How Many Secret Prisons Does Israel Have?
The United Nations' watchdog on torture has criticized Israel for refusing to allow inspections at a secret prison, dubbed by critics as "Israel's Guantanamo Bay," and demanded to know if more such clandestine detention camps are operating. In a report...
Pelosi’s Torture Stance Is Pure Partisanship
Somebody call me when Nancy Pelosi gets her story straight. So far, the House speaker's explanation of what and when she knew about the Bush administration's policy of torturing suspected terrorists is crookeder than Dick Cheney's smile. Indeed, it has evolved from a...
Guantánamo: A Prison Built on Lies
Bibi and Israel at Dead End
If there are no peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians for an independent Palestinian state, war next year is inevitable. So King Abdullah II of Jordan has told the London Times: "If we delay our peace negotiations, then there is going to be another conflict...
Despite Smiles, Obama, Netanyahu Seem Far Apart
While reaffirming the "special relationship" between their two countries, U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared unable to bridge major differences in their approaches to Iran and Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts...
Monday: 5 Iraqis Killed, 14 Wounded
Updated at 7:17 p.m. EDT, May 18, 2009
At least five Iraqis were killed and 14 more were wounded in the latest attacks. A man the Iraqi government claims is a top leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq gave a detailed interview to security officials on his alleged operations. Also, Iraq’s Federal Court selected January 30 as the date for the next general elections. These will be the first national elections since late 2005. Meanwhile, a leading politician in Diyala was arrested.
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