Posts by Marjorie Cohn
"The delegation told Cuba’s leadership that it had only a narrow window of time to make the economic and political changes demanded by the Trump administration."
Aliya Rahman, a Minneapolis resident who was violently detained by ICE officers, has filed a federal tort claim against the DHS, claiming the agency used excessive force and violated her rights. Rahman was never charged with any crime.
"A delegation of victims and advocates will head to the US next week to alert the international community about the toll that America’s atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had on Koreans who were forced there during Japanese rule."
He said, “woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth ... Blessed are the peacemakers."
Regarding Kavanaugh: “I had a colleague in that case who wrote, you know, these are only temporary stops. This is from a man whose parents were professionals. And probably doesn’t really know any person who works by the hour.”
Israeli forces launched some of the most intense bombardments of Lebanon in recent years on Wednesday, striking Beirut and towns and cities across the country just hours after a ceasefire deal that reportedly includes Lebanon was announced.
NY Times: Trump Announces Two-Week Cease-Fire, Backing Down From Threats of Imminent Devastation. Trump announced a deal with Iran shortly before his deadline for Iran to agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the death of a “whole civilization.”