Daily Archives: December 2, 2008 »
Pentagon to deploy 20,000 troops on domestic “anti-terror” mission
By Patrick Martin | The Pentagon has begun to implement plans for the mobilization of 20,000 regular Army troops in anti-terror operations alongside state and local forces, a dramatic change in US military operations
Read More »World Anti-slavery Day
Kiwis urged to become part of the solution on World Anti-slavery Day Although slavery was abolished worldwide in 1926, it is still a thriving industry today with between 600,000 to 800,000 people being trafficked
Read More »Censorship in America?
By Timothy V. Gatto | The people of the United States might not know what it is that they want the new administration to do, they may not know what it is they want
Read More »Bush: ‘I was unprepared for war’
By John Byrne | Five years after he declared victory in Iraq on the US aircraft carrier USS Lincoln, President George W. Bush says he was “unprepared” for a war in Iraq that has
Read More »Thousands of Afghans Held Without Trial in ‘Telephone Justice’ System
By Jason Ditz | For the rich and well-connected, the Afghan criminal justice system is remarkably convenient, with a simple phone call to an influential police officer or judge usually sufficient to ensure release
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