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Soldiers in Colorado Slayings Tell of Iraq Horrors
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: war, crime, ptsd, army, iraq, civilians, murder )

NotSilent
- 144 days ago - news.yahoo.com
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Soldiers ...accused of murder, attempted murder or manslaughter after returning to civilian life described a breakdown in discipline during their Iraq deployment in which troops murdered civilians......
What Is Behind Sarah Palin's Resignation: Is She Fleeing Scandal?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: failin' palin., idiot on the loose, GOP fallout, one per week, dances with wolves, republicans, politics, war, usa )

David
- 167 days ago - alternet.org
It is estimated that the state of Alaska has spent nearly $300 thousand investigating ethics complaints against the Governor. There's no mystery to Sarah Palin's decision. She is merely advancing in a nutter direction? A scandal in the works?
Petition - Are Your Tax Dollars Being Used to Fund Human Rights Abuse in Gaza - No Money Provided Without Strings Attached!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, abuse, economy, healthcare, housing, military, war, terrorism, ethics )

David
- 229 days ago - withstringsattached.org
Israel is the largest recipient of U.S. military aid. In August 2007, the United States and Israel signed an agreement to increase arms transfers to Israel to $30 billion over the next decade. In the proposed 2010 budget almost $3b, NO strings attached!
Israel/US: Clinton Should Press to End Gaza Blockade | Human Rights Watch
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: cover-up, dishonesty, abuse, terrorism, war, crime, government, ethics )

David
- 227 days ago - hrw.org
"Secretary Clinton's comments make it sound like the Israeli blockade isn't causing much of a problem for civilians in Gaza. But our researchers on the ground have seen how restrictions on food, construction material, and even children's clothes are on...
Very Bad News: Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base Will Be Obama's Guantanamo
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: u.s., usa, war, americans, government, obama, military, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, torture, afghanistan, war on terror, guantanamo, abu ghraib, barack obama, pakistan, taliban, red cross )

Madalena
- 251 days ago - alternet.org
The Afghan air base is to undergo a $60 million expansion, allowing it to hold five times as many prisoners as remain at Gitmo.
Some Prisoners at Bagram Air Base Can Challenge Detentions, Judge Rules
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, u.s., americans, bushadministration, troops, terrorism, Guantanamo, Bagram, Afghanistan, detainees, military prison )

Madalena
- 251 days ago - latimes.com
The prison at the Afghan base was being expanded during the last year of the Bush administration, leading some to predict that the Pentagon would resolve its Guantanamo problem by sending more inmates to Bagram. A new 40-acre prison is scheduled to open i
What Change? US Refuses to Participate in World Conference Against Discrimination
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: durban, usa, u.s., americans, obama, politics, World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, slave trade, Palestinians, Durban declaration )

Madalena
- 251 days ago - truthout.org
David Gespass, Truthout: "For those of us who were in Durban, South Africa, in 2001 for the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, the decision of the United States to leave before the conclusion was di
The Psychologists of Torture
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: bushadministration, americans, torture, crime, Medical professionals, abuse, republicans, usa )

Madalena
- 234 days ago - inthesetimes.com
Medical professionals designed and helped to implement Bush administration interrogation practices
Dozens of CIA Ghost Prisoners Missing
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', prisoners, violence, war, CIA, missing, Red Cross, U.S. government )

Madalena
- 233 days ago - ipsnews.net
(IPS) - At least three dozen detainees who were held in the CIA's secret prisons overseas appear to be missing - and efforts by human rights organisations to track their whereabouts have been unsuccessful.
US-MIDEAST: Obama and Netanyahu - Storm Clouds Ahead?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: middle-east, israel, palestine, obama, government, democrats, economy, war, usa )

Madalena
- 233 days ago - ipsnews.net
WASHINGTON (IPS) - A big confrontation is brewing between the United States and Israel's new government over the Palestine issue.
 
 
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