Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has accused UK Prime Minister Tony Blair of overriding the devolved powers of the Scottish parliament in negotiating a deal with Libya on prisoner transfer. In a statement to Scotland’s parliament, Salmond said that it… Read moreUK: Libya deal sparks constitutional clash with Scotland
The trial began June 8 of 26 Americans and six Italians who stand accused in absentia in Italy of kidnapping an Egyptian terror suspect [Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr AKA Abu Omar], and dispatching him to Egypt, where he is said… Read more“Extraordinary rendition” on trial in Europe
International arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar was arrested by Spanish police June 7 after a federal indictment was issued against him in New York for conspiring to support terrorists and kill US soldiers. US officials said undercover agents with the Drug… Read moreSpain: Syrian arms dealer stung in DEA pseudo-deal with Colombian guerillas
Arnaldo Otegi, the leader of banned Basque separatist party Batasuna, has been arrested in northern Spain, charged with glorifying terrorism; he is to serve a 15-month sentence. Batasuna is closely linked with Basque separatists ETA, who ended a 15-month cease-fire… Read moreSpain: Basque separatist political leader arrested
Protesters dodged the massive police presence at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm again June 7, blockading a road leading to the summit site. Thousands of demonstrators had spent the night in the no-demonstration zone within a kilometer of the security… Read moreG8 summit: Greenpeace leads police on sea chase
Via A-Infos, June 7: In summer of 2006, during summit of the G8, Russian president Vladimir Putin promised that Russia will join to international program to spread nuclear energy. Russia’s role in this project is to be a storage of… Read morePeace camp to protest Siberia nuclear waste facility
Advocates for the families of 173 people murdered in the banana-growing regions of Colombia filed suit today against Chiquita Brands International, in Federal District Court in Washington, D.C. The families allege that Chiquita paid millions of dollars, and tried to… Read moreColombia: para victims sue banana giant
Six human rights groups have issued a list of 39 people purportedly imprisoned by the United States in secret, the whereabouts of whom are unknown, and have called upon the Bush administration to suspend its policy of “disappearances.” US officials… Read moreRights groups condemn US “disappearances”
Najib Manalai, an adviser to Afghanistan’s minister of culture and youth affairs, has described the Taliban [in an interview] as a composite of different elements, “hijacked by Pakistani intelligence services and by international terrorist groups.” While there exists de facto… Read moreDoes Pakistan control the Taliban?
The Associated Press reported June 6 that hundreds of Turkish soldiers crossed into northern Iraq in pursuit of PKK guerrillas. The reports were denied by Ankara. The following day, Reuters reported that Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said parliament’s approval… Read moreIs Turkey invading Iraq?
From the Iraq Freedom Congress (IFC), June 3: Cindy: Do not say good-bye The U.S. needs you, not the criminals and thieves Dear Sister Cindy Sheehan, Greetings… I have read your article (“Good-bye America… you are not the country that… Read moreIraq civil resistance responds to Cindy Sheehan
From the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions (ICEM), June 4: At 6:30 AM this morning, 4 June 2007, oil workers struck the pipeline company in Basra, Iraq, bringing an immediate stop to the free flow… Read moreIraq: southern oil strike is on
