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Clooney hosted a fundraiser at his friend Roger Jenkins’ home in London on Thursday and invited 100 of his closest friends. A ticket to attend the gala was $14,575, which netted over $14 million.Clooney hosted a fundraiser at his friend Roger Jenkins’ home in London on... more
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Sameh Habeeb reports on the humanitarian crisis taking place inside Gaza's sealed borders.
It has been almost four weeks since Israel decided to completely seal the borders of the Gaza Strip. While Israel has maintained a partial blockade ever since Hamas took power in June of 2007, this is the first time that the Israeli government has elected to stop foreign journalists from entering the Palestinian territory. On Monday, a small number of trucks bringing much-needed fuel and other supplies were permitted to enter for the first time since the full blockade began on November 5th, but within hours the gates had been sealed shut once again in response to rocket fire emanating from inside Gaza. In our conversation with Sameh Habeeb, via phone from inside Gaza City, we hear first hand of the devastating influence that the blockade is having on the lives of those trapped inside the Gaza Strip.
Sameh Habeeb is a Palestinian journalist based in Gaza City.Sameh Habeeb reports on the humanitarian crisis taking place inside Gaza's sealed... more
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US soldiers are returning from Iraq to die of "mysterious" ailments.
During the current Iraq War the U.S. use of radioactive DU weapons increased from 375 tons used in 1991 to 2200 tons. Geiger counter readings at sites in downtown Baghdad record radiation levels 1,000 and 2,000 times higher than background radiation. The Pentagon has bombed, occupied, tortured and contaminated Iraq. Millions of Iraqis are affected. Over one million U.S. soldiers have rotated into Iraq. Today, half of the 697,000 U.S. Gulf War troops from the 1991 war have reported serious medical problems and a significant increase in birth defects among their newborn children.
The effects on the Iraqi population are far greater. Many other countries and U.S. communities near DU weapons plants, testing facilities, bases and arsenals have also been exposed to this radioactive material which has a half-life of 4.4 billions yearsUS soldiers are returning from Iraq to die of "mysterious" ailments.... more
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MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Human rights groups from the United States and Spain filed a lawsuit in a Spanish court Thursday, charging El Salvador's former president, Alfredo Cristiani, with covering up crimes against humanity.
The case involves the killing of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her teenaged daughter nearly two decades ago during El Salvador's civil war.
In addition, 14 former Salvadoran military officers are accused of war crimes, murders and state terrorism in connection with the massacre dating back to November 1989.
Most of the slain Jesuits were born in Spain. They were killed at their residence at the prestigious Central American University, in El Salvador's capital, San Salvador. Reports at the time said they were tortured and then shot.
It has become one of the most notorious episodes of El Salvador's 12-year civil war that pitted leftist guerrillas against the U.S.-backed conservative government. Some 75,000 people died.MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Human rights groups from the United States and Spain filed a... more
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"For the first time we have even found lists of names of the people who Demjanjuk personally led into the gas chambers. We have no doubt that he is responsible for the death of over 29,000 Jews," he said.
Mr Schrimm added that the investigators' report had already been submitted to prosecutors in Munich - where Mr Demjanjuk lived briefly after the war - to press for his extradition."For the first time we have even found lists of names of the people who Demjanjuk... more
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The historical background of western interference, especially US and UK, in Iraq, and the horror they have committed against this martyr country and people.The historical background of western interference, especially US and UK, in Iraq, and... more
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A Spanish judge has launched a criminal investigation into the fate of tens of thousands of people who vanished during the civil war and Franco dictatorship.
Judge Baltasar Garzon - Spain's top investigating judge - has also ordered several mass graves to be opened.
One is believed to contain the remains of the poet Federico Garcia Lorca, who was murdered by fascist forces at the start of the war in the 1930s.
Correspondents say the historic ruling will be controversial in Spain.
They say there has been a tacit agreement among political parties not to delve too deeply into the civil war and Franco era.
In his 68-page ruling, Judge Garzon says that Francoists carried out "illegal permanent detentions" which he says falls within the definition of crimes against humanity.
Controversial step
He refers to 114,000 people who disappeared during a 15-year period after the outbreak of war in 1936.
The BBC's Steve Kingstone, in Madrid, says that never before has Spain's civil war been investigated by a judge.
And in using the phrase "crime against humanity" Judge Garzon is taking a highly controversial step.
Judge Garzon told the BBC: "These days, crimes against humanity are a burning issue, wherever you look in the world, be it Afghanistan, Iraq or Darfur - enough countries to make you realise that this theme never ceases to make the news, just as the fight against this scar, this impunity never ceases.
"And if we are referring to the investigations being carried out in Spain in relation to universal justice or eras gone by, then justice needs to follow its course within the parameters of the law. That is what we judges try to do."
The civil war was triggered by the military uprising of General Francisco Franco, whose supporters are said to have systematically eliminated left-wing opponents, even after the war was won in 1939.
