Meanwhile, Al Jazeera reports that Libyan rebels may be receiving high-grade weapons from abroad, in addition to training by U.S. and Egyptian special forces in secret facilities. Read more under 2.7 Attack on Libya
Article Contents
- 1. HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
- 1.1 Habeas corpus
- 1.2 Closing Guantánamo Bay
- 1.3 Military tribunals
- 1.4 Extraordinary renditions
- 1.5 Torture
- 1.6 Assassination of U.S. citizens
- 1.7 The U.S. PATRIOT Act
- 1.8 Warrantless wiretapping
- 1.9 Immigrant rights
- 2. THE WARS, MILITARISM, THE ARAB AND MUSLIM WORLD
- 2.1 Militarism
- 2.2 Iraq
- 2.3 Afghanistan
- 2.4 Drone attacks
- 2.5 Popularity in Arab and Muslim countries
- 2.6 Pro-democracy uprisings
- 2.7 Attack on Libya
- 2.8 War on Drugs
- 3. CORPORATIONS, SPECIAL INTERESTS, AND ECONOMIC POLICY
- 3.1 Election funding
- 3.2 The bank bailout, the foreclosure crisis, and financial reform
- 3.3 The health care bill, insurance companies, and big pharma
- 3.4 Social Security
- 3.5 Bush tax cuts and corporate taxes
- 3.6 Free trade agreements
- 4. SECRECY VS. TRANSPARENCY
- 4.1 The state secrets privilege
- 4.2 Whistleblowers and journalists
- 5. THE ENVIRONMENT
- 5.1 Global warming
- 5.2 Offshore drilling
- 5.3 Nuclear power
- 5.4 Ground-level ozone limits