US reneges on Iraq withdrawal promises

Dandelion Salad PressTV Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:48:24 GMT The United States retracts its initial promise of commitment to withdrawing its troops from Iraqi cities by the end of the month of June. On Wednesday, a spokesman for the US military in Iraq, Brigadier General Steve Lanza, said a number of the country’s troops are [...]

“Die In” at Justice Dept., Re: Accountability for Torture

Dandelion Salad liamh2 June 25, 2009 In an act of nonviolent Civil Resistance, 11 activists participated in a “Die In” in front of the U.S. Justice, in Washington, D.C., on the afternoon of Thursday, June 25, 2009. The protesters were demanding a meeting with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to urge him to appoint a [...]

Pentagon Rebrands Protest as “Low-Level Terrorism” by Tom Burghardt

Dandelion Salad Crossposted at Thomas Paine’s Corner thanks, Jason. by Tom Burghardt Thomas Paine’s Corner Antifascist Calling… June 18, 2009 You have to hand it to Pentagon securocrats and their corporate cronies, they never miss an opportunity to demonize, vilify or otherwise slander domestic political dissent as “terrorism.” The American Civil Liberties Union reported June [...]

New Evidence Of Abuse At Bagram Underscores Need For Full Disclosure About Prison, Says ACLU

Dandelion Salad American Civil Liberties Union 6/24/2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: 212 549-2666; media@aclu.org NEW YORK – Former detainees have alleged they were beaten, deprived of sleep and threatened with dogs at the Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, according to a new BBC report based on interviews with former detainees held at Bagram between 2002 and [...]

Appeal to religious leaders to embrace women and gay rights By Roland Michel Tremblay

By Roland Michel Tremblay Featured Writer Dandelion Salad The Marginal 25 June, 2009 At the forefront of all human rights in the world today, before we could even be scandalised by how blatantly religious leaders speak against and bully gays, lesbians and transgenders, would be women rights. In a way these battles for recognition of [...]