Today’s News Links: 12-23-12

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The Coming Drone Attack on America

Torture Superpower

‘Abomination’: Rand Paul Slams NDAA as Bill Passes US Senate

Will the Internet End Up Controlled by Big Business and Politicians?

Saudi Arabia: Website Editor Facing Death Penalty

Bahrain: Sentencing and Extended Detention of Human Rights Defender Ms Zainab Al-Khawaja

Human Rights Watch on Israel/Gaza: Unlawful Israeli Attacks on Palestinian Media

SWAT Cops to Ask for IDs from Everyone in Arkansas Town

After Defeat in California, New Mexico Takes on Monsanto and GMO Producers

Dear US/NY: Few Arrested for Pot Become Violent Criminals

Vietnamese Bloggers Recognized for Commitment to Rights

Nigeria: Death Stalking Lead-Poisoned Children

Thailand: Rebels Escalate Killings of Teachers

Video Clip: Where Will Abe Take Japan  Next?

Hunger and Homelessness on the Rise in the US

The Dirty Dozen: Israel’s Racist Ringleaders

Opinion: The British Government Must Come Clean Over Torture in Iraq

Today’s News Links: 12-20-12

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Newtonian Kids v Yemeni and Pakistanis: What Explains the Disparate Reactions?

Archive: Grave Injustice – Maher Arar and Unaccountable America

Arrest All Torturers

America’s Addiction to Violence

US Terrorism Agency to Tap a Vast Database of Citizens

FISA Spy Bill Could be Renewed Without Discussion

Remember All the Children, Mr. President 

Bahrain: The Story of Taqi Abdulla, a US Citizen Detained by the Regime

Bahrain: Child Held Without Charge in Adult Prison

Editorial: If the TSA’s ‘Natural Hair Pat-down Practice is Not Racial Profiling, What Is?

Assange: WikiLeaks to Release Over 1 Million New Documents in 2013

Video Clip: US Media of the Bradley Manning Trial; Silencing Journalists in Thailand, and More

Video Clip: The Plight of Yemen’s “Untouchables”

Ocean Still Suffering from Fukushima Fallout

Today’s News Links: 12-18-12

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New Press Freedom Group is Launched to Block US Government Attacks

The Future of International Law and Human Rights: An Interview with Richard Falk

In the US, Mass Child Killings are Tragedies. In Pakistan, Mere Bug Splats

Some Observations on the Gun Control Debate

Super-sizing Secrecy: How the US Intelligence Community Came Out of the Shadows

Torture in Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ 

Chris Hedges on Morsi: Egypt’s New Pharaoh 

US to Substantially Increase Military Presence in Philippines

Obama Loses Fight to Limit Lawyers’ Visits with Guantanamo Detainees

Israel Steps Closer to 1,500 New Settlements in East Jerusalem 

Glimpses of Post-Chavez Venezuela

Did NPR’s Andy Carvin Over-reach His Twitter Calling on Newtown Shooting?

Congolese Military Leader Acquitted of Rape and Murder Charges

Today’s News Links: 12-16-12

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Philippine Typhoon Bopha Death Toll Exceeds 1,000

Richard Falk on Palestine: Political Violence is Not the Answer

New York’s Top Court Highlights the Meaninglessness and Menace of the Term ‘Terrorism’

Sudan: Civilians Describe the Toll of Attacks

In the Fiscal Debate, Bernard Sanders is a Gruff Voice for Shielding Entitlements

Beaten and Sodomized: European Human Rights Court Finds CIA Guilty of Torture 

Monsanto Introduces Newest Herbicide-Resistant Crop: Dicamba Soybeans

Human Rights Watch to Iraq: Protect Palestinians in Iraqi Prisons

Human Rights Watch to India: Reject Amendments to Counterterrorism Law

Yotam Marom: Rome Wasn’t Sacked in a Day – On Reform, Revolution, and Winning

Japan’s Conservatives Win Landslide Victory

Police Break Up Anti-China Rallies in Vietnam

Former Thai PM Charged with Murder of Civilian During Protest

Today’s News Links: 12-15-12

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Interview with Matt Taibbi: You Can Go to Prison for Pot, While Big Banks Get Away with Laundering Drug Cartel Cash

‘Zero Dark Thirty’: CIA Hagiography, Pernicious Propaganda

 Op-Ed: ‘Human Price’ in the Capitalist Equation

DSF Report Reveals More Deaths and Graves at Dozier than State Admitted

National Counterterrorism Center’s Massive New Surveillance Program Uncovered by Wall Street Journal

