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Latest News on RebelReports:
Mass Arrests at White House: More than 60 people were arrested at the White House in an anti-torture protest on President Obama’s 100th day in office. Watch the short (2 minute) video or long (8 minute) video. See 100 Days Campaign for more details.
**MUST READ: New UN Report Shows the US Combo of Torture and Impunity Thrives in Iraqi Prisons: Iraqi authorities widely use torture to interrogate prisoners and extract confessions without fear of consequence. Sadly, the US doesn’t have the credibility to confront these crimes.
British “Withdrawal” From Iraq is a Microcosm of Obama’s Bad Iraq Policy: Britain says it’s ending “combat operations” in Iraq. But, taking a cue from Washington, London is escalating its neoliberal economic efforts and military training. Old wine, new bottle.
In case you missed these RebelReports:
Spain Launches Wide-Ranging Criminal Investigation Into US Torture. When Will Obama?
Col. Ann Wright on Jay Bybee and the Death of U.S. Army Specialist Alyssa Peterson
Time Magazine’s “Reporting” on Pakistan Drone Attacks is Pentagon Propaganda
Quote of the Day:
“The rule of law is not just a lofty concept to which we should aspire only when convenient. It is a fundamental principal upon which our Republic was founded, and it is the foundation of our free society. I understand the desire to look forward and to forge a new path on high ground instead of on the low road of the past eight years. But to use the need to move on as a reason not to investigate basic human rights violations is unacceptable. Excusing individuals at the highest levels of government from adhering to the rule of law, whether in wartime or not, is a dangerous precedent, for it undercuts the principle of accountability which permeates representative democracy.”
