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...
US Pays Contractors to ‘Allow Transparency’ in Use of Contractors
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...
Sen. Leahy Seeks to Pull Military Aid from Israeli Special Forces | Elite forces seen responsible for human rights violations
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...
Syria Rounds Up Civilians in Latakia as Crackdown Continues | Palestinians flee refugee camp in latest attack city
After Months of Pushing for ‘Request’ White House Will ‘Consider’ Staying in Iraq | As attacks continue to grow, US waits for ‘request’
Houthi Rebels Blame US for Car Bombing Attack in North Yemen | Sees attack as effort to prop up Saleh regime
Israel Announces Yet More Settlement Expansions | PA warns move destroyed ‘what is left’ of peace process
South Sudan Joins AU, Offers to Invade Somalia | War-torn nation sees another war as ticket to foreign funding
