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May 25, 2007
Senate Moves to Expand Detainee Rights
Senate Democrats are backing a bill that would grant new rights to terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, including access to a lawyer regardless of whether the prisoners are put on trial.
The proposal, approved this week by the Senate Armed Services Committee, also would narrow the definition of an enemy combatant and tighten restrictions on the types of evidence used to prosecute and keep a person detained.
Prosecutors drop secret trial demand in AIPAC case
Prosecutors dropped their demands for a secret trial in the classified information case against two former AIPAC staffers.
The March to War: Syria Preparing for US-Israeli Attacks - By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
Iran interest rate cut sparks panic selling
Iran's financial system suffered a fresh jolt yesterday with panic selling on the stock market after the president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, abruptly ordered banks to cut interest rates sharply, despite surging inflation.
Rosie Won't Be Back on 'The View'
“Is this real-world or exercise?”: Cyber-PsyOps Warfare & 9/11
Shiite cleric calls for US pull-out, deal with Sunnis
Shiite cleric and militia leader Moqtada al-Sadr called Friday for the pull-out of US troops from Iraq, as he announced his readiness to 'cooperate' with Sunnis.
Lebanese army detains militants around Palestinian camp
The Lebanese army on Friday said it had arrested a large number of armed militants and warned that the only way out for fighters hiding in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon is surrender.
Yushchenko orders troops 'to secure' government buildings
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Friday ordered troops to secure government buildings, escalating a long- running political conflict in the country to unprecedented levels.
U.S. Senators push driver's licences over passports
Canada's push for an alternative to passports at the border is getting a major endorsement from two U.S. senators who want to give Americans the option of using secure driver's licences at land crossings.
Minnesota's Norm Coleman and Susan Collins of Maine, both Republicans, have introduced a measure to create a national licence program, saying recent technological advances have made the documents a safe bet for weeding out terrorists.
Fascist Fries
Take a picture of the french fries on the Bridgeport ferry, and you might as well just admit that you're a charter member of Al Qaeda
Goodling contradicts Gonzales in testimony to lawmakers
York County native and former Justice Department official Monica Goodling told House investigators that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales tried to review his version of the prosecutor firings with her at a time when lawmakers were homing in on conflicting accounts. Gonzales has testified he hasn't spoken with witnesses.
CBS: Bush created 'safe haven' for terrorism with Iraq invasion
Thursday morning CBS News's Early Show criticized President Bush's latest justification for the Iraq War as being the first line of defense against al Qaeda, by citing an upcoming Senate Intelligence Committee report which states that the administration was warned before the invasion that a US presence in Iraq would actually increase terrorist influence.
Israel assault on Hamas to continue - PM aides
Aides to prime minister say Israel will intensify assault against terror groups in Gaza and West Bank ahead of G8 summit for fear of pressure by international community
Innocent victims caught up in a war of endless revenge - By Robert Fisk
Group of illegal immigrants found working for federal government
The men were working for a contracted employee of the U.S. Forest Service.
Sunni Resistance Receptive to Sadr Alliance
Nationalist Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's bid to unite Sunnis and Shi'ites on the basis of a common demand for withdrawal of U.S. occupation forces, reported last weekend by the Washington Post's Sudarsan Raghavan, seems likely to get a positive response from Sunni armed resistance.
EU probes Google grip on data
European data protection officials have raised concerns that Google could be contravening European privacy laws by keeping data on internet searches for too long.
War Without Consequence? Absurd. - By Doug Bandow
Iran: US attack equals world war III
Iranian Ambassador to Mexico has warned that any possible military action against the Islamic Republic could spark World War III.
Public alerts Senate on immigration bill
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein says the public emotion surging around efforts to overhaul the nation's immigration policy is the greatest she has seen since her 1992 election.
The Democrat said the topic hasn't translated into the 30,000-plus phone calls to her office that would mean "something is really going on" in the nation?s most populous state, but the enthusiasm of opinion is fervent.
Senate votes to legalize 12 million undocumented immigrants
Senators Thursday overwhelmingly endorsed a plan to allow more than 12 million undocumented immigrants to remain in the United States legally and rejected major challenges to legislation that President Bush called the "best opportunity" to repair the nation's immigration system.
New York: 9/11 toxins caused death
A woman who died of lung disease five months after the September 11, 2001 attacks has been added to the medical examiner's list of attack victims.
Congress Bows To Bush, OKs Iraq Funds
Congress Bows To Bush And Approves Billions For Iraq War Without Troop Withdrawal Timeline
The Upcoming Signing Statement
Bush went four years without vetoing a single bill. But he usually signs a bill and then publishes a "signing statement" announcing that there are portions of the bill he feels no obligation to obey. And in many instances we know that he's gone on to disobey them. In fact, numerous bills have been passed to re-criminalize illegal activities Bush has been engaged in, and he has used signing statements on those bills and continued to violate the law. Remember the great Cheney v McCain debate on torture? Did you think McCain won? Then you didn't read the signing statement or follow the torture news in subsequent months.
US raises concerns over Chinese military potential
The United States is again ringing alarm bells over China's steady military build-up.
The Pentagon's annual report about the state of the Chinese military and its potential threat is due out tomorrow.
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says it paints a picture of a country which is steadily devoting increasing resources to its military, while the intent of the build-up is unclear.
Putin says U.S. should have consulted Europe on missile shield
Russia's president said Thursday the U.S. should have consulted European nations on whether they needed to be protected with the help of U.S. missile defense elements in Central Europe.
Senate report says US intelligence warned Iran, al-Qaida could gain from invasion of Iraq
U.S. intelligence agencies warned senior members of the Bush administration in early 2003 that invading Iraq could create instability that would give Iran and al-Qaida new opportunities to expand their influence, according to a coming Senate report.
Inquiry widens into Justice Department hiring
The move follows testimony by a former Gonzales aide that she had considered politics in screening applicants.
Turkey threatens to attack Northern Iraq
Bomb kills at least 26 at Iraq funeral
A bomb hidden in a parked car struck the funeral procession of a Sunni tribal leader who was gunned down earlier Thursday, killing at least 26 mourners as al-Qaida appeared to turn up its campaign of frightening its growing opposition into submission.
New files 'link Chirac to secret Japanese bank account'
Warplanes pound Gaza Strip for ninth day
Warplanes pounded the Gaza Strip for a ninth day on Friday as Palestinians continued to fire rockets into Israel despite a call from Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas for a truce.
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