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Family of American subjected to indefinite detention pleads for international human rights review

“The family of Jose Padilla, an American citizen captured on U.S. soil and held without charge by the military as an enemy combatant, filed a petition with the Organization of American States (OAS) on Tuesday seeking a human rights review of Padilla’s treatment. Padilla and his mother have maintained for years that he was tortured while in U.S. custody, including being forced into stress positions, being kept awake for days at a time and being fed LSD and PCP against his will. The Bush administration ultimately claimed he was engaged in a plot to blow up a so-called ‘dirty bomb,’ but he was never charged with such a conspiracy.” Continue reading →

UK government pays Libyan dissident’s family £2.2 million over MI6-aided rendition

“Ministers have agree to pay more than £2m to the family of a prominent Libyan dissident abducted with the help of MI6 and secretly flown to Tripoli where he was tortured by the security police of the former dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Having sought for years to avoid the agents of the Libyan dictator, Sami al-Saadi was forced on board a plane in Hong Kong with his wife and four young children in a joint UK-US-Libyan operation. They were then flown to Libya, where all of them were initially imprisoned. Saadi was held and tortured for years.” Continue reading →

Obama recognizes Syrian rebels as ‘legitimate representative’ of the people

“President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the Syrian opposition was now ‘the legitimate representative’ of the Syrian people, in the most significant US intervention yet in the brutal civil war. Though a minority, the Al-Qaeda-linked rebel group Al-Nusra has been one of the most effective rebel groups fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, raising concerns that hardline extremists are hijacking the 21-month-old revolt. Senior officials however said that despite the move on recognizing the opposition, Washington sticks by its policy of not directly arming the rebels.” Continue reading →

U.S. warns Egypt of return to ‘bad old days’ of Mubarak

“The United States warned Tuesday there must be no return to the ‘bad old days’ of the Mubarak era in Egypt, as the army there called for talks to resolve a crisis over a constitutional referendum. ‘We continue to have deep concerns about the situation in Egypt,’ State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said. Tens of thousands of protesters filled Cairo streets to demonstrate for and against the referendum called for Saturday on a draft constitution backed by President Mohamed Morsi and his Islamist allies.” Continue reading →

Family of slain Walmart shoplifting suspect want answers

“Shelly Frey’s family and community activists want to know why a Harris County sheriff’s deputy shot the 27-year-old to death in a Walmart parking lot. Her relatives said no proof exists to show that Frey was stealing from the store on Friday, according to a news report from KPRC-Channel 2. Before the shooting, a Walmart employee told Campbell that the women were stuffing store merchandise into their bags. Suspect Tiasa Andrews began to drive away while the deputy was standing between the open door and the driver’s seat. Shelly Frey later died from a gunshot wound at an apartment complex in the 1300 block of Greens Parkway.” Continue reading →

New Hampshire police Taser Chinese woman who tried to buy too many iPhones

“Police in Nashua, New Hampshire say they were forced to use a Taser on a 44-year-old Chinese woman who does not speak English after she was told to leave an Apple Store because she was trying to buy too many iPhones. Through a translator, Xiaojie Li told WMUR that she had bought two iPhones from the Pheasant Lane Mall Apple Store on Friday and returned on Tuesday to buy more to send to her family in China. Shoppers captured cell phone video of police — who were providing security at the store’s request — using a stun gun on Li as she laid on the mall floor screaming.” Continue reading →

Bank of Japan likely to ease again next week via asset buying

“The Bank of Japan will likely ease monetary policy next week, sources say, as looming risks such as the potential fallout from the U.S. fiscal cliff and weak Chinese growth continue to cloud the outlook for an economy already seen as in recession. The most likely option is for the central bank to expand its asset-buying and lending programme, currently at 91 trillion yen ($1.1 trillion), by another 5-10 trillion yen, at the meeting on Dec. 19-20. The central bank has been under intense pressure to become bolder in its efforts to beat deflation ahead of a lower house election on Dec. 16, which polls suggest the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will win.” Continue reading →

RTW Passes as Union Thugs Rampage!

Today Michigan took a giant step towards freedom when the House passed the final Right to Work Bill. However, it was not without incident, as expected. Outside on the Capitol lawn Union “protesters” destroyed a large white tent with box cutters while shouting “scab” and “Walmart tent” and “get em” The tent was set up …