Month May 2005

A brazen conspiracy among U.S. law enforcement officers and soldiers to smuggle cocaine from Mexico was disclosed Thursday by the Justice Department, adding to concerns that public corruption along the border is growing. Wearing uniforms and even driving U.S. military…

U.S. officer blames superior over Abu Ghraib abuse The former commander of the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq blamed a ranking officer for introducing the use of human pyramids and dog leashes in the abuse of detainees and said in…

From Dave Marsh’s excellent Rock and Rap Confidential newsletter On May 10, the Senate approved, by a vote of 100-0, $75.9 billion for the U.S. to continue its military occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan. Those voting for the measure include:…

Many slogans, yet all facets of the same struggle. Stop the War in Iraq.End Colonial Occupation from Iraq to Palestine to Haiti.Support the Palestinian People’s Right of ReturnStop the Threats Against Venezuela, Cuba, Iran & North KoreaU.S. out of the Philippines.Bring all…

Under the noxious Real ID act, which just became law, states do not have to issue drivers licenses to non-citizens. However, they have the option to create specially marked  licenses for non-citizens (which can not be used for boarding airplanes…