Human Rights Watch: Challenges for Rights After Arab Spring
The willingness of new governments to respect rights will determine whether those uprisings give birth to genuine democracy or simply spawn authoritarianism in new forms.
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REPUGNANT: Syrian rebel propaganda video stars children with AK47s
A recent report on the Syrian conflict by Human Rights Watch accused the Free Syria Army rebels of using children as young as 14 as child fighters. Now another rebel…
Archbishop Desmond Tutu : George Bush And Tony Blair Have Committed War Crimes
In a recent interview, Archbishop Desmond Tutu - a leading figure in the fight against apartheid in South Africa and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize - stated that…
Muppetry
I know this story is kind of old news by now, but I can ‘t help wondering whether Dick Cheney – who sees this in the mirror: ever actually had…
dickhead’s Scared of Canadians . . . .
Score one for Our Side! From today’s Seattle Times: Cheney deems Canada too dangerous for visit Toronto – Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney canceled a Canadian speaking appearance because…
War criminal feels the wrath of American military justice!
That will teach him a lesson! And let the dire fate of marine Staff Sgt. Frank G. Wuterich be an example to every other soldier on the battlefield that the…
My Horrible Afternoon With Margaret Thatcher
Gawd. I made a terrible mistake today. I allowed my Dad to drag me off to see the Margaret Thatcher movie The Iron Lady. And all I can say is…
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Bradley Manning and the Horror of Haditha
What perfect timing. Just as the U.S. ends its war in Iraq, not with a bang but a whimper. Bye bye Big Lie. Bye bye Shock and Awe. Bye bye…
Top 10 under-reported facts about a decade of war in Afghanistan
Top 10 under-reported facts about a decade of war in Afghanistan | rabble.caExcerpt regarding "Women's Rights"The "women's rights" rationale has been exposed as a cynical sham. I'm not sure who…
I think less of you!
If you are a member of Le Bon Mot Book Club, I think less of you! Instead of scratching our heads wondering what kind of avaricious, bottom feeding, social pariah…
How Israel takes its revenge on boys who throw stones
Let Freedom Rain: How Israel takes its revenge on boys who throw stonesA side of the story you won't read in the Canadian media. Heartbreaking account of Israeli 'torture' of…
Ottawa names war crimes suspects in Cantada
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/07/21/pol-war-criminals-suspects-toews.htmland this too: http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/guergis-allegations/index.html
Can Someone Help Me Please?
I want know how to ask the International Criminal Court to investigate our handling of captured Afghan nationals. It is obvious that our government only means to kill any Canadian…
Hack Pundit Of The Week: Michael Coren
Michael Coren is absolutely disgusted!He's outraged that the arrest of Ratko Mladic is due to a sense of Western guilt to "show the Islamic world that they care for the…
Did the Israeli army have the right to shoot?
Did the Israeli army have the right to shoot? - Features - Al Jazeera EnglishOn Sunday, Israel's disputed northern frontier saw the first deadly clashes between civilians and the Israeli…
thwap makes a good point
Again. But he tends to doing it.There have been serious war crimes allegations made during the Afghanistan war, which demand investigation, and if necessary, prosecution.Appointing an investigator with subpoena power…