John here. Last Sunday I got to go to Washington, DC to speak with Rafiq ur Rehman and his two children about a strike (almost certainly from a US drone) that killed his mother last year. Rafiq, his son Zubair, and his daughter Nabeela were all incredibly kind and generous with their time. I wrote… Read more »
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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Private surveillance companies are marketing their products to cops by showing how they can be used on protesters
John here. That’s a long headline, but it’s accurate. I wrote about these private spies for Rolling Stone’s website, and you should go read it and share because you probably think first amendment rights are super important. The quick summary is that as cops are becoming more militarized, they’re also moving into intelligence gathering —… Read more »
Human Rights groups say US killing programs are violations of the law of war
Hey scoochers, John here. Today, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International both released massive, important reports on the US drone / killing programs in Yemen and Pakistan. I covered them for Rolling Stone’s website, which you can read here. If you want more information about both reports, you can read Sarah Knuckey’s post over at… Read more »
Seeing Avonte (and kids like him)
Two weeks ago I went to Long Island City to find out how a 14-year-old boy named Avonte escaped from his school and into the world. I didn’t learn much. We don’t know how he managed to get out of the building without someone seeing him and stopping him, how he then made it onto… Read more »
Welcome to (the) Radio Dispatch DOT COM!
Hello there, beloved Scoochers! Welcome to Radio Dispatch’s brand new website. Have a look around! The site was designed by Abbie, or @LinearEh on Twitter. She’s basically the total best, and she’ll also teach you how to make dried beans into food beans. Incredibly, this is the first of TWO exciting developments in Radio Dispatch… Read more »
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