Judge Garzon's document names Gen Franco and 34 of his senior aides as the instigators of the alleged crimes.
He even asks that their death certificates be produced, to prove that they can no longer face prosecution.
The judge has also asked Spain's interior ministry to provide names of senior members of the fascist Falange Party, which supported Franco, with a view to possible prosecutions.
He has ordered the opening of 19 mass graves, believed to contain victims of the Franco regime. The remains of the poet Lorca are thought to be buried in the southern province of Granada.
Judge Garzon is famous for bringing crimes-against-humanity cases against figures such as former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Last year he was asked by the families of some of those who vanished during the Spanish civil war or during Franco's dictatorship to help find the remains of their loved ones, and clarify the circumstances of their deaths.
An estimated 500,000 people died in the civil war.
A Spanish judge has launched a criminal investigation into the fate of tens of... more
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Former Sudanese Commander Arbab Idries admits to arming and leading Janjaweed milita attacks on civilans in Darfur in order to "rid the land of blacks." The former commander says he believes he committed war crimes in Darfur.
Former Sudanese Commander Arbab Idries admits to arming and leading Janjaweed milita... more
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AND NOT A SECOND TOO SOON EITHER ;)
http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=2305
JAIL TO THE CHIEF !
...AND ALL THE CURRENT EXECUTIVE BRANCH TOO !
That pesky Chomsky doesn’t mince words…
"If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged." - Noam Chomsky
Either does Paul Craig Roberts. Craig was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan administration. He was Associate Editor of the Wall Street Journal editorial page and Contributing Editor of National Review.
I'll leave him do the talking...
Why do the American people and “their” representatives in Congress continue to tolerate a criminal Bush Regime that uses lies and propaganda to mask its acts of naked aggression, war crimes under the Nuremberg standard?
Why does the rest of the world continue to receive political representatives from a war criminal government?
REALLY… DEFINE ?
The illegal use of napalm and other chemical weapons
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Intentionally torturing and abusing detainees
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Blocking aid convoys
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Killing unarmed civilians, including shooting into family homes
CHECK!
Western leaders are also guilty of many other violations of the Geneva Convention, the Charter of the United Nations, the Nuremberg Charter, International Law and the Constitution of the United States, including crimes against peace and crimes against humanity.
CHECK!
Be more specific !
(a) Crimes against Peace:
Namely, planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression, or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances, or participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of any of the foregoing:
(b) War Crimes:
Namely, violations of the laws or customs of war. Such violations include, but not be limited to, murder, ill-treatment or deportation to slave labor or for any other purpose of civilian population of or in occupied territory, murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war or persons on the seas, killing of hostages, plunder of public or private property, wanton destruction of cities, towns or villages, or devastation not justified by military necessity:
(c) Crimes against Humanity:
Namely, murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, and other inhumane acts committed against any civilian population, before or during the war, or persecutions on political, racial or religious grounds in execution of or in connection with any crime within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal, whether or not in violation of the domestic law of the country where perpetrated.
1) http://www.nowpublic.com/world/citizen-arrest-executive-branch-now
2) ‘Western Leaders Are War Criminals’ By Mick Meaney
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19821.htm
AND NOT A SECOND TOO SOON EITHER ;)... more
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JAIL TO THE CHIEF !
Conyers, Pelosi, and all members of Congress who oppose the impeachment of George W. Bush are betraying the oath they all swore when they took office and should be condemned for this betrayal. Thrown the bum in jail with the whole of his present & past executive branch to follow ! Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld, Libby, Rove, Gonzales, Pearle, Bremer, Wolfowitz & friends for high treason (Valerie Plame) & war profiting (KBR/Halliburton) !
And while yoiu're at it ... recall all laws passed after 9/11 as unconstitutional & reinstate the Fair Doctrine for media abuse too... hey a man can dream ;)
A Gang of High-Testosterene, Arrogant Fools Who Strong-Armed America Into a Catastrophe is Searingly Detailed in the Documentary "No End in Sight". If it Were Presented to a Grand Jury, No Doubt Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, Rice, and L. Paul Bremer Would be Indicted for Criminal Malfeasance in the Post-Invasion Conduct of the Iraq War View Trailer at : www.noendinsightmovie.com
Watch it now : http://freedocumentaries.org/theatre.php?filmid=184&id=1066&wh=1000x720
"If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged." - Noam Chomsky
Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers
Watch it now : http://freedocumentaries.org/theatre.php?filmid=130&id=926&wh=1000x720
War for profit? Are companies profiting from the war in Iraq while further endangering the lives of American soldiers and innocent civilians?
