Daily Archives: May 11, 2009 »
Memos shed light on CIA use of sleep deprivation torture
By Greg Miller | Reporting from Washington — As President Obama prepared last month to release secret memos on the CIA’s use of severe interrogation methods, the White House fielded a flurry of last-minute
Read More »War crime in Sri Lanka: Civilians slaughtered by army shelling
By Bill Van Auken | In what constitutes a blatant war crime by the Sri Lankan government, the army’s merciless bombardment of a so-called no-fire zone, a small strip of land on the country’s
Read More »‘Smart’ cameras doing job of human eyes
The surveillance cameras at Big Y, a Massachusetts grocery chain, are not just passively recording customers and staff. They’re studying checkout lines for signs of “sweethearting.” That’s when cashiers use subtle tricks to pass
Read More »Human rights organisation investigating use of White Phosphorus
By Jason Straziuso and Rahim Faiez, Kabul | AFGHANISTAN’S leading human rights organisation said yesterday it was investigating the possibility that white phosphorus was used in a US-Taliban battle that killed scores of Afghans.
Read More »ID scheme will cost £400m annually
By SA Mathieson | If start up costs of £300m are included, the National Identity Scheme looks set to cost government and citizens around £4.3bn more than the cost of current passports over a
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