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William Fisher: Abuse, What Abuse?
Monday, 18 July 2005, 3:19 pm | William Fisher
The U.S. Army general widely considered the 'architect' of abusive prisoner interrogation techniques at Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib and in Afghanistan used "creative" and "aggressive" tactics, but did not practice torture or violate law or Pentagon policy. Despite ... More >>
William Fisher: Gitmo's Forgotten Soldier
Tuesday, 12 July 2005, 11:31 am | William Fisher
Many people will remember Janice Karpinsky, the Army Reserve Brigadier General who was reprimanded and demoted for failing to stop the prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. More >>
William Fisher: The Plight of NGOs in Egypt
Wednesday, 6 July 2005, 2:58 pm | William Fisher
Non-governmental organizations in Egypt are being strangled by a law severely restricting their activities and by the “extra-legal role” of the country’s Security Services, a new report from Human Rights Watch charges. More >>
William Fisher: Charlie Wilson’s War
Wednesday, 6 July 2005, 2:29 pm | William Fisher
Though it happened just over 20 years ago, today’s media has all but forgotten that Afghanistan’s Taliban was largely the creation of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) and a hard-drinking, party-loving Texas congressman who helped funnel billions ... More >>
William Fisher: Hoping For A Miracle
Monday, 4 July 2005, 8:50 am | William Fisher
This weekend, one of Latina Magazine's top 10 women of the year will enjoy a place of honor by riding in the lead float in the Jefferson City, Missouri, Fourth of July parade. More >>
William Fisher: Long Before Woodstein
Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 3:05 pm | William Fisher
Most people under forty have no idea what investigative journalism is. Those old enough to remember Watergate and Deep Throat think it started with Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward and “All the President’s Men”. More >>
William Fisher: Our Titular Attorney General
Monday, 27 June 2005, 10:48 am | William Fisher
Well, I'm glad that's over! Victoria's Secret, Janet Jackson, and all the rest of us, can now breathe a huge sigh of relief. Drapes are out. Breasts are back. More >>
William Fisher: Capitol Kabuki
Monday, 27 June 2005, 10:24 am | William Fisher
Senator Joe Biden has always been a favorite of mine. The Delaware Democrat is one of our most knowledgeable voices in foreign affairs. And he speaks plain English, not John Kerryish Senate-speak. More >>
William Fisher: This Just In... GITMO-By-The-Sea
Thursday, 16 June 2005, 2:51 pm | William Fisher
Oppressed Christians: Looking for a five-star holiday? Have we got a deal for you! GITMO-By-The-Sea. More >>
William Fisher: Bloody Sunday And Beyond
Wednesday, 15 June 2005, 3:39 pm | William Fisher
The summer of 1965 found the United States in turmoil. President Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, who had taken office in 1963 following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, was already stepping up troop deployments to Vietnam, and an embryonic ... More >>
William Fisher: Hate Crime Grows
Monday, 13 June 2005, 11:41 am | William Fisher
Representatives from 55 countries wrapped up a two-day conference on bigotry in Cordoba, Spain, after being warned of the "alarming increase in anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim hate crimes" and the "disturbing lack of response to hate crimes ... More >>
William Fisher: More Terrorists?
Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 12:34 am | William Fisher
I read in the papers that the FBI has charged two more U.S. citizens with conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaida. The two, it is alleged, were enthusiastic followers of al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden. More >>
William Fisher: Gulag, Shmoolag
Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 12:26 am | William Fisher
When Amnesty International described U.S. anti-terrorist prisons as "the Gulag of our time", it gave the Bush Administration the ideal gift for the politician who has nothing: An opportunity to change the subject. More >>
William Fisher: Emmett Till And Others
Tuesday, 7 June 2005, 10:55 am | William Fisher
Fifty-five years ago this summer, two white men abducted, tortured and killed a 14-year-old black youth, Emmett Till, allegedly for whistling at a white store clerk while on a visit to Mississippi. More >>
W. Fisher: Progressive Islam - Not An Oxymoron
Monday, 30 May 2005, 5:19 pm | William Fisher
In the US, many Roman Catholics support a women's right to choose - but remain Catholics. In Latin America, many priests practice 'liberation theology' - but remain Catholics. More >>
William Fisher: Why Rumsfeld Should Go
Monday, 30 May 2005, 4:40 pm | William Fisher
Let's give Donald Rumsfeld the benefit of the doubt. He's not a war criminal. He never wrote any memo authorizing specific techniques for abusing prisoners. He doesn't believe in abusing people. He's an amusing guy. He used to be a media superstar in ... More >>
Improving US Communications With Muslim World
Thursday, 26 May 2005, 3:06 pm | William Fisher
As the Muslim world continued to demonstrate its hostility to the U.S. on the heels of a Newsweek magazine article charging that a copy of the Koran was flushed down a toilet, America's premiere foreign policy organization issued a new report claiming ... More >>
William Fisher: Whistleblower's Career Over
Monday, 16 May 2005, 1:22 pm | William Fisher
"I realize this is the end of my Air Force career." With these words, a chaplain at the Air Force Academy, for the first time, went public about a "systemic and pervasive" problem of religious proselytizing at the academy by evangelical Christians. More >>
William Fisher: The Downside Of The Internet
Tuesday, 10 May 2005, 12:24 am | William Fisher
The web is a wondrous thing. I couldn't live without it. But it is not without its challenges. One of them is that anyone can pluck anything from any source and copy it. More >>
William Fisher: The American Press - How Free?
Friday, 6 May 2005, 11:39 am | William Fisher
Recent polling data shows that most Americans think their press is the freest in the world - indeed, some believe it is too free. But according to a new report by Freedom House, a highly respected civil liberties advocacy group, the US is among ... More >>
