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Dan Abrams is Wrong About Wikileaks

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Bart Motes

On July 25, 2010, the website Wikileaks released 92, 000 pages of classified documents, dubbed “The War Logs.” Comparisons were immediately made to the publication of the Pentagon Papers, leaked by Daniel Ellsberg in 1971. Frank Rich wrote a compelling… Continue reading →

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General Kayani’s "Silent Coup" in Pakistan: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Josh Mull

I am the Afghanistan Blogging Fellow for The Seminal and Brave New Foundation. You can read my work on The Seminal or at Rethink Afghanistan. The views expressed below are my own.Pakistan’s General Kayani, the man our leaders in Washington fawn over an… Continue reading →

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What’s Really Going on Behind Murdoch’s Paywall?

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Michael Wolff

Rupert Murdoch is trying to make news at the Times and Sunday Times in London–but he’s not reporting on it. Will his paywall work is the biggest story in the media business, and it would be quite a journalistic coup to document the progress, or lack t… Continue reading →

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One Year After Coup, Honduras Still in Crisis; Is the US Enabling?

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Jeremy Kryt

A year after a military coup toppled the democratically-elected government, a “horrifying” human rights crisis continues amidst economic and environmental decay. Is the U.S. enabling this repression with taxpayer dollars?One year ago last week, on Jun… Continue reading →

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One Year Later: Honduras Resistance Strong Despite US Supported Coup

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Bill Quigley

One Year Later: Honduras Resistance Strong Despite US-Supported CoupBy Bill Quigley and Laura Raymond. Bill and Laura work at the Center for Constitutional Rights. You can contact Bill at quigley77@gmail.com and Laura at lauraraymond21@gmail.comMore… Continue reading →

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A Real Truth Commission for Honduras

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Bertha Oliva

My beloved and troubled country, Honduras, desperately needs a truth commission. On June 28th of last year, a military coup d’etat shattered our fragile democracy and ushered in a period of arbitrary and repressive rule in which those who opposed the coup were subject to violent attacks, illegal detentions and state-imposed media censorship. Though a new government headed by Porfirio Lobo took power on Feb. 27 following highly controversial elections, there has been no real investigation or prosecution of those responsible for the coup and for the many killings, rapes, beatings and illegal detentions that occurred after June 28. In fact, targeted extrajudicial killings and attacks against coup opponents continue to regularly occur with complete impunity.

The Committee for the Families of the Detained and Disappeared of Honduras (COFADEH), which has been documenting forced disappearances and political violence in Honduras since the late ’80s, has registered 47 assassinations of anti-coup activists, 14 of which have occurred since the inauguration of Mr. Lobo. Respected international human rights organizations like the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Center for Justice and International Law have also voiced their alarm regarding the ongoing attacks, but Honduras’ state and judicial authorities have failed to address or even recognize the problem.

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No Repeat of Kyrgyzstan in Arab states

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

The events that unfolded in Kyrgyzstan in the past few days have demonstrated how seemingly entrenched regimes can, in fact, be on the cusp of a coup d’état. Arabs have followed the events in Kyrgyzstan with wonder. But why isn’t the same happening in their own countries?

The former Kyrgyz President, Kurmanbek Bakiev, shares much with leaders from the Arab world. He had “won” an election held in 2005 with a 90% margin after the ousting of the former dictator merely replaced one totalitarian leader with another. More than a dozen Arab countries share similar stories of those who launched coups against a former monarch or president, only to install themselves as rulers until they die.

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Blogger Tim Russo Is Running For Office In Cleveland– And He Has Nothing To Hide

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Howie Klein

A morality tale is playing out in Cuyahoga County, where voters will soon construct a new form of government for Ohio’s most Democratic region.

Last fall, a silent coup d’état was orchestrated by the architects of Cuyahoga County’s Issue 6, a new county charter that replaces the three county commissioners (one of whom is currently the target of an FBI corruption investigation) with 11 county council members and a county executive. The new charter also makes many elected positions (auditor, treasurer, recorder) appointed positions.

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Did a White Sheriff and District Attorney Orchestrate a Race-Based Coup in a Northern Louisiana Town?

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Jordan Flaherty

In Waterproof, a small northern Louisiana town near Natchez, Mississippi, the African American mayor and police chief assert that they have been forced from office and arrested as part of an illegal coup carried out by an alliance of white politicians and their followers. In a lawsuit filed last week, Police Chief Miles Jenkins asserts a wide-ranging conspiracy involving the area’s district attorney and parish sheriff, along with several other members of the region’s entrenched political power structure. These events come at a time of widespread and high-profile racist attacks against the US President and Black members of Congress nationwide, and in a state where white political corruption and violence have been and continue to be used as tools to suppress Black political representation.