Tag: 9/11
Holding the line on torture
Here’s a disclaimer of sorts: ever since I witnessed the effects of U.S. torture policy firsthand in Central America in the 1980s, I’ve had a deep personal interest in American torture practices.
How the last superpower was unchained
Clueless is not a word Americans ordinarily apply to themselves as a country, a people, or a government. Yet how applicable it is.
911 operator sentenced to probation after hanging up on thousands of...
After a jury found her guilty of interference with emergency telephone calls, Williams was recently sentenced to community service and 18 months probation.
What if? An alternative strategy for 9/12/2001
“Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.” –Thucydides
Court: Bush administration officials can’t be held liable for post-9/11 mass...
There doesn’t appear to be a way to hold high-level officials accountable for these types of actions.
Bombs Away!
Perhaps this September 11th, it’s finally time for Americans to begin to focus on our endless air war in the Greater Middle East, our very own disastrous Fifteen Years’ War.
28 Pages That Could Implicate Saudi Arabia In 9/11
As Obama prepares to visit the Gulf Kingdom, controversy surrounding the 28 pages has been renewed.
Bush Administration Ignored Multiple Detailed Pre-9/11 Warnings
New information has emerged that further details how the Bush administration ignored warnings of an impending Al Qaeda attack on U.S. soil. Did they really believe they did everything in their power to prevent it, or did the administration cover up their pre-9/11 knowledge?
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Iran retaliation revives scrutiny of US military bases across the Gulf
Iranian strikes on Gulf energy sites and renewed threats against American installations are exposing how decades of US military expansion in the Middle East have tied Washington to regional regimes while increasing risks of wider war.
Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns
Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.
No king but madness reigns
Today I'll survey several factors feeding this unfolding fiasco.
Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...
Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.
Multi-million dollar agreement to import giant pandas from China collapses
Reports from advocacy groups like SF Zoo Watch and In Defense of Animals call on Mayor Daniel Lurie to halt new animal acquisitions and transform the 100-acre site from a traditional exhibition-based zoo into a 21st-century ecological park.