A Saudi secondary school teacher has been ordered imprisoned for three years for blasphemy, and sentenced to 750 lashes, to be delivered—50 a week—in the public market of the town of al-Bikeriya. Chemistry teacher Muhammad al-Harbi of Qassim province was… Read moreSaudi teacher jailed for blasphemy
Readers of WW4 REPORT will be aware that we hate David Irving’s filthy crypto-Nazi guts. But we oppose his imprisonment, just as we did that of the vile Judith Miller. We wish the Europeans would realize that locking up these… Read moreDavid Irving imprisoned in sado-masochistic political ritual
More arrests in Italy–but note that this time they are being held under a new post-9-11 law that considerably dumbs down the standards for detaining suspects. These standards were weakened still further following the London attacks this summer, as the… Read moreSalafist cell busted in Italy?
The first round of voting in Egypt’s parliamentary elections–much hailed as evidence of a democratic opening–has brought a big surprise. Candidates of the officially outlawed Muslim Brotherhood won an unprecedented 34 of the 164 contested seats, totaling more than 20%… Read more“Outlawed” Muslim Brotherhood wins record seats in Egyptian vote
This is the definition of chutzpah. Even after Memogate and Plamegate (or Nigergate or whatever they are calling it), Cheney thinks he will be believed in these outraged accusations against his accusers. This really is a textbook case of the… Read moreDick Cheney and the “Big Lie”
Guatemala's anti-drug chief and two of his senior officials were arrested Nov. 16 on charges of conspiring to import and distribute cocaine in the United States. The Guatemalan government assisted in the investigation but the arrests were an embarrassment for… Read moreGuatemalan drug czar busted
Weeks after India and Pakistan agreed to open the Line of Control in Kashmir in the wake of the devastating earthquake, families divided by the de facto border remain frustrated that only relief workers have been allowed to cross—not local… Read moreDialectic of terror in quake-stricken Kashmir
Human rights groups have strongly condemned the ruling by Uzbekistan’s supreme court finding 15 defendants guilty of terrorism and sentencing them up to 20 years for their role in the May violence in Andijan. “It was expected and some could… Read moreUzbekistan concludes “show trial”; signs defense pact with Russia
Spain has joined Italy in launching an investigation of claims the CIA is operating a “rendition fleet” to transfer detainees to facilities in a secret gulag maintained in various host countries. From the AP, Nov. 15: MADRID, Spain — The… Read moreSpain probes CIA “rendition” claims
In today’s headlines, up to 200 malnourished Iraqi detainees bearing signs of torture were found in a secret prison in the basement of a government building in Baghdad. The discovery came after US troops surrounded and took control of an… Read moreIraq: “Salvador option” revealed
Two Iraqi men arrested in Iraq in 2003 but never charged with any crimes now say US troops put them in a cage with lions, subjected them to a mock execution, and humiliated them during interrogations at various detention facilities…. Read moreIraq detainees: US troops threw us to lions
A powerful blast outside KFC fast-food franchise killed three people and wounded at least 15 others in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi early Nov. 15. The Baluchistan National Army, a separatist guerilla group in restive southwestern Baluchistan Province, claimed… Read morePakistan: Baluchi rebels behind KFC blast?
