Daily Archives: January 29, 2009 »
Iraq to Deny New License To Blackwater Mercenary Firm
U.S. Embassy’s Preferred Contractor Accused of Killings By Ernesto Londoño and Qais Mizher, Washington Post The Iraqi government has informed the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad that it will not issue a new operating license
Read More »Loophole allows terrorist detentions
By Eli Lake President Obama’s executive order closing CIA “black sites” contains a little-noticed exception that allows the spy agency to continue to operate temporary detention facilities abroad. The provision illustrates that the president’s
Read More »Marijuana Reform Is Part of the Progressive Agenda
So Why Are Obama’s Drug Cops Already Making Pot Raids? By Paul Armentano Pot-reform activists have swarmed Obama’s Change.gov, and huge majorities voted for pot reform in election ’08, but no change yet from
Read More »Military seeks better use of finger, eye scans
By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON — On the front lines in Iraq, U.S. troops can scan someone’s eye or finger to try to determine if he is a potential enemy or has been connected
Read More »Israeli Troops Killed Gaza Children Carrying White Flag, witnesses say
McClatchy Newspapers – EZBT ABED RABBO, Gaza Strip — Nasser Abu Freeh was one of the first to see the Israeli soldiers as they entered this pastoral Gaza neighborhood overlooking the Israeli border on Jan.
Read More »Study reveals illegal zionist expansion
ISRAELI anti-war group Peace Now released a new study on Tuesday which revealed that zionists continued to expand illegal West Bank settlements in 2008. According to the group, construction began on 1,518 settler structures.
Read More »Brown keeps silent on Iraq ruling
By ADRIAN ROBERTS THE government held its tongue on Wednesday over the order to release the 2003 Iraq war Cabinet minutes. But peace campaigners insisted that warmongering new Labour ministers should be “brought to
Read More »British government to spread ID cards message to school children
The Home Secretary will be spreading the message on identity cards among schoolchildren today. Jacqui Smith is meeting students before attending a police presentation on combating gang-related crime in Manchester. She is
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