Archive for May 15th, 2009
Obama’s Extra War Funding Wins House Approval
Many Democrats are wary but put aside their concerns to issue a vote of confidence in the president’s plans for military escalation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
U.N.: Israel Should Reveal Secret Torture Centers, If They Exist
16 May 09 | Ha’aretz
The United Nations urged Israel to reveal secret torture facilities, if the country operated such centers, in a report published Friday by the world body’s Committee Against Torture. Read the rest of this entry »
U.N.: Suu Kyi Detention ‘Illegal’
The United Nation’s senior human rights official has called the continued detention of Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s pro-democracy leader, “illegal” and demanded that she be released.
Little Known Military Thug Squad Still Brutalizing Prisoners at Gitmo Under Obama
by Jeremy Scahill
15 May 09 | AlterNet
The ‘Black Shirts’ of Guantanamo routinely terrorize prisoners, breaking bones, gouging eyes, squeezing testicles, and ‘dousing’ them with chemicals. Read the rest of this entry »
U.S. Sets Free Test Case Detainee
15 May 09 | BBC
An Algerian man held for seven years by the U.S. has arrived in France after being set free from Guantanamo Bay. Read the rest of this entry »
Congressional Leaders Inadvertently Expose Israeli Lobbyists Behind Letter to Obama
15 May 09 | Raw Story
GOP House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) circulated a letter to colleagues this week urging President Obama to support Israel when moving forward with any Israeli peace process.
Paulson: ‘Dissenters Would Not Be Tolerated’ Among U.S. Banks
13/15 May 09 | FT and Judicial Watch
It was an offer the banking titans gathered in Washington could not refuse. Read the rest of this entry »
Rights Groups Slam Obama’s Restart of Guantanamo Military Commissions
Barack Obama, the U.S. president, has said military commissions for al-Qaeda suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp will be restarted.
Somalia Peace Overture Rejected After Amnesty Int’l Calls for End to ‘Amputations and Public Killings’
Somalia’s president has appealed to Islamist insurgents to negotiate as intermittent fighting continued for an eighth day in the capital, Mogadishu. Read the rest of this entry »
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