All Views Articles for 2013-08-17

Saturday, August 17, 2013
Sundus Shaker Saleh, pictured at right, with her lawyer, Inder Comar. (Photo by Global Exchange) Corey Hill
Why an Iraqi Single Mom Is Suing George W. Bush for War Crimes
Why an Iraqi single mom and a tech lawyer think they can prove the Iraq War was a “crime of aggression” under U.S. law.
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Juan Cole
It’s Not about Democracy: Top Ten Reasons Washington's Egypt Aid Continues
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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. (U.S. Information Agency photo.) Sue Sturgis
Moral Monday Marches on with Dr. King in Mind
While North Carolina lawmakers have adjourned for the year, the Moral Monday movement marches on, with plans underway to hold rallies across the state this month protesting the legislature's far-...
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Robert Fisk
The Police Keep Firing; The Bodies Pile Up. In Cairo, Bloodbaths Are Now a Daily Occurrence
It was a disgrace, a most shameful chapter in Egyptian history. The police – some wearing black hoods – shot down into the crowds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters from the roof of Cairo’s Ramses...
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Tom Engelhardt
The Secret History of G.I. Joe
Barbie, Joe, Darth Vader, and Making War in Children’s Culture (Part 1)
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Thomas Hedges
The Drone Industrialists: 'Don't Watch Us, We'll Watch You'
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Naureen Shah
Obama Has Not Delivered on May's Promise of Transparency on Drones
An escalation of drone strikes in Yemen highlights the fact that the US public is still in the dark about this use of lethal force
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Michael Winship
Cash and Congress: The Tie that Binds
“I miss Congress like an abscessed tooth.” That’s what former Rep. Steven LaTourette told National Journal the other day. He was quoted in an article that asked the question, “Is Congress Simply No...
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Ralph Nader
Paul Volcker’s Latest Hurrah
When towering Paul Volcker speaks, people tend to listen. Formerly the no-nonsense chairman of the Federal Reserve, he proposed measures after the Wall Street crash of 2008 to deal with the “too big...
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