Molly Ivins: Habeas Corpus, R.I.P. (1215 - 2006)
With a smug stroke of his pen, President Bush is set to wipe out a safeguard against illegal imprisonment that has endured as a cornerstone of legal justice since the Magna Carta.
NYT Editorial: Rushing Off a Cliff
Here’s what happens when this irresponsible Congress railroads a profoundly important bill [...]
Continue Reading September 29th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
Someone is having trouble abiding by international law.
Maduro told CNN Espanol shortly after being released that he was confined to a small room and told to remove his clothes.
Maduro said that when he explained that he was the Venezuelan foreign minister and showed his diplomatic passport, he said he was threatened, pushed and yelled at [...]
Continue Reading September 24th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
But at the same time has the tenacity to point the finger at Chavez for alleged meddling. Now that seems a bit hypocritical. As the Sandinistas stand poised for a comeback and what could be a fair chance to realize the social reform that they were once prevented by means of state-sponsored terrorism, the U.S. [...]
Continue Reading September 15th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
Hot on the heals of the U.S. officially admitting to the existence of a network of secret prison facilities spanning the globe, and just in time for the 9/11 anniversary and the midterm elections comes a sizzling hot ‘new’ pre-9/11 tape allegedly featuring Osama bin Laden as he is being chummy with men who allegedly [...]
Continue Reading September 8th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
So the would-be “terrorists” from Miami were nothing but patsies who in fact got the entire “terror plot” handed to them on a silver platter by their undercover FBI contacts. A case of clear entrapment to further the assertions by the U.S. government that “terrorism” exists and that it is constantly foiled by government policies [...]
Continue Reading September 4th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
Most of the millions in ‘aid’ is being channeled through the allegedly unbiased USAID. A joke in itself of course. Half of the grantees are classified in the documents obtained by the Associated Press and the meddling might force the Venezuelan government to pass a law requiring NGOs to reveal the sources of their funding. [...]
Continue Reading August 26th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
But the U.S. will have non of that.
In October, elections will take place for five non-permanent UN Security Council seats to be held in 2007. One of them will be for the Latin American seat now held by Argentina. The two leading regional contenders vying to fill the opening are Venezuela and Guatemala, and the [...]
Continue Reading August 20th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
About the only U.S. politician genuinely critical of the system gets, predictably, ousted from her bid for reelection using a combination of foul play, crossover voting and demographic changes. Or what Americans lovingly like to call democracy. The tireless hate and disinformation campaigns directed at McKinney have paid off it seems.
Over the past few years, [...]
Continue Reading August 10th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
Democracy in Cuba? Sounds great, but to put it plainly, it will never happen as long as the United States is around.
The U.S. deceitfully and unabashedly calls for the ‘democratization’ of Cuba, encouraging violence and uprising. Yes indeed. The inherent hypocrisy really strikes you like a ton of bricks. United States Prepared To Support Democratic [...]
Continue Reading August 4th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
Despite claims to the contrary, the prison facilities at Guantanamo Bay are actually expanding and becoming an even more permanent feature in the war on justice, yoghurt salesmen, due process.
The controversy over the US-run detention centre at Guantanamo Bay is to erupt anew with confirmation by the Pentagon that a new, permanent prison will open [...]
Continue Reading July 31st, 2006 Björn Hallberg
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