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June 6, 2007
US arrests former CIA leader in Laos
The ageing former leader of the CIA's "Secret Army" in Laos was in an American prison last night, accused of mounting a coup against his and Washington's old Communist enemy. General Vang Pao, 77, and nine other people were arrested in dawn raids by more than 200 federal agents in dawn raids across California.
Cheney blocked official's promotion
Vice President Dick Cheney blocked the promotion of a Justice Department official involved in a bedside standoff over President Bush's eavesdropping program, a Senate committee learned Wednesday.
Bush Derails Attempts To End Illegal Wiretaps
President Bush derailed a bill by the US Congress aimed at ending the Administration's illegal wiretapping by not providing documents related to the President’s warrantless wiretapping program to the Senate Intelligence Committee that is currently reviewing the proposed legislation.
The Impending Global Liquidity Crisis
Stock markets across the world have been skyrocketing lately. In fact, Forbes reported on Tuesday that: “all 22 of the developed-world markets tracked by Morgan Stanley Capital International are in positive territory year-to-date. …Emerging markets are looking just as flush. Of the 29 emerging market countries that MSCI tracks, only four Argentina, Sri Lanka, Russia and Venezuela are in negative territory.”
Defendants in 'God's banker' murder case acquitted
All five defendants charged in the 1982 murder of Italian financier Roberto Calvi, nicknamed "God's banker" for his close ties to the Vatican, were acquitted Wednesday because of insufficient evidence.
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Accuracy in Reporting of Israel/Palestine
Olympic logo triggers epilepsy
The controversial 2012 London Olympics logo was rocked by another blow last night after it was ruled too dangerous to view on-screen.
Censorship 'changes face of net'
Amnesty International has warned that the internet "could change beyond all recognition" unless action is taken against the erosion of online freedoms.
Turkish FM denies troops enter northern Iraq
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul denied Wednesday that Turkish troops had entered neighbouring northern Iraq in a cross-border operation to hunt down Kurdish terrorists.
Ecuador launches campaign to keep oil underground
Ecuador offered on Tuesday to drop plans to develop the country's biggest oilfield if wealthy nations pay it to safeguard pristine land near the proposed drill site.
Leftist President Rafael Correa hopes developed countries and environmental groups will pay the poor South American nation about $350 million annually to leave the oil in the ground and reduce carbon dioxide emissions to slow global warming.
Bush says Russia won't attack Europe
After a torrent of sharp exchanges, President Bush tried to stop a steep slide in relations with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday by saying Russia is not a menace to Europe despite a threat to aim missiles at the West.
Ron Paul Did It Again
CNN Poll
Reporter Arrested on Orders of Giuliani Press Secretary
Charged with Criminal Trespass Despite Protest of CNN Staff and Official Event Press Credentials at GOP Debate in New Hampshire
UAE may be next to end dollar peg, forwards indicate
he UAE may be the next Middle Eastern country to stop pegging its exchange rate to the US dollar, according to trading in currency forwards.
The second-largest Arab economy may follow Syria and Kuwait, which both said in the past two weeks that they would dump the dollar peg to curb rising import costs and inflation.
Arrest warrant for Iraq oil strikers
Arrest warrants have been issued for Iraqi oil workers, union leaders say, as they end the third day of a strike that has cut production.
According to a statement released by numerous international solidarity groups working with the oil workers in and around Basra, in southern Iraq, the workers were charged with "sabotaging the economy" and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Tuesday he'd meet "with an iron fist" those who threaten Iraq's oil production.
Iraq's leader can't get out of 1st gear
Iraq's government is teetering on the edge. Maliki's Cabinet is filled with officials who are deeply estranged from one another and more loyal to their parties than to the government as a whole. Some are jostling to unseat the prime minister. Few, if any, have accepted the basic premise of a government whose power is shared among each of Iraq's warring sects and ethnic groups.
Turkish officials: Troops enter Iraq
Several thousand Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq early Wednesday to chase Kurdish guerrillas who attack Turkey from bases there, two Turkish security officials said. Turkey's foreign minister denied its troops had entered Iraq.
Bureau of Prisons can suspend attorney-client privileges
One month after the 9/11 attacks, the Department of Justice issued an interim rule that gave its Bureau of Prisons the right to scrap traditional notions of attorney-client privilege in order to monitor conversations between inmates suspected of terrorism and their lawyers.
Number of Iraqi displaced tops 4.2 million; shanty towns mushroom
The situation in Iraq continues to worsen, with more than 2 million Iraqis now believed to be displaced inside the country and another 2.2 million sheltering in neighbouring states.
GOP Debate - Ron Paul Quieter, Eloquent
Crisis at Pentagon after terror trials collapse
Pentagon officials were plotting their next move yesterday and weighing up the possibility of an appeal after military judges dismissed war crimes charges against two Guantanamo detainees.
The decision has once again thrown into turmoil Washington’s efforts to put terror suspects on trial in military courts. In five years there has been only one conviction that of an Australian whose plea bargain allowed him to serve a much-reduced sentence in his own country.
Musharraf muzzles media as democracy calls grow
The Pakistani President, Pervez Musharraf, has cracked down on television networks in a move against growing calls for a return to democracy.
UK and US must quit Iraq quickly, says former ambassador
The British and American military presence in Iraq is worsening security across the region and should be withdrawn quickly, the UK's former ambassador to Washington warned yesterday.
Sir Christopher Meyer acknowledged that leaving Iraq would be "painful", but said the mission was not worth the death of one more serviceman. "I personally believe that the presence of American and British and coalition forces is making things worse, not only inside Iraq but the wider region around Iraq. The arguments against staying for any greater length of time themselves strengthen with every day that passes," Sir Christopher said.
Bloodshed is spreading across Afghanistan, warn aid workers
Bloodshed is spreading to previously stable provinces of Afghanistan, threatening aid efforts as humanitarian workers contend with growing numbers of attacks from insurgents and criminals.
New Database Debunks Terrorism Myths
The majority of terrorist attacks result in no fatalities, with just 1 percent of such attacks causing the deaths of 25 or more people.
9/11 Building 7 Music Video
Could an al-Qaeda Attack Trigger War With Iran?
Following revelations of a George W. Bush administration policy to hold Iran responsible for any al-Qaeda attack on the U.S. that could be portrayed as planned on Iranian soil, former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski warned last week that Washington might use such an incident as a pretext to bomb Iran.
Fannie, Freddie May Enrich Shareholders in Subprime's Shakeout
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the once- derided white elephants of the mortgage market, are benefiting from the subprime lending debacle and trampling just about anything in their way.
USDA admits skipped meat plant checks for 30 years
For three decades, U.S. inspectors visited 250 meat processing plants as rarely as once every two weeks despite federal law requiring daily inspection, Agriculture Department officials admitted to lawmakers on Thursday.
Pakistani police arrest 2 wanted for 2002 murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl
Police said today they have arrested two men suspected of involvement in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
Defending Israel from Democracy
Flight 93 memorial land in dispute
A man who owns property at the site where Flight 93 crashed has demanded millions for his portion of land where a memorial is planned, and has installed a donation box to help pay for security.
Rough night for decked-out Dems
War protest sent guests at Clinton event through field, under barbed wire.
Press award for Tiananmen leak
A Chinese journalist imprisoned for revealing orders that media must censor coverage of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre has been awarded a press freedom prize by the World Association of Newspapers.
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