October 30th, 2010
(CNN) – New poll numbers released show the so-called battleground states of the mid-term election are still battlegrounds. According to new McClatchy-Marist poll numbers released Saturday, the races in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Washington and Wisconsin remain closely contested three days before Election Day.[Click here to read the rest of this article ...
October 29th, 2010
Geoengineering sparks international ban, first-ever congressional report
A senior House Democrat from Tennessee issued the first congressional report on geoengineering Friday, just as delegates from 193 nations approved a ban on such research under a global biodiversity treaty.The debate over whether humans should explore ways to manipulate the climate has taken on increased urgency over the past ...
October 29th, 2010
Roberts Court rulings on campaign finance reveal shifting makeup, forceful role
Since John G. Roberts Jr became chief justice five years ago, focus has been on the Supreme Court's changing makeup and shifting ideology. In the coming months, the Washington Post will examine the real-world consequences of the court's rulings in communities across the nation. RIVER FALLS, WIS. - Sometimes, it ...
October 28th, 2010
Ensign seeks legislation to blunt Wikileaks
Sen. John Ensign says he will be introducing legislation that would make it a crime to publish the names of military and intelligence informants, a response to the latest leak of classified field reports from the war in Iraq.Ensign said he is disturbed by the ongoing activities of the whistleblower ...
October 28th, 2010
Who's to blame for torture? Lawyers probe logs
LONDON (AP) — It has been one of the most bitter legal debates during the so-called war on terror — who's to blame for torture and how many degrees of separation are needed to dodge a lawsuit?The answer may lie in recently leaked documents, which lawyers and human rights groups ...
October 27th, 2010
Drone strikes kill 8 in northwest Pakistan
[...]In the first incident, one missile was fired on a militant hideout in the area of Mir Ali of North Waziristan, one of the seven districts of Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan, the two intelligence officials said. Five were killed. Later, a second suspected U.S. drone strike killed three individuals ...
October 27th, 2010
U.S. military campaign to topple resilient Taliban hasn't succeeded
An intense military campaign aimed at crippling the Taliban has so far failed to inflict more than fleeting setbacks on the insurgency or put meaningful pressure on its leaders to seek peace, according to U.S. military and intelligence officials citing the latest assessments of the war in Afghanistan.Escalated airstrikes and ...
October 27th, 2010
WikiLeaks likely has more secret files: Pentagon
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon believes WikiLeaks likely has more secret government documents in its hands, beyond those the website has already released or mentioned publicly, a spokesman said Tuesday."We have reason to believe they have other documents as well," Colonel Dave Lapan told reporters, without elaborating.[...]Although US officials condemned WikiLeaks ...
October 26th, 2010
U.S.: Enemies Searching WikiLeaks Iraq Papers
BAGHDAD — U.S. enemies already are combing through data released last week in a trove of Iraq war documents for ways to harm the American military, the Pentagon's No. 2 official said Tuesday. U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn called the documents "stolen material" and said they give adversaries ...
October 26th, 2010
Pentagon suspects WikiLeaks has more documents
Washington -- The Pentagon is bracing for the release of more secrets by the whistleblower website WikiLeaks, a Pentagon official said Tuesday, as the Defense Department drafts a new plan to securely distribute and protect military and other information. Pentagon spokesman Col. Dave Lapan said WikiLeaks has more Defense Department ...
October 26th, 2010
Vatican urges Iraq to halt Aziz execution
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Vatican has urged Iraq to not carry out the death sentence meted out to former Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz and says it may intervene diplomatically to try to halt it.The international face of Saddam Hussein's regime, Aziz, was sentenced to death by hanging Tuesday for ...
October 26th, 2010
Saddam’s deputy sentenced to hang
BAGHDAD: Saddam Hussein’s most powerful deputy, Tariq Aziz, has been sentenced to death by an Iraqi court for being personally involved in the killing of members of Shiite religious parties after the first Gulf war.[...]Aziz’s son, Ziad, who was flown to the Jordanian capital by American forces in return for ...
October 26th, 2010
Saddam Hussein aide Tariq Aziz sentenced to hang
BAGHDAD (AP) — The international face of Saddam Hussein's regime, Tariq Aziz, was sentenced to death by hanging Tuesday for persecuting Shiites just over three months after the Americans transferred him to Iraqi government custody.Iraqi High Tribunal spokesman Mohammed Abdul-Sahib did not say when the 74-year-old former foreign minister would ...
October 26th, 2010
Iraq sentences Tariq Aziz to death
Tariq Aziz, one of the most notorious public faces of Saddam Hussein’s deposed regime in Iraq, has been sentenced to death by hanging.Mr Aziz, who rose to international prominence when he served as Iraq’s foreign minister during the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, received the sentence from the Supreme Iraqi ...
October 26th, 2010
Britain to investigate WikiLeaks abuse claims
The British government has promised to investigate allegations of detainee mistreatment during the Iraq war.A spokesman for prime minister David Cameron says there is no place for the mistreatment of detainees, and any allegations will be investigated.[...][Click here to read the rest of this article from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation]
October 26th, 2010
Danish PM demands answers over torture report
COPENHAGEN, Tuesday — Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen said Tuesday he had ordered the country’s defence ministry to provide a full report on allegations Danish troops handed Iraqi insurgents over for torture.Confidential documents published on Friday by whistleblowing website WikiLeaks showed that Danish troops deployed in Iraq from 2003 ...
