On this one-way planet of ours, it’s hard sometimes to imagine things any other way, but for a moment let’s try. Imagine, for instance, that in recent years the director of Iranian intelligence oversaw a program of “extraordinary rendition” aimed at those who were believed to be prepared to commit acts of terror against that …
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At least six Iraqis were killed and 30 others were wounded in light attacks. The potential for violence remains high though, as authorities were tipped off to potential car bombs south of Mosul.
Updated at 8:44 p.m. EDT, Aug. 29, 2009
At least 22 Iraqis were killed and 65 more were wounded in the latest violence, which targeted small northern Iraqi villages. Meanwhile, a journalist known as the man who threw shoes at Prime Minister Maliki and former U.S. President George Bush earned early release from jail next month on good behavior.
As the planned closing of the U.S. military’s detention center at Guantánamo Bay draws nearer, human rights activists are raising questions about the treatment of detainees who will be transferred to the U.S. for trial. But while the media has focused virtually all its attention on these foreign prisoners held abroad, the government is already …
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Jeff Huber on the Blackwater/CIA scandal
Gordon Prather says the US is abusing the NPT
The Barack Obama administration — perhaps the president himself — will reportedly be launching a new round of authoritative Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations sometime during the upcoming U.N. General Assembly session, which is scheduled to start in New York on Sep. 15. So far, most media attention has focused on the administration’s ongoing tussle with Israeli …
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Updated at 7:36 p.m. EDT, Aug. 28, 2009
Baghdad is under tight security as a funeral and procession for Shi’ite leader Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim takes place At least five Iraqis were killed and six were wounded in light, prayer day violence. Meanwhile, U.S. Army chief of staff Gen. George Casey said it was too early to determine if a recent spike in violence will change U.S. withdrawal plans.
What are we fighting for? asks William Pfaff.
It’s not just Afghanistan, says Justin Raimondo
