http://rinf.com/alt-news Breaking News, Alternative News & Media Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:56:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The last several years have brought a parade of dark revelations about the George W. Bush administration, from the manipulation of intelligence to torture to extrajudicial spying inside the United States. But there are growing indications that these known abuses of power may only be the tip of the iceberg. ... http://rinf.com/alt-news/politics/exposing-bush%e2%80%99s-historic-abuse-of-power/4174/ By Jeff Stein | Air Force Col. Morris D. Davis, who resigned last year after two years as chief prosecutor at Guantanamo, today described the military commissions system as fatally "tainted" by politics and designed to produce guilty verdicts, no matter what the costs.        The possibility of the system delivering "credible verdicts is doubtful," Davis said ... http://rinf.com/alt-news/contributions/former-gitmo-prosecutor-says-trials-rigged/4173/ By Robert Parry | A conservative-dominated U.S. Appeals Court has opened the door for President George W. Bush or a successor to throw American citizens - as well as non-citizens - into a legal black hole by designating them “enemy combatants,” even if they have engaged in no violent act ... http://rinf.com/alt-news/contributions/gitmo-%e2%80%98justice%e2%80%99-for-us-citizens/4172/ An American lawyer has offered to represent Iran in an international lawsuit against Israel and his own government in an effort to stop Washington and Tel Aviv from initiating further sanctions against Tehran. Francis A. Boyle says following Washington's latest ultimatum to Tehran to freeze uranium enrichment within two weeks or ... http://rinf.com/alt-news/war-terrorism/us-lawyer-seeks-to-sue-us-over-iran-threats/4171/ Children of the current generation receive 24 mandatory vaccinations. A generation ago, only 10 were required. Through vaccinations, children receive 400x the amount of mercury deemed safe by the FDA. The Hep B routinely given to newborns contains so much mercury preservative that it would normally only be considered safe ... http://rinf.com/alt-news/multimedia/vaccines-and-autism-the-science-and-the-politics/4170/ A message from Congressman Dennis Kucinich. Will Congress listen? IMPEACH NOW! Bush is a Threat to Peace. http://kucinich.us to sign the petition. http://rinf.com/alt-news/multimedia/kucinich-impeachment-will-be-heard-friday/4169/ By Heidi Stevenson | The great mystery of bee deaths has been solved. Colony Collapse Disorder is poisoning with a known insect neurotoxin. Clothianidin, a pesticide manufactured by Bayer, has been clearly linked to die offs in Germany and France. Although the bee die offs that have occurred recently are more ... http://rinf.com/alt-news/environmental-news/colony-collapse-disorder-debunked-pesticides-cause-bee-deaths/4168/ By Andy Worthington | Wake up, America! On July 15, the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled by 5 votes to 4 in the case of Al-Marri v. Pucciarelli (PDF) that the president can arrest US citizens and legal residents inside the United States and imprison them indefinitely, ... http://rinf.com/alt-news/human-rights/court-confirms-presidents-dictatorial-powers/4167/ By Carol J. Williams | A military judge says some statements by Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a driver for Osama bin Laden, were made in 'highly coercive' settings. It could set a standard for other cases. WASHINGTON -- The military judge overseeing the first war crimes trial against a terrorism suspect at ... http://rinf.com/alt-news/war-terrorism/judge-bars-evidence-against-terrorism-suspect-at-guantanamo-trial/4166/ On July 15, "an unlikely alliance" rallied in Washington DC to "stop the war on the poor" by increasing U.S. domestic oil and gas production. The rally was organized by the civil rights group Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the pro-drilling front group Americans for American Energy and the conservative ... http://rinf.com/alt-news/breaking-news/drilling-away-at-poverty/4165/