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Torture in Egypt: Business as Usual

When it comes to torturing detainees in Egyptian prisons business is as usual. The ruling military council has clearly been playing a public relations game by trying to beautify its…

Channel 4 Documentary on the Brave Syrian Activisits

A Channel 4 journalist risked her life and filmed a documentary in Syria. She met with brave Syrian activists whom true identities she could not reveal because of security reasons.…

Video: Q&A Session of the Hassan Diab Panel Featuring Nathalie Desrosiers and Donald Bayne

A panel on the Hassan Diab case took place at Carleton University on October 19, 2011. The panelists included Donald Bayne, Diab’s lawyer, and Nathalie Desrosiers, General Counsel of the…

Reaffirm the American Dream – For Everyone

The Middle Ages in Europe are often romanticized as being a time of castles, jousts, and chivalry, with brave knights setting off on noble quests to battle against evil, and…

Libya: From Revolution to Governance

Anyone remember Judith Miller? She is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times who went to jail rather than reveal her sources to a judge. Her coverage of…

Video: Hassan Diab Panel Featuring Nathalie Desrosiers and Donald Bayne

A panel on the Hassan Diab case took place at Carleton University on October 19, 2011. The panelists included Donald Bayne, Diab’s lawyer, and Nathalie Desrosiers, General Counsel of the…

Fred Reed Joins Prism as a Contributor

We would like to announce to our readers that Fred A. Reed, a distinguished award-winning author, is now part of a growing list of distinguished contributors to Prism Magazine. As…

Alleged Iranian Plot and the Art of Shaping Public Opinion

War clouds are gathering on the horizon. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, quickly followed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vice-President Joe Biden and, ultimately the “Decider” himself, President Barack…

Is “Occupy Wall Street” America’s Arab Spring?

A cursory look might suggest that Occupy Wall Street has little in common with the Arab Spring. After all, in the US, even the poorest Americans have a good deal…

By Refusing to Arrest Bush Canada is Condoning Torture

Amnesty International has rightly asked Canada to arrest former U.S. president George Bush during his planned visit to British Columbia next week. While he was in office Bush authorized and…

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