therawstory Agence France-Presse AMMAN, Dec 15, 2008 (AFP) – A Jordan-based Iraqi rights group said on Monday it has filed 200 lawsuits against US former defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld and American security firms for their alleged role in torturing Iraqis. Ali Qeisi, head of the group the “Society of Victims of the US Occupation in…
By David Swanson United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ), the largest coalition of peace organizations (over 1,400 of them) in the United States, held a national assembly in Chicago December 12-14, and drafted documents establishing the movement’s agenda for the coming year. Proposals to work for the prosecution of high officials guilty of war crimes,…
Nadler’s Resolution Against Bush Pardoning Crimes He Authorized Picks Up Cosponsors afterdowningstreet.org (thomas) H.RES.1531 Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should not issue pardons to senior members of his administration during the final 90 days of his term of office. Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8]…
The White House now says it won’t display a Christmas tree ornament by a Seattle artist that includes a message supporting President Bush’s impeachment. By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The White House now says it won’t display a Christmas tree ornament by a Seattle artist that includes a message supporting President Bush’s impeachment. Artist…
