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Ralph Lopez majored in Economics and Political Science at Yale University. He writes for Truth Out, Alternet, Consortium News, Op-Ed News, and other Internet media. He reported from Afghanistan in 2009 and produced a short documentary film on the situation. He has also been published in the Boston Globe and the Baltimore Sun.
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Help Johnnie Lee Savory Get His DNA Tests So He Can Prove His Innocence. Johnnie Lee Savory was first arrested for a double murder he did not commit at the age of 14. His sentence was commuted last year by the Governor of Illinois. He is now 50 and has spent most of his life in jail. He is asking the Governor of Illinois to allow DNA tests which he says will fully exonerate him, but Governor Quinn is refusing even though it would cost the state nothing, because supporters will cover all costs.
Friday, January 13, 2012Help Johnnie Lee Savory Get His DNA Tests So He Can Prove His Innocence. Johnnie Lee Savory was first arrested for a double murder he did not commit at the age of 14. His sentence was commuted last year by the Governor of Illinois. He is now 50 and has spent most of his life in jail. He is asking the Governor of Illinois to allow DNA tests which he says will fully exonerate him, but Governor Quinn is refusing even though it would cost the state nothing, because supporters will cover all costs.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
NDAA Military Detention of US Citizens Breaks Through to Major Media. Not American One, the BBC. Breaking the major broadcast news media's blackout on the most radical elimination of American rights in U.S. history, Professor of Law Jonathan Turley speaks to BBC on the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011 (NDAA), which allows for the indefinite military detention of US citizens without charge or trial in violation of the right to a jury trial guaranteed by the Constitution.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012NDAA Military Detention of US Citizens Breaks Through to Major Media. Not American One, the BBC. Breaking the major broadcast news media's blackout on the most radical elimination of American rights in U.S. history, Professor of Law Jonathan Turley speaks to BBC on the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011 (NDAA), which allows for the indefinite military detention of US citizens without charge or trial in violation of the right to a jury trial guaranteed by the Constitution.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
When Does "Support and Defend" the Constitution Become Enforceable? Now that we know NDAA clearly includes American citizens, the question is, if the Oath to support and defend the Constitution has no meaning in practice, and is never to be enforced, should it, in the interest of avoiding rank hypocrisy before the eyes of the world, be simply eliminated? Should the oath-taker be spared the affront to honor of repeating empty words?
Wednesday, January 11, 2012When Does "Support and Defend" the Constitution Become Enforceable? Now that we know NDAA clearly includes American citizens, the question is, if the Oath to support and defend the Constitution has no meaning in practice, and is never to be enforced, should it, in the interest of avoiding rank hypocrisy before the eyes of the world, be simply eliminated? Should the oath-taker be spared the affront to honor of repeating empty words?
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Friday, January 6, 2012
Can the US Government be Trusted as Judge and Jury in NDAA Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens? It will be decided by the manner of men who said it was "100% certain" that Brandon Mayfield's fingerprints were a match in the Madrid train bombing, until the Spanish authorities went public with the FBI error after telling the FBI privately, repeatedly, that they had the wrong guy in Mayfield.
Friday, January 6, 2012Can the US Government be Trusted as Judge and Jury in NDAA Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens? It will be decided by the manner of men who said it was "100% certain" that Brandon Mayfield's fingerprints were a match in the Madrid train bombing, until the Spanish authorities went public with the FBI error after telling the FBI privately, repeatedly, that they had the wrong guy in Mayfield.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
PoliticusUSA.com Shills for Obama on Whether NDAA Military Detention Applies to American Citizens. RIP, credibility of PoliticusUSA.com. I used to like you. You are now complicit in this treasonous deception of the American people.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012PoliticusUSA.com Shills for Obama on Whether NDAA Military Detention Applies to American Citizens. RIP, credibility of PoliticusUSA.com. I used to like you. You are now complicit in this treasonous deception of the American people.
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Monday, January 2, 2012
Arrests at White House Over NDAA Military Detention of Americans, Occupy Wall Street Joins Fight. Were OWS to get behind a nationwide effort to pass state recall laws and then immediately use them, the shadowing effect on congressmen, especially senators, might be enough to persuade many to resign. Shoot, Jim, it just ain't as fun as it used to be, with this recall bidness and what-all. Then the OWS agenda - money-out-of-politcs etc. - might have a chance.
Monday, January 2, 2012Arrests at White House Over NDAA Military Detention of Americans, Occupy Wall Street Joins Fight. Were OWS to get behind a nationwide effort to pass state recall laws and then immediately use them, the shadowing effect on congressmen, especially senators, might be enough to persuade many to resign. Shoot, Jim, it just ain't as fun as it used to be, with this recall bidness and what-all. Then the OWS agenda - money-out-of-politcs etc. - might have a chance.
