Vigil Against Torture Meets the First Amendment

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While neither the news columns of the StarTribune nor the idiot box’s news shows ever mention the phrase, a small group of us are demanding accountability for torture. Virtually every weekday since Nov. 12, 2009, we have conducted a daily one-hour vigil in front of the U.S. Courthouse, otherwise known as the Federal Building, in Minneapolis. B. Todd Jones, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota, has his offices in that building. Regrettably, Mr. Jones has forgotten we are a nation of laws. Usually the vigil is only a single person, dressed in an orange jumpsuit and a black hood, with a sign and sometimes with leaflets. Continue Reading

Ticking time bomb on torture conspirators

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This Saturday, a time bomb will start ticking. The eight-year statute-of-limitations period applicable to the Federal Torture Statute will soon expire. Then, for time immemorial, it will be official: If you torture or conspire to torture in the name of the United States of America, no consequences will follow. We will have officially sanctioned torture.


Why this Saturday? Continue Reading

FREE SPEECH ZONE | Human Rights Day Demonstration, Thurs., Dec. 10, 11:00 – 1:00, U.S. Courthouse, Minneapolis

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We are running out of time. In 2002, the United States began an official policy of torture. It was “legalized,” authorized and ordered at the highest levels of our government. 
Torture and conspiracy to torture are federal crimes. 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2340 and 2340A is the federal statute that criminalizes torture. Continue Reading

Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century

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I recently explored a fairly new building on the University of Minnesota campus. It covered a whole city block, and I was curious what departments were located there.


I entered and noticed these fancy letterings above several classrooms in the building: Deloitte. Classroom, Securian Classroom, Donaldson Classroom, 3M, Supervalu, Travelers, Wells Fargo, Int’l Dairy Queen, General Mills. Continue Reading

Condoleezza Rice: Meet the F.B.I.

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The following letter was submitted to the F.B.I. this morning. It describes some of the evidence for a conspiracy to commit torture charge against Condoleezza Rice. The evidence includes a video in which Ms. Rice comes oh-so-close to making a complete confession. Any prosecutor would relish going into court with the evidence provided in the document below. Continue Reading

Beth El Synagogue, Condi Rice, and Dialogue

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Beth El Synagogue (St. Louis Park, Minnesota) and its invitation to Sec. Condoleezza Rice to appear in its National Speaker Series: the saga continues.


To recap: In defense of its invitation, synagogue leaders have stressed their desire for dialogue on difficult issues. Here’s the score on dialogue so far.


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