Mohammed El-Gharani, Guantánamo’s youngest prisoner, speaks to al-Jazeera by Andy Worthington

by Andy Worthington Featured Writer Dandelion Salad www.andyworthington.co.uk 28 June 2009 Speaking for the first time since his release from Guantánamo after seven years’ imprisonment without charge or trial, following a successful habeas corpus appeal in January, Mohammed El-Gharani, now a free man in Chad, told Mohamed Vall of al-Jazeera, in an exclusive interview, how [...]

New National Holiday In Iraq! US Troop Withdrawal Day!

Dandelion Salad VOTERSTHINKdotORG http://earth2obama.org/ June 28, 2009 CNN more about “New National Holiday In Iraq! US Troo…“, posted with vodpod see US reneges on Iraq withdrawal promises Rachel Maddow: Mission Accomplished!

Military Coup in Honduras + Father Roy: Inside the School of Assassins

Dandelion Salad SOA Watch http://www.soaw.org/ June 28, 2009 A military coup has taken place in Honduras this morning (Sunday, June 28), led by School of the Americas (SOA) graduate Romeo Vasquez. In the early hours of the day, members of the Honduran military surrounded the presidential palace and forced the democratically elected president, Manuel Zelaya, [...]

The Hate Crimes Bill: How Not to Remember Matthew Shepard By Alexander Cockburn

Dandelion Salad By Alexander Cockburn CounterPunch June 26, 2009 We’ve got the Hate Crimes Bill, aka the Matthew Shepard Act, aka the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, before Congress and far advanced on its repellent journey towards the statute book. On Thursday the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the bill, which [...]

The Great Divide – Iran and Leftists by Gary Sudborough

by Gary Sudborough Featured Writer Dandelion Salad 27 June 2009 There seems to be a great divergence of opinion among liberals and leftists about what is really happening in Iran. There are those who think Iran is in somewhat of a vacuum and is only trying to have a democratic election against theocracy and a [...]