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Diana Johnstone dissects devolution of Amnesty International from being a credible Human Rights organization

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Tony Logan

Occasionally we come across writing that does such a great job of discussing some issue or the other, that we just feel the strongest personal need to highlight the material yet further. Diana Johnstone has done a great job of … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged AIG, Amnesty International, Campaign, decline, DIA, Diane Johnstone, Evolution, Government, government propaganda, human rights, Imperial, Pagan, Propaganda, Protest, Pussy Riot, Putin, Rights, Russia, US government, Writing | Leave a comment

Are Soldiers ‘baby killers’?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Tony Logan

Are soldiers ‘baby killers’? This is an interesting question for many reasons, one of which is simply because nobody I know has ever actually used this particular accusation phrased in exactly this particular manner against US troops. But that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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AIPAC student DC junkets paying off

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Eric Verlo

This year’s AIPAC conference targeted university student body officers in an effort to fend off BDS campaigns at campuses nationwide. Did the controversial strategy just pay off at UC Berkeley? When the student council voted 16 to 4 to divest, … Continue reading →

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Israeli war criminal to speak in Denver on premise of Iran having WMDs

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Eric Verlo

This alert just in from Denver. Zionist war criminal Uzi Landau (who denies Amnesty International report that Palestinians are withheld their own water) is scheduled to speak tomorrow at CU Denver. Landau’s visit is part of a renewed Israeli PR … Continue reading →

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Paging Lucy Shoup aka Lucy McDonald

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Eric Verlo

Who was the Maryland State Trooper infiltrating Silver Springs area peace groups? Unmasked by an ACLU case which represented several dozen activists labeled by “Lucy” as terrorists, even the LA Times article would not reveal her true identity. But certainly … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Headlines | Tagged 2007, AA, ACLU, actions, activists, AIG, America, American, Amnesty International, Antiwar, Art, Baltimore, Books, Bread, Campaign, Catholic, Catholic Charities, charities, CIA, Cialis, Colorado, Death, Death Penalty, email, FOIA, Headlines, Identity, International Socialist Organization, Left, Lucy Shoup, Mail, Maryland, NAACP, Nuclear, Peace, Photo, PLO, police, Police State, Race, Rap, Redacted, Target, terror, terrorist, terrorists, Undercover cop | Leave a comment

Algerian torture academy blown sky high

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Tony Logan

Suicide attack at Algerian police academy kills 43 in corporate newspeak from the Associated Press. Let’s translate that to Torture Academy blown sky high by Amnesty International. Might it well have been one of the family members of the … Continue reading →

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Stop the War in Iraq and BTTHN

Posted on June 30, 2008 by NMT

Open National Conference to Stop the War in Iraq and Bring the Troops Home Now Cleveland, Ohio, June 28-29, 2008 National Assembly Endorser List (Partial Listing) ( * = organization or position for identification only) 1. Cindy Sheehan, Gold Star … Continue reading →

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SEIU July 17 protest of private equity

Posted on June 8, 2008 by NMT

Join the Service Employees International Union, Move-On and Amnesty International to demonstrate for tax reform to curb abuse by private equity firms and buyout barons raiding our jobs and economy.

Posted in Activism | Tagged Abuse, Amnesty International, Economics, Economy, Finance, Jobs, Labor Unions, Move-On, PLO, Protest, reform, Service Employees International Union, Tax, Union | Leave a comment

Chains of modern slavery are invisible

Posted on January 1, 2008 by NMT

Posted in Perspective | Tagged Amnesty International, Slavery | 24 Comments

Torture en mass

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Tony Logan

Amnesty International says that the US government has been actually worsening conditions for POWs and other prisoners (many can’t even be called POWs, since they were basically sold to the US by mercenary forces) held at Guantanamo. That can be … Continue reading →

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COINTELPRO report presented to UN

Posted on November 22, 2002 by NMT

Report presented to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in September 2001. Authored by Paul Wolf. COINTELPRO: The Untold American Story By Paul Wolf with contributions from Robert Boyle, Bob Brown, Tom Burghardt, Noam Chomsky, Ward Churchill, Kathleen Cleaver, … Continue reading →

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Slave labor in modern times

Posted on November 11, 2000 by Eric Verlo

Today we can hardly pass up the Polaroid camera for $19.95, the Walkman for $13.98, the powerstrip for $2.99, or the silk flowers at 39c a stem. “Made in China.” How do they do it so cheaply? Can you say … Continue reading →

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Diana Johnstone dissects devolution of Amnesty International from being a credible Human Rights organization

Are Soldiers ‘baby killers’?

Israeli war criminal to speak in Denver on premise of Iran having WMDs

Paging Lucy Shoup aka Lucy McDonald

Algerian torture academy blown sky high

SEIU July 17 protest of private equity

Chains of modern slavery are invisible

Torture en mass

Slave labor in modern times

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