Month: March 2009

Support Builds in Congress to Lift Cuba Embargo

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators and interest groups is backing a bill that would end the long economic embargo against Cuba, including travel restrictions to the island. The Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act was introduced Tuesday by Senators Byron Dorgan, a North Dakota Democrat and Senate Democratic Policy Committee chair, and Michael Enzi, … Continue reading “Support Builds in Congress to Lift Cuba Embargo”

Wars Abroad Continue at Home

Whether it’s $900 billion, more than one trillion dollars, or even, in the long run, several trillion dollars, the spiraling costs of George Bush’s wars – one of which is now in the grim process of becoming “Obama’s War” – are indisputable. It’s hardly less disputable that those wars to “protect” America from “global terror” … Continue reading “Wars Abroad Continue at Home”

Tuesday: 10 Iraqis Killed, 58 Wounded

Updated at 7:20 p.m. EDT, Mar. 31, 2009 A suicide bomber in Mosul took the lion’s share of today’s casualties. Overall, at least 10 Iraqis were killed and 58 more were wounded across the country. A U.S. Marine died Tuesday in a non-combat incident as well. Meanwhile, Iraq has implemented the use of unmanned aircraft to monitor the borders. Also, falling oil income has put a crimp in government spending.

Khmer Rouge Trials May Expose US, China

PHNOM PENH – Limits placed on a United Nations-backed war-crimes tribunal in prosecuting surviving leaders of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime may not prevent revelations about international actors linked to Cambodia’s dark period. It ranges from the period of Khmer Rouge history that the court will consider, a geographic limit to account for only atrocities … Continue reading “Khmer Rouge Trials May Expose US, China”