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Ex-CIA chief criticises Iraq war
George Tenet, the former director of the CIA, has criticised the US invasion of Iraq, saying that officials supporting the war did not hold a “serious debate” about whether Saddam Hussein was a threat.
Read More »Sleepwalking into a surveillance state
Government and corporate threats to online privacy are the topics of a major Montreal conference If the federal Liberal MP for NDG-Côte-des-Neiges, Marlene Jennings, gets her way, she may very well become the toast
Read More »TV Is Losing Its Audience
In the past few weeks, a raft of top shows on all major networks have hit record lows: Lost, Desperate Housewives, ER, My Name Is Earl, The Simpsons, Two and a Half Men, CSI:
Read More »US moves to limit lawyers’ access to Guantanamo inmates
Tom Carter In the wake of recent revelations of widespread torture and abuse at the Guantánamo Bay prison camp, the US Justice Department has taken legal action to restrict lawyers’ access to their clients
Read More »Human rights report: Israeli forces systematically attack Palestinians
PCHR The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights issued a report for the period, 19 through 25 April entitled, “Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian
Read More »World Bank group voices concern over Wolfowitz
group of about 50 World Bank officials at the forefront of the bank’s anti-corruption fight on Thursday expressed deep concern with the crisis surrounding bank chief Paul Wolfowitz.In a letter to Wolfowitz and the
Read More »Contractors playing major role in U.S. intelligence
Private contractors, including for-hire intelligence analysts, computer technicians and spies, now form a “key part” of the overall intelligence workforce, according to a survey by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The
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