Appeals Court: Tortured US Whistleblowers Can’t Sue | Torturing detainees ‘part of human nature,’ ruling insists
Appeals Court: Tortured US Whistleblowers Can’t Sue
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Mexico Charges 14 Police in Attack on CIA Operatives
Mexico Charges 14 Police in Attack on CIA Operatives | Cartel suspected of ordering August shooting
Rebel Syrian Council Names Christian Communist as President
Rebel Syrian Council Names Christian Communist as President | Will leftist Christian further alienate SNC from Islamist rebels
Iran: US Drone Violated Our Airspace
Iran: US Drone Violated Our Airspace | US claims drone was just barely over international waters
Syrian Rebel Leader: Absent Outside Support, ‘We Will All Turn into Terrorists’
Gen. Mustafa al-Sheikh, the leader of the Free Syrian Army, warned that if outside powers don't quickly back the rebel fighters trying to overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, the rebels might all turn into terrorists instead. “If there’s no quick...
Red Cross: Military Action in Mali Will Have Severe Humanitarian Costs
Even as the US and its allies in Europe and Africa float ideas for a military intervention in Mali, such a war would have a high humanitarian cost, according to the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Following the Libya war, Mali was...
Netanyahu Calls Obama to Congratulate Him on Reelection
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu phoned President Obama on Thursday to congratulate him on his reelection following criticism that his flagrant preference for a Romney victory was inappropriate. Netanyahu and his Likud Party hadnot-so-privately yearned for...
Iranian Jets Fired on US Predator Drone
Two Iranian fighter jets fired on an unarmed US Air Force Predator drone last week, according to CNN. The drone was fired upon but not hit, and the Obama administration did not disclose information about the incident, keeping it from the American public just days...
US Initiative to Set Up Syrian Opposition Council Collapses
The Obama administration's initiative to set up a new Syrian opposition council, possibly to serve as an interim government following the fall of the Assad regime, appeared to have failed on Thursday before the convention in Qatar even began. One day before the...
Bradley Manning Offers to Plead Guilty to Partial Charges
Accused WikiLeaks leaker Bradley Manning offered in a motion hearing on Wednesday to plead guilty to parts of the charges he faces, in exchange for government prosecutors pursuing lesser charges. According to statement issued by Manning's attorney, David Coombs,...
