Afghanistan–The Difficulty In Appreciating That Losing Your Family, An Arm And A Leg Means Freedom

A new U.S. offensive in Afghanistan is underway. Despite the promises below, please keep in your heart the innocent people who will, without doubt, be victimized by this latest military action.

The operation was aimed at putting pressure on insurgents “and to show our commitment to the Afghan people that when we come in we […]

Why We Must Release The Abu Ghraib Pictures

If they ever do a remake of An Officer and a Gentleman, it should surely star the  chivalrous General Antonio Taguba, who feels that the innocent eyes of Americans and the world should be shielded from seeing photos that confirm acts of rape and abuse that are included in his 2004 report about Abu Ghraib.  […]

11 Year Old Swat Valley Girl: “My Books Have Been Burnt, My Pen Has Been Broken”

Memo to the Presidents of Pakistan and the U.S., the leaders of the Taliban, their generals and their ministers:  Malalay is an 11-year old girl living in the Swat Valley of Pakistan.  She speaks with an understanding of truth and justice that I fear you will never have.  Please take a few minutes and sit […]

The Girls’ Guide To The Economy Part 17–Stillbirths and Miscarriages: Bearing The Cost Of Chevron’s Profits

Last year, Chevron had its most profitable year ever, but that profit comes at a horrendous cost to the environment and to people throughout the world, according to a report by The True Cost Of Chevron.  In Ecuador for instance,
For over three decades, Chevron chose profit over people.
While drilling in the Ecuadorian Amazon from 1964 […]

Take Action To Secure Freedom For Aung San Suu Kyi

It is an assault on the human rights of us all that Aung San Suu Kyi is still in captivity and a failure of the international community that she now faces an even harsher imprisonment.  Please follow the link below calling on immediate action to secure her freedom. From The Burma Campaign:
The Burma Campaign UK […]

Pardon Lynndie England

Remember Pvt. Lynndie England, leash holder, rogue bad apple who went to jail and was dishonorably discharged because she took it upon herlittle ol’ self to torture prisoners, something we would never, never do in this country? In 2005 in an essay titled, “Who Gave Lynndie the Leash“  I  wrote about the fallacy of the […]

We’re Not Surprised: Study Finds Disproportionate Number of Dead In Iraq Are Women And Children

I’ve lost count of the number of times that I’ve pointed out that since wars are not actually fought on battlefields but more often than not in heavily populated areas, the victims are disproportionately innocent civilians and most especially women and children.  A new study just published by Iraq Body Count puts the numbers to […]

The Continuing Reign Of Terror Against Women In Afghanistan

President Obama recently labeled the new Afghani law that would legalize marital rape referred to in the first item below as “abhorrent”, not to be confused with the supposed potential of terrorism against the United States that is our stated reason for the continued U.S. military presence in Afghanistan.  This is not an adequate response […]

Backlog Of Rape Kits In Los Angeles A Human Rights Violation

As Human Rights Watch points out, the backlog of untested rape kits in Los Angeles, and the persistent inability of the county to significantly address the problem needs to be considered as not just a law enforcement problem but as a human rights issue because indeed every person has the human right to live free […]

“1 Shot, 2 Kills” T-Shirt Showing Pregnant Woman With Bullseye On Her Belly Popular With Israeli Soldiers

In a blog post last week, I wrote that  sexual assault in the U.S. military was effectively an intractable problem because rape and sexual assault have always been de-facto weapons of war.  This isn’t just true in our military of course, in recent times the conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in the […]

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