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Morris and Herzog make Oscar documentary shortlist
Errol Morris, an Academy Award winner in 2004 for his documentary "The Fog of War," is among the 15 filmmakers who have made next year's Oscar shortlist.
11 hrs ago | Foreign Policy
Closing Guantnamo sounds easy when you have support from, well, pretty much the entire world.
19 hrs ago | Iowa City Press-Citizen
Our View - Art that serves as a catalyst for discussion
Last month, we announced that area residents who have felt art-deprived since this summer's flood now can get at least a partial aesthetic fix.
Yesterday | Free Republic
Troops in Iraq Kill Two Suspected Terrorists, Capture 14, Seize Weapons
Coalition and Iraqi forces killed two suspected terrorists, captured 14 others and seized dozens of weapons In Iraq the past three days, military officials said.
How to Undo Bush's Human Rights Legacy
Geoffrey Robertson QC is a member of the UN's Internal Justice Council and author of Crimes Against Humanity .
Art Exhibit: Images of torture
Daniel Heyman, "From the Time of Morning Prayers," 2008. Gouache and ink on Nishinoushi paper, 25 inches by 37 inches.
A case against George W Bush for war crimes and crimes against humanity
Mail & Guardian, Sentletse Diakanyo Bush, along with his fellow warlords Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, were to engage in a systematic violation of every international principle, law and the UN charter in ...
Geoffrey Robertson: Now America can right its wrongs
President-elect Obama is the living embodiment of what human rights can do the product of Brown vs Board of Education and the achievements of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
Report: Tighten reins on war-zone contractors
The U.S. should continue its reliance on private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan but transfer responsibility for managing private security personnel to the military police and the State Department's Bureau ...
Come Jan. 20, Barack Obama will swear to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Would-be bomber to represent himself at sentencing
After nine years in prison, much of it in super-maximum-security solitary confinement, convicted would-be terrorist Ahmed Ressam has decided to represent himself when he is resentenced on terrorism and ...
Religious leaders fight against torture
Religious leaders from five denominations met with U.S. Rep. Joseph Sestak, D-7, of Edgmont, Wednesday afternoon at his Media office to entreat his support in ending the torture of prisoners of war.
Fernando Botero opens Abu Ghraib-El Circo Exhibition at Casa das Artes de Vigo
"What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things . . . it is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating its exterior surface." - Constantin Brancusi Fernando Botero ...
They were on the road that leads to Abu Ghraib prison when the Army convoy came up behind them.
New icon of an age beyond race
I am rubbing my eyes in disbelief and wonder. It can't be true that Barack Obama, the son of a Kenyan, is the next president of the United States.
Camp Bucca process evolves with war's goals
Navy Capt. Bruce Derenski plays with the family dog, Buster, with his son, Dave, at home in Preston.
Far-flung polls to follow now the US election is over
AT the time of writing, it is Thursday evening and the Associated Press has just called North Carolina for Barack Obama.
Female Iraqi Prisoners May Be Brutally Suffering in US Prisons
While most people have forgotten about Abu Ghraib, there might still be issues with Iraqi prisons.
The Canadian National Newspaper
U.S War veterans raise concerns: Over 1.2 million killed in Iraq
As of 23 October 2008, the number of Iraqis genocidally killed since the U.S. invaded Iraq, according to documented accounts totalled 1,273,378. "The war in Iraq is not covered to its full potential because of ...
Mayor Abramson Introduces New Director of Corrections
Louisville's jail has a new leader. Mayor Abramson introduced Mark Bolton as the new director of Metro Corrections Thursday.