October 26th, 2010
UN rights chief urges US, Iraq to probe WikiLeaks evidence
GENEVA — UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Tuesday urged Iraq and the United States to investigate allegations of torture and unlawful killings in the Iraq conflict revealed in documents leaked last week."The US and Iraqi authorities should take necessary measures to investigate all allegations made in these reports ...
October 26th, 2010
VIDEO: National Guard members deploy to Iraq
Another group of local soldiers is making their final preparations to head overseas to Iraq. They are National Guard members who remove explosive devices and clear roads for convoys, and today they said their emotional goodbyes to friends and family.[...]Melissa Harrell of the 501st Ordnance Battalion says, “I feel honored ...
UPDATE: Tonko wants investigation into soldier's death
Congressman Paul Tonko says he expects a thorough investigation into what happened to a Montgomery County soldier who was found dead at his base in Iraq over the weekend.Army Private David Jones from St. Johnsville was found in his room with a gunshot wound to the head.The 21-year-old only had ...
A local soldier who planned to propose to his girlfriend was found dead in his room in Iraq, according to a family member.Army Pvt. David R. Jones, 21, of St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, was making plans to ask his girlfriend to marry him at an upcoming New York Giants football ...
VIDEO: Family of soldier found dead in Iraq wants answers
The air in the Bennett-Jones house in St. Johnsville is heavy with pain and sadness. On Sunday night, two uniformed military men showed up at their front door with the news that U.S. Army Private David Jones was found dead in his room on base in Baghdad, Iraq.His mother Theresa Bennett ...
St. Johnsville soldier dies in Iraq; details surrounding death probed
ST. JOHNSVILLE, NY — Friends of a 2008 St. Johnsville High School graduate remembered him as a loving, outgoing person Monday after news arrived about his death in Iraq. David Jones, who joined the U.S. Army about a year and a half ago, was killed Sunday during his first overseas ...
Meet the Cartoon Character the Army is Using to Combat Wikileaks
Wikileaks has the Army totally freaked out, and it's stepping up its efforts to keep sensitive information out of unauthorized hands. This lame cartoon character it uses to train soldiers not to leak stuff doesn't seem up to the challenge.[...][Click here to read the rest of this post from Gawker]
US rebuffs Wikileaks Iraq torture claims
The US says it did not "turn a blind eye" to torture in Iraq, in response to allegations raised in files published by whistleblower website Wikileaks.[...]But Gen Casey told reporters on Monday that the policy during the administration of President George W Bush was to report abuse."Our policy all along ...
U.S. says did not under-report Iraq civilian deaths
[...]Pentagon spokesman Colonel Dave Lapan said the U.S. military never claimed to have an exact count of the number of civilians killed in Iraq. Lapan noted that estimates made by private organizations of civilian deaths in Iraq also have varied."Over the years, it has been impossible for the various organizations, ...
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March 23rd, 2013
This evening is going be a big moment in turning our country around on the issue of gun violence. That's why I desperately want you ...
March 21st, 2013
I am hosting a nationwide series of house parties this Saturday night where tens of thousands of people will gather together in living rooms to ...
March 15th, 2013
The response to my Newtown letter this week has been overwhelming. It is so very clear to everyone that the majority of Americans have had ...
March 13th, 2013
America, You Must Not Look Away (How to Finish Off the NRA)
The year was 1955. Emmett Till was a young African American boy from Chicago visiting relatives in Mississippi. One day Emmett was seen "flirting" with ...
February 26th, 2013
My Final Word on Buzzfeed and Emad Burnat's Detention at LAX
Thanks to everyone for bearing with me as I spend so much time on what happened to Emad Burnat. It's important to me because he's ...
February 26th, 2013
Michael Moore Responds to Buzzfeed Story on '5 Broken Cameras' Co-Director Emad Burnat
On Tuesday, February 19th, Emad Burnat, the Palestianian co-director of the Oscar-nominated documentary '5 Broken Cameras,' was detained with his wife and son at Los ...
February 20th, 2013
Last night was the Motion Picture Academy-sponsored dinner in Beverly Hills honoring the directors and producers of this year's five nominated films for Best Documentary. ...
September 11th, 2010
If the 'Mosque' Isn't Built, This Is No Longer America
OpenMike 9/11/10 Michael Moore's daily blog I am opposed to the building of the "mosque" two blocks from Ground Zero. I want it built on ...
December 14th, 2010
Why I'm Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange
Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that ...
May 12th, 2011
Some Final Thoughts on the Death of Osama bin Laden
"The Nazis killed tens of MILLIONS. They got a trial. Why? Because we're not like them. We're Americans. We roll different." – Michael Moore in ...
November 22nd, 2011
Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here?
This past weekend I participated in a four-hour meeting of Occupy Wall Street activists whose job it is to come up with the vision and ...
September 22nd, 2011
A STATEMENT FROM MICHAEL MOORE ON THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS
I encourage everyone I know to never travel to Georgia, never buy anything made in Georgia, to never do business in Georgia. I will ask ...
December 16th, 2010
Dear Swedish Government: Hi there -- or as you all say, Hallå! You know, all of us here in the U.S. love your country. Your ...
November 2nd, 2010
This letter contains (almost) no criticisms of how the Democrats have brought this day of reckoning upon themselves. That -- and where to go from ...
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