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Pentagon's secretive fuel contractor linked to Kyrgyzstan revolts Commander: US Can't Seal Afghan-Pakistan Border Afghan president says he'd 'choose the Taliban' over US Foreign fighters bolster Taliban Al Jazeera gains exclusive footage of "foreign fighters" being trained by Afghan Taliban in a camp in Kunar province. Aid groups in Afghanistan question U.S. claim of Taliban setbacks Citing evidence that Taliban insurgents have expanded their reach across Afghanistan, aid groups and security analysts in the country are challenging as misleading the Obama administration's recent claim that insurgents now control less territory than they did a year ago. » read more Karzai, regional leaders agree to pipeline project through Taliban territory in Afghanistan Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with regional leaders Saturday to sign an agreement for a massive energy project that could eventually net his country billions of dollars in revenue: a 1,000-mile natural gas pipeline whose proposed route cuts through the heartland of the Taliban insurgency. US-led troops abduct 5th Afghan journalist New abduction comes days after Afghan president ordered probe of NATO. Iraq Iraq Calls For Execution Of 39 Terror Suspects Before Trial Riddle of missing fingerprints on Dr David Kelly's 'overdose' pill packs Fresh doubts have been raised over how Dr David Kelly died after police admitted no fingerprints were found on the packs of pills he supposedly overdosed on.The public inquiry into Dr Kelly’s death found the weapons expert killed himself by slashing his wrist with a pruning knife and taking ‘an excess amount of co-proxamol tablets’.The papers which could finally force full inquest into the death of Dr. David Kelly Pakistan Drones kill at least 15 in Pakistan A series of suspected US missile strikes kill at least 15 people in the North Waziristan tribal district. Dozens killed in Pakistan blasts At least 50 people are killed in twin explosions which appear to have targeted a government official. The Americas Chilean military who works at the Pentagon, accused of torturing prisoners (More than 140) Mexico prisoners in 'mass jail break' near US border World's Largest Environmental Lawsuit in Ecuador 30,000 natives fight for compensation against Texaco (now Chevron), accused of 3 decades of toxic dumping in Amazon Asia Bhopal: India wants compensation doubled India is seeking to more than double to $1.1bn (£700m) the compensation paid by a US chemical company for the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster. |
Middle East U.S. Drops Demand For Israeli Settlement Freeze President Barack Obama has abandoned attempts to persuade Israel to slow West Bank settlement activity, officials said Tuesday, dealing a major blow to the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and one of the president's top foreign policy initiatives.Israel Settlement Building Booms After Freeze Lifted....Rabbis say 'no housing for Arabs' Hundreds of Israeli rabbis have signed a religious edict forbidding Jews from renting or selling homes to Arabs. Israel Seeks 20 Additional F-35s After Failure of U.S. Swap for Peace Plan Israel still wants 20 additional F-35 fighter jets even after the failure of a U.S. offer to provide the planes in exchange for a freeze on Israeli settlement construction, Israel’s ambassador to the U.S., Michael Oren, said today.
Israel shot at 91 Gazan scavengers Europe Russian ‘sleeper spy’ found in British parliament Election protest turns violent in Belarus Candidates reject polls showing huge lead for former Soviet leader. YouTube Whistle-Blower Gets 18 Months A former Komi prosecutor who made a YouTube appeal to President Dmitry Medvedev over “fabricated” charges that resulted in two people getting life prison terms was sentenced to 18 months in jail for giving false evidence. Africa Cote d'Ivoire Poll Results Overturned On 2 December, the Electoral Commission declared that Ouattara had won the election by a margin off 54% to 46%. In response, the Gbagbo-aligned Constitutional Council rejected the declaration, and the government announced that country's border's had been sealed. An Ivorian military spokesman said, "The air, land and sea border of the country are closed to all movement of people and goods."[34]Gbagbo orders UN troops out Incumbent Cote d'Ivoire president tells UN peacekeepers to leave the country after 'interference' in internal affairs.. 'Hundreds abducted' in Ivory Coast election unrest - UN..World Bank cuts Ivorian financing as crisis deepens France asked its citizens to leave Ivory Coast and the World Bank froze funding to the West African state on Wednesday, as a violent power struggle deepened between incumbent Laurent Gbagbo and his rival presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara. Gbagbo defiant at African ultimatum West African leaders deliver an ultimatum to Cote d'Ivoire's disputed president to cede power to rival or face force.
Nigeria to issue
warrant for Cheney
Fmr. US vice president charged in $180m Halliburton bribery case. Halliburton May Pay $500 Million To Nigerian Government To Settle Case And Keep Cheney Out Of Jail ....Nigeria: Government Drops Charges Against Cheney, Halliburton The Federal Government's effort at prosecuting former United States Vice President Richard Bruce 'Dick' Cheney and other officials of Halliburton paid off, following payment of huge sums of money to the coffers of Nigeria, HALLIBURTON TO PAY NIGERIA $250M TO DROP CHENEY CHARGES..Halliburton settles Nigeria bribery claims for $35 million
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Fox boss caught slanting news reporting At the height of the
health care reform debate last fall, Bill Sammon, Fox News'
controversial Washington managing editor, sent a memo directing his
network's journalists not to use the phrase "public option."
Instead, Sammon wrote, Fox's reporters should use "government
option" and similar phrases -- wording that a top Republican
pollster had recommended in order to turn public opinion against the
Democrats' reform efforts.Fox
News chief again caught urging GOP spin D.C. Bureau Chief Bill
Sammon tells anchors to question established scientific facts about
climate changeStudy:
Fox News makes you ignorant
FNC
viewers significantly more misinformed than other news consumers.
