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...

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:...

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...