Sitting not before a jury of his peers, but the same six U.S. military jurists that had acquitted him of conspiracy to commit terrorism, but found him guilty of providing material support by driving a car for Bin Laden, Salim Hamdan was sentenced to 5 1/2 years. The prosecution, also military, had asked...

I can't even comment on this. "An eight-month McClatchy investigation of the detention system created after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has found that the U.S. imprisoned innocent men, subjected them to abuse, stripped them of their legal rights and allowed Islamic militants to turn the prison...

The U.S. Supreme Court today summarily informed George W. Bush that even though he is “Mr. President” and D*I*c*k* said it was OK; he cannot just toss people in a dungeon and throw away the key. Just because the President says there’s a “war on terror” does not mean the Constitution is suspended. This...

Amnesty International released its annual report on the state of human rights around the world today. Sixty years after the United Nations adopted the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”, many nations still mistreat, even torture, their fellow humans. Called out for especially inhumane policies:...

In 2005 the Pentagon, under the direction of then Secretary of Defense Donald Rummsfeld, began a program of feeding pro-war propaganda to the media as part of it’s prewar misinformation campaign. This program continued until it was suspended yesterday. Playing on viewers' fears, already stoked by...

More good news follows closely on the encouraging signs that the Iraqi government is now fully willing and (somewhat) able to use deadly force against its own citizens! As you may remember from last week (if you’re still paying attention) the civil war in Iraq got a big shot in the arm when (apparently...

For the benefit of John McCain, the Bush administration is doing everything it can to be sure that you see at least one terrorist show trial before the November election. The Navy attorney for the most likely protagonist in this show, Lt. Cmdr. Brian Mizer, has charged that partisan politics has polluted...