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Guantánamo Is Not an Anomaly — Prisoners in the US Are Force-Fed Every Day

rogerhollander wrote 2 weeks ago:   Roger’s note: I am not one of those who believe that American “democracy” o … more →

Tags: Human Rights, Criminal Justice, Civil Liberties, roger hollander, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Torture, prisons, hunger strike

Gitmo Groups Call Out Obama Over Political Cowardice

rogerhollander wrote 3 weeks ago:   Roger’s note: On the first day of his presidency, Obama promised to close Guantánamo wi … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Human Rights, Health, Criminal Justice, roger hollander, Guantanamo, Human Rights, obama, Torture

Omar Khadr to appeal terrorism convictions

rogerhollander wrote 3 weeks ago: Roger’s note: I have taken a great deal of interest in this case of gross injustice at the han … more →

Tags: Canada, Criminal Justice, War, War on Terror, Child Soldier, Dennis Edney, Diana Mehta, Guantanamo, khadr appeal

he Assassination Of Dr. King And The Suppression Of The Anti-War And Peace Perspectives

rogerhollander wrote 1 month ago: Tue, 04/02/2013 – 19:22 — Ajamu Baraka Printer-friendly version by Ajamu Baraka This week mark … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Civil Liberties, Foreign Policy, History, Human Rights, Race, Racism, War, ajamu baraka

Beatings, Attempted Suicides and Deliberate Starvation: The Dystopic Hell of Guantanamo Bay

rogerhollander wrote 1 month ago: Roger’s note: Guantánamo ordered to be closed: Obama’s first day as president.  Remember … more →

Tags: Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Alex Kane, Detainees, forced feeding, Guantanamo, Human Rights, hunger strike, indifinite detention

They Have Lost Hope: Gitmo Hunger Strike Grows

rogerhollander wrote 1 month ago: 03.26.13 – 4:12 PM by Abby Zimet In frustrated response to inaction by the Obama administratio … more →

Tags: Criminal Justice, Civil Liberties, roger hollander, Guantanamo, Torture, Obama Administration, hunger strike, George Galloway, Gitmo

Shadow Lives: How the War on Terror in England Became a War on Women and Children

rogerhollander wrote 2 months ago: Published on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 by TomDispatch.com by Victoria Brittain Once, as a reporter, I c … more →

Tags: Britain, Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Racism, War on Terror, Women, Bagram, Ben Emmerson, Desmond Tutu

'Time for a Reckoning': UN Investigator says US/UK Must Account for Torture, Human Rights Violation

rogerhollander wrote 2 months ago: Roger’s note: “Under Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder said that the Department of Jus … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Human Rights, War on Terror, Ben Emmerson, Bush/Cheney, CIA torture, eric holder

Bradley Manning: The Face of Heroism

rogerhollander wrote 2 months ago:   Roger’s note: Today’s Blogosphere is replete with panegyrics on the heroism of Br … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, media, Criminal Justice, Democracy, Civil Liberties, roger hollander, Iraq War, Foreign Policy, Journalism

How a Washington Global Torture Gulag Was Turned Into the Only Gulag-Free Zone on Earth

rogerhollander wrote 3 months ago: Published on Monday, February 18, 2013 by TomDispatch.com The Latin American Exception by Greg Grand … more →

Tags: Latin America, Chile, Brazil, War on Terror, roger hollander, Hugo Chavez, Guantanamo, Torture, counterterrorism

Brennan and Kiriakou, Drones and Torture

rogerhollander wrote 3 months ago: Posted on Feb 6, 2013, http://www.truthdig.com By Amy Goodman John Brennan and John Kiriakou worked … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Human Rights, Criminal Justice, Civil Liberties, War on Terror, roger hollander, amy goodman, Torture

Extraordinary Rendition Report Finds More Than 50 Nations Involved In Global Torture Scheme 1 comment

rogerhollander wrote 3 months ago:   Roger’s note: the following article on the Bush/Obama torture regime uses the words … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Human Rights, Criminal Justice, roger hollander, Bush torture, Torture, counterterrorism, War-on-terror

Human Rights Watch decries U.S. prison system

rogerhollander wrote 3 months ago: Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 10:25 AM EST The NGO’s World Report criticizes mass incarceration and U … more →

Tags: Human Rights, Criminal Justice, Civil Liberties, War on Terror, roger hollander, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Torture

CIA Torture Whistleblower Sentenced to 30 Months1 comment

rogerhollander wrote 3 months ago: Roger’s note: the Obama administration knows no shame.  Our articulate, intelligent, urbane an … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Criminal Justice, Democracy, Bush torture, CIA torture, Jacob Chamberlain, John Kiriakou, Obama Administration, Ralph Nader

‘Death of a Prisoner’ at Obama's Guantánamo

rogerhollander wrote 4 months ago: Roger’s note: WATCH THE VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO2gwKLKHOo   Published on … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Human Rights, Criminal Justice, Civil Liberties, roger hollander, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Torture, Obama Guantanamo

The Torture Chronicle

rogerhollander wrote 4 months ago: Roger’s note: Here it is Christmas Eve, 2012, and I am posting yet another article on torture. … more →

Tags: Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Alan Dershowitz, CIA torture, enhance interrogation, eric holder, Geneva Conventions, Guantanamo

Omar Khadr will remain incarcerated for at least two years, report says

rogerhollander wrote 5 months ago: Roger’s note: when will the torture of Omar Khadr end?  He pleaded guilty only to avoid a life … more →

Tags: Iraq and Afghanistan, Canada, Human Rights, War, Criminal Justice, roger hollander, Guantanamo, Torture, Omar Khadr

Accountability for Bush's Torture

rogerhollander wrote 5 months ago: Roger’s note: the United States government has a long history of disgraceful behavior, and the … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Criminal Justice, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Human Rights, Alberto Gonzales, Andy Worthington

Evacuate Guantanamo – It Belongs to Cuba

rogerhollander wrote 5 months ago: A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford “Washington’s illegal occupation of Guantanamo Bay is n … more →

Tags: Latin America, cuba, Foreign Policy, History, roger hollander, Guantanamo, Torture, Cuban Revolution, History


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