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Entries Tagged as 'Torture'

Guantanamo, False Imprisonment, and the Human Rights Toggle Switch

Posted by Dave Awl on June 27th, 2008 at 7:04 am

This story is about a week old at this point, but it goes in the “things everyone should know” category.
One of the most common talking points from right-wing pundits, especially on Fox News, is that whatever happens to the people in Guantanamo Bay is okay because all those prisoners are really bad guys — “the […]

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Tags: News · Politics · Media · Torture · Human Rights · Journalism · Terrorism · TESK

Condi Must Go

Posted by Dave Awl on April 16th, 2008 at 11:12 am


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Tags: Politics · Activism · Torture · Human Rights · Video · Law

Best. Protest. Ever.

Posted by Dave Awl on November 22nd, 2007 at 6:40 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Activism · TV · Torture · Human Rights · Video

Roundup: Flight of the Humpback Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on November 19th, 2007 at 2:46 pm


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Tags: Politics · Culture · Music · Tech · Blogs · LGBT · Media · New Wave · Film · Climate Change · Apple · Books · Comics · HIV/AIDS · Lit · History · Torture · Human Rights · Software · Nature · Feminism · Religion · Journalism · Macintosh · Fiction · The Economy, Stupid

Roundup: Monkey in the Bathroom Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on November 6th, 2007 at 3:39 pm


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Music · Tech · Food · Blogs · LGBT · New Wave · Activism · TV · Apple · Comics · Science Fiction · Heroes · History · Torture · Human Rights · Nature · Labor · Religion · Spirituality · Journalism · Macintosh · Terrorism · Vegetarian & Vegan · Roundup · Essays

Standard Bearers from the Past

Posted by Dave Awl on October 12th, 2007 at 4:18 am


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Tags: Meta · News · Politics · Culture · Books · Lit · Science Fiction · History · Torture · Human Rights

Trailer for Rendition, with Meryl Streep, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Reese Witherspoon

Posted by Dave Awl on September 10th, 2007 at 1:28 pm


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Blogs · Media · Film · Comics · Torture · Human Rights · Video

Roundup: Ronald Reagan Memorial Bridge Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on August 9th, 2007 at 9:17 am


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Roundup: Pottymouth Jar Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on May 22nd, 2007 at 8:20 am


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Roundup: The Bitch Is Back Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on May 11th, 2007 at 3:56 pm


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Music · Tech · LGBT · Media · Comedy · New Wave · TV · Apple · Comics · Science Fiction · Doctor Who · Peace · Health · Torture · Human Rights · Pet Food · Healthcare Crisis

News Roundup: Supreme Court, Python,
and Gromit Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on April 2nd, 2007 at 3:15 pm


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Music · Blogs · LGBT · Media · Comedy · Film · TV · Climate Change · Apple · iTunes · Neo-Futurists · Fringe · Health · Advertising · Business · Travel · Torture · Human Rights · Nature · Supreme Court

Last Week’s Three Best Video Kerfuffles

Posted by Dave Awl on March 26th, 2007 at 7:35 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Media · Film · TV · Climate Change · Torture · Human Rights