Daily Archives: October 1, 2008 »
Another Education is Possible
Socialist Review | The testing regime in schools is breaking down. Before the summer break SATs papers were lost or badly marked; pupils were absenting themselves from the tests and head teachers were demanding an
Read More »No “Bailout” for the World’s Poorest
By Thalif Deen | As a spreading financial crisis threatens to deepen the economic recession in the United States, the news of an unprecedented 700-billion-dollar bailout package reverberated through the corridors of the United
Read More »Ex-CIA Official Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case
By Derek Kravitz | The story of the CIA officer, his mistress and his wealthy businessman friend appears to have come to an end, with the intelligence agency’s former executive director likely facing about
Read More »Tortured Briton wins US battle over papers
A British resident now held at Guantanamo Bay has won an order in the US courts requiring the country’s government to hand over material that might help his defence against terrorism charges, it was
Read More »FBI won’t release documents on anthrax suspect
By MARISA TAYLOR | WASHINGTON – The FBI is declining to release at least 15,000 pages of documents related to the now deceased prime suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks despite lingering suspicions that
Read More »Human rights concern over 42 days
Government plans to enable police to hold terror suspects without charge for 42 days have caused “considerable concern” at Europe’s human rights body. The Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee said suspects should be taken
Read More »Censorship and Freedom of Speech
By Craig Murray | This is the key section from my new book which the publisher is unwilling to publish due to legal threats from Schillings libel lawyers, acting on behalf of the mercenary
Read More »Expanded DNA testing threatens innocent
By LONNIE RANDOLPH | In early July, Gov. Mark Sanford vetoed a bill that would have required the state to collect DNA samples from people simply arrested for — but not convicted of —
Read More »Tories attack Labour surveillance schemes
Kablenet.com | Dominic Grieve, the shadow home secretary, has criticised the ID-card scheme, among other government projects, in his speech at the Conservative conference. In Birmingham on Tuesday, Grieve said the public is “fed up
Read More »British envoy says mission in Afghanistan is doomed, according to leaked memo
The official version of the US-led campaign in Afghanistan received a blow today with a leaked report that the British Ambassador in Kabul believes that US strategy is wrong and the war is as
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