Report urges release of info on "disappeared" terror suspects
Reuters Jun 8, 07 9:36 AM CDT
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Six prominent human rights groups want the US to disclose the whereabouts of 39 terrorism suspects, or "ghost prisoners," believed to have been in government custody. The organizations released a report today charging that children as young as 7 have been detained, invoking the loaded term "disappeared," and urging the US to abandon the use of secret prisons.
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Saudi detainee found dead in cell; fourth suicide at US prison
BBC May 31, 07 4:20 AM CDT
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A Saudi prisoner is dead at Guantanamo Bay in an apparent suicide. US officials are still stingy on details, offering only that "the detainee was found unresponsive and not breathing in his cell by guards." They still haven't released a name.
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At least 7 dead in Afghan region
still controlled by guerrillas
Washington Post May 31, 07 4:14 AM CDT
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Taliban fighters shot down a NATO Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan yesterday, killing all 7 on board, including five Americans. Guerrillas then ambushed rescuers attempting to reach the crash. The attack occurred in Helmand Province, a region of Afghanistan known for opium poppy cultivation and a strong Taliban presence, according to t he Washington Post .
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The War on Terror could take some pointers from NBC show, says Juan Cole
Salon May 30, 07 3:20 PM CDT
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With the ratings on Jack Bauer's "24" fading almost as fast as those of George Bush's White House, it's time for the principals in the war in Iraq to start studying "Heroes "— the most-watched show on television this year—writes Salon 's Juan Cole. In fact, think of Heroes as a sci-fi corrective to the whole the Bush-Cheney approach to terrorism.
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Attempt to start Al-Qaeda cell in Iraq dates to 2005
Yahoo! May 23, 07 4:23 PM CDT
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Osama bin Laden attempted to launch a terrorist cell in Iraq through which Al-Qaeda could attack the US, President Bush said today. The newly declassified information fleshed out a 2005 Homeland Security alert that Bin Laden directed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, then his top man in Iraq, to organize the unit as part of what he called a "war of destiny."
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Then launches into "boilerplate" speech
Guardian (UK) May 8, 07 7:00 AM CDT
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British protocol hounds were on high alert for lapses as President Bush hosted their regent yesterday, and he did not disappoint. At a photo op with Queen Elizabeth II, he mangled the date of a previous visit. "You helped our nation celebrate its bicentennial in 17—1976," he told her, drawing a sharp look from her and a laugh from the crowd.
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Washington Post May 3, 07 3:57 PM CDT
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Some of the most riveting reporting about the war in Iraq is coming from the soldiers fighting it. As blogs from deployed soldiers proliferate, higher-ups are biting their nails over the ensuing transparency. Bloggers like Capt. Danjel Bout say posting provides "online therapy" and helps keep friends and the public apprised of developments.
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New Republic May 3, 07 3:15 PM CDT
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The U.S. prison at Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan is as bad as Guantanamo, reports Eliza Griswold in the New Republic . Prisoners are kept in barbed-wire cages, beaten, tortured, raped, and held without promise of trial. But unlike Gitmo, Bagram has no visiting congressional delegations.
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Radicalism among Britons of Pakistani descent worries Homeland Security
New York Times May 2, 07 12:43 PM CDT
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Immigration officials are considering making British citizens apply for visas to enter the U.S., the New York Times reports. The aim is to screen out potential terrorists among Brits of Pakistani descent who might slip through because of the longstanding waiver of visas between the two countries. An alternate proposal would require visas only for Britons of Pakistani origin.
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Attacks rise 25% percent, driven by
Associated Press Apr 30, 07 10:16 PM CDT
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Terrorist attacks rose 25 percent in 2006, with much of the rise attributable to Iraq, according to a State Department report released today. Terrorism claimed over 20,000 lives in 2006—two-thirds of those in Iraq—up sharply from 2005, raising doubts about the short-term success of the continued War on Terror.
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Tenet's new book says "there was never serious debate" about going to war in Iraq
New York Times Apr 27, 07 8:03 AM CDT
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George Tenet offers a scathing attack on Dick Cheney and other architects of the war in Iraq in a new book to be released Monday, the New York Times reports. The former CIA director alleges that "there was never serious debate" about whether Iraq was an imminent threat to the U.S., or discussion of containing Saddam without invading.
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Suspected suicide bomber was
bodyguard of Sunni MP
Associated Press Apr 12, 07 2:13 PM CDT
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Eight people, including three lawmakers, were killed and at least 30 wounded when a suicide bomber eluded the normally heavy security around the Green Zone and denonated an explosion in the cafeteria of the Iraqi parliament. Officials believe the culprit was the bodyguard of a Sunni legislator not among the dead. The bomb squad defused two other satchel bombs found inside the building.
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