Archive for July 9th, 2009
New Charges Added to Blackwater Lawsuit
NEW YORK, Jul 7 (IPS) – New charges filed against private security contractor Blackwater accuse the company of murder, destruction of audio and videotaped evidence, distribution of controlled substances, tax evasion, child prostitution, and weapons smuggling.
The new charges were filed under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations Act (RICO) by several of the Iraqi civilians [...]
Detainees, Even if Acquitted, Might Not Go Free
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Tuesday it could continue to imprison non-U.S. citizens indefinitely even if they have been acquitted of terrorism charges by a U.S. military commission.
Jeh Johnson, the Defense Department’s chief lawyer, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that releasing a detainee who has been tried and found not guilty was a [...]
U.S. denies Israeli report of deal on settlements
Posted 2009/07/08 at 3:42 pm EDT
JERUSALEM, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) — A U.S. official denied an Israeli newspaper report Wednesday that Washington had agreed to the continued construction of 2,500 housing units in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, despite its calls for a freeze.
The report in Israel’s Maariv daily followed Defense Minister Ehud Barak’s [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Israel and U.S. groups push forward on Iran
July 7, 2009
The aftermath of Iran’s election presents the United States, Israel and pro-Israel advocates here with a dilemma worthy of a medical melodrama: Advocates for radical surgery, notwithstanding the dangers it poses, have the upper hand and the scalpel is ready—and then the patient shows signs of healing naturally.
Israel, the Obama administration and the [...]
27 militants killed as massive operation going on in S. Afghanistan
July 08, 2009
As the joint U.S.-Afghan military operation entered its sixth day, over two dozen insurgents were killed in a single day Tuesday in the troubled Helmand province, commander of Afghan 205th Corps in the southern region said.
“During cleanup operation in Spin Masjid area of Gereshk district, 27 rebels have been killed today,” General Shir [...]
Revealed – the Secret Torture Evidence MI5 Tried to Suppress
MP David Davis’s dramatic parliamentary move exposes treatment of terror suspect
July 08, 2009 “The Guardian” — The true depth of British involvement in the torture of terrorism suspects overseas and the manner in which that complicity is concealed behind a cloak of courtroom secrecy was laid bare last night when [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )US Attacks Kill 45 People in Pakistan
By ISHTIAQ MAHSUD, Associated Press Writer
July 08, 2009 “AP” — Suspected U.S. drones launched two missile attacks on Taliban targets in the South Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday, killing at least 45 militants in the latest in a barrage of strikes close to the Afghan border, intelligence officials said.
The army said the top Taliban [...]
