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POPSJournalist released from Gitmo in serious condition Held for 6.5 years, tortured, no charges or trial, now seriously ill. Arrested while traveling thru Pakistan to an assignment for Al Jazeera. "I'm very sad because of the condition of our brothers who remain." Flown home in chains, faces no charges there. "True peace," he says, "does not come through military force ... Justice comes from lifting oppression ..." Unbelievable. Outrageous. Who will be called to account for this crime?
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POPSBush still looking for war with Iran? Democrats, too, are hawkish. This group pushes direct talks with Iran, citing disaster of CIA coup which ended Iranian democracy in 1953, ultimately resulting in the current situation. Blowback of invasion could be disastrous to USA and Israel.
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POPS40,000 march against government in Colombia The 2nd largest recipient of US military aid, and its people must take to the streets to protest its paramilitaries and death squads (i.e., your US tax dollars at work.) They demonstrate against the US-backed government, pleading "We want democracy."
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POPSUN: Israel guilty of colonialism, apartheid, occupation "Acts of terror against military occupation must be seen in historical context," Dugard says. "This is why every effort should be made to bring the occupation to a speedy end. Until this is done, peace cannot be expected, and violence will continue." As long as there is occupation, there will be terrorism, Dugard argues. Dugard was appointed in 2001 as an unpaid expert by the now-defunct U.N. Human Rights Commission to investigate only violations by the Israeli side, prompting Israel and the U.S. to dismiss his reports as one-sided. Israel refused to allow him to conduct a U.N.-mandated fact-finding mission on its Gaza offensive in 2006.
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