Media Watch: Groundbreaking UN Torture Report Shunned by Mainstream
By Janet Phelan The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Nils Melzer, has issued a report which gives official acknowledgement—possibly for the first time—to aspects…
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Facebook Hits C****vir*s Articles with a Sledgehammer
By Janet Phelan Articles from mainstream publications and vetted online venues are now apparently being removed from Facebook for simply mentioning the coronavirus. As of…
Is Covid-19 “The Big One” Or Just A “Dry Run?”
By Janet Phelan Let’s face facts. As viruses go, the coronavirus is likely a dud. Its mortality rate is extremely low, though its contagion factor…
Action Alert: Freedom at Risk Through Surveillance Reauthorization Bill
By Janet Phelan It may be time to dust off your telephone and reassert your rights. At this writing, any remnant of your freedom and…
As the New Virus Spreads, Some Important Things to Remember
By Janet Phelan We’ve been expecting the Big One for some time now. As far as pandemics go, the Big One has been alluded to…
Shadowy Watchlisting Council Has Control Over Your Legal Rights — And It Does Not Really Exist
By Janet Phelan By all commonly accepted standards, the Watchlisting Advisory Council (WLAC) does not exist. It has no physical offices, no employees and was…
An Open Letter to Glenn Greenwald on the Occasion of his Release from Charges
Op-Ed by Janet Phelan Mr. Greenwald, Those of us watching the attacks on the press were acutely aware of the implications of the charges levied…
Israel and Iran in Dead Heat Weapons Race
By Janet Phelan Israel is developing a laser weapons defense system that may end up neutralizing most of her airborne security threats. The Iron Beam,…
A Plan for Peace or a Recipe for War? Trump Unveils his Israel-Palestine Peace Plan
By Janet Phelan Trump has unveiled his “Deal of the Century,” a “peace plan” for Israel and Palestine which some commentators are calling “a recipe…
After Declaring Terrorist Watchlist Unconstitutional, Judge Backpedals
By Janet Phelan In a widely reported decision last September, Federal Judge Anthony Trenga declared that the Terrorist Watchlist was unconstitutional. Now, however, Judge Trenga…
UN Receives Reports That US Citizens Have Been Tortured
By Janet Phelan The reports are in and the conclusion is unavoidable—a number of American citizens are stating they have been tortured by their own…
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture to Address “No Touch Torture” — Or Will He?
By Janet Phelan Dr. Nils Melzer, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, recently published a call out for submissions on “Psychological Torture and Ill Treatment.” …
The US Wants Your DNA: The Dark Underside of Genetics
By Janet Phelan Recent plans revealed by the Trump administration to collect the DNA of migrants at the border have evoked a significant reaction from…
Reinstating Justice in a Climate of Diminishing Rights
By Janet Phelan It is clear to many who are inflicted with abuses by our legal system that we are dealing with state-sponsored crimes. Judges…