Abroad and at home, ideology ruled the U.S.
Category: U.S. Justice Dept.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: US Prison Chief’s Dim Prospects
If Colette Peters is really intent on cleaning up the U.S. Bureau of Prisons she has her work cut out for her. Things are not going well on her watch so far.
US Government & NewsGuard Sued by Consortium News
The suit accuses NewsGuard of defaming Consortium News and the U.S. government of acting in concert with NewsGuard to violate the First Amendment.
Jail Blair, Bush & Cheney First
No Justice for US-Tortured Iraqis
Human Rights Watch has found no evidence of the U.S. government paying compensation or other redress to victims of detainee abuse in Iraq. Nor has Washington issued “any individual apologies or other amends.”
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Assange & the DC Six’
CN Live! presents an exclusive interview with Australian Senator David Shoebridge, who was part of the six-member delegation from the Australian Parliament that visited Washington to lobby for the release of imprisoned publisher Julian Assange.
WATCH: Australian MPs at DOJ After Assange Talks
A delegation of six Australian members of Parliament are in Washington this week lobbying for the release of Julian Assange. Watch their press conference today outside the Department of Justice. (W/Transcript)
Australian MPs Endorse ‘Bring Assange Home’ Delegation
“The prosecution and incarceration of the Australian citizen Julian Assange must end,” states a letter signed by 64 Australian politicians and published in The Washington Post. Six MPs are in Washington today lobbying for Assange’s freedom.
Murray Blocked from Assange Courthouse in Virginia
The former British diplomat sought to visit the courtroom where Julian Assange would be tried if he is extradited to Virginia. He was told he could not enter.
WATCH: A US Tour for Assange
Former British diplomat Craig Murray has been touring the U.S. ahead of the possible extradition of imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. Watch these events with Chris Hedges, Scott Ritter and other supporters.