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Friday, December 30, 2011
Combating the Distortions Over NDAA Military Detentions, Does This Mean You? You'd Better Believe It Perhaps the only thing more worrisome than the recently passed NDAA provisions for the indefinite military detention of American citizens is the extent and sophistication of the efforts to distort their true meaning in order to lead people to believe that American citizens are excluded.
Friday, December 30, 2011Combating the Distortions Over NDAA Military Detentions, Does This Mean You? You'd Better Believe It Perhaps the only thing more worrisome than the recently passed NDAA provisions for the indefinite military detention of American citizens is the extent and sophistication of the efforts to distort their true meaning in order to lead people to believe that American citizens are excluded.
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
The "Enemy Combatant" Designation Really Means More Due Process, Not Less Article III clearly establishes what must be done with any Americans accused of making war against the United States or aiding the enemy -- those Americans must be tried in an Article III civilian court before a jury of their peers, and there must be two witnesses to the overt act or a confession in open court (extra evidentiary hurdles) as Justices Scalia and Stevens pointed out in their dissent in Hamdi.
Thursday, December 29, 2011The "Enemy Combatant" Designation Really Means More Due Process, Not Less Article III clearly establishes what must be done with any Americans accused of making war against the United States or aiding the enemy -- those Americans must be tried in an Article III civilian court before a jury of their peers, and there must be two witnesses to the overt act or a confession in open court (extra evidentiary hurdles) as Justices Scalia and Stevens pointed out in their dissent in Hamdi.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
I Talked With an Algerian Last Night About NDAA, He Said Expect People to Start Disappearing He said this is how it starts, the declared figleaf of legal authority to detain anyone. He acted as if he knew what comes next. His age was hard to tell, but he was obviously educated, and he spoke well despite the thick French accent. I have no opinion on whether he might be right or wrong, or if what he was saying is valid. I am relating a story about someone whom I can describe as genuine, intelligent, and sincere.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011I Talked With an Algerian Last Night About NDAA, He Said Expect People to Start Disappearing He said this is how it starts, the declared figleaf of legal authority to detain anyone. He acted as if he knew what comes next. His age was hard to tell, but he was obviously educated, and he spoke well despite the thick French accent. I have no opinion on whether he might be right or wrong, or if what he was saying is valid. I am relating a story about someone whom I can describe as genuine, intelligent, and sincere.
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Sunday, December 25, 2011
Montanans Launch Recall of Senators Who Approved NDAA Military Detention. Merry Christmas, US Senate. Montana would be the first recall drive to be launched as a result of the vote for the NDAA military detentions provisions. A number of Facebook pages appeared after the passage of the bill from locations across the country.
Sunday, December 25, 2011Montanans Launch Recall of Senators Who Approved NDAA Military Detention. Merry Christmas, US Senate. Montana would be the first recall drive to be launched as a result of the vote for the NDAA military detentions provisions. A number of Facebook pages appeared after the passage of the bill from locations across the country.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Why is the Media Lying About New NDAA Power for Indefinite Military Detention of Americans? We know what happened. The Bill of Rights has been overturned. And enough has been written on the deceptive language first warned of by Congressman Justin Amash, when he told The Grand Rapids Press that the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was "carefully crafted to mislead the public," for newspaper editors to know better.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011Why is the Media Lying About New NDAA Power for Indefinite Military Detention of Americans? We know what happened. The Bill of Rights has been overturned. And enough has been written on the deceptive language first warned of by Congressman Justin Amash, when he told The Grand Rapids Press that the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was "carefully crafted to mislead the public," for newspaper editors to know better.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Anonymous: Night Raid Equipment-Maker Lobbied for NDAA, Singles Out Sen. Rob Portman. If we are pulling out of Iraq and Afghanistan, what is all this stuff for? Night-raid gear? These are basically made to blind people as they awake from you busting down their door, not for open combat. In a night firefight you don't want any lights near you whatsoever. That gives the other guy an easy target. A $23 million contract would buy enough of these things to outfit maybe 50,000 soldiers.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011Anonymous: Night Raid Equipment-Maker Lobbied for NDAA, Singles Out Sen. Rob Portman. If we are pulling out of Iraq and Afghanistan, what is all this stuff for? Night-raid gear? These are basically made to blind people as they awake from you busting down their door, not for open combat. In a night firefight you don't want any lights near you whatsoever. That gives the other guy an easy target. A $23 million contract would buy enough of these things to outfit maybe 50,000 soldiers.
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Sunday, December 18, 2011
Why a Constitutional Law Professor Cannot Sign NDAA, Allowing Military Detention of Americans Common sense alone says you might have unlimited powers in a war of limited duration, or you might have limited powers in a war of unlimited duration, but the plain language of the Constitution tells us you cannot have both: unlimited powers in a war of unlimited duration.
