Egypt President Gets 20 Years

Shaun Keating Arab Spring, Egypt, News Feather Story 2015

Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi sentenced. Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak was in power since 1981. He was ousted during the Arab Spring riots in 2011. Mohamed Morsi became Egypt’s 1st elected President in 2012. Riots started in 2013 after he gave himself unlimited power. Protesters were killed by Morsi’s soldiers. Morsi was put on trial and cleared of murder charges. …

Did Iraq Have WMDs?

Shaun Keating Iraq, News Feather Story 2015

Document justifying Iraq war declassified. On March 20, 2003, the US launched a war against Iraq. Bush admin. said Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. They said Iraq was developing bio & chemical weapons. And that Saddam Hussein was training al Qaeda operatives. Evidence of the claims is in the National Intelligence Estimate. The NIE has just been declassified and …

Chicago PD Black Site

Shaun Keating Chicago

Homan Square warehouse site of torture & detention. Story via The Guardian Chicago PD has an “off-the-books interrogation compound.” The Homan Square warehouse is on Chicago’s west side. Police keep detainees there before being officially booked. People have disappeared there for up to 24-hours. Lawyers are routinely denied access to clients held there. People as young as 15 have been …

Torture Report

Shaun Keating News Feather Story 2014

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