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Libya releases ‘disappeared’ dissident, says rights group
London: The Libyan government has freed a political prisoner after he was arrested 15 months ago, the US-based Human Rights...
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The ‘War Crimes File’
Hartford Courant | It comes as a relief to know that FBI agents were aghast at harsh interrogation techniques used by American...
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White House fed war propaganda to a “complicit” media
By Bill Van Auken | In a stunning blow to what very little remains of the Bush administration’s political credibility,...
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The last Briton in Guantanamo faces death penalty
By Robert Verkaik | A British resident who is facing the death penalty in Guantanamo Bay has made a final desperate plea...
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UK Police Harrass Youths
By Paul Lewis | The police surveillance team had spotted their target: a 12-year-old boy with freckles and ginger hair. He...
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Autism Risk Linked to Distance From Power Plants
By Leslee Dru Browning | How do mercury emissions affect pregnant mothers, the unborn and toddlers? Do the level of emissions...
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How McCain Has Supported Bush
By Jason Rosenbaum | CQ’s Presidential Support studies try to determine how often a legislator votes in line with the...
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UN chief “shocked” over Zimbabwe’s murdered activists
Geneva – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said she was shocked Wednesday by the news that several...
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The Genealogy of Torture and Democracy
By Shannon Jones | The horrifying scenes of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and the mistreatment of detainees...
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Lecturers defy government over ID cards
By Anthea Lipsett | Lecturers voted overwhelmingly to oppose and defy the government’s plans to introduce identity...
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No sign al Qaeda has WMD capability – US official
Reuters | There’s no sign that al Qaeda has acquired the capability to use weapons of mass destruction, a U.S. intelligence...
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Olmert urged to stand down over corruption claims
By Donald Macintyre | The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s most powerful coalition partner has called on him to...
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Vets for Peace Booted from National Memorial Day Parade
By Matthew Rothschild | There is one group of veterans that isn’t allowed to march in the national memorial parade in Washington...
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John Bolton Escapes Citizen’s Arrest
By Stephen Adams - The Telegraph | John Bolton, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, has escaped an attempted...
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Iran to unveil new warfare equipment
Press TV | Iran’s Defense Minister announces plans to unveil 30 new military hardware projects developed by Iranian...
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Amnesty urges next US president to ban torture
AFP | Rights watchdog Amnesty International yesterday urged the next US president to close the “war on terror” prison...
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Ireland accused of failing on flight rendition
RTÉ News | US assurances that Irish airports are not being used for rendition are not worth the paper they are written...
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Brown: To Be More Than an Accessory to War Crimes
By Tariq Ali | Power can shape “truth”, but not for ever. That is one lesson that could be learned from the series of...
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UK ready to scrap killer cluster bombs
By Richard Norton-Taylor | The government is preparing to scrap Britain’s entire arsenal of cluster bombs in the face...
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Report: US cluster bombs were faulty
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Iraq War May Have Increased Energy Costs by $6 Trillion
By Geoffrey Lean | The invasion of Iraq by Britain and the US has trebled the price of oil, according to a leading expert,...
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A Real Inside Job; Anthrax
After Downing Street | Someone just pointed this out to me. FBI claims to be continuing anthrax investigation. They’ve...
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Orwellian Ubiquitous Computing?
By Daniel Taylor | “…just by walking down the street you could be subject to a personal biometric system, you...
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Appeal from Tony Benn / Stop the War Coalition
By Tony Benn | The destruction of Iraq continues; its people killed amidst bombings and atrocities, a million or more dead,...
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American Psychological Association Supports Torture
By Stephen Soldz | Since 2005, the American Psychological Association (APA) has steadfastly asserted that psychologists participating...




