US postpones first Guantanamo war crimes trial By BEN FOX SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – A military judge on Friday postponed the first war crimes tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, saying he wants to wait until the Supreme Court makes its highly anticipated ruling on the right of detainees to challenge their confinement in civil…
U.S. Planning Big New Prison in Afghanistan By ERIC SCHMITT and TIM GOLDEN May 17, 2008 Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is moving forward with plans to build a new, 40-acre detention complex on the main American military base in Afghanistan, officials said, in a stark acknowledgment that the…
Bush hails Israelis as ‘chosen people’ but ignores Palestinians on ‘catastrophe’ day By Donald Macintyre in Jerusalem Friday, 16 May 2008 © 2008 Independent News and Media Limited President George Bush lavished anniversary praise on Israel yesterday, as Palestinians commemorated the “Nakba” or “catastrophe” when 700,000 were forced from or fled their homes 60 years…
UN official says foreign agents are killing Afghans By FISNIK ABRASHI – The Associated Press Thursday, May 15, 2008; 1:43 PM Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. KABUL, Afghanistan – Foreign intelligence agents are leading secret, deadly raids on suspected insurgents in Afghanistan and shirking responsibility when innocent civilians are killed, a U.N….
