[anyplayer:url=http://cdn.rt.com/files/news/bani-walid-syria-militias-genocide-258/ice99864f10019168e839111a4c18ef65_00b6d360.dv.flv type=FLV width=600 height=450] The Libyan city of Bani Walid is reported to be under heavy attack from pro-government forces and militias. Witnesses say that more civilians are being killed by shelling, while…
Tag: Human Rights
Mind Control, Brainwashing and Torture Experiments The United States government funded and performed numerous psychological experiments, especially during the Cold War era, to help develop more effective torture and interrogation techniques for the U.S. military…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/palestine-protests-violence-economy-841/i676fd22a9bb34408ece09c9ff8892a1e_palestine2.dv.flv] Thousands of Palestinians clashed with police in protests over the economic stagnation caused by strict Israeli trade controls and a decline in Western aid. Officers fired tear gas and beat back protesters who had…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/guantanamo-suicide-torture-death-908/ibdb97df919812a70517e083add3b3455_dawsongitmo.flv] It’s not uncommon for inmates to be tortured and die in suspicious circumstances in Guantanamo, journalist Ryan Dawson told RT. He adds that the coming handover of the Bagram prison to the Afghans is…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/jordan-refugee-camp-syria-932/i0f108882434bc9800d5a517965c763b8_jordan-s-refugee-camp.flv] Syrian refugees who fled violence in their country are now fighting for survival in Jordanian refugee camps, which are struggling to sustain the influx of migrants. In a recent incident, 200 refugees rioted against…
In a file picture dated 05 February 2005, members of the US-based Blackwater private security firm scan Baghdad city centre from their helicopter. Iraq’s interior minister Jawad al-Bolani 17 September 2007 has ordered to cancel…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com//files/news/syria-rebel-massacre-aleppo-627/ie7d56fbec8d0673a34b31e08adb343fe_aleppo-mass-shooting.flv type=FLV width=600 height=450] Rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters capture a policeman who the FSA allege is a “Shabiha” or pro-regime militiaman, on July 31, 2012, as the rebels overran a police station in…
CIA Project Bluebird In 1950, the CIA initiated Project Bluebird, later renamed Project Artichoke, whose stated purpose was to develop “the means to control individuals through special interrogation techniques”, “way[s] to prevent the extraction of…
A Short List of CIA Atrocities The CIA has committed thousands of illegal and immoral acts around the world, including almost unfathomable mass murder and countless acts of terrorism and torture. Former CIA agent John…
There is Nothing Worse than a Reformed Drunk We stated in an earlier article that America’s ‘human rights’ calculus excludes any atrocities committed outside its own borders and focuses only on what happens at home….