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Wanted for Killing 3, Christopher Dorner’s Claims of Racism, Corruption Resonate with LAPD’s Critics; Despite Offer of Direct Talks, U.S. Intensifies “Sanctions-Centric” Economic War Against Iran; Michael Moore, Chris Hedges on Challenging NDAA Indefinite Detention and the “Corporate Coup d’etat.” HeadlinesFebruary 11, 2013 Pope Benedict to Resign over Health Concerns Obama to Unveil Cuts … Continued
Jeremy Scahill: Assassinations of U.S. Citizens Largely Ignored at Brennan CIA Hearing; CODEPINK Repeatedly Disrupts Brennan Hearing Calling Out Names Of Civilians Killed in Drone Strikes; “He Was The Agency”: Ex-CIA Analyst Questions Brennan Claim He Couldn’t Stop Waterboarding, Torture. HeadlinesFebruary 8, 2013 CIA Pick John Brennan Defends Drone Strikes, Targeted Killings CODEPINK Protests … Continued
Globalizing Torture: Ahead of Brennan Hearing, International Complicity in CIA Rendition Exposed; Radio Ambulante: Spanish-Language Radio Program Showcases the Untold Stories of the Americas. HeadlinesFebruary 7, 2013 Obama Admin Agrees to Share Assassination Memos After Uproar Wyden Vows to Press Brennan on Assassination Program Justice Dept. Argues Appeal of NDAA Ruling DREAM Activists Call … Continued
Decade After Iraq WMD Speech at UN, Ex-Powell Aide Lawrence Wilkerson Debates Author Norman Solomon; Lawmakers Threaten Funding of Brooklyn College for Hosting Event on BDS Campaign Against Israel; Bill McKibben: Ahead of Keystone XL Rally, Fossil Fuel Divestment Expands Across U.S. Campuses. HeadlinesFebruary 6, 2013 Report: U.S. Has Secret Drone Base in Saudi … Continued
Kill List Exposed: Leaked Obama Memo Shows Assassination of U.S. Citizens “Has No Geographic Limit”; Scouts For Equality: Eagle Scout With Lesbian Parents Pushes Boy Scouts To Drop Ban on Gay Members; Court: Gov’t Can Secretly Obtain Email, Twitter Info From Ex-WikiLeaks Volunteer Jacob Appelbaum; Daniel Ellsberg: NDAA Indefinite Detention Provision is Part of “Systematic … Continued
On Rosa Parks’ 100th Birthday, Recalling Her Rebellious Life Before and After the Montgomery Bus. HeadlinesFebruary 4, 2013 Obama Admin Enacts Right for Preemptive Cyber-attacks White House Proposes Compromise to Provide Contraceptive Insurance 35 Killed in Pakistan Attack; Taliban Claims Revenge for U.S. Drone Strikes Suicide Attack Kills 33 at Police Headquarters in Iraq … Continued
“Larger-Than-Life” Ex-NYC Mayor Ed Koch Leaves Complex Legacy of Racial Tension, Social Programs; Mumia Abu-Jamal: “The United States Is Fast Becoming One of the Biggest Open-Air Prisons on Earth”; “Long Distance Revolutionary”: Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Journey From Black Panthers To Prison Journalist; As Suicides, Brain Injuries Mount, Safety of Football Questioned, From NFL to Youth Leagues. … Continued
Immigration Activists Win Reunion for Phoenix-Area Family After Deportation Almost Tears Them Apart; Obama Offers Hope on Immigration Reform, But Emphasis on Enforcement Portends More Criminalization; Redemption: Oscar-Nominated Doc Follows the Working Poor Who Survive on Collecting Bottles and Cans. HeadlinesJanuary 31, 2013 Gabrielle Giffords Makes Surprise Senate Appearance to Back Control NRA Chief … Continued
Is Egypt on the Brink of Collapse? Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports from Restive City of Port Said; Ex-CIA Agent, Whistleblower John Kiriakou Sentenced to Prison While Torturers He Exposed Walk Free; Whistleblower John Kiriakou: For Embracing Torture, John Brennan a “Terrible Choice to Lead the CIA”. HeadlinesJanuary 30, 2013 Obama Backs Bipartisan Immigration Plan, … Continued
The Gatekeepers: In New Film, Ex-Shin Bet Chiefs Denounce Occupation, Compare Israel to Nazi Germany; Seattle’s Teacher Uprising: High School Faculty Faces Censure for Boycotting Standardized MAP Tests. HeadlinesJanuary 29, 2013 Obama Expected to Back Bipartisan Immigration Plan New Yorkers Urge Immigration Reform to Stop Separation of Families Obama Meets with Police Chiefs Touched … Continued
