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A debt-ridden father doused himself in petrol and turned himself into a human fireball after being harassed for money by payday loan firms.

http://is.gd/r5xtjQ


From Information Clearing House
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The Obama administration has carried out virtually the same ''war on terror'' policies, often exactly the same policies, as its predecessors in the Bush administration, including the indefinite detention of prisoners at Guantánamo.

http://is.gd/GxJSoN



'Guantanamo guards shot my client 5 times for no reason'

What happened on that day according to Mr. Alawi is that in that process he was shot without any warning for absolutely no good reason by one of the US Army guards at dangerously close range.

http://is.gd/9nCbDX



'Don t Interact, Don t Talk, They Are Not Humans': Gitmo Guard s Basic Orders

By RT

One of the methods used to extract information from Muslim inmates in Guantanamo was to apply sexual interrogation techniques, Terry Holdbrooks, former guard.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35045.htm



Obama Just Made Himself a Prisoner of His Own Gitmo Policy

Obama turned more than a few heads by declaring his ?strong preference? for ?the detention and prosecution of terrorists? over sending an armed robot to end their lives. It?s hard to know what to make of that. The simplest interpretation is that it?s a lie.

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/05/detention-fubar/



Guantánamo: A Betrayal of Our Values, a Human Rights Crisis

In Guantánamo, 104 men are on hunger strike to protest their indefinite detention. Forty-one are being force-fed through tubes, and four have been hospitalized. and expensive as hell: ACLU.

http://is.gd/qQ3k59


From Information Clearing House

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With 102 detainees now on life-threatening hunger strike, action on Guantánamo is more urgent than ever
http://tinyurl.com/oebs6b2

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Their hunger, Obama s shame
http://www.avaaz.org/en/obama_shut_down_gitmo_4/?bMKidab&v=25075

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Gitmo Hunger Strikers to Military Doctors: Stop Contributing to Abuse
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/05/31-5



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A former British soldier in Afghanistan, who was jailed for refusing to fight, has revealed the horror behind the mask of ''Britain as a force for good, liberty and democracy''.

http://is.gd/1x2gH5


From Information Clearing House



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Henry A. Giroux, Truthout: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel s current attempt to close down 54 public schools largely attended by poor minorities is one more example of a savage, racist neoliberal system at work.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16478-marching-in-chicago-resisting-rahm-emanuels-neoliberal-savagery



Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel s War on Teachers and Children

David Bacon, Truthout: School closures around the country have been justified by rationales of budget necessity and improvements in education outcomes, but in Chicago, as elsewhere, communities see no cost savings and no educational improvement but rather an entrenched racist war against teachers and the poor.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/17091-chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuels-war-on-teachers-and-children



The Rise of Chicago s 99% Against Rahm Emanuel, "Mayor 1%"

Mark Karlin, Truthout: Kari Lydersen, author of Mayor 1%, tells Truthout that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is representative of the neoliberal wing of the Democratic party, and he s getting significant pushback in his efforts to expand privatization and limit protests.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/19810-the-rise-of-chicagos-99-against-rahm-emanuel-mayor-1



Mayor 1%: Rahm Emanuel and the Rise of Chicago s 99%

By Kari Lydersen

Will Rahm Emanuel s efforts to establish a privatized neoliberal outpost in Chicago succeed? In her new book, journalist and author Kari Lydersen chronicles both Emanuel s upbringing and career, including his role in legislation such as Clinton s "welfare reform", and the spreading discontent with and movements working against his corporate, authoritarian reign.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/19810-the-rise-of-chicagos-99-against-rahm-emanuel-mayor-1

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'Mayor 1%' Rahm Emanuel vs. Chicago's 99%
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/11/21



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http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/05/20-0

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World faces mounting damage from disasters

Climate change and poor planning are worsening the toll in lives and money that natural disasters wreak worldwide.

http://is.gd/Fzptt4


From Information Clearing House

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Turn down the heat

Climate extremes, regional impacts, and the case for resilience, executive summary.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/r/d87416818718ms376.html



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