political writings
Post 9/11
An article by Kevin Ryan
Forgetting Torture: Lee Hamilton, John Brennan, and Abu Zubaydah
26 February 2013 | The pervasive news surrounding the confirmation hearing of John Brennan, Obama’s nominee for CIA director, is paralleled by another, related story that has been largely ignored by the U.S. media. That is the story of the man called Abu Zubaydah, whose alleged torture testimony, obtained by the CIA while Brennan was the head of the agency’s Terrorist Threat Center, built the foundation for the official account of 9/11.
Forgetting Torture: Lee Hamilton, John Brennan, and Abu Zubaydah
26 February 2013 | The pervasive news surrounding the confirmation hearing of John Brennan, Obama’s nominee for CIA director, is paralleled by another, related story that has been largely ignored by the U.S. media. That is the story of the man called Abu Zubaydah, whose alleged torture testimony, obtained by the CIA while Brennan was the head of the agency’s Terrorist Threat Center, built the foundation for the official account of 9/11.
Human rights investigations
Secret CIA black sites and globalizing torture
6 February 2013 | Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, the Central Intelligence Agency embarked on a highly classified program of secret detention and extraordinary rendition of terrorist suspects. The program was designed to place detainee interrogations beyond the reach of law. Suspected terrorists were seized and secretly flown across national borders to be interrogated by foreign governments that used torture, or by the CIA itself in clandestine “black sites” using torture techniques.
Secret CIA black sites and globalizing torture
6 February 2013 | Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, the Central Intelligence Agency embarked on a highly classified program of secret detention and extraordinary rendition of terrorist suspects. The program was designed to place detainee interrogations beyond the reach of law. Suspected terrorists were seized and secretly flown across national borders to be interrogated by foreign governments that used torture, or by the CIA itself in clandestine “black sites” using torture techniques.
Switzerland violated Nada’s human rights
Youssef Nada wins lawsuit against Switzerland
12 September 2012 | The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of Egyptian businessman Youssef Nada. The court ruled that Switzerland violated Nada’s human rights by restricting his cross-border movements after Nada was put on a blacklist on suspicions of financing terrorism.
Youssef Nada wins lawsuit against Switzerland
12 September 2012 | The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of Egyptian businessman Youssef Nada. The court ruled that Switzerland violated Nada’s human rights by restricting his cross-border movements after Nada was put on a blacklist on suspicions of financing terrorism.Did Barack Obama lie about the death of bin Laden?
Former CIA Agent Claims Americans Did Not Kill bin Laden
19 May 2011 | Osama bin Laden cheated the gallows and died five years before US security forces officially announced he was killed, told to the Russian TV station, Channel One, a former CIA agent, Berkan Yashar, himself an ethnic Chechen, currently living in Turkey. [Silvia Cattori]
Former CIA Agent Claims Americans Did Not Kill bin Laden
19 May 2011 | Osama bin Laden cheated the gallows and died five years before US security forces officially announced he was killed, told to the Russian TV station, Channel One, a former CIA agent, Berkan Yashar, himself an ethnic Chechen, currently living in Turkey. [Silvia Cattori]An article by Paul Craig Roberts
The Road to Armageddon: The Insane Drive for American Hegemony Threatens Life on Earth
26 February 2010 | The Washington Times is a newspaper that looks with favor upon the Bush/Cheney/Obama/neocon wars of aggression in the Middle East and favors making terrorists pay for 9/11. Therefore, I was surprised to learn on February 24 that the most popular story on the paper’s website for the past three days was the “Inside the Beltway” report, “Explosive News,” about the 31 press conferences in cities in the US and abroad on February 19 held by Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, an organization of professionals which now has 1,000 members.
The Road to Armageddon: The Insane Drive for American Hegemony Threatens Life on Earth
26 February 2010 | The Washington Times is a newspaper that looks with favor upon the Bush/Cheney/Obama/neocon wars of aggression in the Middle East and favors making terrorists pay for 9/11. Therefore, I was surprised to learn on February 24 that the most popular story on the paper’s website for the past three days was the “Inside the Beltway” report, “Explosive News,” about the 31 press conferences in cities in the US and abroad on February 19 held by Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, an organization of professionals which now has 1,000 members.Omar Deghayes testifies
How I Fought to Survive Guantánamo
22 January 2010 | For nearly six years, British resident Omar Deghayes was imprisoned in Guantánamo and subjected to such brutal torture that he lost the sight in one eye. But far from being broken, he fought back to retain his dignity and his sanity
How I Fought to Survive Guantánamo
22 January 2010 | For nearly six years, British resident Omar Deghayes was imprisoned in Guantánamo and subjected to such brutal torture that he lost the sight in one eye. But far from being broken, he fought back to retain his dignity and his sanityAn article by David Ray Griffin
Osama Bin Laden: Dead or Alive?
