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Trifecta at 'Democracy Now'

By Jeralyn, Section Other Politics
Posted on Wed Aug 10, 2005 at 10:07:48 AM EST
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Democracy Now has some great stuff up today:

  • Landmark Decision Overturns Cuba 5 Convictions:
    Interview with Leonard Weinglass
    A federal appellate court in Atlanta overturned the convictions of the Cuba 5 and ordered a new trial on the basis that the men could not get a fair trial in the right-wing Cuban exile stronghold of Miami. The five were accused of spying for Cuba. We speak with Leonard Weinglass, one of the lawyers for the Cuba 5.
  • Maher Arar Fights to Keep Torture Suit Against U.S. Government Alive
    Canadian torture victim Maher Arar is the first person to mount a civil suit challenging the U.S. government policy of extraordinary rendition. Now his attorneys are fighting the Justice Department's motion to dismiss the case. We speak with David Cole, the lead lawyer for Maher Arar. [includes rush transcript]

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    Trifecta at 'Democracy Now' | 2 comments (2 topical)
    Re: Trifecta at 'Democracy Now' (none / 0) (#1)
    by squeaky on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:09 PM EST
    Inch by Inch...feels like millimeter by millimeter, but movement in the right direction nonetheless.

    Re: Trifecta at 'Democracy Now' (none / 0) (#2)
    by jackl2400 on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:02:09 PM EST
    Re: Arar. I don't get why they're not trying to settle the Arar case the usual way, by not admitting anything directly but throwing a gazillion dollars at the injured party, which the USG certainly has, as a way of saying "whoopsie" to the guy and at least providing a consolation prize to make the guy less a martyr, rather than stonewalling and pretending that they can repeal foundational rights of bodily liberty and due process going back to the magna carta and generally acting like fascist neandrethals. How many of these claims can there be? A couple dozen? They can't cough up a few hundred million for this collateral damage in the $200B war budget? Couldn't they just chalk it up to the Dep't of Public Diplomacy or whatever Karen Hughes is running to repair the image of the US over this whole Gitmo/Abu Gharib/Baghram/Renditions mess? Do they think that plays well ANYWHERE, much less the muslim countries? I just don't get it. Do they think any judge is going to be able to write a decision saying "no cause" or "no remedy", why yes indeedy, a citizen of any foreign country can be dropped into a twilight zone without any repercussions, any accountability? Never needed to say "we're sorry" or "it was a terrible mistake, but 9/11 blah blah blah"? And, no, we're not saying whether we're still doing that or gonna keep on doing that. Whew. That is truly frightening. Obligatory Marc Emery plug ;-): PS to Ugly Americans: just like the more recent Emery case which is not on the psychic radar screen south of the 49th parallel but is big news to Canadians, the travails of Arar are also well north of the border. If Bush isn't scaring most of us, the US is scaring the crap out of a lot more Canadians who know they're "sleeping with the elephant".

    Trifecta at 'Democracy Now' | 2 comments (2 topical)