Category Archives: Congress

Bringing The Battlefield Home: Are Americans In Line For Gitmo?

Detainees at Guantanamo Bay in 2002

Exclusive: Though the 9/11 attacks occurred more than a decade ago, Congress continues to exploit them to pass evermore draconian laws on “terrorism,” with the Senate now empowering the military to arrest people on U.S. soil and hold them without trial, a serious threat to American liberties, says ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern. Ambiguous but alarming…more »

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Congressional Tourists Avoid Apartheid in Israel

Photo:  Reuters/Darren Whiteside

Written by Ahmad Tibi As a Palestinian member of the Knesset, I know American lawmakers aren’t being shown the reality of life here. A Palestinian woman waits behind a wall after she was refused entry to cross into Jerusalem from Israel’s Qalandiya checkpoint. Americans, do you know where your member of Congress is? Flocking to…more »

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Do Your Representatives Work for You or AIPAC?

US and Israel Flags

written by Mya Guarnieri 81 Congressmen Head to Israel The American economy is in a crisis. Suburbs are falling into poverty. Schools are struggling. Cities teeter on the edge of bankruptcy. And 81 U.S. Congressmen are off in Israel when they should be here, dealing with the mountain of problems facing the American people —…more »

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