Mark Danner on Democracy Now today talking about his recent articleson the ICRC reports.http://www.democracynow.org/2009/3/18/mark_danner_bush_lied_about_torture “You know, I suppose one could argue that he really believed what hesaid. You know, but at a certain point, as children find out at a
Voices from the Black Sites
From the most recent (post-dated!) NY Review of Books, on the ICRC report on US detainees and more. Absolutely damning. Also mentions (but does not focus on) Condoleezza Rice’s role — “decisive” in the NSC Principals committee, according to the
Recent articles
Interesting war / war crime related stories I’ve come across recently. 1. Afghanistan Afghan opinion hardens against UShttp://www.theage.com.au/world/afghan-opinion-hardens-against-us-20090222-8enj.html?page=-1 Obama’s War: US Involvement in Afghanistan, Past, Present & Futurehttp://www.democracynow.org/2009/2/23/obamas_war_us_involvement_in_afghanistan 2. Iraq Iraq’s queer underground railroadhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/feb/25/iraq-gay-rights Despite Celebrated Speech, Has Obama Really
A not-very-impressive editorial
In response to a not-very-impressive editorial in the Stanford Daily… This argument is amazing: “rescinding tenure or failing to welcome Rice back will send a message to all Stanford professors who are now in or considering public service: do so
Recent poll agrees with international law
Poll: Most want inquiry into anti-terror tacticshttp://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-02-11-investigation-poll_N.htm If we limit ourselves to the specific alleged crime (against Condoleezza Rice and others) of *torture* — and put aside for now the much worse crime of aggressive war as against Iraq —
Our new intelligence agency
From the Ultimate File, press clippings over the course of many years. We are promulgating this knowledge, through the wiki. http://www.stanford.edu/group/antiwar/cgi-bin/mediawiki/index.php?title=Condoleezza_Rice. Edits welcome, wikis are the way of the future. There is no mistake on a wiki that can’t be