Tag Archives: USA
I cannot believe I still have to protest this shit
There is a lot to be amazed about in a US election campaign. The candidates, their views, the money involved, the ads, the extent to which it’s covered by international media – it’s like a circus in every sense of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Death penalty, Education, Life, Politics, Religion
Tagged Bachmann, Cain, circus, common sense, contraception, don't ask don't tell, election campaign, Gingrich, guantanamo, Obama, Paul, protest, Romney, Santorum, USA
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The trial of 22 July
This has been a very special week. It has felt like going back in time – back to 22 July last summer, and the weeks following what happened on that day. It’s odd, as a Norwegian, to see something happening … Continue reading
Posted in Death penalty, Media, Politics, Random thinking, Religion
Tagged Aftenposten, death penalty, justice, life in prison, Norway, Oslo, Reprieve, The New York Times, transparency, trial, USA, Utøya
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…and no charges were ever brought against him
When I was an intern on a project dealing with rendition and secret detention a few months ago, I read those words several times a day. The only sentence that might challenge it in terms of frequency, is “…and his … Continue reading
Posted in Extraordinary rendition, Politics
Tagged black sites, Bush, Canada, CIA, detainees, GTMO, international law, legal rights, Maher Arar, Obama, Rendition, secret detention, secret prisons, Syria, torture, USA
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The ultimate denial
On their website, Amnesty International states it very clearly: The death penalty is the ultimate denial of human rights. It is the premeditated and cold-blooded killing of a human being by the state. This cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment is … Continue reading
Posted in Death penalty, Life, Politics
Tagged Amnesty, death penalty, democracy, punishment, state, Troy Davis, ultimate denial, USA
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In a nutshell 