Sunday, December 18, 2011Why a Constitutional Law Professor Cannot Sign NDAA, Allowing Military Detention of Americans Common sense alone says you might have unlimited powers in a war of limited duration, or you might have limited powers in a war of unlimited duration, but the plain language of the Constitution tells us you cannot have both: unlimited powers in a war of unlimited duration.
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
Why Obama Will Not Veto NDAA Military Detention of Americans: He Requested It. Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) on Senate floor explaining it was Obama who requested the provision for indefinite military detention of American citizens without charge or trial.
Sunday, December 11, 2011Why Obama Will Not Veto NDAA Military Detention of Americans: He Requested It. Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) on Senate floor explaining it was Obama who requested the provision for indefinite military detention of American citizens without charge or trial.
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Monday, December 5, 2011
Arizona Tea Party Leads Fight Against Military Detention of American Citizens Arizona Tea Party and conservatives have announced a protest action at Sen. John McCain's home office in Tuscon to demand the elimination of the provisions passed by the Senate last Thursday which allow for the indefinite military detention of Americans without charge or trial.
Monday, December 5, 2011Arizona Tea Party Leads Fight Against Military Detention of American Citizens Arizona Tea Party and conservatives have announced a protest action at Sen. John McCain's home office in Tuscon to demand the elimination of the provisions passed by the Senate last Thursday which allow for the indefinite military detention of Americans without charge or trial.
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Sunday, December 4, 2011
We Are All Really Bradley Manning Now: Senate Passes Military Detention for American Citizens. In military detention you are subject to the whim of a commander, as Bradley Manning was during his year in Quantico, or Jose Padilla in his 3 1/2 years in the Navy brig at Goose Creek, SC. Even with every protection under the Constitution afforded to Troy Davis, despite seven out nine eyewitnesses recanting their testimony, justice did not prevail.
Sunday, December 4, 2011We Are All Really Bradley Manning Now: Senate Passes Military Detention for American Citizens. In military detention you are subject to the whim of a commander, as Bradley Manning was during his year in Quantico, or Jose Padilla in his 3 1/2 years in the Navy brig at Goose Creek, SC. Even with every protection under the Constitution afforded to Troy Davis, despite seven out nine eyewitnesses recanting their testimony, justice did not prevail.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Arrest McCain and Levin Now. Senate to Vote on Military Detention of Americans. A disinformation campaign is in progress to convincing people that American citizens are exempt. But it is not so. Although there is an exemption for American citizens from the mandatory detention requirement in section 1032 of the bill, there is no exemption from the authorization to use the military to indefinitely detain people without charge or trial in section 1013. McCain included a red herring.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011Arrest McCain and Levin Now. Senate to Vote on Military Detention of Americans. A disinformation campaign is in progress to convincing people that American citizens are exempt. But it is not so. Although there is an exemption for American citizens from the mandatory detention requirement in section 1032 of the bill, there is no exemption from the authorization to use the military to indefinitely detain people without charge or trial in section 1013. McCain included a red herring.
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
BoA Dumps $75 Trillion In Derivatives On Taxpayers, Super Committee Looks Away. Seize BoA Now. It is something when financial geeks in conservative business pages are calling for the government to seize Bank of America now, before it brings just America down with it. That's when you know we are all in this together.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011BoA Dumps $75 Trillion In Derivatives On Taxpayers, Super Committee Looks Away. Seize BoA Now. It is something when financial geeks in conservative business pages are calling for the government to seize Bank of America now, before it brings just America down with it. That's when you know we are all in this together.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Occupy Wall Street Talking Points: Who You Calling Slacker? It is Wall Street which is lazy, feckless, and which doesn't want to work for a living. It is much easier to bribe politicians to open the public treasury and the good faith and credit of the United States to the depredations of bad businessmen who want something for nothing.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011Occupy Wall Street Talking Points: Who You Calling Slacker? It is Wall Street which is lazy, feckless, and which doesn't want to work for a living. It is much easier to bribe politicians to open the public treasury and the good faith and credit of the United States to the depredations of bad businessmen who want something for nothing.
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Demand To Get The Money Out Of Politics: A "one Demand" For Occupy Wall Street? A corporation's contributions to candidates have been shown over and over to generate tangible monetary returns: bailouts, further contracting for wars. This meets the legal definition of bribery. My right to express myself when attempting to give an officer the many reasons why he should not give me a speeding ticket does not extend to me handing over a 100 dollar bill.
Thursday, October 27, 2011Demand To Get The Money Out Of Politics: A "one Demand" For Occupy Wall Street? A corporation's contributions to candidates have been shown over and over to generate tangible monetary returns: bailouts, further contracting for wars. This meets the legal definition of bribery. My right to express myself when attempting to give an officer the many reasons why he should not give me a speeding ticket does not extend to me handing over a 100 dollar bill.
