Lawyers for CIA Leaker Cite Selective Prosecution After Petraeus Plea Deal
Race and lack of insider power are reasons for harsh treatment of Jeffrey Sterling, his lawyers say.
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What Obama’s Refusal to Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide Tells Us About the U.S. — and the Rest of the World
What happened is a historical fact, and it shouldn’t be difficult to get presidents and prime ministers to say, “Today we remember the Armenian Genocide.” But it’s almost impossible, especially in the U.S. — because Turkey has made Armenian Genocide denial part of its national identity, and we’re dependent on Turkey’s support for our broader mideast policies.
The Key War on Terror Propaganda Tool: Only Western Victims Are Acknowledged
It shouldn't take the drone-killing of a U.S. citizen to cause a mainstream discussion of how reckless these killings are. But it does. That, by itself, should cause a serious examination of the mindset behind all of this.
What the Snowden Files Say About the Osama Bin Laden Raid
Secret documents related to the Abbottabad raid neither prove nor disprove Seymour Hersh’s controversial account but do add context.
Writers Withdraw From PEN Gala to Protest Award to Charlie Hebdo
Bashing Muslims and Islam is orthodoxy in the West, both on the level of official policy and political culture. Writers ask: why should it receive a courage award?
What's Scarier: Terrorism, or Governments Blocking Websites in its Name?
More damage has been inflicted historically by censorship than by the "terrorism" used to justify it.
UK Media Regulator Again Threatens RT for "Bias": This Time, Airing "Anti-Western Views"
This move is the classic hallmark of how a government propagandizes its citizens: ensuring that they hear only those views of which the government approves.
Did the US Prison Boom Lead to the Crime Drop? New Study Says No
How Al Qaeda’s Biggest Enemy Took Over Yemen (and Why the U.S. Government Is Unlikely to Support Them)
Yemen's president, his prime minister and entire cabinet resigned, giving unprecedented power to the Houthis, a Shiite minority from the country’s northern highlands.
