‘Israelis Prepared for Violations’ in Gaza

TEL AVIV - After the internal investigation into the misconduct of Israeli soldiers in the course of the Gaza assault was closed suspiciously fast, a brief overview of publications by army officials, published months before the start of the war, suggests the reported...

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Friday: 1 Marine, 8 Iraqis Killed; 19 Iraqis Wounded

At least eight Iraqis were killed and 19 were wounded, mostly during a mortar attack in southern Baghdad. A U.S. Marine was killed in a non-combat incident in Anbar province as well. Also, a day after a suicide attack in Anbar province, there is still confusion as to exactly how many died.
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Struggle Brews Over ‘Torture Memos’ Immunity

The Justice Department Thursday released four secret memos used by the George W. Bush administration to justify torture. The memos, produced by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), provided the legal framework for the CIA's use of waterboarding and...

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West Bank a Time Bomb Waiting to Explode

Tension between Israelis and Palestinians is rising sharply as reflected in a number of increasingly bloody and violent confrontations since Israel's devastating war in Gaza at the beginning of the year. While Gaza, which the Islamic organization Hamas controls, has...

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