George W. Bush

Sister Dianna Ortiz—US Nun Who Survived Guatemala Torture and Became Human Rights Champion—Dies at 62

Sister Dianna Ortiz, torture survivor turned human rights champion, died Friday February 19, 2021. (Photo: AP/YouTube screen grab)

'End... This Human Rights Atrocity,' Says Amnesty After Biden Admin Signals Goal to Close Gitmo

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Asked whether the president will shutter the prison, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, "That certainly is our goal and our intention."

New Bill Aims to Scrap 'Ludicrous' Mandate Forcing Postal Service to Prefund Retiree Benefits Decades in Advance

Jake Johnson, staff writer

A postal worker gives a thumbs-up to demonstrators protesting the Trump administration's sabotage of the U.S. Postal Service on August 22, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.

"The unreasonable prefunding mandate has threatened the survival of the USPS...

'We Will Hold Him Accountable Until He Does': 110+ Groups Demand Biden Close Gitmo Without Delay

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

<p>Protesters march in front of the White House to call for the closure of Guantánamo Bay military prison. (Photo: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/gregfoster/3378018795/">Greg Foster</a>/flickr/cc)</p>

Rights advocates urged the president to act "in a just manner that considers...

Yemeni Families File Petition Against US for 'Unlawful' Killing of Scores of Relatives

Amnesty Calls on Biden to Close Guantánamo and End Military Commissions 'Once and For All'

'Going Back to the Cheney Playbook': Fears of War Grow as Pompeo Plans to Accuse Iran of Ties to Al Qaeda

As 'Dark Stain' of Guantánamo Begins 20th Year, Groups Demand Biden Close Offshore Prison

Human Rights Advocates to Biden: No Torture Defenders Allowed

Investigative Reporting Details Massacres, Reign of Terror by US-Backed Death Squads in Afghanistan

Guantánamo Defense Attorney Implores Biden to Stop Cycle of Impunity by Holding Trump Accountable for His Crimes

Disdain and Disbelief After Biden Claims 'Significant' Progressive Presence in Administration

'Moral and Intellectual Bankruptcy': Trump Seizes on Bush-Era Torture Memo Author John Yoo's Call for Extralegal Executive Authority

'Belongs in The Hague': Online Disgust Follows Glowing Praise for George W. Bush's Covid-19 Message

MSNBC Contributor Catches Heat for Claiming George W. Bush Didn't Politicize 9/11 'In Any Way'

Has Nothing Been Learned Since 2003? Corporate Media Welcome Back Iraq War Hawks To Make Case for Iran

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Bush Hacker Gets Four Years, Bush Gets Good Times And A Vanity Friggin' Library

The Romanian cabdriver cum hacker who broke into e-mail accounts of George Bush and other world leaders to reveal a host of tawdry secrets, including W's primitive paintings, has been sentenced in a Romanian court to four years in prison. Bush has said he was "annoyed" by the actions of Marcel Lazar Lehel, aka Guccifer. Hey George: This poor guy gets four years for a tech prank, you get freedom, money and leisurely dabbling for the murder of thousands? Annoyed doesn't begin to cover it for the...