Judge says cops can't track with GPS -'Unreasonable search' ruling tosses out marijuana evidence Feds tracking credit cards, store purchases without warrant: report Abuse expert: TSA frisks groom kids for sex predators US War Casualties Pass 100,000 Obama FCC Caves on Net Neutrality -- Tuesday Betrayal Assured The rule is so riddled with loopholes that it's become clear that this FCC chairman crafted it with the sole purpose of winning the endorsement of AT&T and cable lobbyists, and not defending the interests of the tens of millions of Internet users STUDY: Wealthy People Have Harder Time Detecting Others' Emotions Leaked Memo Shows EPA Doubts About Bee-Killing Pesticide Over the concerns of its own scientists, the Environmental Protection Agency continues to approve a controversial pesticide introduced to U.S. markets shortly before the honeybee collapse, according to documents leaked to a Colorado beekeeper. The pesticide, called clothianidin, is manufactured by German agrochemical company Bayer, though it’s actually banned in Germany. It’s also banned in France, Italy and Slovenia. Study: US water has carcinogen Thirty-one of 35 cities sampled have hexavalent chromium in tap water Ten Things Charter Schools Won't Tell You, and All Ten You Never Expected to Read in the Wall Street Journal 1. We're no better than public schools. We don’t need to tell you where your tax dollars are going. Financial scandals have come to light in schools around the country, but what’s more troubling, says advocate Leonie Haimson of Class Size Matters in New York City, is that charter schools have opposed state audits of their finances. Two States Sue Bank Of America Over Mortgage Fraud Taxpayers On The Hook If Military Contractors Screw Up Over 120 Contracts With Pentagon Include Legal Immunity Clause Al-Qaeda threat overstated, top spies say US creating vast domestic 'snooping machine' SENATE PASSES 'DON'T ASK' REPEAL.........Military will write the rules on repeal of gay ban (incl. "No public displays of affection") Science Study: Conservatives have larger ‘fear center’ in brain First HIV-Positive Man Cured - Stem Cell Transplant Cures HIV In 'Berlin Patient' |
Economy Remember $4 gasoline? Oil speculators are back Despite weak demand in the U.S. and Europe, oil prices climbed this week to near $90 a barrel and gasoline prices have passed $3 a gallon on the West Coast and parts of the Northeast. Wall Street speculators are driving up oil and gasoline prices again — just in time to dampen holiday cheer. Expect gas prices to go up U.S. Allowed American Companies To Do Business With Blacklisted Nations At the behest of a host of companies — from Kraft Food and Pepsi to some of the nation’s largest banks — a little-known office of the Treasury Department has made nearly 10,000 exceptions to American sanctions rules, approving deals involving countries that have been cast into economic purgatory, beyond the reach of American business Census Bureau Data: Richest Counties Get Richer, Poorest Get Poorer Jobless rate climbs to 9.8%; threatens to delay recovery Employers add just 39,000 jobs, sharply down from the 172,000 that were created in October. The rate has now topped 9% for 19 straight months. Discuss More than 500 charged with fraud 'Operation Broken Trust' highlights widespread fraud in finance world. Politics Obama prepares indefinite detention orderThe White House is preparing an Executive Order on indefinite detention that will provide periodic reviews of evidence against dozens of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, according to several administration officials. President Obama signs $858 billion measure that extends tax cuts for two years, unemployment benefit..........ONE YEAR FOR WORKERS, TWO YEARS FOR BOSSES...Deal Set To Temporarily Extend Tax Cuts, Jobless Benefi...Obama's deal will raise taxes for some low-income workers The tax deal struck this week between the White House and congressional leaders has a little bit for most taxpayers in the country. But some of the nation's poorest workers will actually end up worse off. The proposal eliminates the "Making Work Pay" tax credit. Moody's worried U.S. tax cuts could become permanent Moody's Investors Service is worried the extension of U.S. tax cuts agreed by President Barack Obama and Republican leaders could become permanent, hurting U.S. finances and its credit rating Congress should divest from defense stocks: Bush appointee Members of Congress ought to divest from companies that hold military contracts with the US government, a former Senate appointee that served in the Bush administration, said in a recently published report. "I am frankly surprised they are allowed to have these investments," Gordon R. England, a deputy defense secretary that served in the Pentagon from 2006-2009, told The Washington Post. The prohibition on staff and appointees is in place to prevent them and their family members from taking financial advantage of privileged information. Yet half of the 28 members on Senate Armed Services Committee held millions of dollars worth of assets in Pentagon-service companies from 2004 to 2009. Revealed: Chamber lobbied against 9/11 health bill to save foreign members on their taxes The Federal Reserve's $3.3 Trillion Insider Loans Follow a History of Corrupt Practices New data shows foreign banks biggest recipients of Fed money STUDY: 'Red states' get the money. If Democrats are the big spenders, why do Republican states get the mone |
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Google Refusing To Turn Over Scooped WiFi Data Connecticut's attorney general says Google is refusing to give him access to data it collected about state residents from public Wi-Fi networks. CT Drug War Budget and Taxes |
New England’s shrimp season shortened
Ecuadoran is 1st to face deportation in wake of 2007 ICE raid in New Haven (video) Washington Colala, 44, is facing his last weekend in the United States and leaving behind a 10-year-old daughter, unless immigration officials allow him to stay to see through a civil rights challenge to his deportation. Conn. rejects Anthem rate increase plan Massive wind power project proposed for RI A renewable energy company has proposed what it says would be the largest offshore wind farm in the United States: a 200-turbine, 1,000-megawatt project off the coast of Rhode Island that would provide power to multiple states along the East Coast. New Haven cop charged with DUI Settlement Reached in Former Highville Mustard Seed Charter School Fraud |
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US suspected Stanford long before ECB deal More than
two years before he touched down in a helicopter at Lord's
cricket ground bearing $20m, US diplomats were so concerned
about rumours of "bribery, money-laundering and political
manipulation" surrounding
Allen Stanford that they avoided contacting him or being
photographed with him.
