Archive for May 11th, 2009
G-20 Police ‘Used Undercover Men to Incite Crowds’
U.K. Wants Military to Run State Schools
8 May 09 | Mail
The Armed Forces will be drafted in to run state schools under plans to drive up discipline and respect in classrooms. Read the rest of this entry »
White House Nearly Doubles Earlier Budget Deficit Forecasts
11 May 09 | Reuters
The White House on Monday raised its forecast for this year’s U.S. budget deficit by $89 billion due to the recession, millions of new unemployment claims and corporate bailouts. Read the rest of this entry »
Lawmakers Try to Block New Abuse Photos
by William Fisher
11 May 09 | IPS
Civil libertarians are condemning a call by two influential U.S. senators for the White House to block the impending release of photographs showing detainees being abused by U.S. military personnel at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and at other U.S. detention facilities in the Middle East and elsewhere. Read the rest of this entry »
U.S. Reporter Roxana Saberi Released From Prison in Iran
Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi was released on Monday from Tehran’s Evin jail after a court cut her eight-year prison sentence to a suspended term, her lawyer said, citing her father. Read the rest of this entry »
Iran Urges World Action on Israeli Nukes; Russia Urges U.N. to Push Israel Over Peace
Iran says Israel’s undeclared arsenal of approximately 200 atomic warheads is the only obstacle in the way of a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East.
U.N.: Sri Lankan Attack a ‘Bloodbath’
The U.N. has described the alleged killing of hundreds of Sri Lankan civilians in the country’s offensive against the separatist Tamil Tigers as a “bloodbath”.
Reformists a Force in Iran’s Looming Presidential Election
Analysis by Farideh Farhi
11 May 09 | IPS
With the official registration period for candidates over on May 9, the race for Iran’s presidency is entering its final stretch. Read the rest of this entry »
The Stress Test Charade
by Petrino DiLeo
11 May 09 | SWO
Petrino DiLeo examines the Obama administration’s “stress tests” of major banks and shows how they were rigged to provide a positive result.
U.S. Accused of Illegal White Phosphorus Attack in Afghanistan
10 May 09 | Raw Story
United States forces in Afghanistan are accused of illegally deploying white phosphorus against civilians following a firefight with Taliban militants, according to published reports. Read the rest of this entry »
‘88% of Prisoners in Palestinian Jails Being Held Without Trial’
11 May 09 | Ha’aretz
About 18 months ago, a European Union delegation arrived in the Palestinian Authority to evaluate the condition of prisoners in Palestinian prisons. Read the rest of this entry »
