2.09 judicial efforts against militarism

Obama Contends President is Beyond Review: Asserts Powers More Sweeping than those Claimed by Bush

Witness Against Torture stands vigil outside the U.S. Supreme Court on December 5, 2007, as the Court hears the oral arguments for Al Odah and Boumediene. Photo: www.witnesstorture.org
Authors: Mark Wilson

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If a president is allowed to hide executive actions without review, the president becomes a dictator.

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Countering Military Recruitment in New Ways: In California, Judicial and State Legislative Challenges Loom

Peninsula Raging Grannies protest against WalMart airing in-store recruiting ads for the Marines. PHOTO: KAREN H. ROBERTSON VIA THE WAL MART MOVIE, MAY 29, 2005
Authors: Marc Norton

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The US ratified a treaty barring the recruitment of child soldiers. Let's live up to it.

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Well Beyond Abu Ghraib: Expert Testimony on the Effects of US Torture Policy

Authors: Deborah Pearlstein

Summary:As of 2006 there had been more than 330 cases in which US military and civilian personnel were credibly alleged to have abused or killed detainees.

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Boyle's Law: Turning up the Heat Against Militarism Through Civil Resistance

Snow covered statue in Princeton, NJ, February, 2006. Photo: Huxleyesque via Flickr
Authors: Stephen Lendman

Summary:Stephen Lendman reviews Protesting Power: War, Resistance, and Law by Frances Boyle.

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Anti-TortureActivists Convicted: Guantánamo Prison Put On Trial

The thirty five defendants stand in front of Superior Court, Photo: Bill Ofenlach, www.witnesstorture.org
Authors: Frida Berrigan

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We have a right to petition the government for a redress of grievances, and Guantánamo Bay prison is beyond grievous.

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Help Bring Justice to Timor-Leste: A Sample Letter

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What Do You Do When a Child is Burning?: A review of the film The Camden 28

Camden 28 poster
Authors: Stephen J. McGeady

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She could now understand her protesting son, because the trial revealed the lies which killed her other son.

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Camden 28 Trial Opening Statement

Authors: Father Mike Doyle

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Conscientious Objection in Turkey: Struggling to Emerge

Turkish Antimilitarism Demonstration
Authors: Andreas Speck

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Anyone who discourages military service can face prosecution. Birgul Ozbaris could face 21 years in jail.

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Breathing Life into the Struggle: Victories for Indigenous Peoples & Transnational Allies

Indigenous Child
Authors: Paula Palmer

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Winning the right to decide if resource extraction should take place.

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