The U.S. had already found a “lawful” way to disappear him, writes Jonathan Cook.
Category: Torture
An Unprincipled Attack on a Human Rights Giant
Marjorie Cohn defends the legacy of Michael Ratner from an attack by Yale law professor Samuel Moyn.
THE ANGRY ARAB: Whatever Happened to the Ba’ath Party?
It now stands for torture chambers and car bombs, writes As`ad AbuKhalil. But there was a time when Ba’athists could have inherited the mantle of Nasser and the cause of Arab unity.
Biden Threatens More Illegal War in Afghanistan
The bombing of Afghanistan was not legitimate self-defense under the UN Charter because Afghanistan did not attack the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, writes Marjorie Cohn.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: The World is Rid of Rizzo
The former CIA lawyer was the unapologetic godfather of the agency’s torture program, a monstrous crime against humanity that he defended unabashedly until his death.
WikiLeaks & the Crimes of the West in Afghanistan
Fabian Scheidler says so much suffering — including Assange’s imprisonment for exposing war criminals — buries the idea of “humanitarian intervention.”
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Assange on the Brink’ — Now With Full Transcript
WikiLeaks Editor Kristinn Hrafnsson; ex-Icelandic interior minister Ögmundur Jónasson; Stundin journalist Bjartmar Alexandersson; and Australian MP Julian Hill discuss major developments in the U.S. case against Julian Assange. Watch the replay and read the transcript.
A Wide World of War Porn
While I don’t have a human skull in my closet, my atrocity collection is arguably far more gruesome, writes Nick Turse.
George W. Bush’s Shameful Legacy in Afghanistan
If there is any justice, the name of the former president will live in infamy, writes James Bovard.
