FOIA Needs New Muscle Behind It, Not Just Promises
WikiLeaks posted a classified U.S. military video showing U.S. forces firing on Iraqi civilians, killing two Reuters journalists as well as wounding children.
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El Salvador’s Cold War Martyrs
/in CommonDreams.org/by Frank SmythThe curfew broke after dawn. But the massacre took place in the middle of the night. The high command of the Salvadoran armed forces, who were receiving a million dollars a day in U.S. aid, made their decision near midnight. They had been on the defensive over the past…
Uribe, Courts Hold Critical Journalists in Contempt
/in The Comittee to Protect Journalists/by Frank SmythThe accusations against the journalist came after Hollman Morris briefly interviewed four hostages–three police officers and one soldier–shortly before they were released by the FARC.
The Local Newsman – A CPJ Special Report By Frank Smyth
/in The Comittee to Protect Journalists/by Frank SmythThe newsman was hard to forget. He carried a handheld camera to record interviews. While on the cell phone, he scribbled notes on yellow Post-its, sticking them one by one up his arm.
Bush’s Brush with Latin America’s Drug Lords
/in The Nation/by Frank SmythPresident George W. Bush’s trip to Latin America also comes in the wake of evidence that organized crime has infiltrated the top law enforcement agencies of two nations on his travel itinerary.
Israel’s future could be on the line in Iraq
/in Newsday/by Frank SmythFor all the talk about Iraq and whether we should send more troops, one subject has gone ignored: Israel. What happens to America’s closest ally in the region in case of a wider war marked by more anarchy and violence?
“Is Weller’s Beach an Ethics Breach?”
/in Chicago Reader/by Frank SmythRep. Jerry Weller in Illinois owns several pieces of property in Nicaragua, some of which he’s disclosed to Congress as required by its rules—and some of which he apparently hasn’t.