November 20, 2006 By Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher Those seeking to bring war crimes charges against Donald Rumsfeld and other top US officials in a German court can no longer be ignored–indeed, the legal action now unfolding in Germany has received extensive coverage not only in The Nation but also in mainstream media…. Read More »
TEN REASONS CONGRESS MUST INVESTIGATE
November 14, 2006 Few elections in history have provided so clear a mandate. As the New York Times put it, Democrats were “largely elected on the promise to act as a strong check on [Bush’s] administration.” (1) But the first response of the new Congressional leadership has been to proclaim a new era of… Read More »
THE ANTI-WAR RIGHT
October 7, 2006 In the US, as in Europe, the peace movement is usually associated with the Left. From Korea through Vietnam to the invasion of Iraq, conservatism has been almost synonymous with support for nationalism, militarism, imperialism, and war. But a trickle of a counter-tradition has denied that association. With the catastrophic failure… Read More »
SENATE VOTE ADVANCES PRESIDENT’S EFFORTS TO KILL WAR CRIMES ACT
September 22, 2006 By Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher AUTHORS’ NOTE: The 109th Congress, led by Republican Senators McCain, Warner, and Graham and with the acquiescence of many Democrats, is poised to legalize torture, trials with secret evidence, and annulment of the right of habeas corpus. The measure also protects administration officials from… Read More »
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