Assange Once Again Threatens a U.S. Bank (enough material to make bosses of a major US bank resign) Bradley Manning Speaks About His Conditions WikiLeaks Cables Reveal U.S. Sought to Retaliate Against Europe over Monsanto GM Crops U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks reveal the Bush administration drew up ways to retaliate against Europe for refusing to use genetically modified seeds (Australian) Journalists' union shows support for Assange WikiLeaks: Chasing loose nuke material Two cables from 2007 detailed the discovery of uranium in "multiple containers" in the Democratic Republic of Congo. "All items have marking and labels indicating that they were produced in Belgium," one says. McDonald's used US to put pressure on El Salvador McDonald's tried to delay the US government's implementation of a free-trade agreement in order to put pressure on El Salvador to appoint neutral judges in a $24m (£15.5m) lawsuit it was fighting in the country. The revelation of the McDonald's strategy to ensure a fair hearing for a long-running legal battle against a former franchisee comes from a leaked US embassy cable dated 15 February 2006. Fatah asked Israel to help attack Hamas during Gaza coup, WikiLeaks cable shows Larry Flynt gives $50K to Wikileaks defense Tanzania official investigating BAE 'fears for his life' The Tanzanian prosecutor investigating worldwide misconduct by BAE, Britain's biggest arms company, confided to US diplomats that "his life may be in danger" and senior politicians in his small African country were "untouchable". In advising Sweden's prime minister, Rove may have hand in Assange prosecution: sources Speaking to Legal Schnauzer's Robert Shuler, an unnamed source suggested that Rove is likely "playing a leading role in the effort to prosecute" Assange. The founder of the secrets website was arrested Dec. 7 in London after Sweden issued a warrant for alleged sex crimes. After Assange's release on bail, Guardian obtained and published leaked details of the allegations against him. A WikiLeaks source told The Australian that the leaked police reports were "a selective smear through the disclosure of material." And there's no coincidence that the charges against Assange originate in Sweden, Shuler's source said. For at least 10 years, Rove has been connected to Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik. More recently, Fredrik, who is known as "the Ronald Reagan of Europe," has contracted Rove to help with his 2010 re-election campaign. New WikiLeaks Africa Revelations Wikileaks Reveals U.S. Role in June 12 Crisis (news) WikiLeaks Reveals Candid Description's of Continent's Leaders (news) WikiLeaks cables: Don't trust Israel on Iran Officials gently mock the Israeli habit of making bogus predictions about when Iran will obtain a nuclear bomb
Cables Describe Scale of Afghan Corruption as Overwhelming
Lieberman Strikes Again Against Wikileaks' Web Wikileaks had been using Tableau's hosted charting software to display visualization of the State Department cables. The company now says that it removed the charts in response to Senator Joe Lieberman's public request. Afghan contempt for British exposed President Hamid Karzai, Helmand governor and US commander criticise British failure to impose security and engage with Afghans Germany accuses US over 'missing' Afghan funds, WikiLeaks cables show The US military has been charging its allies a 15% handling fee on hundreds of millions of dollars being raised internationally to build up the Afghan army. Germany has threatened to cancel contributions.In protests in Berlin, Brussels, and Washington last February the German government demanded to know what was happening to the money, why earmarked projects were not going ahead and why the US military was taking 15%. Afghan vice-president 'landed in Dubai with $52m in cash' Couriers are said to usually carry the money on Pamir Airlines, which is jointly owned by Kabul Bank and influential Afghans such as Mahmood Karzai, one of the president's brothers, and Mohammad Fahim, a Tajik warlord who was Hamid Karzai's vice-presidential running mate in the August 2009 election.Other high-profile Afghans involved in amassing extraordinary wealth in Dubai include Sher Khan Farnood, the chairman of Kabul Bank who was disgraced this summer after corrupt loans at the bank almost brought down Afghanistan's fragile financial system. Lebanese Newspaper Publishes U.S. Cables Not Found on WikiLeaks One series of cables from Baghdad reports that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki replaced hundreds of his most experienced intelligence and security officials with under-qualified "political officers" in advance of the 2010 Iraq elections. Another series from Beirut in 2008 shows Lebanese Defense Minister Elias al-Murr telling U.S. diplomats, in a message he implied they should pass on to Israeli officials, that the Lebanese military would not resist an Israeli invasion so long as the Israeli forces abided by certain conditions. Murr, apparently hoping that an Israeli invasion would destroy much of the Hezbollah insurgency and the communities in Lebanon's south that support it, promised an Israeli invasion would go unchallenged as long as it did not pass certain physical boundaries and did not bomb Christian communities STATE DEPT. OFFICIAL TELLS STUDENTS: DON'T DISCUSS WIKILEAKS ON FACEBOOK OR TWITTER...OR ELSE SVT reports the US had illegal cooperation with Swedish security services According to Swedish television SVT, Wikileaks documents reveal that Swedish authorities have had a cooperation with the US Government that the public did not know about. For years, Sweden have been handing over information about Swedish citizens to America - and had known about American surveillance of Swedish citizens. The goal was to identify people who might be associated with terrorism.
US fears on Taliban cash revealed Leaked US cables show
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states as key sources for funds for
al-Qaeda and Taliban.
Wikileaks: Hezbollah Rockets Cover All of Israel Gareth Porter: Balance of forces in Middle East has changed with Hezbollah able to "cover entire territory of Israel" with rockets WikiLeaks Cables Reveal How US Manipulated Climate Accord Military Tries To Intimidate Soldiers Into Not Reading Wikileaks PAYPAL drops Wikileaks from money flow. Facebook and Twitter not removing WikiLeaks, yet The Bolivian government is now hosting WikiLeaks Cablegate documents on its official servers PayPal Admits U.S. Pressure Caused It To Stop WikiLeaks Payments Australia blames US for cable leaks Australia says US is legally responsible for loss of its secret documents, not detained WikiLeaks founder. Kremlin Suggests WikiLeaks Founder For Nobel Prize US may investigate media outlets for reporting on WikiLeaks, Sen. Lieberman tells Fox News WikiLeaks has pledged to continue releasing confidential documents after Julian Assange, the website's founder and chief, arrived at court for an extradition hearing. Mr Assange handed himself over to police in central London on Tuesday morning after a warrant was issued for his arrest on rape charges. But ahead of his first court appearance a spokesman for the website insisted the arrest would not prevent the planned release of further cables on Tuesday Threats Made to Son of Founder Wikileaks defended by Anonymous hacktivists Hackers take down site of bank that froze WikiLeaks funds