9 October 2009 | Is Osama bin Laden still alive? I have dealt with this question in a recent little book entitled Osama bin Laden: Dead or Alive? The present essay summarizes the main points of this book.
Osama Bin Laden: Dead or Alive?
9 October 2009 | Is Osama bin Laden still alive? I have dealt with this question in a recent little book entitled Osama bin Laden: Dead or Alive? The present essay summarizes the main points of this book.Kurt Sonnenfeld : Exclusive interview
9/11 FEMA videographer at Ground Zero goes public
22 June 2009 | As official videographer for the U.S. government, Kurt Sonnenfeld was detailed to Ground Zero on September 11, 2001, where he spent one month filming 29 tapes: "What I saw at certain moments and in certain places ... is very disturbing!" He never handed them over to the authorities and has been persecuted ever since. Kurt Sonnenfeld lives in exile in Argentina, where he wrote « El Perseguido » (the persecuted). His recently-published book tells the story of his unending nightmare and drives another nail into the coffin of the government’s account of the 9/11 events. Below is an exclusive interview by Voltairenet.
9/11 FEMA videographer at Ground Zero goes public
22 June 2009 | As official videographer for the U.S. government, Kurt Sonnenfeld was detailed to Ground Zero on September 11, 2001, where he spent one month filming 29 tapes: "What I saw at certain moments and in certain places ... is very disturbing!" He never handed them over to the authorities and has been persecuted ever since. Kurt Sonnenfeld lives in exile in Argentina, where he wrote « El Perseguido » (the persecuted). His recently-published book tells the story of his unending nightmare and drives another nail into the coffin of the government’s account of the 9/11 events. Below is an exclusive interview by Voltairenet.A moving statement
Kurt Sonnenfeld: an inconvenient 9/11 witness
22 June 2009 | Kurt Sonnenfeld’s statement at the presentation of his book El Perseguido (The Persecuted) on May 8, 2009, at the 35th Annual Buenos Aires Book Fair in Argentina, where he lives in exile since 2003. In it, Sonnenfeld tells the history of his persecution at the hands of U.S. authorities over the course of more than seven years after his official mission to Ground Zero as FEMA’s videographer ... an experience that turned him into an inconvenient witness.
Kurt Sonnenfeld: an inconvenient 9/11 witness
22 June 2009 | Kurt Sonnenfeld’s statement at the presentation of his book El Perseguido (The Persecuted) on May 8, 2009, at the 35th Annual Buenos Aires Book Fair in Argentina, where he lives in exile since 2003. In it, Sonnenfeld tells the history of his persecution at the hands of U.S. authorities over the course of more than seven years after his official mission to Ground Zero as FEMA’s videographer ... an experience that turned him into an inconvenient witness.Lecture by Prof. David Ray Griffin
9/11: Time for a Second Look
19 April 2009 | Professor David Ray Griffin, renowned author of a series of series of eye-opening books that recount his painstaking research into the attacks of September 11, 2001, is on a tour of several major European cities . On the strength of mounting scientific evidence which casts serious doubt on the official account, it is indeed time for a second look at 9/11. As Professor Griffin says, “9/11 has affected us all", and it is time for the peoples of the world to support the scientific and professional leaders from all walks of life who are calling for a new investigation. 9/11 and the so-called "war on terror" are still part of the official rhetoric and continue to serve as the rationale underpinning the ongoing military offensives abroad and the erosion of civil liberties at (...)
9/11: Time for a Second Look
19 April 2009 | Professor David Ray Griffin, renowned author of a series of series of eye-opening books that recount his painstaking research into the attacks of September 11, 2001, is on a tour of several major European cities . On the strength of mounting scientific evidence which casts serious doubt on the official account, it is indeed time for a second look at 9/11. As Professor Griffin says, “9/11 has affected us all", and it is time for the peoples of the world to support the scientific and professional leaders from all walks of life who are calling for a new investigation. 9/11 and the so-called "war on terror" are still part of the official rhetoric and continue to serve as the rationale underpinning the ongoing military offensives abroad and the erosion of civil liberties at (...)Lecture given by Mr Dick Marty
"Does one have to fight tyranny with the instruments of the tyrants?"
22 March 2007 | After a lot of research into the CIA abductions and the CIA secret flights in Europe, Dick Marty has proven at length, that it is not about the individual cases, because generally, they have become the norm. The President of the Commitee on Legal Affairs of the Council of Europe has concluded, in the end, that an organized system acts in public- if not in fact with an active agreement from the European states.
"Does one have to fight tyranny with the instruments of the tyrants?"
22 March 2007 | After a lot of research into the CIA abductions and the CIA secret flights in Europe, Dick Marty has proven at length, that it is not about the individual cases, because generally, they have become the norm. The President of the Commitee on Legal Affairs of the Council of Europe has concluded, in the end, that an organized system acts in public- if not in fact with an active agreement from the European states.