Abbas Ready to Accept US Statehood Veto

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that he is prepared to accept the Obama administration's expected veto of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations next month, saying he will “continue to cooperate with the Americans” even if that happens....

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Kuwaiti Gitmo Detainee Fears Indefinite Detention

Mohammed Ahmed al Kandari has been in Guantanamo Bay detention center for almost a decade and, according to his lawyer Lt. Col. Barry Wingard, now defending him before a military tribunal, is likely to be detained indefinitely. A Kuwaiti national, Kandari went to...

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State-Backed Banks Invest in Banned Cluster Bombs

British high-street banks, including two institutions that were bailed out by taxpayers, are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in companies that manufacture cluster bombs – despite a growing global ban outlawing the production and trade of the inherently...

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Defense Industry’s Growth Since 9/11

The decade since 9/11 saw a massive expansion of the Pentagon's capacities and the defense industry's profits. In the past, such wartime expansions subsequently shrank for peacetime, and the military industrial complex is preparing for cutbacks. But another thing 9/11...

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