Payments firm Xipline now taking
WikiLeaks donations Assange invokes Murdoch in editorial defending leaks Julian Assange, the founder of the website WikiLeaks, released an editorial in an Australian newspaper just as he was arrested in Britain, in which he passionately defends his release of secret US embassy cables. Soldiers in Iraq attempting to read the leaked cables -- or even read articles about them -- get a redirect notice on their government network saying they’re on the verge of breaking the law. WikiLeaks: Cables reveal U.S. military role in Muslim world From the Saudi-Yemen border to lawless Somalia and the north-central African desert, the U.S. military is more engaged in armed conflicts in the Muslim world than the U.S. government openly acknowledges, according to cables released by the WikiLeaks website. » read more Pro-WikiLeaks cyber army gains strength; thousands join DDoS attacks Pfizer used dirty tricks to avoid clinical trial payout Cables say drug giant hired investigators to find evidence of corruption on Nigerian attorney general to persuade him to drop legal action Julian Assange put in segregation unit as lawyers aim for bail (being given limited internet access) UN Rapporteur says Assange Shouldn't Be Prosecuted (Also UN Commissioner for Human Rights Concerned) Newspaper Website Shutdown Over WikiLeaks A Lebanese newspaper, Al-Akhbar, is saying that it was attacked by a hacker after publishing U.S. diplomatic cables after receiving advance files from WikiLeaks.New cables shine a light on Burma's "haphazard" nuclear program being built deep in the jungle, reports the Guardian. North Korea is allegedly helping the military-junta ruled nation to develop nuclear weapons capability, although both nations have denied those allegations. You can find more information here. WikiLeaks Congressional Hearing Set for Dec. 16 Ron Paul Vigorously Defends WikiLeaks Assange accuser flees to Middle East Shell's grip on Nigerian state revealed US embassy cables reveal top executive's claims that company 'knows everything' about key decisions in oil-rich Niger Delta The oil giant Shell claimed it has inserted its staff into all key ministries of the Nigerian government, TWITTER CUTS OFF OPERATION PAYBACK U.S. Military Contractors In Afghanistan Hired Child Prostitutes Rape Case Against WikiLeaks Founder Falling Apart? The rape accusations against Julian Assange may be falling apart as one of his accusers leaves Sweden. Anna Ardin, one of two women behind the rape charges against the WIkiLeaks founder, may no longer be cooperating with prosecutors, the Australian website Crikey reports. Russia's Putin raps West over Assange arrest Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange showed the West was hypocritical in its criticism of Russia's record on democracy 16-year old arrested in Netherlands for hacker attacks on Mastercard, Visa and Paypal As Cyber War Heats Up, Hacktivists Post MasterCard Numbers Online 09ISLAMABAD1152 U.S. REMOVAL OF PAKISTAN RESEARCH REACTOR FUEL ON British judge grants bail to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Relatives of Spanish cameraman killed in Baghdad use WikiLeaks (as evidence) to press for justice In what could be the first legal case to use filtered WikiLeaks documents as evidence, the family of a Spanish cameraman killed in 2003 by a US tank shell during the battle for Baghdad filed a complaint Monday. They seek to open an investigation into whether high-ranking officials here colluded with the US Embassy to stop charges being filed against three American soldiers, including a colonel. WikiLeaks cables show US public-private conflict over Uzbekistan WikiLeaks cables paint bleak picture of Tajikistan, central Asia's poorest state WikiLeaks cables name UK banker as middleman in Kazakh corruption ring Visa, Mastercard, PostFinance under investigation The Icelandic Parliamentary General Committee met yesterday to discuss the ban that Visa and Mastercard placed on donations to WikiLeaks, reports The Reykjavik Grapevine. In attendance were representatives of Icelandic electronic payment companies Valitor and Borgun, which work with Visa and Mastercard, The Consumers' Alliance, Amnesty International, and WikiLeaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson, who joined via video link. Dutch Arrest Man for Attack on Prosecutor's Website Julian Assange like a high-tech terrorist, says Joe Biden Cable: Yemen nuclear material went unsecured SWEDISH claims about Assange leaked.
How WikiLeaks killed Spain's
file-share law WikiLeaks cables: US intervened in Michael Moore NZ screening WikiLeaks cables: Iraq security firms operate 'mafia' to inflate prices Norwegian Newpaper gets its hands on WikiLeaks cables (All 250,000) UN looking into WikiLeaks suspect's (Pfc. Bradley Manning) treatment Pentagon bars own journalists from reading Wikileaks Soldier Accused Of Leaking WikiLeaks Docs Endures Shocking Imprisonment Detained U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning's supporters went public with their concerns about the harsh conditions of his imprisonment — he has no access to exercise or even a pillow and bedsheets during his solitary confinement — only after their complaints to the military over several months went unheeded. Report: Grand jury meeting in Assange case Panel reportedly considering charges against WikiLeaks, a major escalation by the Obama administration Columbia Journalism School Letter to AG/Obama: WikiLeaks Prosecution ‘Will Set Dangerous Precedent’ WikiLeaks cables: India accused of systematic use of torture in Kashmir US officials had evidence of widespread torture by Indian police and security forces and were secretly briefed by Red Cross staff about the systematic abuse of detainees in Kashmir, according to leaked diplomatic cables released tonight. |
WikiLeaks Cables Show Ireland Caved To Vatican Pressure To Protect
