Articles in Category: Rights And Freedoms (Page 104)

‘Worst of the Worst’?: Gitmo’s Youngest Prisoner, the ‘Forgotten Child,’ Released Without Charges

Mohammed El-Gharani, captured at fourteen, mistreated by captors, never charged in over seven years, finally going home...

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Brad Friedman,
6/11/2009 -
5:20 pm PT

57 Comments

CA Supremes: Marriage Discrimination Stands

Prop 8 Upheld, though 18k same-sex couples may remain married

New ballot initiative to undo damage expected soon...

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Brad Friedman,
5/26/2009 -
1:12 pm PT

21 Comments

SIBEL EDMONDS: Two Sides of the Same Coin… Heads-Heads

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Sibel Edmonds,
5/22/2009 -
4:19 pm PT

36 Comments

Skeptical Rightwing Radio Host Waterboarded, Lasts Six Seconds, Calls it ‘Absolutely Torture’

AUDIO BONUS: Brad on KGO last night with Hannity-like, torture-loving wingnut callers aplenty

LATE UPDATE: Olbermann donates $10k to charity on behalf of Mancow, rescinds offer to 'coward Hannity,' who is 'now unnecessary'

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Brad Friedman,
5/22/2009 -
1:30 pm PT

19 Comments

‘VR’ Coalition Files Bar Complaints Calling for Disbarment of 12 Bush-era Torture Lawyers

MSM cover; AP helps mislead, misinform...

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Brad Friedman,
5/18/2009 -
11:48 am PT

19 Comments

Torture/Abuse Photos Ridiculed by Rush, Kept From View by Obama, Posted on The BRAD BLOG

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Brad Friedman,
5/15/2009 -
2:11 pm PT

29 Comments

History of CIA Torture: Unraveling the Web of Deceit, Part I

Military Torture, Legal Fig Leaves & Premature Exculpation...

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Ernest A. Canning,
5/6/2009 -
12:07 pm PT

16 Comments

Maine Becomes Fifth State to Protect Marriage Equality

Governor: 'Civil union is not equal to civil marriage'...

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Brad Friedman,
5/6/2009 -
11:09 am PT

5 Comments

Bush Then: ‘War Crimes Will be Prosecuted…No Defense to Say, ‘I was Just Following Orders”

Update: Pulitzer Prize Winner: Bush must have been 'Just kidding'...

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Brad Friedman,
4/28/2009 -
3:05 pm PT

5 Comments

Dick Cheney: Sociopathic Genius

Sending them out to chase shadows...

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Ernest A. Canning,
4/27/2009 -
11:12 am PT

18 Comments

VIDEO: Brad on ‘Plan B’ on CNN Live

There has to be a morning-after pill...

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Brad Friedman,
4/26/2009 -
10:46 pm PT

9 Comments

Reagan’s Torture Convention Signing Statement: ‘Abhorrent Practice,’ ‘Prosecute Torturers or Extradite to Other Countries for Prosecution’

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Brad Friedman,
4/25/2009 -
8:56 am PT

7 Comments

AG Holder ‘Promises’ Torture Protestor After House Hearing: ‘You Will be Proud of Your Country’

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Brad Friedman,
4/24/2009 -
1:16 pm PT

7 Comments

Real World Facts, Real World Understanding Needed on Torture Issue

The harsh realities of torture and following orders are quite different from the fictional world of Hollywood's anti-terror warriors, says a noted former FBI Special Agent and 9/11 whistleblower...

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Coleen Rowley,
4/24/2009 -
11:09 am PT

13 Comments

Shepard Smith: ‘WE DON’T FUCKING TORTURE!!!’

Fox 'News' host goes ballistic. Thank you...

--
Brad Friedman,
4/23/2009 -
2:38 pm PT

20 Comments

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Maine Dems Elect Platner in Landslide: ‘BradCast’ 6/10/2026

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Corporate Donors to White House Ballroom Win $50 Billion in New Government Contracts, Funding: ‘BradCast’ 6/9/2026

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‘Crooked or Stupid’: Trump Rails Against ‘Rigged’ CA Elections, Offers No Evidence, Storms off Interview: ‘BradCast’ 6/8/2026

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‘I’m not a Victim. I was a Criminal’: J6er Says ‘No’ to Trump’s ‘Weaponization’ Slush Fund Money: ‘BradCast’ 6/4/2026

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Corrupt, Partisan SCOTUS Ends Any and All Claim to Legitimacy With Mid-Election Alabama Ruling: ‘BradCast’ 6/3/2026

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Trump’s Favorite Election Fraud Criminal Now Runs Free: ‘BradCast’ 6/2/2026

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One Failure After Another: ‘BradCast’ 6/1/2026

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Did Trump and His Attorneys Conspire to Defraud the United States?

The court-ordered reopening of Trump's lawsuit against the IRS could have impacts well beyond blocking access to a $1.8 billion slush fund...

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Articles in Category: Rights And Freedoms (Page 104)

Mohammed El-Gharani, captured at fourteen, mistreated by captors, never charged in over seven years, finally going home...

Prop 8 Upheld, though 18k same-sex couples may remain married

New ballot initiative to undo damage expected soon...

AUDIO BONUS: Brad on KGO last night with Hannity-like, torture-loving wingnut callers aplenty

LATE UPDATE: Olbermann donates $10k to charity on behalf of Mancow, rescinds offer to 'coward Hannity,' who is 'now unnecessary'

MSM cover; AP helps mislead, misinform...

Military Torture, Legal Fig Leaves & Premature Exculpation...

Governor: 'Civil union is not equal to civil marriage'...

Update: Pulitzer Prize Winner: Bush must have been 'Just kidding'...

Sending them out to chase shadows...

There has to be a morning-after pill...

The harsh realities of torture and following orders are quite different from the fictional world of Hollywood's anti-terror warriors, says a noted former FBI Special Agent and 9/11 whistleblower...

Fox 'News' host goes ballistic. Thank you...

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