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by Lo
editor, Dandelion Salad
Aug. 15, 2013
I’m so sorry that many of you have received too many emails from Dandelion Salad.
I have had to edit over 200 older posts in the last few days. First I had to make them “privately” published, then had to edit them and republish them.
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by Felicity Arbuthnot
Writer, Dandelion Salad
London, England
August 13, 2013
The remarkable London-based legal charity, Reprieve(i) which defends lives “from death row to Guantanamo Bay”, providing legal support for prisoners unable to pay for themselves, have released a letter to President Obama, and Yemen’s President Hadi from Faisal bin Ali Jaber, a Yemeni engineer who lost his nephew and brother-in-law in a US drone strike on Hadhramout Governorate, in August 2012.
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by David Swanson
Writer, Dandelion Salad
warisacrime.org
August 15, 2013
I sat in the courtroom all day on Wednesday as Bradley Manning’s trial wound its way to a tragic and demoralizing conclusion. I wanted to hear Eugene Debs, and instead I was trapped there, watching Socrates reach for the hemlock and gulp it down. Just a few minutes in and I wanted to scream or shout.
I don’t blame Bradley Manning for apologizing for his actions and effectively begging for the court’s mercy. He’s on trial in a system rigged against him. The commander in chief declared him guilty long ago. He’s been convicted. Continue reading
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