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September 10, 2021
Published by Suraj K Sazawal at September 10, 2021

20 Years Later: Time for a Hard Look in the Mirror

As we mark 20 years since 9/11, much ink will be spilled about the country’s trajectory since that tragic day.  But if the national reaction to the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan is any indication, the country, or at least
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August 16, 2021
Published by Defending Rights & Dissent at August 16, 2021

With Ground Troops Withdrawing From Afghanistan, Defending Rights & Dissent Calls for Repeal of AUMF, Closure of Guantanamo Bay Prison

Just days after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, Congress overwhelmingly passed a joint resolution “to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against those responsible for the recent attacks launched against the United States” (AUMF). While many members
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August 12, 2021
Published by Defending Rights & Dissent at August 12, 2021

DRAD & National Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Groups Call on DOJ to Sue States that Pass Anti-Protest Laws

In the one year since Americans took to the streets in historic numbers amid a global pandemic to stand up for Black lives in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, their persistent, loud and clear voices – and organizing efforts
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August 11, 2021
Published by Cody Bloomfield at August 11, 2021

The Legacy of Atomic McCarthyism

This week marks 76 years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japanese cities. (Friday was the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima; Monday was the anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki.) We remember the victims of Hiroshima and
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August 5, 2021
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Published by Defending Rights & Dissent at August 5, 2021

Seventy-five Members of Congress Call for Immediate Closure of Guantanamo Bay Prison Camp

Today, Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Congressman David Price (D-NC), and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), along with more than 70 members of Congress, delivered a letter to President Biden calling for the immediate closure of the prison at Naval Station Guantanamo
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August 4, 2021
Published by Cody Bloomfield at August 4, 2021

New Name, Same Flaws Pt. 4: The War on Terror’s Education Division

Our schools are battlegrounds. At least, that’s how DHS sees them.  Letting the national security state run rampant through schools creates what Nicole Nguyen calls “school securitization.” Students, socialized into a world of threats around every corner, learn to fear
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July 29, 2021
Published by Cody Bloomfield at July 29, 2021

New Name, Same Flaws Pt. 3: Fighting The Stalker State

For a decade, activists from the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition have fought on the front lines to oppose further expansion of what they term the “stalker state.” Members of the Coalition join us to deconstruct national security mythology and reappraise
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July 27, 2021
Published by Defending Rights & Dissent at July 27, 2021

Defending Rights & Dissent Condemns 45-Month Jail Sentence of Daniel Hale

Washington, D.C. – Earlier today, Defending Rights & Dissent observers were present in court when drone whistleblower Daniel Hale gave an eloquent statement to the judge before being sentenced to 45 months in prison. In his statement, Hale told the
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September 10, 2021

#20YearsSince 9/11 has the surveillance, torture, wars, and attacks on civil liberties made us safer?

CIA whistleblower @JohnKiriakou says no, in fact, they've weakened us as a nation.

Listen to the entire interview on @primaryXsources

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September 10, 2021

Its been #20YearsSince 9/11, but are we any safer? Are we any better as a country as a result of the measures we took post-9/11? @JohnKiriakou #primarysourcespodcast https://primarysourcespodcast.org/

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September 10, 2021

It has been #20YearsSince 9/11 but any examination of the past 20 yrs must acknowledge what started as a military campaign to get those responsible for the attacks spiraled into an amorphous global conflict that betrayed our values. https://www.rightsanddissent.org/news/20-years-later-time-for-a-hard-look-in-the-mirror/

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September 10, 2021

#20YearsSince we began fighting the post-9/11 wars, we have no more excuses to commit the same mistakes.

Drone strikes that kill civilians, torture, and indefinite detention - these outrages aren’t worthy of the US and it’s time for them to end. https://www.rightsanddissent.org/news/with-ground-troops-withdrawing-from-afghanistan-defending-rights-dissent-calls-for-repeal-of-aumf-closure-of-guantanamo-bay-prison/

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September 10, 2021

50 yrs ago this week, incarcerated men at the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate NY took control of the prison to demand humane treatment & improved living conditions. https://gothamist.com/news/looking-back-1971-attica-uprising-what-set-stage-deadly-riots

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