WAR DOCUMENTARIES
http://freedocumentaries.org/index.php?ct=21
KBR / CHENEY / HALLIBURTON POCKET THE MONEY & KILL AMERICANS WITH NEGLIGENCE * "A Senate panel investigating the electrocutions of Americans on bases in Iraq was told last week by former KBR Inc. electricians that the contractor used employees with little electrical expertise to supervise subcontractors in Iraq and hired foreigners who couldn't speak English. The Pentagon has said 13 Americans have been electrocuted in Iraq since September 2003."
GENERAL ACCUSES BUSH ADMIN OF WAR CRIMES * Major General Anthony Taguba concluded that "numerous incidents of sadistic, blatant, and wanton criminal abuses were inflicted on several detainees." He called the abuse "systemic and illegal." And, as Seymour M. Hersh reported in the New Yorker, he was rewarded for his honesty by being forced into retirement.
WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE ?
* ARE WE AMERICANS TRULY SAVAGES ? By Robert Scheer * Are we Americans truly savages or merely tone-deaf in matters of morality, and therefore more guilty of terminal indifference than venality? It's a question demanding an answer in response to the publication of the detailed 370-page report on U.S. complicity in torture, issued last week by the Justice Department's inspector general.
TIME TO PROSECUTE YOUR LEADERS AMERICA !
* Just add balls, dignity & follow the magic footsteps described in DYING REGIME 2...
THE WORLD IS WATCHING ! TAKE A STAND ! YOU CAN DO IT !
"We have become a monster in the eyes of the whole world – a nation of bullies and bastards who would rather kill than live peacefully. We are not just whores for power and oil, but killer whores with hate and fear in our hearts. We are human scum, and that is how history will judge us… No redeeming social value. Just whores. Get out of our way, or we’ll kill you." – Hunter S. Thompson
"We are watching a poorly staged rendition of Wag the Dog, interpreted for the morbidly stupid and performed by the criminally insane." - Jules Carlysle
JAIL TO THE CHIEF !
Conyers, Pelosi, and all members of Congress who oppose the... more
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The former Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic, has been flown from the Serbian capital Belgrade to the war-crimes tribunal in The Hague.
He was moved from a court building where he had been held since his arrest last week, after 13 years on the run.
He has been indicted for crimes against humanity and genocide relating to the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s.
His transfer comes hours after a rally attended by at least 10,000 supporters to protest at his arrest.
Clashes broke out between police and several hundred protesters during the final speeches at the rally organised by the hardline nationalist Radical Party.
Several people were injured as riot police fired tear gas at protesters armed with rocks and burning flares.
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More at link.The former Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic, has been flown from the Serbian... more
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UNITED NATIONS -- The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor will ask judges to issue an arrest warrant for the president of Sudan next week on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, diplomats and an official close to the case said Thursday.
The prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, issued a statement Thursday announcing that he would submit evidence of crimes committed against civilians in Sudan's western region of Darfur over the last five years, though he will wait until Monday at the pretrial chamber to name names.
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More at link.UNITED NATIONS -- The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor will ask... more
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Zimbabwe's authorities have stopped opposition presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai from campaigning for the 27 June election.
The order banning "several future rallies" came after police briefly detained Mr Tsvangirai ahead of a rally in the second-largest city of Bulawayo.
The length or extent of the ban, which cites security fears, is not yet clear.
It comes soon after the government banned food aid distribution, saying agencies were helping the opposition.Zimbabwe's authorities have stopped opposition presidential candidate Morgan... more
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President Dwight David Eisenhower's Farewell Speech, "Military/Industrial Complex", 1961 - Part 1 of 2 ... guess who's really running this country today? it sure isn't "we the people"President Dwight David Eisenhower's Farewell Speech, "Military/Industrial... more
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Dith Pran, the Cambodian-born journalist whose harrowing tale of enslavement and eventual escape from that country's murderous Khmer Rouge revolutionaries in 1979 became the subject of the award-winning film "The Killing Fields," died Sunday, his former colleague said.
Dith, 65, died at a New Jersey hospital Sunday morning of pancreatic cancer, according to Sydney Schanberg, his former colleague at The New York Times. Dith had been diagnosed almost three months ago.
Dith was working as an interpreter and assistant for Schanberg in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital, when the Vietnam War reached its chaotic end in April 1975 and both countries were taken over by Communist forces.
Schanberg helped Dith's family get out but was forced to leave his friend behind after the capital fell; they were not reunited until Dith escaped four and a half years later. Eventually, Dith resettled in the United States and went to work as a photographer for the Times.
It was Dith himself who coined the term "killing fields" for the horrifying clusters of corpses and skeletal remains of victims he encountered on his desperate journey to freedom.
The regime of Pol Pot, bent on turning Cambodia back into a strictly agrarian society, and his Communist zealots were blamed for the deaths of nearly 2 million of Cambodia's 7 million people.
"That was the phrase he used from the very first day, during our wondrous reunion in the refugee camp," Schanberg said later.
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This man was a hero.Dith Pran, the Cambodian-born journalist whose harrowing tale of enslavement and... more
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