"In an interview on Tuesday evening with the German television program 'Frontal 21,' on channel ZDF Professor Manfred Nowak, the United Nations Rapporteur responsible for torture, stated that with George W. Bush's head of state immunity now terminated, the new government of Barack Obama was obligated by international law to commence a criminal investigation into [...]
Tag: war
Did you know Get Your War On was ending?
I didn't. Talk about the end of an era. "In 2004, Rees announced that the strip (Get Your War On) would end with the Bush administration, and with Barack Obama assuming the U.S. Presidency on January 20, the cartoonist is doing just that." ~snip~ "The Bush years are almost over and so is 'Get Your [...]
There are 8 Jews left in Baghdad
"Once one of the largest Jewish communities in the Middle East, Baghdad Jews have now nearly vanished while the country has been consumed by sectarian war." ~snip~ "Iraq's Jewish community dates from biblical times. According to Charles Tripp's History of Iraq, the country was home to 117,000 Jews in 1947." Reminiscences of old Baghdad by [...]
President Obama has his work cut out for him
"Pakistani intelligence sources report that Siddiqui was in Pakistani detention until the end of 2003 and that her son Suleman fell ill and died during that time. It is known that terrorism suspects often spend a period of time in the country before being turned over to the Americans. According to the Asian Human Rights [...]
Mullah Omar Lives!
"LONDON (Reuters) - Taliban leader Mullah Omar on Monday urged U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan to withdraw or face a similar defeat to occupying Soviet troops a generation ago. "In a rare message, posted on militant websites and monitored by the U.S.-based SITE intelligence group, Omar offered a bargain to the U.S.-led forces that [...]
Jesus God what kind of a country do I live in?
Where has Dr. Aafia Siddiqui been for the past five years? And what's been happening to her? "On August 5, US newspapers carried the story of the capture of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman who was trained in neuroscience here in the United States. Typical of the stories was this one in the NY [...]
Georgia on my mind
Honestly! If you really want to know what's going on in the world, you have to read the Asia Times. "GORI, Georgia (Reuters) - Georgia called for a ceasefire on Saturday after Russian bombers widened an offensive to force back Georgian troops seeking control over the breakaway region of South Ossetia. "President George W. Bush [...]
Soldiers in Iraq would like some books, if you have any to spare
This email was forwarded to me from a reliable source. The original sender's son, who was stationed there, confirmed that they have almost nothing in their library: "I am now on active duty again and have deployed to Iraq for the second time. I am assigned to 1st Marine Logistics Group as the Camp Commandant [...]
Mayerson GOTV: Yeah, irony, just vote for Dems in November, please?
I loathe American irony, but I found this apt: https://youtu.be/FiQJ9Xp0xxU Voter Registration in all 50 States. Ginger doesn't want to hear you didn't know how to register to vote. She knows baby is muuuuuch smarter than that.
Portable media for the troops
"We work directly with members of the United States Military, corporations, and the general public to provide portable media to active troops in order to boost morale and keep our men and women in uniform culturally tuned-in. We gather, organize, and send entertainment material such as comic books, DVDs, CDs, books, magazines, MP3 players, and [...]