Archive for November 15th, 2009

Al Jazeera 11/15/09  Journalists have been allowed to inspect refurbished facilities at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, the largest US military hub in the region and home to a controversial prison. Al Jazeera’s correspondent James Bays, who was among those who inspected the facilities on Sunday, said Bagram, unlike its Guantanamo counterpart, was...

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Prison Planet 11/15/09 Mario Borghezio, an Italian member of European Parliament, dropped a bomb shell at the EU this week. In the video below, during a session of the parliament in Brussels Borghezio questioned the nominations of Bilderberg and Trilateral attendees and cohorts for the...

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The Independent 11/15/09 Disturbing graphic allegations of sexual and physical abuse of Iraqi civilians by British soldiers are among 33 new torture cases being investigated by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The fresh claims include allegations that female and male soldiers sexually abused and humiliated...

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Raw Story 11/14/09 By Stephen C. Webster Pursuant to new powers delegated to him by Congress, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has executed an order blocking the release of photos depicting the torture of detainees. In doing so, it becomes highly unlikely that the Supreme...

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Wired 11/13/09 By David Kravets Valerie Plame Wilson cannot publicize details of her work as a CIA operative, even though a government official already outed her as an agent in an attempt to discredit her husband, Joseph C. Wilson, a federal appeals court says. Plame...

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The International News 11/15/09 By Muhammad Saleh Zaafir ISLAMABAD: Pulitzer prize winning American journalist Seymour Hersh has claimed that an elite US special forces squad which operates covertly and includes terrorism and non-proliferation experts from the US intelligence community — the Pentagon, the FBI, and...

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Mail Online 11/15/09 By Sara Nelson Standing at over six foot in height, Barack Obama had to bow deeply as he paid his respects to the diminutive Japanese Emperor Akihito. But the comical sight, which saw the President bend almost double, will no doubt earn...

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Miami Herald 11/14/09 Paz y amor. Peace and love. That was the message that 200 young people chanted in Havana while holding placards calling for “no more violence” as passing cars honked their horns. Not among them: Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez, who was on her...

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Reuters 11/15/09 U.S. steps to renew sanctions and seize a New York skyscraper linked to Iran show that President Barack Obama is no better than his predecessor George W. Bush, Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday. Larijani’s statement, which was followed by chants...

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AFP 11/15/09 China has detained several dissidents and campaigners ahead of US President Barack Obama’s much-anticipated first visit to the country, their relatives and close contacts told AFP Saturday.Obama arrives in Shanghai on Sunday and moves onto Beijing the next day for a four-day maiden...

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