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Fascism is alive and well in Providence, RI
therawstory Protester suffers dislocated knee after clash with police in Rhode Island A 22-year-old woman remains hospitalized following a violent conflict with police on Saturday at a protest organized by the Industrial Workers of the World labor group in Providence, Rhode Island, reports the Providence Journal. (Original Article)
Evangelicals Condemn Torture in Striking Departure from Bush/Cheney Doctrine
Evangelicals Condemn Torture By RACHEL ZOLL – The Associated Press Monday, March 12, 2007 The National Association of Evangelicals has endorsed an anti-torture statement saying the United States has crossed “boundaries of what is legally and morally permissible” in its treatment of detainees and war prisoners in the fight against terror. Human rights violations committed…
Rove protege to step down as U.S. attorney
Patrick O’Connor, The Politico Tim Griffin, a former protege of White House political guru Karl Rove who replaced one of the controversially fired U.S. attorneys late last year, will resign his post as the top federal prosecutor in Arkansas on Friday,various news outlets in the state have reported. Aides to members of the Arkansas congressional…
Lawsuit Seeks to Hold High Level Administration Officials Accountable for Rendition & Torture
afterdowningstreet.org submitted by chip U.S. officials sent Canadian rendition survivor Maher Arar to Syria to be tortured. Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) lawyer Maria LaHood represents him in his struggle for justice. The Second Circuit Appellate Court has issued extremely rare order last month that approximately 12 judges will rehear Arar’s case on December 9,…
