Archive for May 14th, 2009
Sri Lankans Face ‘Catastrophe’, Red Cross Says Aid Not Getting Through
15 May 09 | AJE
Fierce fighting has made it impossible to deliver aid and evacuate the injured among civilians trapped between warring government forces and Tamil separatist fighters in Sri Lanka, Bernard Barrett, a spokesman for the Red Cross, tells Al Jazeera. (2:59):
Villagers in Afghanistan Describe Chaos of U.S. Strikes
14 May 09 | NYT
The number of civilians killed by the American airstrikes in Farah Province last week may never be fully known. But villagers, including two girls recovering from burn wounds, described devastation that officials and human rights workers are calling the worst episode of civilian casualties in eight years of war in Afghanistan.
Insurers Win Approval for U.S. Treasury Funds
14 May 09 | FT
At least four U.S. insurers won approval on Thursday to raise billions of dollars through the government’s bank bail-out plan, the U.S. Treasury Department said. Read the rest of this entry »
Israel Vows Not to Surprise U.S. With Strike on Iran
Israel has acceded to American demands by pledging to coordinate its moves on Iran with Washington and not surprise the United States with military action. Read the rest of this entry »
Bilderberg Group Meets In Athens Amid Tight Security
Obama Justice Department Continues to Cover Up Bush-Era Crimes
by Larisa Alexandrovna
13 May 09 | Raw Story
Something very questionable is happening in Obama’s Department of Justice. I don’t know if it is simply institutional loyalty that is the reason for a once admired office of justice to simply abdicate from its official duty. Whatever the reason, there is one question that no one will answer and this question only grows more urgent as new developments are made public. Read the rest of this entry »
U.N. Security Council Stops Short of Condemning Israel for Gaza Massacre
13-14 May 09 | PTV
The U.N. Security Council has “expressed concern” about Israel’s attacks on U.N. buildings during the recent Gaza War, but stopped short of condemning the regime.
Rights Groups Slam President ‘Torturer Supporter’; U.N. Tells Obama to Stop Abuse
Obama Warns Netanyahu Not to Launch Surprise Attack on Iran
Was Tortured CIA “Ghost Prisoner” Murdered?
by Andy Worthington
13 May 09 | AlterNet
The suspicious death of Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, who was tortured into lying about an Iraq-al Qaeda connection, raises a series of troubling questions. Read the rest of this entry »
North Korea to Try U.S. Journalists
14 May 09 | NYT
Two American journalists who have been detained in North Korea for two months on charges of illegal entry and “hostile acts” will be put on trial June 4, the Communist North announced on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hamas Against Zionist Ideology, Not Judaism’
by David Cronin
14 May 09 | IPS
A founding member of Hamas says he hates all weapons and insists that his organisation is not anti-Jewish. Read the rest of this entry »
Myanmar Opposition Leader Charged
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is facing the prospect of years in prison after being charged with breaching the conditions of her house arrest. Al Jazeera’s Azhar Sukri reports. (2:58):
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