Human Rights

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, has been unaccounted for some time. Now, his lawyer and testimony from his family and fellow prisoners is revealing a picture of brutal Israeli torture. Dr. Safiya was abducted by Israel’s forces along with other medical staff and has been held without charge or trial. He’s also been denied access to legal representation until now.

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya has been detained without charge in Ofer Prison. His prolonged detention without charges amid documented accounts of torture and inhumane conditions has raised concerns about his status as a hostage in the ongoing conflict. The Al-Mezan legal rights center has expressed deep concern over his situation, warning that Israel may be using his detention as political leverage in ceasefire negotiations. Despite international calls for his release, Abu Safiya remains in custody, facing a detention hearing that could prolong his arbitrary detention by another six months, according to a recent article by Palestine Chronicle.

Any time a public official makes an on-the-record pronouncement to the press, it represents an official statement. If a military man makes a false official statement, it represents a court martial offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The Fourth Commandant of The Marine Corps – Colonel Anthony Gale – was convicted by a court martial and cashiered for making just such a statement. The current commandant – General Eric Smith – should suffer similar censure for committing the same offense.

On January 15 of this year, General Smith looked members of the Pentagon press corps in the eye and told them that the Marine Corps had never signed on to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. This was a blatant falsehood. As he was speaking, his staff was frantically disestablishing the Corps' extensive DEI infrastructure and purging its websites of DEI related material. Including its personnel guidance contained in Talent Management 2030 which included the words "reinforcing diversity, promoting equity, and encouraging a culture of inclusion."

President Donald Trump has announced that a massive new homeless shelter and soup kitchen will replace the East Wing of the White House, which he has demolished.

“This 90,000 square foot structure which I am building without any process or approval from the American people or Congress will stand as human history’s greatest single monument to kindness and charity. 

“This kingly project will certainly win me the Nobel Prize, whose proceeds I will donate toward the expense of housing and feeding hundreds of humans suffering under the weight of the billionaire bonanza that is my regime.”

Trump explains that “throughout history, great men like myself have devoted ourselves to empathy, compassion, kindness and charity.  

“Thus the re-made White House will cement my status as the best American Dictator ever.”

Trump says he and his fellow oligarchs promise (without putting up any actual collateral) to fund the structure, now projected to cost about one-third of a billion dollars, roughly what he’s suing the federal government for as compensation for his having been investigated for his 2021 attempt to seize the federal government.

For the last two years, my social media algorithm has been relentlessly dominated by Gaza, particularly by the voices of ordinary Gazans, displaying a blend of emotions that centers on two core principles: grief and defiance.

There's nothing more inflaming to the souls of Arab and Muslim Americans than seeing US officials treating them as they are less American. 

Case in point:

Mohammed Ibrahim, a 115 y/o American citizen from Palm Bay, Florida, has been illegally locked in Israel’s military prison system since February 17, 2025. Israeli occupation soldiers kidnapped him from his family’s home in al-Mazra’a ash-Sharqiya near Ramallah in the occupied Palestinian West Bank, three weeks after he arrived to visit relatives. Israel claims he threw stones at settlers, yet no trial has taken place and the allegations remain unproven, according to FB post by his supporter Sandra Ibraham.

"When he was taken, Mohammed weighed 108 pounds. Since that time, he has lost 22 pounds, bringing him down to 86 pounds. Troops blindfolded him at arrest, held him in harsh conditions, and confined him for months in 'quarantine' for a scabies infection he contracted in prison as a result of medical neglect by Israelis. His parents have seen him only three times via a courtroom camera and every visitation request has been denied."

“Then they came for me . . .”

I can only begin here, at the emotional knifepoint of the ongoing ICE news. ICE in Chicago!

“More than 1,000 immigrants have been arrested since an immigration crackdown started last month in the Chicago area. The Trump administration has also vowed to deploy National Guard troops in its agenda to boost deportations.

“But U.S. citizens, immigrants with legal status and children have been among detained in increasingly brazen and aggressive encounters which pop up daily across neighborhoods in the city of 2.7 million and its many suburbs.”

The Sumud Flotilla began its journey in early September 2025 as part of an international maritime initiative aimed at breaking the Israeli blockade of Gaza. It started its journey from various ports around the world, including Barcelona, Spain

On October 2, 2025, under the order of Crime Minister Netanyahu, the Israeli pirates intercepted 40 vessels from 44 countries who were carrying humanitarian aid (food, medicine, toys, and baby formula) to the two million Palestinians under siege in Gaza. All 500 members (including 22 US citizens) of the Flotilla were kidnapped by the Israeli pirates. 

Prior to the Israeli interception of the Flotilla in international water, the vessels came under attack 9 times.

 * 9 bombs were dropped near the vessels.

* 4 vessels were hit.

* 3 sulfur devices landed on board.

* Some vessels were damaged.

* No serious injury.

We begin GREEP Zoom by honoring Loretta Swit, MASH’s “Hot Lips” Houlihan, who has just left us.

We also note that Japan has just gotten its first female Prime Minister, who may also be pro-nuclear, a radioactive Maggie Thatcher.

We then hear from our Poet Laureate MIMI GERMAN who provides a brief leap into levity with an account of Portland’s upcoming “Naked Bike Ride,” being timed to connect with the possible arrival of the National Guard.

Mimi pays tribute to the Trump-appointed Judge Karin Immergut’s ruling that Trump can’t send federal troops wherever he wants.  Meanwhile we deal with reports that ICE has been tear-gassing the Chicago Police (!!!). 

We also note that the Trump Regime is sending Federal e-mail to fired employees blaming Democrats for the governmental shut-down.

Political activist DOROTHY REIK lauds Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker for suing to keep ICE out of his state and describes the horrifying ICE attack on a Chicago apartment building with no warrants.

California’s DR. RUTH STRAUSS opens the door on Larry Ellison buying the American media.

Every day brings new indictments for Israel. The early accusations of genocide by South Africa are now quickly becoming an accepted legal definition among international bodies and governments alike. The latest indictment came from the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Franklin Country has lent Israel $28 million that could be used to fund its ongoing wars. That means Franklin Country's taxpayers have effectively loaned Israel $28 million to use how it sees fit. While many US officials want you to believe that Israel is considered the United States’ most trusted and dependable ally in a region of the world that is volatile at best, they do not tell you that Israel has a long history of spying on the US, stealing its top secrets, blackmailing US politicians, and killing US citizens in cold blood. Don't believe me, Google search USS Liberty, Rachel Corrie, Shireen Abu Akleh or Jonathan Pollard to name few.

Israeli bonds are inherently political. That seems to be the way the cities, counties, and Ohio State politicians view them: an investment that delivers political capital.

According to Arkansas Times article, "Since the Development Corporation for Israel’s inception in 1951, the Israeli bonds have not only served as financial instruments but also as a gesture of support for the state of Israel. This is, in fact, part of Israel Bonds’ marketing strategy.