U.N. Convention Against Torture

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Trump, Russia and the betrayal of American heroes

Developing The worst case scenario, we wrote after the election on November 8, 2016, would be if Trump acted during the transition and his presidency…

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Beyond Trump and the November elections: Is a coherent U.S. foreign policy possible?

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International Law and the Descent toward Barbarism: MSF —“Wars are being fought as in ‘barbarian times’

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REPRISE: If Putin invades Mariupol and seizes a land corridor to the Crimea, what will NATO, the U.S. and the EU do?

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Civilization falters, as Russian aggression stands and Islamic terrorism explodes

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The Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris, and the torture trail leading to Abu Gharib

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Torture is an issue which defines America as a nation

We now have the published Executive Suumary of the Senate Select Committee on Inteligence Torture Report. In one of Senator Diane Feinstein’s finest acts…

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