Monthly Archives: August 2009

Jim Wall: Churches should stop talking and start acting for justice

US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation 27 August 2009 James Wall, contributing editor of The Christian Century, has had about enough of faith communities talking and talking about peace in the Middle East without taking any action. Wall has … Continue reading

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Clemency for Leonard Peltier

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Laura Carlsen: Honduran Society Faces Contradictions of Illegitimate Institutions

Americas Program Coverage of the Coup in Honduras Part 1: The Coup’s Version of ‘Order in the Court’ Laura Carlsen 25 August 2009 The workings of a modern-day democracy depend on the open and orderly day-to-day functions of institutions based … Continue reading

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DemocracyNOW!: Imprisoned Native American Activist Leonard Peltier Again Denied Parole

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Bob Drogin: Lebanese man is target of first rendition under Obama

Contractor Raymond Azar is arrested in Afghanistan, hooded, stripped and flown to the U.S. His alleged crime? Bribery. A human rights activist calls the case ‘bizarre.’ By Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 22 August 2009 Reporting from Alexandria, Va. A … Continue reading

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