Al Hussein sighed and looked at his abdomen, where there were no longer any bruises from being slapped. "I never would have become an Islamic Extremist if it weren't for the human rights abuses."
Wajahat Ali | Posted 05.20.2009 | World
President Barack Obama is flying gracefully and confidently through his first 100 days, having ambitiously donned the uniform of the multicultural Superman of the 21st century.
Coleen Rowley | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics
Remember folks that all it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing! There are only a few perpetrators but there are a lot of us.
Scott Atran | Posted 05.19.2009 | Politics
The restoration of our reputation and standing in the world requires more than just a restatement of principles. It requires that those who violate those principles be brought to justice.
Inter Press Service | William Fisher | Posted 05.17.2009 | World
NEW YORK, Apr 16 (IPS) - In a ruling that could have widespread implications for government contractors overseas, a federal court has concluded that...
Marjorie Cohn | Posted 05.09.2009 | World
It is the responsibility of the United States to investigate allegations of torture. The use of torture should be purged from our system, much like we eradicated slavery.
Jamal Dajani | Posted 04.26.2009 | World
After six years and more than 4,000 U.S. casualties, the Iraq War seems to have disappeared from the national conversation.
Malou Innocent | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics
Despite what Vice President Cheney wants Americans to believe, his favored policies have neither made us safer nor limited the ability of terrorists to plan another attack.
Johann Hari | Posted 04.18.2009 | World
Four army recruits were found dead at the while undergoing training. Two of them were 17. The army swiftly ruled that they were suicides. It is now clear that the truth is much more complex -- and dark.
Jamal Dajani | Posted 04.06.2009 | World
The court's decision grimly spelled out the suffering of the people of Darfur, a history full of murder, torture, rape, pillage and deliberate attacks on civilians. Could the ICC's decision set a precedent?
The Independent | By Stephen Foley | Posted 03.25.2009 | World
Less than a month after signing an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, President Barack Obama has quietly agreed to keep denying ...
AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 03.24.2009 | World
BAGHDAD — A gym, barber shop and planters of plastic flowers: Welcome to the gentler face of the infamous Abu Ghraib prison. The lockup where U...
John Seery | Posted 03.19.2009 | Politics
It's becoming clearer and clearer that official acts of cruelty had little to do, either in intent or effect, with enhancing national security or producing reliable intelligence.
William Bradley | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics
Panetta has a more than full plate as the next CIA director. It's good he's going to be starting out without all the political distractions that many thought would derail him last month.
Mark Nickolas | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics
Republicans are accusing Obama of disrespecting the Oval Office by not enforcing a coat and tie dress code. What next, a lecture from Karl Rove about obeying the law?
Rick Horowitz | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics
You'd think that the at-long-last-former Vice President of the US might take his eight years of power and his 13 points of public approval and slink off to one of those undisclosed locations he liked so much.
Yvette Alberdingk Thijm | Posted 03.07.2009 | World
The International Criminal Court commenced its first trial Jan 26, and I am inspired by the myriad and unprecedented ways video and technology have been incorporated into the proceedings.
Ryan J. Davis | Posted 03.05.2009 | Entertainment
Memorial Day begins with a group of young Americans partying at a beach town over their holiday break and follows their army service at an Iraqi Prison.
Chris Campbell | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics
When I picked up the paper the morning of November 5th, I still couldn't believe it. As the weeks passed, every story reminded me that, yes, Barack Hussein Obama had indeed won.
Kerry Kennedy | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics
A war on terror which undermines the most basic values of society -- life, liberty, the rule of law -- is not worth waging if we end up creating a society which mirrors the repression we battled in the first place.
Omid Memarian | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics
You cannot just declare respect and move on, you must recognize how much damage your predecessor has done.
AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 02.24.2009 | World
BAGHDAD — Iraq will reopen the notorious Abu Ghraib prison next month, but it's getting a facelift and a new name, a senior justice official sai...
GlobalPost.com | Caryle Murphy | Posted 02.22.2009 | World
RIYADH -- A Saudi friend recently asked me a difficult question. Norah Al Hassawi was lamenting the horrible televised scenes of bloodshed and huma...
The Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics
Bush's final press conference was, at best, a maladroit, awkward, and typically belated attempt at final fence-mending before the president leaves off...
William Bradley | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics
Feinstein's call for the appointment of a CIA director who can be linked to the practices Obama has made clear must end demonstrates how out of touch she is on intelligence.
Jacob Dickerman | Posted 05.22.2009 | Comedy