The Fate of Iraq's Shoe-Throwing Reporter | "Non Lethal" Tasers Have Killed 400 | A History of Musical Violence

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India Has to Take a Look in the Mirror to Understand the Mumbai Attacks By Arundhati Roy, Tomdispatch.com The attacks were the cumulative result of decades of expedient dirty deeds in Kashmir. Read more »   Courtesy of CODEPINK: In D.C. yesterday morning, the Iraq Ambassador to the United States, Samir Sumaida'ie, paused during a presentation to address a handful of women from CODEPINK who were holding signs in the audience reading "Free al-Zaidi" and "al-Zaidi speaks for me." The signs were to show support for the Iraqi journalist who was taken into police custody after throwing his shoes at President Bush during a Baghdad press conference on Sunday. The Ambassador directly acknowledged the women's presence in the audience. He called al-Zaidi's act disgraceful and said the journalist was lucky that he didn't try something like this under Saddam Hussein. The BBC is reporting today that the shoe thrower has allegedly been beaten while in custody. Muntadar's brother Dargham has reported that al-Zaidi suffered a broken arm, broken ribs, and internal bleeding. "The only thing that will hopefully keep al-Zaidi from being swept up into an anonymous prison for an indefinite period, and even tortured, is the huge outpouring of support he has received the world over," said Medea Benjamin of CODEPINK. Visit AlterNet for more on the fate of Muntadar al-Zaidi, as well as the latest Rights & Liberties content. Thanks for reading, Liliana Segura Editor, Rights & Liberties Special Coverage     Hit Me Baby One More Time: A History of Music Torture in the War on Terror By Andy Worthington, CounterPunch From Britney to Barney, any music can drive you mad if it's played enough. And unlike with physical torture, you can't mentally prepare yourself. Read more »   Musicians to U.S.: Stop Using Our Songs to Torture Prisoners By Rosie Swash, The Guardian Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello: "I suggest they level Guantanamo, but they keep one small cell and put Bush in there." Read more »   Tasers Are Sold as 'Non-Lethal' -- But They've Killed 400 So Far By Liliana Segura, AlterNet Taser's marketing coup has convinced consumers that there is such a thing as a gun that won't kill. Taser deaths prove otherwise. Read more »   A Catholic Priest is About to be Excommunicated -- Guess Why By Stephanie Salter, Tribune Star News Father Ray Bourgeois has been a public advocate for the ordination of women priests, attracting the ire of Church authorities. Read more »   Racial Extremists Are Infiltrating the Military for the Chance to 'Kill a Brown' By David Holthouse, Intelligence Report New evidence suggests that white supremacists are taking advantage of lowered recruiting standards to enter the armed services. Read more »   The Mumbai I Remember By Andrew Marantz, AlterNet I have wandered those narrow blocks, those hotels. I once had dinner at the home of Rivka and Gavriel Holtzberg, the murdered Chabad couple. Read more »   Israel's 'Crime Against Humanity' By Chris Hedges, Truthdig Israel's siege of Gaza rivals the worst crimes carried out at the height of South African apartheid. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Iraq Ambassador Addresses Growing Demand to Free Iraqi Journalist By Staff, CODEPINK Women for Peace: Action Blog CODEPINK takes action to support al-Zaidi and his anti-war sentiment. Read more »   Shoe-Throwing Iraqi Journalist 'Beaten in Custody' By Faiz Shakir, Think Progress Al-Zaidi's brother reports that the journalist is suffering from a broken hand, broken ribs, and internal bleeding. Read more »   Dick Cheney Still Loves Gitmo, Thinks Obama Will Appreciate Expansion of Powers By Amanda Terkel, Think Progress "So Guantanamo has been very, very valuable. And I think they'll discover that trying to close it is a very hard proposition." Read more »

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