A federal court dismissed a lawsuit last week against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. The suit, brought by Donald Vance, a US Navy veteran and former defense contractor, and Nathan Ertel, also a former defense contractor, alleged he was responsible for torture they had experienced in an American-run prison in Iraq for nearly one hundred [...]
Dismissal of Whistleblower’s Lawsuit Against Rumsfeld Grants US Officials Greater Immunity for Torture |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Monday November 12, 2012 6:08 pm |
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Whistleblower’s Report on Afghanistan War Further Exposes US Military’s Use of ‘Information Operations’ |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Monday February 13, 2012 12:21 pm |
The unclassified version of a report on the war in Afghanistan that has been garnering wide attention in the past week was finally published for public viewing last Friday. The report is by Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, a seventeen-year Army veteran who just returned from his second tour of duty in Afghanistan. It asserts military [...]
Court Rehears Whistleblower’s Torture Suit Against Rumsfeld |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Wednesday February 8, 2012 1:23 pm |
The US Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals is set to rehear a civil suit against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld today. The suit, brought by Donald Vance, a US Navy veteran and former defense contractor, and Nathan Ertel, also a former defense contractor, alleges Rumsfeld is responsible for “intentional mistreatment” that occurred when they were [...]
Review: ‘The Whistleblower’ Humanizes a Character Often Targeted & Vilified By Society |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Friday August 19, 2011 12:18 pm |
Girls and women migrate into the Bosnia sex industry because of lack of opportunity and poor economic conditions. Generally coming from Eastern European countries, they answer ads and are promised good job only to find they become property of traffickers. They are moved across borders on routes that avoid official border crossings, all to disorient [...]