Officials In Sex Abuse Scandal US rejected Polish call for help in alleged CIA prison probe Treason charges against Tsvangirai dismissed (WikiLeaks cables) U.S. long concerned by Khodorkovsky trial, cables on WikiLeaks show Treason charges against Tsvangirai dismissed (WikiLeaks cables) WikiLeaks writers in Kenya were 'assassinated' in '09 Cable: Aussie police compiled 'hit lists' of Afghan drug traffickers, despite ban from military ops Bangladeshi 'death squad' trained by UK government The British government has been training a Bangladeshi paramilitary force condemned by human rights organisations as a "government death squad", leaked US embassy cables have revealed. US State Dept. republished WikiLeaks document from Feb 2009 WikiLeaks cables: 'Taliban treats heroin stocks like savings accounts' Wikileaks Julian Assange lost tooth, was stuck with child molestors in prison, he claims tutora-v-wl.pdf Wikileaks Accused of Downloading Spy Files CIA drew up UN spying wishlist for diplomats Afghanistan war logs: WikiLeaks urged to remove thousands of names The WikiLeaks editor, Julian Assange, replied to the letter by asking the groups concerned to help WikiLeaks redact the names. He also threatened to expose Amnesty International if it refused to provide staff to help with the task, according to the Wall Street Journal.Much of the controversy over Wikileaks’ Afghanistan War document dump centered on the inclusion of informants’ names, a move that the Pentagon and other critics said would encourage killings of people aiding U.S. forces. Although the Taliban vowed to do just that, there have been no reports yet of Wilileaks-enabled killings. Why won't the Pentagon help WikiLeaks redact documents? Once Assange decides that the people whose names he redacted are “innocent,” isn’t he, in effect, endorsing the position of the Pentagon and the justice of the war? After all, one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter, and one man’s patriotic informant is another man’s snitch U.S. denies trying to kill WikiLeaks U.S. officials at the Pentagon and State Department denied Friday knowing of any efforts to take down the WikiLeaks website or asking companies to do so. Cables show U.S. concern with Mexico Diplomatic cables exposed by WikiLeaks reveal U.S. doubts about how Mexico was handling its war on drug traffickers. Wikileaks: UK allowed US to use cluster bomb 'loophole' (Cable written by "CLINTON" last year) Cable shows US torture photos inspired hundreds to jihad Cable reveals US behind airstrike that killed 21 children in Yemen Putin Suspected Of Approving Plans To Murder Alexander Litvinenko WikiLeaks cables condemn Russia as 'mafia state' Wikileaks Cable: Obama Admin Worked With GOP To Kill Bush Torture Probe edia Pushes Narrative That Arabs Want War With Iran, Ignores Cables That Show Arabs Urging Restraint WikiLeaks: Obama change on visa for kidnapper was an accident A Brazilian who helped kidnap the U.S. ambassador to his country in 1969 should never have received a tourist visa from the State Department last year, according to a U.S. State Department cable made public by Wikileaks. » read more US State Department tells employees not to read WikiLeaks US State Department tells employees not to read WikiLeaks The US State Department has pushed employees toward "digital diplomacy" with Twitter and iPhone apps, but the department has banned all employees from using WikiLeaks. Aid worker Linda Norgrove was killed by US grenade Ron Paul: 'What we need are more WikiLeaks' RIAA, MPAA lobbied for French Internet disconnection law, cable reveals Apple attacks WikiLeaks, pulls iPhone leak app from store Library Of Congress is Latest Government Institution to Block WikiLeaks WikiLeaks chief: Expect UFO talk in future files 250,000 US Embassy Diplomatic Cables US CONTRACTOR BOUGHT DRUGS, BOYS FOR AFGHAN POLICE: CABLES Pablo Solón Responds to Secret U.S. Manipulation of Climate Talks Revealed in WikiLeaks Cable Secret diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks have revealed new details about how the United States manipulated last year’s climate talks in Copenhagen. The cables show how the United States sought dirt on nations opposed to its approach to tackling global warming, how financial and other aid was used to gain political backing, and how the United States mounted a secret global diplomatic offensive to overwhelm opposition to the "Copenhagen Accord." We speak to Bolivia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Pablo Solón. Several of the cables addressed Bolivia’s opposition to the U.S.-backed accord. Assange Accuser Worked with US-Funded, CIA-Tied Anti-Castro Group List of facilities vital to US security leaked
Al Jazeera denies
claims in US leaks Hiccup to WikiLeaks' snail mail amid all the fuss Australia Post insists its sudden decision to close the University of Melbourne Post Office has nothing to do with the fact that Box 4080 is the Australian postal address for submissions to the whistleblower website. But an announcement last Friday said the branch would close on December 17. Coincidence? Or has the ever-closing security net around WikiLeaks been tightened a notch further? WikiLeaks Turns to Swiss Party for Help With Web Address Major Defense Contractor Blocks Anything With 'WikiLeaks' In URL Saudi Arabia rated a bigger threat to Iraqi stability than Iran WikiLeaks cables reveal fears over Chinese cyber warfare WikiLeaks Head To Appear In Court Congressional Researchers Blocked From WikiLeaks Cable details Saddam Hussein execution Assange accuser linked to notorious CIA operative One of the women that is accusing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of sex crimes appears to have worked with a group that has connections to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The Word NBC And AP Will No Longer Use To Describe WikiLeaks Colford didn't say whether the AP considers "whistle-blower" to be inaccurate. He simply said that "we think we have a better, clearer description, and that's what we're using." NBC News spokeswoman Lauren Kapp also told The Cutline that the network was retiring "whistle-blower" in its WikiLeaks reports, even though it called WikiLeaks a "whistle-blower" on last Monday's "Nightly News With Brian Williams." Reuters, which has used "whistleblower" since the State Department leak, no longer uses it either. "Our style guidelines ask that reporters not describe WikiLeaks as a whistle-blower," Reuters spokeswoman Erin Kurtz said. "Wikileaks is not a whistle-blowing organization," said White House spokesman Tommy Vietor. "It's a group with an anti-U.S. government agenda that has recklessly released stolen documents that put at risk diplomats, intelligence professionals, and people working to advance the cause of human rights and democracy around the world." Swiss bank freezes WikiLeaks founder’s legal defense fund North Korea Sees Itself Surrounded by Enemies Lawrence Wilkerson: Wikileaks cables may show that China no longer needs North Korea as a buffer state Oil deal weighed heavy in Lockerbie bomber's release: cables While the Scottish government claims Abdelbaset Mohmed Ali al-Megrahi, known as the Lockerbie bomber, was freed on compassionate grounds because he was suffering from terminal cancer, many have speculated that BP pressured Britain to free him to protect a 2007 oil exploration deal with Libya valued at $900 million. Libya Made Threats Over Lockerbie Bomber - WikiLeaks Now Hackers Have Taken Down Mastercard.com as Revenge for Julian Assange WikiLeaks hasn't met pledge for soldier's legal aid, group says(wiki says payment being processed ) 'Suitcases full of cash' from Venezuela to Ortega, leaked cables say Saudis proposed Arab force to fight Hezbollah Foreign minister wanted US, Nato and UN backing for offensive to end Iranian-backed Hezbollah's siege of Lebanese government Swedish Prosecutor's Website Under Cyber Attack Sex and drugs in Saudi palaces Cables reveal Saudi royals may not practice what country preaches.
Net freedom 'at stake' on WikiLeaks Internet service
providers are cutting access to the whistleblower site, raising
broader concerns about online freedom.
