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Rasmea Odeh: Raped And Tortured By Israel, Now Being Prosecuted By The U.S.

In 1969, Rasmea Odeh was tortured until she confessed to a crime she denies committing. After a decade in an Israeli prison, she was released and eventually became a U.S. citizen. She now stands to lose her citizenship for not reporting the conviction she refuses to accept.

Sean Nevins
By Sean Nevins
Rasmea Odeh

UPDATE (3/13/2015): On Thursday March 12 Rasmea Odeh was sentenced to 18 months in prison for charges of immigration fraud. U.S. District Judge Gershwin Drain also revoked her American citizenship, and Odeh faces deportation to Jordan upon serving her sentence. Odeh is currently free on bond, pending a planned appeal. WASHINGTON --- Rasmea

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Hollow Justice And Courts Of Order In An Age Of Government-Sanctioned Tyranny

“The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of the people.”—Justice William O. Douglas

John Whitehead
By John Whitehead
courts

Justice in America makes less sense with each passing day. A Michigan couple that has been raising chickens in their backyard as a source of healthy food for their family could get up to 90 days in jail for violating a local ban on backyard hens. A Kentucky prison guard who was charged with 25 counts of sexual abuse against female inmates,

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US Universities See A Rise In Pro-Palestine Activism

Pro-Palestinian activism has risen significantly on US campuses since Israel’s offensive on the Gaza Strip in the summer, according to a Jewish civil society organization.

Al Akhbar
By Al Akhbar
Northeastern Student Protest

Reports: Pro-Palestinian activism has risen significantly on US campuses since Israel’s offensive on the Gaza Strip in the summer, according to a Jewish civil society organization. The New York-based Anti-Defamation League said in a report published Friday that there had been 75 “anti-Israel” events scheduled on US campuses since the

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Milwaukee Family Seeks Charges In Police Shooting Of Mentally Ill Black Man

“We tried to be accepting and respectful of the way the system works. … Until it got to the point where the Mike Brown thing happened,” Nate Hamilton said. “Now, you know who this police officer is, you’re seeing them get information, and in Milwaukee, we’re not getting no information.”

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Milwaukee Park Shooting

MILWAUKEE  — The family of a black man shot 14 times by a white police officer in a Milwaukee park marks the spot where he died with red spray paint before starting a rally and marching through city streets. "Shame on you. People of color are people, too," protesters chant while carrying signs declaring, "Black Lives Matter." The rallies are

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An American Horror Story — Open Letter From Ferguson Protesters And Allies

Entitled, “We Are Living An American Horror Story,” this open letter from Ferguson protesters and allies reflects on the past 70 days of protest and the movement that has begun.

Ferguson Protestors And Allies
By Ferguson Protestors And Allies
Police Shooting Missouri Protests

We are living an American Horror Story. The unlawful slaughter of black bodies by the hands of power has continued day after day, year after year, century after century, life by precious life, since before the first chain was slipped around black wrists. Black youth, brimming with untapped potential, but seen as worthless and unimportant. Black

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Thousands More US Troops Headed To Liberia To Fight Ebola

The treatment units are supposed to be completed by December, but the latest indications are that the US military involvement there will not end with this construction.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
Ebola Military Training

Thousands of additional US troops are heading to Liberia, according to commander Major General Gary Volesky, the lead of the ongoing war on Ebola in western Africa. Volesky praised the “great team” of troops being sent to Liberia, and vowed that the forces would “stamp out Ebola” across the region. The initially stated “war goal” was to build 17

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