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Citing security, U.S. abandons consulate site in Afghanistan and $80M spent - The Washington Post
Seeded on Sat May 5, 2012 8:38 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
After signing a 10-year lease and spending more than $80 million on a site envisioned as the United States' diplomatic hub in northern Afghanistan, American officials say they have abandoned their plans, deeming the location for the proposed compound too dangerous. The emba …
Sept 11 case returns to Guantanamo tribunal with a jury of Pentagon-appointed military officers and an Army colonel for a judge - Yahoo! News
Seeded on Fri May 4, 2012 7:46 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)
The only legitimate way to prosecute Mohammed is in a civilian court, not a tribunal with a jury of Pentagon-appointed military officers and an Army colonel for a judge, say many members of the legal community. Even with the minimal reforms now in place, the defense lawyer …
A look at the Guantanamo military commission
Fri May 4, 2012 3:00 AM EDT
Here is a look at the military commission system that will be used to prosecute five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks:
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Violence, USA: The Warfare State and the Brutalizing of Everyday Life
Seeded on Thu May 3, 2012 12:37 AM EDT (Truthout - All Articles)
"The Hunger Games" portrays a society in which the privileged classes alleviate their boredom through satiating their lust for violent entertainment. In a very disturbing opening scene, the audience observes children killing each other within a visual framing that is as gr …
Fact Sheet: The U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement | The White House
Seeded on Tue May 1, 2012 8:12 PM EDT (Welcome to the White House)
In May 2010, in Washington, DC, President Obama and President Karzai committed our two countries to negotiate and conclude a strategic partnership that would provide a framework for our future relationship.
There is an Alternative to the Duopoly of Democrats and Republicans who Serve the 1%
Seeded on Tue May 1, 2012 3:08 AM EDT (YouTube)
Jill Stein on the two party crisis in America and the Green Party Presidential Response. Stein talks about the crisis brought upon us by the Democratic and Republican Parties and how the Green Party is building, responding, creating a voice. It's a movement that's participa …
The Occupy Movement Points to a Different Way of Living that can Change our Government and our Role in the World
Seeded on Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:12 AM EDT (Truthout - All Articles)
It’s a big agenda that Occupy has identified, nothing less than maximizing values that are important for life AND so a complete renewal of U.S. society and the U.S. role in the world. Chomsky sees not only the radical agenda but also the radical practice of the Occupiers. & …
Who will be the Third Party Candidate of the 99%?
Seeded on Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:34 AM EDT ()
Who will be the Third Party candidate of the 99%? I have been suggesting Rocky Anderson, but the seed here undermines the likelihood of that possibility. The other viable choice seems to be Jill Stein of the Green Party. Ralph Nader is conflicted; Rocky seems much more …
Progressive Presidential Candidate Meets with OWL Activists
Seeded on Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:13 PM EDT ()
"Every major public policy disaster in this Country is attributable to the corrupting influence of money," said Rocky Anderson during a round of talks and meetings in Santa Cruz. Anderson believes that there must be an end to what he calls authoritarianism and plutocracy …
The presidential election looks like a massive TV commercial to sell the newest version of a president and it is not a truly democratic process--the hope for a real democracy lies in the Occupy Wall Street Movement
Seeded on Fri Apr 6, 2012 3:23 AM EDT (alJazeera Magazine)
The presidential election can look like a massive commercial, selling one commodity: and one commodity only - always already "new and improved" like any other brand of detergent. The democratic will of Americans is radically compromised by disfiguringly powerful warmongeri …
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