Obama admin secretly fueled conflict in Yemen The U.S. was shipping arms to Saudi Arabia for use in northern Yemen even as it denied any role in the conflict 09CARACAS442 CUBAN MEDICAL PERSONNEL FLEE VENEZUELA WikiLeaks cables cast Hosni Mubarak as Egypt's ruler for life Pakistan's Terror Camps, The Vatican And Iran Russia 'was tracking killers of Alexander Litvinenko but UK warned it off' WikiLeaks Cable Predicts Insolvent Cuba In '2-3 Years' Tiny Iceland takes on credit card giants in Wikileaks flap Tiny Iceland takes on credit card giants in Wikileaks flap Dec 12 2010 Representatives from Mastercard and Visa were called before a parliamentary committee to explain the credit companies’ refusal to process donations to the whistle-blowing Swiss bank investigated after freezing WikiLeaks account Intel strongarmed Russia into concession: WikiLeaks US computer chip maker Intel won a vital concession from the Russian government by threatening to pull its operations from the country, a leaked diplomatic cable claimed Tuesday. Obama DOJ flailing on Assange prosecution theories An administration official says WikiLeaks leader could be prosecuted -- if only facts of the case were different Obama tells Turkey he regrets 'deplorable' WikiLeaks exposures Senior Turkey official says Israel behind WikiLeaks release Air Force Reportedly Blocks New York Times, Other Sites Printing WikiLeaks Belarus leader as 'bizarre' and 'disturbed' Leaked cables report Alexander Lukashenko, who is set to win Sunday's election, intends to 'stay in power indefinitely' Spielberg target of Arab League ban Leaked dispatch reveals diplomats from 14 Arab states voted to ban the director's films in response to his donation to Israel WikiLeaks cables: Sudanese president 'stashed $9bn in UK banks' US criticises court that may decide on Julian Assange extradition, WikiLeaks cables show Bank of America Says It Won't Process Payments Intended for WikiLeaks WikiLeaks: Tying Assange to Manning won't be easy Even as some government officials contend that the release of thousands of classified documents by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange jeopardizes U.S. national security, legal experts, Pentagon officials and Justice Department lawyers concede any effort to prosecute him faces numerous hurdles. Among them: Prosecutors have had difficulty finding evidence that Assange ever communicated directly with Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, 23, an intelligence specialist who's widely thought to be the source of the documents. » read more WikiLeaks sheds light on U.S. bid to sell jet fighters to Brazil Wikileaks did not commit a crime, House Judiciary chairman says Chevron 'discussed oil with Tehran' Embassy cable reveals Nouri al-Maliki believed US energy firm negotiated with Iran about cross-border oilfield despite sanctions WIKILEAKS REVEALS BP blowout in Azerbaijan. According to cables released Wednesday by WikiLeaks and obtained by the Guardian, BP experienced a blowout in Azerbaijan in September, 2008, that had "striking resemblances" to the Gulf oil spill. Eighteen months before the Deepwater Horizon exploded, killing 11 workers and sending millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, BP scrambled to keep a similar explosion at an Azerbaijan oil field a secret.Other cables leaked tonight claim that the president of Azerbaijan accused BP of stealing $10bn of oil from his country and using "mild blackmail" to secure the rights to develop vast gas reserves in the Caspian Sea region. |
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Oil Spill Fishermen question Gulf seafood safety Most of area hit by BP oil spill may be open for business, but locals say pollution remains. Transocean refuses to co-operate with oil spill probe Cigar-like burn develops after child's face splashed with water from GulfSubmarine Dive Finds Oil, Dead Sea Life at Bottom of Gulf of Mexico A mile below the surface in the Gulf of Mexico, there is little sign of life. "It looks like everything's dead," University of Georgia professor Samantha Joye said. Worker blames BP blow out on smokes Halliburton technician missed key signals 'because he was taking smoke break.' Almost no oil recovered from sand berms The big set of sand barriers erected by Louisiana's governor to protect the coastline at the height of the Gulf oil spill was criticized by a presidential commission Thursday as a colossal, $200 million waste of BP's money so far. Security Issues The Feds Bury Border Patrol Abuses of Immigrants Boy not searched by TSA because he didn't 'have boobs,' agent claimed FBI: Baltimore bomb plot foiled Person arrested for plotting to blow up a military recruitment center. Abusive DHS ‘troll’ attacks anti-TSA website: report Top US spy hadn’t heard of London terror arrests... US Army: Atheists unfit to serve Soldier Fitness Tracker survey assesses troops 'spiritual competency.' Gates tells troops 'don't ask, don't tell' is still in effect Walmart, Homeland Security join forces Walmart shoppers will be greeted at checkout stands with a video message from Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano urging them to be cautious about possible terrorists, according to a message emailed to journalists by the federal agency.
Defense secrets 'not
safe' The Real Pat-Down Outrage If the media want to focus on embarrassing frisks, they should look at what black and Hispanic Americans routinely deal with, courtesy of the police department. Sailor allegedly sold defense secrets Clerk with Top Secret clearance sold documents to undercover FBI agent.
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U.S. Strains to Stop Arms Flow The United States is the world’s largest arms supplier, and with Russia, dominates trade in the developing world. Its role as a purveyor of weapons to certain allies — including Israel, Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states — has drawn criticism that it has fueled an arms race. But it has also taken on a leading role as traffic cop in trying to halt deliveries of advanced weapons and other arms to militants and adversaries. Egyptian officials, who view Iran with deep wariness, privately issued a threat. Omar Suleiman, the chief of Egypt’s intelligence service, told Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that Iran not only was providing $25 million a month to support Hamas but also was linked to a Hezbollah cell trying to sm Courts Jury Convicts 'Birther' Who Refused To Deploy Supreme Court: Government Is 'Torturing FOIA' To Keep Docs Secret Judge cites risk of 'harm', orders genetically modified crop destroyed 52 Year Old Who Came to US as a Toddler to be Deported
Judge guilty at impeachment hearing The Senate today
found Federal Judge G. Thomas Porteous guilty on four
articles of impeachment. He was accused of taking kickbacks
and lying to the Senate and FBI.
