ravaged Afghanistan, officials say. According to Afghan officials, investigators have substantial proof that American Special Forces have been involved in kidnapping, torturing and killing of Afghan civilians in Maidan Wardak Province back in February. The investigation comes after [...]
GOOD NEWS OR BAD NEWS?:‘More US youths dropping out of school’
More American teenagers have decided to forego traditional high school education with their peers, while opting for a General Educational Development (GED) certificate, new report shows. According to a 2011 report by the GED Testing Service, about 25 percent of GED test-takers in the United States are between the ages of 16 and 18 years [...]
‘US colleges support wealthier students’
A new study shows that US colleges are offering wealthier students more financial aid compared with low-income students. The study conducted by the New America Foundation says that US colleges provide high-achieving applicants with more financial aid in order to promote the profile of their students. According to the public policy institute’s analysis of data [...]
‘Gitmo blackens US human rights record’
The Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba has blackened the already-dark history of human rights atrocities committed by the US government, a political analyst tells Press TV. “These illegal activities of incarcerating and torturing is just something that is a huge black eye on the human rights for the United States, and it has really [...]
US anti-terror policy 'creates hundreds of new enemies'
Arguably the world’s leading authority on contemporary Islam believes the US authorities greatly underestimate the tribal nature of most of the Muslim societies in their war on terror. RT: Post 9/11 the US has been all over the map chasing terrorists. But then you see terror growing right here in the US in a well-educated [...]
Her Majesty's annual gothic horror movie
In this tradition, elected MPs in the House of Commons are ‘summoned’ to the House of Lords to hear the Queen announcing the government’s forthcoming plans. But a lone voice has broken the silence to challenge the feudal juggernaut that is Queen Elizabeth II’s unelected authority. Left-wing Labour MP Dennis Skinner, ‘the beast of Bolsover,’ [...]