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How Abu Ghraib Was Politically Defused, Part 2

by James Bovard December 1, 2008

Part 1 | Part 2 From the first days of the torture scandal, the Bush administration followed a “deny everything and praise American values” strategy to defuse the controversy over Abu Ghraib. In a May 28, 2004, interview, a French journalist mentioned Abu Ghraib and asked President Bush, “Do you feel responsible in any way for this moral failure in ...

Regime Change: Promise and Peril, Part 1

by Stephen Kinzer December 1, 2008

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 This article is a transcript of Stephen Kinzer’s speech given on June 6, 2008, at The Future of Freedom Foundation’s conference “Restoring the Republic 2008: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties.” Thomas Jefferson is the author of the phrase that I take as my guiding principle, and it’s the principle that ...

When Government Replaces God and Family

by Christine Smith December 1, 2008

Freedom is the emancipation from the arbitrary rule of other men. — Mortimer Adler It is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. It knows best what we need and what must be done. We must trust in its absolute power, knowledge, and presence in all areas of our lives. For this overseer is ...

The Crusade Against Population

by George Leef December 1, 2008

Population Control: Real Costs, Illusory Benefits by Steven W. Mosher (Transaction Publishers, 2008); 300 pages. You have probably never heard of Dr. Reimert Ravenholt, but he was one of the most influential people of the 20th century. More than anyone else, Ravenholt was responsible for putting together the worldwide network ...

The Rapid Decline of Transparency and Privacy in America (video)

by Jonathan Turley November 28, 2008

On June 7, 2008, Jonathan Turley gave the following Speech at FFF’s conference Restoring the Republic 2008: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties. The speech can viewed below in its entirety.

After 7 Years, Judge Orders Release of Guantánamo Kidnap Victims

by Andy Worthington November 24, 2008

On Thursday, in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Judge Richard Leon, an appointee of President George W. Bush, delivered a major blow to the outgoing administration’s “war on terror” detention policies by ordering the immediate release of five Algerian-born Bosnian prisoners at Guantánamo, after concluding that the government had provided no credible evidence that, as was alleged, ...

The 2008 Candidates and Civil Liberties — A New Path or More of the Same? (video)

by Glenn Greenwald November 19, 2008

On June 7, 2008, Glenn Greenwald gave the following Speech at FFF’s conference Restoring the Republic 2008: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties. The speech can viewed below in its entirety.

A Message from Jacob Hornberger

by Jacob G. Hornberger November 17, 2008

Never has the need been greater for an organization that advances the consistent moral, philosophical, and economic case for individual liberty, free markets, and constitutional government. Thats what The Future of Freedom Foundation is all about. We need your generous end-of-year support to help us continue working for ...

20 Reasons to Shut Down The Guantnamo Trials

by Andy Worthington November 17, 2008

As Barack Obama and his transition team begin looking at ways to fulfill the President-elects pledge to close Guantánamo, Andy Worthington, author of The Guantánamo Files, recalls that Barack Obama also promised to reject the Military Commissions Act (the legislation that revived the system of terror trials conjured up in the office ...

Conscience over Career: The Prosecution of the American Taliban (video)

by Jesslyn Radack November 15, 2008

On June 7, 2008, Jesselyn Radack gave the following Speech at FFF’s conference Restoring the Republic 2008: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties. The speech can viewed below in its entirety.

Imperial Crusades: The Corruption of U.S. Foreign Policy (Video)

by Alexander Cockburn November 12, 2008

On June 7, 2008, Alexander Cockburn gave the following Speech at FFF’s conference Restoring the Republic 2008: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties. The speech can viewed below in its entirety.

Prisoner Release Highlights Guantánamo Failures

by Andy Worthington November 10, 2008

Guantánamo, it seems, is about to become a buzzword once more, as it is, in many ways, the most iconic symbol of Barack Obama’s challenge to undo the Bush administration’s zeal for unfettered executive power. Already, however, pundits are stepping forward to point out the difficulties involved in dismantling the system, whining about the dangerous terrorists held there, ...