After September 11, 2001, George W. Bush established the Guantánamo Bay prison to enable the United States to imprison non-Americans indefinitely outside the reach and protection of both U.S. and international law.  The military commissions and their trial procedures, created under the Military Commissions Act of 2006, have been universally condemned by jurists, scholars and human rights specialists as violating minimum fair trial standards and of being a sham intended to secure convictions.

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Letter from American author and feminist Alice Walker to President Barack Obama:

Alice Walker on expectations, responsibilities and a new reality that is almost more than the heart can bear.

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CITIZENS WILLING TO RISK ARREST TO BRING INDICTMENT OF BUSH AND CHENEY

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I just finished watching the report broadcasted by CBC: Malaise dans le Chinatown/Enquete and what an appalling report that was!  I almost couldn't believe my eyes that our very own CBC, which is supposed to be a decent national broadcaster, would produce something as derogatory as this. 

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Last month you said that if elected President you would ``change the world.`` Sorry to disillusion you but the rest of us in the world outside of the USA don`t want the world being changed, we want America to change.

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An Open Letter to Senator Obama and the Democratic Leadership: On Election Night, DO NOT CONCEDE!

“Eight years is too much” is how Barack Obama explained why we must win the coming election and begin to restore America. But, even if we receive the most votes, will we win the election?

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Human rights activists on terrorism charges
UK colludes with Musharraf's agents

London UK – 31 October 2008

Two London-based human rights campaigners will stand trial on terrorism charges, starting Monday 3 November at Woolwich Crown Court in London, before Mr Justice Henriques.

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I was appalled and saddened to see the show “Malaise dans le Chinatown: Enquete” which was aired on Radio-Canada Oct. 30, 2008. To my surprise, it painted a rather grim picture of a well-respected, benign group which is currently being persecuted by the Chinese Communist Regime for their beliefs.

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