Category Archives: If You REALLY Care

Quotable: Eric Fair on torture and its consequences

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“American authorities continue to insist that the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib was an isolated incident in an otherwise well-run detention system. That insistence, however, stands in sharp contrast to my own experiences as an interrogator in Iraq. … Continue reading →

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There goes the neighborhood

Posted on February 3, 2007 by Sabina Becker

And right along with it, all hope that Peruvian president Alan Garcia might have learned from mistakes of the past: Environmental and human rights group in Peru have denounced the government’s campaign to auction off large swathes of the Amazon … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Molly Ivins’ famous last (published) words

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“We are the people who run this country.We are the deciders. And every single day,every single one of us needs to step outsideand take some action to help stop this war.”—Molly Ivins, sorely and sadly missed

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A tale of two marches

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Tell me, dear friend: have you heard about the March for Life? You know–the one that took place this year, as it does every year, on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade? It is awfully hard to miss an annual … Continue reading →

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Hey, hey, get outta my way…

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Sabina Becker

…I just got here from the US of A!And as you can see, punk-ass Humvee Macho Man is one helluva driver. When he gets sick of running them off the road from his own lane, he just veers into the … Continue reading →

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The threat of a good example

Posted on January 15, 2007 by Sabina Becker

More must-see viewing: a 1983 documentary by British journalist John Pilger on Nicaragua under the Sandinistas. (You’ll need RealPlayer installed to view it.)

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Prisoners of Katrina: A must-see documentary

Posted on January 14, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“Katrina blew the system apart, and made it so that we were so disconnected, we simply could not function.” Who are the bigger criminals–the inmates, or the authorities?What is worse: the crimes that put people in jail, or a system … Continue reading →

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One more reason to condemn Saddam’s hanging

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Or three, as if we needed more. From El Nuevo Diario, of Managua, Nicaragua, we get this incredibly sad item: A 10-year-old boy of Guatemalan origins killed himself accidentally while imitating the hanging of Iraqi ex-leader Saddam Hussein after seeing … Continue reading →

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And here’s why I call it the Chicken Noodle Network…

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Quick, what’s the biggest thing going on in Chile right now, according to CNN? If you guessed that a distressed US sailor has been found safe and sound, you’re only half right. That’s the English version. In Spanish, THIS is … Continue reading →

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The ugly truth leaks out

Posted on January 3, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Damn the Internets. First you get this, and then this: The Iraqi government has launched an inquiry into unofficial mobile phone footage showing the execution of former leader Saddam Hussein. The mobile phone footage showed he exchanged taunts and insults … Continue reading →