Tag: 9/11

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.

Clueless is not a word Americans ordinarily apply to themselves as a country, a people, or a government. Yet how applicable it is.

After a jury found her guilty of interference with emergency telephone calls, Williams was recently sentenced to community service and 18 months probation.

“Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.” –Thucydides

Niger, 9/11, and apocalyptic humiliation

Reality or reality TV?

There doesn’t appear to be a way to hold high-level officials accountable for these types of actions.

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.

As Obama prepares to visit the Gulf Kingdom, controversy surrounding the 28 pages has been renewed.

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?