L.A. event. Protest military recruiters

Youth and students against war & military recruiters!This Sat., Dec 10, 12 noon5051 Rodeo Road, Los AngelesAt the Los Angeles Recruiting Battalion (Just east of La Brea, near MLK Blvd) Protest sponsored by Youth & Student A.N.S.W.E.R.

It didn’t start with Dubya

The CIA has defended the rendition program, which dates to the 1980s, as a swift, effective way to neutralize terrorists and foil plots. The agency expanded the use of renditions after the Sept. 11 attacks, when it was under pressure…

Millions to set up Bush meeting

More trouble swirled around the disgraced Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff yesterday (Nov 10), after reports that he sought $9m from the leader of the west African country of Gabon to organise a White House meeting with President George Bush. Who…

Blair didn’t think it was a joke

From MSNBC But a senior official at 10 Downing Street, Blair’s official residence, who insisted on anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject, recently seemed to give credence to the Al-Jazeera threat. The official told Newsweek London Bureau chief…

NAACP leader urges clemency to Williams

Calling death row inmate Stanley Tookie Williams a "secret weapon" for helping black men stay out of gangs, the head of the NAACP traveled across California on Tuesday to rally support for clemency for the convicted killer. Schwarzenegger will have…

Ramsey Clark addresses Saddam judge

The court in the Saddam Hussein trial allowed former U.S. attorney-general Ramsey Clark and another foreign defence lawyer to address the session Monday, reversing a ruling which led to a defence walkout. "Reconciliation is essential," Mr. Clark told the court.…

Hey Condi, is this torture?

 A German car salesman says that a year ago he was kidnapped in Europe, beaten and flown to a US-controlled jail in Afghanistan. Now the German government is collecting evidence to back up his story. US defence of tactic makes…