AFP Published: Tuesday February 27, 2007
The head of the US military declared “categorically” Tuesday that the United States is not planning air strikes against Iran… Asked by Senator Robert Byrd if he was categorically denying the reports, Pace replied: “Categorically sir”
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From NBC’s Mike Viqueira A group of House Democrats will introduce a resolution calling on the Judiciary Committee to begin impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) will sponsor the measure. It will be dropped in the hopper tomorrow. It’s too early to say whether it will actually get anywhere. Here’s…
Twenty Recommendations For Action Now Being Considered As A Result Of Conference On War Crimes. Goal Is To Give Continued Life To Nuremberg Principles Barring Aggressive War And Torture, Instead Of Allowing Bush/Cheney To Destroy Them With Impunity By Sherwood Ross Reprinted with permission ANDOVER , MASS. (Special) — Twenty recommendations made at a conference…
Why We Were Falsely Arrested By Amy Goodman ST. PAUL, Minn. — Government crackdowns on journalists are a true threat to democracy. As the Republican National Convention meets in St. Paul, Minn., this week, police are systematically targeting journalists. I was arrested with my two colleagues, “Democracy Now!” producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar,…
NYDailyNews.com Gotbaum kin’s plea before dying: I’m not a terrorist! BY SOO YOUN in Phoenix and ETHAN ROUEN and ADAM LISBERG in New York DAILY NEWS WRITERS The daughter-in-law of one of New York’s top officials screamed, “I’m not a terrorist!” and fought with security officials in the Phoenix airport before being wrestled to the…
CNN.com The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday accepted appeals from two men detained for years at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The surprise move gives new hope to suspected war criminals held on U.S. soil by the U.S. military. Oral arguments will be held in the fall. (Original Article)
CQPolitics Panetta Hedges on Rendition Remarks By Tim Starks, CQ Staff Leon E. Panetta, the Obama administration’s pick to lead the CIA, backed away Friday from earlier remarks that he suspected the United States had transferred terror suspects to other countries so that they could be tortured. The vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee,…
