(2021-09-21). Anguished Lyricism: the Poetry of the Tortured. counterpunch.org "If it works, why do we need to do it 183 times?" — Dianne Feinstein, Senate Intelligence Committee on Torture Last year, I filed a FOIA to obtain the poetry of Khalid Sheik Mohammed (KSM) and Abu Zubaydah (AZ). I was in earnest. The illustrious and toolishly necessary New York Times, along with London's equivalent
(2021-09-21). "We Are Troy Davis": 10 Years After Georgia Execution That Galvanized Anti-Death Penalty Movement. democracynow.org 
Tuesday marks 10 years since the state of Georgia executed Troy Anthony Davis for a crime many believe he did not commit. He was put to death despite major doubts about evidence used to convict him of killing Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail, including the recantation of seven of the nine non-police witnesses at his trial. As the world watched to see whether Davis's final appeal for a stay of execution would be granted by the U.S. Supreme Court, Democracy Now! was the only news outlet to continuously broadcast live from the prison grounds in Jackson, Georgia. We revisit parts of our six-hour special report,…
(2021-09-20). Supreme Court Announces Date for Case Directly Challenging Roe v. Wade. commondreams.org "The state of Minnesota simply cannot meet our carbon reduction targets if this pipeline goes through," said the Democratic congresswoman. "Our future is on the line."
(2021-09-20). Justice Department Fights Back Against Texas Anti-Abortion Law. truthout.org 
The Supreme Court's greenlighting of the most draconian anti-abortion law in the country has had the right wing's "desired effect of deterring abortion providers from offering virtually any abortions" in Texas since September 1, S.B. 8 prohibits abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before most people even know they're pregnant. S.B. 8 is thu…
(2021-09-20). Twenty Years In A Security State: The CIA's Torture Business After 9/11. thedissenter.org 
(Image: Lance Page / t r u t h o u t; Adapted: public domain / Wikimedia)[Editor's Note: To mark the 20th anniversary of the rise of the American security state after the September 11th attacks, The Dissenter presents a retrospective on this transformation in policing and government. Each entry in the CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou was asked in July 2002 if he wanted to be trained in "enhanced interrogation techniques." He was on…
(2021-09-20). Twenty Years In A Security State: CIA Goes Into The Torture Business. thedissenter.org (Image: Lance Page / t r u t h o u t; Adapted: public domain / Wikimedia)[Editor's Note: To mark the 20th anniversary of the rise of the American security state after the September 11th attacks, The Dissenter presents a retrospective on this transformation in policing and government. Each entry in the CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou was asked in July 2002 if he wanted to be trained in "enhanced interrogation techniques." He was on…
(2021-09-20). Bombshell: FDA Allows Whistleblower Testimony that COVID-19 Vaccines Are Killing and Harming People! globalresearch.ca