23 December 2011
Pvt. Manning and Imperative of Truth
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Ray McGovern
When I was asked to speak at Saturday’s rally at Fort Meade in support of Pvt. Bradley Manning, I wondered how I might provide some context around what Manning is alleged to have done.

(In my talk, so as not to think I had to...
21 December 2011
The Real Christmas Story
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Jesse Jackson
This Christmas, times continue to be hard for many. And that — amid all the presents, parties and holiday gaiety — is the real story of this mass we celebrate on the birth of Christ.

As I’ve reminded throughout the years, the...
20 December 2011
The trial of Bradley Manning — Rule of law or rule of intimidation, retaliation & retribution
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Ann Wright
On December 16, 2011, 40 supporters of Bradley Manning saw him in person in the military courtroom at Fort Meade, Maryland and another 60 saw him on a video feed from the court, the first time Manning has been seen by the public in 19...
20 December 2011
Set your doomsday clock to 11:51
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David Swanson
The National Defense Authorization Act is not a leap from democracy to tyranny, but it is another major step on a steady and accelerating decade-long march toward a police state. The doomsday clock of our republic just got noticeably...
20 December 2011
New photos released of Iraq atrocity, with documents and video
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David Swanson
Every American should read this letter:
December 18, 2007

To: Mr. Randy Waddle, Assistant Inspector General, Ft Carson, Colorado
CC: LTC John Shawkins, Inspector General, Ft Carson, Colorado
Major...
04 December 2011
70 years of lying about Pearl Harbor
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David Swanson
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's fervent hope for years was that Japan would attack the United States. This would permit the United States (not legally, but politically) to fully enter World War II in Europe, as its president...

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