No, I’m not a big Nader fan, and I hope someone else runs in his stead, but I did vote for him in the last election. Why? Because I couldn’t find any reasons to be pro-Gore other than to be anti-Bush. And because I was voting then in New Jersey (by Absentee Ballot by the [...]
“I am dying!” Martinez cried. “OK, yes, you are dying,” the officer said. “But tell me why you are fighting with the police.” Not once did the police officers inform Martinez of his right to remain silent and to have a lawyer present. Instead, to try to badger him into a confession, they took advantage [...]
Independent human rights groups estimate that there are more than 600 politically motivated arrests a year in Uzbekistan, and 6,500 political prisoners, some tortured to death. According to a forensic report commissioned by the British embassy, in August two prisoners were even boiled to death And we (the US) gave them $500 million last year!