Libya’s NTC Holding, Abusing Thousands Without Charges
Libya’s NTC Holding, Abusing Thousands Without Charges | Guards admit to beating detainees for ‘confessions’
No Direct Evidence of Iranian Government Complicity in Plot
United States officials in the Obama administration and Justice Department have explicitly claimed that Iran’s supreme leader and the Quds Force covert operations unit were likely aware of the so-called terror plot to kill Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States. But evidence of that is lacking and many officials have admitted there are gaps [...]
Clinton: Pakistan ‘Part of the Problem’ in Afghanistan
Clinton: Pakistan ‘Part of the Problem’ in Afghanistan | Insists US won’t abandon Pakistan alliance
US Vows to ‘Unite the World’ Against Iran
US Vows to ‘Unite the World’ Against Iran | US embassies move to make the case for ‘international action’
US-Supported Philippine Army is Detaining Innocent Children
The Philippine army has fabricated stories that children taken into custody are rebel “child warriors,” Human Rights Watch has reported, urging the Philippine government to end the practice. In each of the cases investigated, the army made a media spectacle of the abducted innocent children, publicly branding them rebels and continuing to harass those children [...]
Libyan Weapons Show Up in Sinai, Egypt Junta Warns
Libyan Weapons Show Up in Sinai, Egypt Junta Warns | Missiles may interfere with Israeli attacks on Gaza
Report: NATO ‘Success’ in Afghanistan Exaggerated
Report: NATO ‘Success’ in Afghanistan Exaggerated | NATO’s night raids killing large numbers of civilians
String of Bomb and Gun Attacks in Baghdad Kill 30
Baghdad suffered a string of bomb and small arms attacks today, killing at least 30 people and wounding 88 others, not including the bombers. Many of the victims were police personnel, who were the targets of the two most significant attacks. The violence also appeared focused on Shi’ite neighborhoods. There were no immediate claims of responsibility, but two months ago al-Qaeda in Iraq, which is predominantly Sunni, vowed to carry out a spree that would total 100 attacks.
Afghan Govt Blocks Major Corruption Probe
Afghan Govt Blocks Major Corruption Probe | US had evidence governor was colluding with Taliban
Israeli Forces Destroy West Bank Mosque For Third Time
Israeli forces demolished for the third time a mosque in a remote Bedouin village in the northeast of the West Bank on Tuesday. The mosque and its surroundings had been previously razed by Israeli forces last February and before that in November 2010. In a statement released Tuesday, the Israeli military said it had destroyed the mosque [...]
