15 Killed as Taliban Raid Pakistan Tribal Checkpoint
15 Killed as Taliban Raid Pakistan Tribal Checkpoint | Early morning clash in Khyber Agency
Libyan Rebels Fail to Agree on New Cabinet
Libyan Rebels Fail to Agree on New Cabinet | Talks break down on new appointees
Netanyahu: Palestinian Statehood Bid ‘Doomed’
Netanyahu: Palestinian Statehood Bid ‘Doomed’ | US will foil Palestine, PM assures
Obama WH Pressured General on Testimony for the Benefit of Corporate Donor
The Obama administration pressured Air Force General William Shelton to change his testimony to lawmakers on Capitol Hill to make it more favorable to a company owned by a large Democratic donor. The Pentagon has been resisting a new wireless project by a satellite broadband company in Virginia called LightSquared, which aims to expand broadband for [...]
Libya Rebels Dumping Hundreds of Bodies in ‘Pro-Gadhafi’ Cemetery
Libya Rebels Dumping Hundreds of Bodies in ‘Pro-Gadhafi’ Cemetery | Makeshift prisons fill up with dissidents
Yemeni Troops Kill 47 in Attacks on Sanaa Protesters
Yemeni Troops Kill 26 in Attacks on Sanaa Protesters | Troops use anti-aircraft guns to attack demonstrators
Post 9/11 Reality: Peaceful Dissidents Targets of Surveillance State
Since 9/11, peaceful activists with dissident views have increasingly been swept up into terrorist watch lists and are surveilled by the federal government and law enforcement agencies. Such developments not only raise civil liberties issues, but also raise questions about how open our supposedly open system of government really is, with over-classification becoming policy. Antiwar.com, [...]
Gadhafi Spokesman: NATO Strikes Killed 354 Civilians
NATO airstrikes in the Libyan town of Sirte struck a residential building and a home and killed 354 people, according to a spokesman for ousted leader Muammar Gadhafi. Pro-Gadhafi loyalists have been battling invading rebel forces on the streets of Sirte, Gadhafi’s hometown. As the rebels attempt to solidify their rule in remaining loyalist areas, [...]
Evidence Grows of Blairs links to Gadhafi
Documents retrieved from Libya are adding to the evidence of British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s intricate links with ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi. A correspondence was kept up between the two, in which Blair referred to Gadhafi as “The Leader” and Blair was twice flown to Tripoli on one of Gadhafi’s private jets to touch [...]
US Pressuring Security Council to Vote Down Palestinian State
The United States is working diligently to pressure the other members of the United Nations Security Council to vote against next week’s Palestinian bid for statehood, hoping to avoid embarrassment on the international stage by having to invoke its veto power. The Palestinian Authority on Saturday warned that a US veto would destroy any hope [...]
