Author Archives: Team VCS

Judges liken terror laws to Nazi Germany

Posted on October 17, 2005 by Team VCS

A powerful coalition of judges, senior lawyers and politicians has warned that the Government is undermining freedoms citizens have taken for granted for centuries and that Britain risks drifting towards a police state. One of the country’s most eminent judges … Continue reading →

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Sunni group disputes reports of constitution’s likely passage

Posted on October 17, 2005 by Team VCS

As the ballots in Iraq’s landmark referendum on a new constitution were dispatched Sunday to Baghdad for an official tally, disputes erupted over the likely result and the U.S. military reported the deaths of six troops on the day of … Continue reading →

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One victim’s story

Posted on October 16, 2005 by Team VCS

ON each stage of his journey, as he descended further and further into the gulags and torture chambers of the war on terror, Benyam Mohammed al-Habashi was shadowed by British intelligence. The British were there in Karachi when Americans interrogated … Continue reading →

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Iran accused over nuclear plans

Posted on October 16, 2005 by Team VCS

John Bolton told the BBC that Iran wanted nuclear arms to intimidate the rest of the Middle East and possibly supply them to terrorists. He said Iran had violated its obligations under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Iran has denied US … Continue reading →

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Our Broken Constitution

Posted on October 16, 2005 by Team VCS

Our Broken Constitution by Nat Hentoff, Village Voice, October 16, 2005      The outlook of Richard Nixon was that he was above the law. Watergate disabused him of the notion. The position of George W. Bush is that he is … Continue reading →

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Night And Fog Revisited

Posted on October 15, 2005 by Team VCS

Field Marshall Wilhelm Keitel, supreme chief of the German armed forces, explained the thinking behind the Nazis’ “Night and Fog” (the term comes from Goethe) decree: “Efficient and enduring intimidation can only be achieved…by measures by which the relatives of … Continue reading →

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Guantanamo Process as a Public Danger

Posted on October 13, 2005 by Team VCS

The prevailing belief that the procedures at Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) protect us because they make it easy to keep “enemy combatants” locked away is misguided. When legal process is not rigorous and convictions are easy to win, the danger is … Continue reading →

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When Torture becomes Policy

Posted on October 12, 2005 by Team VCS

“That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and to institute new Government.” Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 President Bush has made it clear … Continue reading →

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Americans Favor Impeachment of Bush If He Lied about Iraq War

Posted on October 12, 2005 by Team VCS

Poll: Americans Favor Bush’s Impeachment If He Lied about Iraq By a margin of 50{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} to 44{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d}, Americans want Congress to consider impeaching President Bush if he lied about the war in Iraq, according to a new poll commissioned by … Continue reading →

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GOP Stands Up For U.S. Right to Torture

Posted on October 12, 2005 by Team VCS

GOP Stands Up for U.S. Right to Torture Austin, Texas — On one of those television gong shows that passes for journalism, the panelists used to have to pick an Outrage of the Week. Then, each performer would wax indignant about … Continue reading →

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