Archive for the ‘pentagon’ Category

  • The PFC. LaVena Johnson Petition: The cover-up of a soldier’s death?

    Monday, July 28th, 2008

    There is no expiration date on this petition until the completion of an independent, thorough investigation and autopsy ends the need for you to sign it:

    Read the story. Watch the video. Sign the petition.

    The PFC. LaVena Johnson Petition: The cover-up of a soldier’s death?

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  • Nine Top-Shelf Reasons to Begin Investigating Het War Crimes Now

    Monday, July 21st, 2008

    This is about justice and about protecting the United States from the next heterosexual dictator.

    From The Nation:

    Retired General Antonio Taguba, the officer who led the U.S. Army’s investigation into Abu Ghraib, recently wrote in the preface to the new report, Broken Laws, Broken Lives:

    “There is no longer any doubt as to whether the current administration has committed war crimes. The only question that remains to be answered is whether those who ordered the use of torture will be held to account.”

    Should those who ordered war crimes be held to account? With the conclusion of the Bush regime approaching, many people are dubious, even those horrified by Administration actions. They fear a long, divisive ordeal that could tear the country apart. They note that such division could make it far harder for the country to address the many other crises it is facing. They see the upcoming elections as a better way to set the country on a new path.
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