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Judge Freezes Assets of Beck's Gold Advertiser Tobacco Co. Gave Black Children Free Cigarettes In The 1950s, Jury Finds ExxonMobil sued over air laws Environmentalists sue oil company's largest US refinery. Judge dismisses targeted-kill program lawsuit A judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to halt the Obama administration's program to capture or kill Americans who joined militant groups abroad. Education Oxford, Cambridge Fail To Admit Black Students A legacy of unintended side effects The $10 billion federal SSI program for children was created mainly for those with severe physical disabilities. But it has veered fromthat goal, sending most cash benefits to those with common behavioral andmental conditions, creating dangerous incentives for families tomedicate the young Chicago Chinatown School Bound Student's Hands With Duct Tape Video games 'boost brain power' Studies find gamers have improved skills in vision, attention and cognition Environment Invasive sea species may bring pros with its cons An invasive species known as "sea squirts" is increasingly being found spread like batter on the ocean floor off New England, but new research shows that's not all bad news, despite fears about damage the animal could cause. Overhaul of Oil Industry Urged The oil and gas industry needs a "major transformation" in its approach to safety to avoid another big offshore-drilling disaster, a leader of the panel investigating the BP accident plans to tell a gathering of industry officials. Global warming: A dark future for South America's glaciers Obama administration says polar bears are threatened not endangered |
Greed
Insider-Trading Case Could Grow A witness working for the
U.S. in a major insider-trading investigation made more than 60
calls with corporate managers, seeking to gather evidence for
the government
Law Firm Accused Of Using Non-Lawyers In Foreclosure Filings, Charging Homeowners Attorney Fees Auditor Who Missed Bell Scandals to Undergo Review An auditing firm will undergo an outside review over its failure to flag fraud and mismanagement in the Southern California city of Bell. New York Times' Census Maps Reveal the Truth About US Wealth Disparity 4 Arrested in Insider Trading Investigation Media iPhone, Android Apps Breaching Privacy Of Smartphone Users Ted Turner urges global one-child policy to save planet Fox boss caught slanting news reporting At the height of the health care reform debate last fall, Bill Sammon, Fox News' controversial Washington managing editor, sent a memo directing his network's journalists not to use the phrase "public option." Instead, Sammon wrote, Fox's reporters should use "government option" and similar phrases -- wording that a top Republican pollster had recommended in order to turn public opinion against the Democrats' reform efforts.Fox News chief again caught urging GOP spin D.C. Bureau Chief Bill Sammon tells anchors to question established scientific facts about climate changeStudy: Fox News makes you ignorant FNC viewers significantly more misinformed than other news consumers.
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Fla. Officials Arrest Author of Pedophilia Guide Florida officials filed an obscenity charge Monday against the author of a self-published how-to guide for pedophiles that was yanked from Amazon.com last month after it generated online outrage. Gunman Who Opened Fire At Florida School Board Meeting Had Shooting Date Planned Prisoner Advocate Elaine Brown on Georgia Prison Strike At least four prisons in Georgia remain in lockdown five days after prisoners went on strike in protest of poor living and working conditions. Using cell phones purchased from guards, the prisoners coordinated the non-violent protests to stage the largest prison strike in U.S. history. There are reports of widespread violence and brutality by the guards against the prisoners on strike. Cops shoot dead man holding water nozzle Held as slaves, now free For the first time, two women who were held as slaves in the U.S. gave details about their horrifying odyssey and an intimate view into the world of human trafficking. FEDS arraign man allegedly responsible for a third of your spam e-mail. AZ Sheriff Suspends Deputy Who Said He Was Shot By Smugglers Islamic 'Pipeline to Extremism' Turns Out to Be Mostly FBI Set-Ups Battle Heats Up Between Police Officers, Civilians Who Record Them Three NOLA cops guilty in post-Katrina shooting Civil Rights 150 years later, S. Carolina celebration sparks new Civil War Starting Monday, South Carolina will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War with a series of events that underscore the state's central role in that titanic, tragic struggle. It will be a delicate task. A privately funded "secession" ball Monday night has been called a celebration of treason and slavery. » read more Surrendering our civil liberties Complacency over airport scanners is further proof Americans are allowing their rights to be taken from them.NOW goes after Hooters for catering to kids Philly schools agree to address anti-Asian violence at high school - The Philadelphia School District signed a two-and-a-half year civil rights agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to address anti-Asian immigrant violence at a Philadelphia high school. Dont Ask Dont Tell Gays in the Military: Still Illegal For Time Being The Defense Department also plans to conduct training of all military personnel to emphasize current standing orders that every member is to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of gender, religion, color and other differences. Petraeus Aide Marvin Hill: If Troops Can't Deal With DADT Repeal, They Should Leave The Service Pentagon Study: Resistance To Racial Integration 'Far More Intense' Than To DADT Repeal Sacramento-area pilot punished for YouTube video An airline pilot is being disciplined by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for posting video on YouTube pointing out what he believes are serious flaws in airport security. Drug War DEA raids legal MI medical pot gardens Teen pot use up, alcohol use down National survey finds teens drinking less alcohol but smoking more marijuana. Judge finds 'increasing' difficulty in seating marijuana juries Shock: Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson favors marijuana legalization"I'm ... I'm not exactly for the use of drugs, don't get me wrong, but I just believe that criminalizing marijuana, criminalizing the possession of a few ounces of pot, that kinda thing it's just, it's costing us a fortune and it's ruining young people. Young people go into prisons, they go in as youths and come out as hardened criminals. That's not a good thing." |
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265 hours of Nixon tapes to be released..Nixon's
racism exposed: New audio shows depths of a president's prejudice,
indifference toward Jewish slaughter Richard Holbrooke Dies at 69: Remembering Veteran Diplomat’s Overlooked Record in East Timor, Iraq and the Balkans Since his death this week at the age of 69, veteran U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke has been remembered for a storied career that includes brokering the 1995 Dayton peace accords that ended the war in Bosnia. But little attention has been paid to his role in implementing and backing U.S. policies that killed thousands of civilians. Independent journalists Jeremy Scahill and John Pilger join us to discuss Holbrooke’s record in carrying out U.S. policy in Vietnam, East Timor, the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Scahill says Holbrooke "represented the utter militarization of what is called 'U.S. diplomacy.'" [includes rush transcript] Henry Louis Gates Jr.: The Black Magi And Other Black Figures In European Christmas Art |
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of Hate Group to State House Miss. Gov. Barbour praised segregationist group Cheney to be charged in $180 million bribery case: Interpol arrest warrant expected Racist Congressman (Steve King) Assumes Drug Use (re black farmers settlement) TX GOP Official Opposes Jewish House Speaker: Christians ‘Are The People That Do The Best Jobs’ Treasury/Federal
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Fannie, Freddie say mortgage servicers triggered foreclosure crisis Bernanke Defends Bond Buys On '60 Minutes', Says Years Until 'Normal' Unemployment
BERNANKE: INEQUALITY IS 'CREATING TWO SOCIETIES'
Ron Paul to lead Federal Reserve oversight SEC Whistleblower Slams JPMorgan's Credit Card Practices
Wells Fargo Agrees to $2 Billion in Loan Modifications
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Haley Barbour Uses State Plane As His Own Private Jet, Racking Up
Massive Bill Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, recently embroiled
in controversy after
praising a white supremacist organization, now faces another
scandal.
