USAID on torture:
When you receive a subject, the first thing to do is to determine his physical state, his degree of resistance, through a medical examination. A premature death means a failure by the technician.
Another important thing to know is exactly how far you can go given the political situation and the personality of the [...]

From Socialist Worker…
Karl Marx famously wrote that “the executive of the modern state is but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie”.
But the political leaders of the US looked more like a shambles when they met in the White House on Thursday of last week.
Republican congressmen ignored George Bush’s plea that [...]

Photojournalist Jess Hurd traveled across the Southern states of the US in June to talk to people about Barack Obama, racism, the economy and their everyday struggles to survive…

Click on the poster below to watch the latest animation by Mark Fiore…

From AFP…
A total of 38 people were killed in a massive weekend rockslide in Egypt which flattened homes in a north Cairo shantytown, according to the latest toll given by the health ministry on Monday.
“The number of victims has risen to 38 dead and 57 wounded,” the ministry said in a statement carried by the [...]

I came across this multimedia/photography website, via Ursula’s blog…

From the WSWS…
Over 27,000 members struck Boeing facilities in Washington, Oregon and Kansas. This is the first back-to-back strike in Boeing history. As of this writing no additional talks are scheduled.

Attacks continue against the NATO occupation troops…
Four NATO soldiers, including three Canadians, were killed in attacks in southern Afghanistan, while three Taliban militants were killed in a fight with Afghan and foreign forces in the western region, officials said Thursday. A soldier with International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed in a explosion in southern [...]

Check out this blog, run by some of my dear friends in the Bay Area…

The US Socialist Worker reports on preparations for a possible strike by the second-largest teachers union in America

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Amy Goodman and two Democracy Now! producers detained at the Republican National Convention…