Archive for May 28th, 2009
White House to Merge Domestic, International Security Staffs
26 May 09 | AWC News
Obama to create “Global Engagement Directorate”. Read the rest of this entry »
U.S. Bans Release of Photos Showing Iraq Abuses, Including the Rape of Detainees
Photographs have surfaced showing the rape and other sexual assaults carried out by American soldiers on Iraqi detainees which U.S. President Barack Obama had tried to prevent the release of, reports the Daily Telegraph. Read the rest of this entry »
Israel OKs Bill to Outlaw Denial of Israel as ‘Jewish State’; Crisis Deepens in West Bank
28 May 09 | AWC News, IPS and Ha’aretz
Latest in a series of laws aimed at silencing Arab citizens. Read the rest of this entry »
No War Crimes Probe for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka escapes Western efforts to press war crime charges against the government over the civilian toll in its war with the Tamil Tigers.
Backlash Grows Against Obama’s Preventive Detention Proposal
by Glenn Greenwald
25 May 09 | Salon
The backlash against President Obama’s extraordinary proposal for indefinite “preventive detention” — already widespread in the immediate aftermath of his speech — continues to grow. Read the rest of this entry »