Internet Explorer Flaw Being Exploited by Ad Companies, Security Firm Warns

Today’s News Links: 12-13-12

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Robert Fisk: Bashar al-Assad, Syria, and the Truth About Chemical Weapons

William Blum: A Brief History of Superpowers

Bradley Manning’s Long Quest for Justice

Wal-Mart Workers Will Rally in 10 Countries Tomorrow 

Historic Ruling on Europe’s Role in CIA Renditions

Video Clip – Interview with Jose Ramos-Horta of East Timor: Lessons in Patience

Looking at More Anti-Iran Propaganda

Interview: Professor Francis Boyle on Law, Palestine, Israel, the US, and the UN

Apparel Industry Outsourcing Costs Garment Workers’ Lives in Bangladesh

Everyone is Fair Game: Spy Agency Conducts Surveillance on All US Citizens

Rwanda’s Genocide and the Bloody Legacy of Anglo-American Guilt

Interview with Remi Kanazi: ‘Palestinians Don’t Need Aid. They Need Freedom.’

Iran: Activists Fleeing Assault on Civil Society

Drone Strikes Draw Congress’ Ire Over Lack of White House Transparency 

Vast New Spying Program was Started in Secret on a Bogus Pretext

Anti-Union Law Ignites Mass Protests in Michigan

California Cop Shoots Unarmed Man 11 Times

Mozilla Rallies for Opposition Against Secret Internet Treaty

Today’s News Links: 12-12-12

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The True Cost of Empire: How US Taxpayers are Paying the Pentagon to Occupy the Planet

HSBC, Too Big to Jail, is the New Poster Child for US Two-Tiered Justice System

Susan Rice and Africa’s Despots

Human Rights Watch: Egypt Must Investigate Brotherhood’s Abuse of Protestors

Bradley Manning: Pre-Trial Hearing Ends as Case Goes to Military Judge

Sudan: Justice Needed for Student Deaths

Amnesty Int’l: Bahrain Must Release Activist Nabeel Rajab After Hollow Appeal Verdict

Amnesty Int’l: Sudan Must End Violent Repression of Student Protests

Amnesty Int’l: Bahrain Must Release Activist After Hollow Appeal Verdict

Human Rights Watch to Israel: Stop Raids on West Bank Rights Groups

Obama Accused of Failed Policy Over Rwanda’s Support of Congo Rebel Group

Today’s News Links: 12-11-12

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Chris Hedges on Mumia Abu-Jamal: The Un-silenced Voice of a ‘Long-Distance Revolutionary’

The Revealingly Substance-Free Fight Over Susan Rice

Zero Dark Thirty: New Torture-Glorifying Film Wins Raves

Archives: John Pilger on Suharto – Our Model Dictator

Archives, ‘On This Day’ – December 6 1975: Gerald Ford and Henry Kissinger Green-Light Suharto’s Genocidal East Timor Invasion

Archive: Remembering Suharto

Fundraiser: Funds needed for production of documentary film “Ghost Town – The Hebron Story”

Are We Still Committed to Human Rights for All?

Cutting Through the Controversy Over Indefinite Detention and the NDAA

Let Us Break the Taboo on Drugs: The Time for Reform is Now

World Wildlife Federation Drones Raise Serious Questions for International Security

Senators to Vote on Probe of CIA Interrogation Program

HSBC’s Record $1.9 Billion Fine Preferable to Prosecution, US Authorities Insist

Shell Must Face Up to its Liabilities in the Niger Delta

Rolls-Royce Faces Bribery Charges in Indonesia and Elsewhere

Targeted and Entrapped: Why Ahmed Ferhani is a Symbol of the NYPD’s Abuses

Senate Kills Pentagon’s ‘Alternative CIA’

Israeli Army Raids West Bank NGO Offices

Today’s News Links: 12-08-12

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The PSY Scandal: Singing About Killing People v. Constantly Doing It

Egypt: Morsi to Relinquish Expanded Powers, Hold Referendum as Planned

Video Clip: Maryam Al-Khawaja on Human Rights in Bahrain; Her Family, and Kim Kardashian

Dirty White Gold: Monsanto, Cotton, and Farmer Suicides in India

Bigotry for Broadcast

Egypt: Morsi Cancels Decree That Gave Him Sweeping Powers

A New Mexico? Pena’s Promises

This Weekend in Bahrain: Will US Officials Stand Up for Freedom?

Bangladesh Factory Lacked Fire Clearance

Iran to Take US to International Court Over Intercepted Spy Drone

Editorial: Texting Away Your Freedom

Student’s Parents File Lawsuit After Boy Strip-Searched at School