On December 4, 1981, President Reagan signed Executive Order 12333 on United States Intelligence Activities. Bypassing Congress.and severely limiting public debate, the President unilaterally enacted sweeping change in the guide lines governing intelligence activities with in the United States and as…
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PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to the Real News Network. I’m Paul Jay, and welcome to this edition of the Ratner Report with Michael Ratner, who now joins us from New York City. Michael is the President Emeritus of…
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Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith are the co-authors of a new book about the U.S. role in the killing of Cuban revolutionary, Ernesto “Che” Guevara. Born in Argentina in 1928, Che rose to international prominence as one of the…
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The heavily redacted report on torture does not include Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo. PERIES: So, Michael, it is a grim torture report. Give us the highlights. RATNER: You know, it’s certainly grim. I guess highlights is one word. I…
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The heavily redacted report on torture does not include Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo.
Michael Ratner says that leaked portions of the Senate Select Committee Report obtained by Al Jazeera and McClatchy show clear evidence of torture by the CIA and other US officials authorizing it or engaging in it MICHAEL RATNER, PRESIDENT…
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Michael Ratner says that leaked portions of the Senate Select Committee Report obtained by Al Jazeera and McClatchy show clear evidence of torture by the CIA and other US officials authorizing it or engaging in it
Michael Ratner: Rand Paul’s filibuster forces Attorney General to acknowledge US president can not order the killing of US citizens on American soil but does not rule out the global campaign of targeted assassinations. MICHAEL RATNER, PRESIDENT EMERITUS, CENTER FOR…
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Michael Ratner: Rand Paul’s filibuster forces Attorney General to acknowledge US president can not order the killing of US citizens on American soil but does not rule out the global campaign of targeted assassinations.
Michael Ratner: There’s no reason why the legal argument defending targeted killing should not be made public. ACTIVIST: You are betraying democracy when you assassinate suspects! You are a shame to democracy when you [crosstalk] SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN (D-CA), CHAIR,…
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