On October 13, 1932, in laying the Supreme Court Building's cornerstone, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes said: "The Republic endures and this is the symbol of its faith." The words "Equal Justice Under Law" adorn its west facade. Facing east is the motto "Justice, the Guardian of Liberty." Since the Court's 1789 establishment, these words belie its decisions, arguments, and "supreme" allegiance to power, not "We the people."

by Jacob G. Hornberger

The rabidly pro-war, pro-intervention folks over at Frontpagemagazine.com are shocked and dismayed about our recent CPAC panel “You’ve Been Lied To: Why Real Conservatives Should Reject the War on Terror,” in which I had the good fortune of participating as a panelist. The panel was co-sponsored by the Campaign for Liberty, the Ladies of Liberty Alliance, and The Future of Freedom Foundation. The video of the panel is: here.

By David Swanson

We're about to witness the pretense of war lawyer hearings without the war lawyers (commonly known as torture lawyers by those willing to ignore their role in "legalizing" aggressive war).  This may highlight for many observers the little-known fact that Congress no longer has the power of subpoena.

A ransom has been paid to Somali pirates in a bid to secure the release of a Greek-owned freighter and its crew of 19 being held off the Seychelles.

The United Nations and European Union have condemned a call from Libya's leader for Muslims to carry out jihad against Switzerland over a recent vote to ban the construction of minarets in the European country.

The United States has temporarily closed its consular office in the Mexican border city of Reynosa after a series of gun battles between drug gangs.

Colombia's constitutional court has rejected a referendum to allow President Alvaro Uribe a chance to seek re-election after eight years in office.

A massive earthquake has struck Chile, causing the deaths of at least 82 people and triggering tsunami warnings for across the Pacific ocean.

The UN General Assembly is expected to demand that Israelis and Palestinians probe alleged war crimes during Israel's war on Gaza in late December 2008.

A strong earthquake has hit Japan's southern Okinawa island, prompting a tsunami warning for waves of up to two metres in some areas to be issued, but later withdrawn.

At least four people have been killed and dozens more injured after a suicide bomber drove his explosive-laden vehicle into a police station in northwest Pakistan.

Afghan officers will begin to take charge of the prison facility at Bagram, currently run by the US military, from next week.

The United States is planning to launch a military offensive in Afghanistan's Kandahar city following the military operation to drive Taliban fighters out of the town of Marjah in Helmand province, a senior US official has said.

Germany's parliament has voted to increase its troop level in Afghanistan by 850 and extend its mission in the country by one year.

Previously secret comments by a senior British judge criticising the country's secret services over torture claims in a draft judgement on a former Guantanamo Bay detainee have been made public.

Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court has authorised the sale of Egyptian gas to Israel, overruling a previous verdict by a lower court. 

The United Nations' culture and education body, Unesco, has expressed concern about Israel's plan to rehabilitate religious sites in the occupied West Bank.

Thousands have rallied across southern Yemen after an appeal from the last president of the independent south to re-establish the state that ceased to exist twenty years ago.

Israel has plans to build another 600 settler housing units on occupied land in East Jerusalem, according to the Jewish nation's Haaretz newspaper.

Iraq says it will reinstate 20,000 army officers who served in the army of the former president, Saddam Hussein.