Politico reports that Barbour, a rumored presidential candidate,
has used the state plane of Mississippi for personal trips, racking
up a huge bill that has been dumped on the tax payers of Mississippi
— the
poorest state in the union. A
Politico analysis found: Huckabee Working With Scam Artist Notorious For Targeting Foreclosure Victims Ultimate hypocrisy, anti-earmark Tea Party Caucus = $1 billion in earmarks Health Care Top Spine Surgeons Reap Royalties A Wall Street Journal investigation tracks heavy use of spine-fusion surgery at U.S. hospitals, some of which have surgeons who receive large royalty payments from medical-device giant Medtronic. Pentagon health plan won't pay for brain-damage therapy Defense Spending Sen. Shelby’s Pork Lust Forces NASA To Spend $500 Million On Canceled Rocket Program Navy test fires electromagnetic cannon The US Navy announced a successful test Friday of an electromagnetic cannon capable of firing a projectile 110 nautical miles (200 kilometers) at five times the speed of sound. |
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Bill to give residency to children of immigrants would drastically cut deficit Legislation that would give permanent US residency to the children of undocumented workers if they complete two years of college or military service would cut the federal deficit by $1.4 billion over 10 years, according to a new government report. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) along with the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) also estimates that the Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act) would increase revenue by $2.3 billion from 2011 to 2020. Senate Democrats controlling the Senate abandoned on Thursday a huge catchall spending measure combining nearly $1.3 trillion worth of unfinished budget work, including $158 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Senate Republicans block middle-class tax bill Republicans in the Senate on Saturday blocked Democratic legislation that would renew low tax rates for individuals' income up to $200,000 and families' income up to $250,000, letting them rise for the wealthiest. The legislation failed on a procedural vote as Republicans complained Sen. Sanders filibusters tax-cut deal Senate approves START treaty The U.S. Senate approved a new strategic nuclear arms treaty with Russia on Wednesday, handing President Barack Obama a major foreign policy victory in his drive to improve ties with Moscow and curb the spread of atomic weapons to other countries. |
AFL-CIO opposes South Korea free trade agreement Coburn Attacks Unpaid For Middle-Class Tax Cuts, Ignoring Unpaid For Bush Cuts For The Wealthy House
House censures Rep. Rangel The U.S. House of Representatives
voted to censure 20-term Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel after
the ethics committee found he violated House rules.
House bars moving Gitmo detainees to US soil HOUSE DEMOCRATS REJECT TAX DEAL HOUSE PASSES REPEAL OF 'DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL' Kucinich Proposes Landmark Reform of Monetary Policy As the nation struggles with long-term unemployment at rates not seen in generations, contracted credit and the hoarding of public dollars by the banks, Congressman Kucinich (D-OH) today introduced a dramatic new proposal to establish fiscal integrity, reassert Congressional sovereignty and regain control of monetary policy from private banks. The National Emergency Employment Defense Act of 2010 would allow the federal government to directly fund badly-needed infrastructure repairs and fund education systems nationwide by spending money into circulation without increasing the national debt. The bill would end the current practice of fractional reserve lending, whereby the economy depends upon private financial institutions to lend money into circulation. |
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Underage Labor: See Where The Problem Is Worst
Nations that are fueling the global economic recovery are
often the same countries rated as having the worst record of
underage workers within their labor markets, a new
report has found.
A Secretive Banking Elite Rules Trading in Derivatives OPEC Cheating Most Since 2004 as $100 Oil Heralds More Supply Income gap for rich grows The gap between the rich and the middle class is larger than it has ever been due to the bursting of the housing bubble. |
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United Nations Security Council passed on Wednesday a resolution permitting
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for video and history> Iran arrests over attacks on nuclear scientists Iran Says It Has Produced Its First Yellowcake Uranium American accused of trying to sell F-5 to Iran Iran Hangs 11 Sunnis Convicted of Attacks Iran hanged 11 men authorities said were members of an armed Sunni militant group convicted of bombings, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran halts oil sales to India Trade row escalates as new
rules from New Delhi prompt Tehran to refuse payments for crude.
Iran executes two for alleged ties to Israel, militant exile group Two Iranian men were executed Tuesday in Tehran's Evin Prison, one for allegedly spying for Israel and the other for belonging to a group dedicated to the violent overthrow of the Islamic revolution. » read more Other U.S. official: Al Qaeda in Yemen bigger threat than in PakistanUS officials regard European human rights standards as an "irritant", secret cables show, and have strongly objected to the safeguards which could protect WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from extradition. |
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Bolivia recognizes Palestine as independent state 5 die in Israeli airstrike in Gaza Arson suspected in Israel inferno While smoke continued to blanket Israel's green, Mediterranean north, police said Friday that they suspect arsonists caused the wildfire that has killed more than 40 people in the last 48 hours Palestinian President: I'll Ask Israel To Take Over West Bank Young Smoker Is Blamed for Israeli Fire A 14-year-old boy was arrested on Monday as the prime suspect in the fire. Above, the funeral for Haifa’s police chief, who died from injuries sustained in the fire. In Climate Solidarity, Palestinian Firefighters Help Israelis Fight Wildfire Israel should have accepted U.S. deal for settlement freeze In joint interview with Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad on ABC News, opposition leader Tzipi Livni says PM Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition cannot make a peace deal.
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Leaked US cables quote EU president saying that European troops
are deployed in Nato force in 'deference' to the US.
6 NATO troops killed in attack in Afghanistan NATO mistakenly kills 4 Afghan soldiers
58 CIA drone strikes in 102 days Suicide bombers kill Afghan soldiers Taliban militants killed at least 10 members of the Afghan army today in two co-ordinated attacks on the country's fledgling security forces. US Medicines for Afghan Soldiers Disappear
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