Updated at 8:57 p.m. EST, Jan. 22, 2010 At least two Iraqis were killed and four more were wounded in light, prayer day violence. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden flew to Iraq to stress Washington's concerns about upcoming elections. Despite that, the De-Ba'athification...
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US Names Bagram Prisoners, Withholds Details
After years of stonewalling, the U.S. Defense Department has released the names of people imprisoned at the notorious Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Made available in response to an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit, the...
Thursday: 1 US Soldier, 5 Iraqis Killed; 11 Iraqis Wounded
Israel Crushes Local Dissent, Attacks Global Criticism
RAMALLAH - Israel is lashing out at international criticism and attempting to crush local dissent in what appears to be growing sensitivity to reproach of its policies. Several recent incidents have dominated media headlines, including the arrest of a Jewish-American...
Rights Groups Under Sustained Attack Worldwide
Abusive governments around the world escalated their attacks against local human rights defenders and other independent monitors during 2009, according to the 2010 edition of Human Rights Watch's annual 'World Report' released here Wednesday. Their attacks have also...


