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William Fisher: Obama's Dilemma: Prison Corruption a Symptom of How Sick We Are in Afghanistan

Amid the near-constant speculation over President Barack Obama's strategy for Afghanistan, there appears to be virtually universal consensus that rooting out corruption has to be a top priority if the US and its NATO allies are to have a "credible ...

From WILLIAM FISHER, Huffington Post,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  NATO,  The Pentagon,  Al-Qaeda,  Taliban

RIGHTS-US: Rendition Redux?

RIGHTS-US: NEW YORK, Nov 11 (IPS) - On the heels of a federal appeals court ruling that only the U.S. Congress and the executive branch of government - not the courts - can interfere with government-sponsored "extraordinary rendition", a U. ...

From WILLIAM FISHER, Inter Press Service,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: American Civil Liberties Union,  U.S. Congress,  Federal Bureau of Investigation,  Al-Qaeda,  Jose Padilla

William Fisher: Most Happy Fella!

My friends will probably be surprised to hear me say, "I'm a really lucky guy. I'm happy!" They'll think I've developed a marshmallow brain. Well, maybe so. But here it is: "I'm a really lucky guy!" And happy about it! And the source of these newfound ...

From WILLIAM FISHER, Huffington Post,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: BBC,  Hosni Mubarak,  Committee to Protect Journalists

POLITICS-US: No Sunset for Sweeping Patriot Act Powers?

POLITICS-US: NEW YORK, Nov 4 (IPS) - The USA Patriot Act, rushed into law by a panicky U.S. Congress in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sep. 11, 2001, gave the government broad surveillance powers to spy on innocent citizens. But ...

From WILLIAM FISHER, Inter Press Service,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Senate Judiciary Committee,  American Civil Liberties Union,  U.S. House of Representatives,  Federal Bureau of Investigation,  U.S. Congress

RIGHTS-US: Another Legal Setback for Arar Torture Case

RIGHTS-US: NEW YORK, Nov 3 (IPS) - A federal appeals court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought against a former U.S. attorney general by a Canadian citizen who sought damages for being unlawfully detained by U.S. authorities in New York ...

From WILLIAM FISHER, Inter Press Service,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  George W. Bush,  John Ashcroft,  Al-Qaeda,  European Commission

RIGHTS-US: Govt Lawyers Seek to Quash Rendition Lawsuit

RIGHTS-US: NEW YORK, Nov 3 (IPS) - The long road to the proverbial day in court just got longer for five men who claim they were "disappeared" and tortured by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. The men, who say they were victims of the ...

From WILLIAM FISHER, Inter Press Service,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Central Intelligence Agency,  George W. Bush,  Barack Obama,  American Civil Liberties Union,  Binyam Mohamed

Controversial Patriot Act Provisions Appears Set For Reauthorization

The USA Patriot Act, rushed into law by a panicky U.S. Congress in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, gave the government broad surveillance powers to spy on innocent Americans. But it also stipulated that three of its more ...

From WILLIAM FISHER, The Public Record,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Senate Judiciary Committee,  U.S. House of Representatives,  Federal Bureau of Investigation,  American Civil Liberties Union,  U.S. Congress

RIGHTS-US: Lawsuit Probes Role of Psychologists in Terror War

RIGHTS-US: NEW YORK, Nov 2 (IPS) - The state board responsible for licensing - and disciplining - psychologists in Louisiana is accused of turning a blind eye to serious allegations of abuse against one of its members, including complicity ...

From WILLIAM FISHER, Inter Press Service,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Larry James,  Omar Khadr

Obama Urged to Fully Comply with Anti-Torture Treaty

The 50th anniversary of the U.S. ratification of the United Nations Convention Against Torture passed last week with little fanfare and virtually no press attention from the mainstream media here. But according to the American Civil Liberties Union, “U. ...

From WILLIAM FISHER, The Public Record,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: American Civil Liberties Union,  Barack Obama,  United Nations,  Ronald Reagan,  U.S. Senate

RIGHTS: Obama Urged to Fully Comply with Anti-Torture Treaty

RIGHTS: NEW YORK, Oct 26 (IPS) - The fifteenth anniversary of the U.S. ratification of the United Nations Convention Against Torture passed last week with little fanfare and virtually no press attention from the mainstream media here. But ...

From WILLIAM FISHER, Inter Press Service,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: American Civil Liberties Union,  Barack Obama,  United Nations,  Ronald Reagan,  U.S. Senate

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