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?
Police and troops in Kampala, capital of Uganda, are reported to be firing live and plastic bullets in running battles with protesters angered by the arrest on treason charges last night of the president’s main political rival, Kizza Besigye. The… Read moreUprising in Uganda
The Pope greeted a group of Tuareg desert nomads in St Peter’s Basilica Nov. 13, using the occassion to invoke the “universal brotherhood” of all the world’s peoples. The ten Tuareg visitors, dressed in blue and white robes and turbans,… Read moreTuaregs do Vatican
Although it was only the attempt on a luxury cruise ship that made headlines, Somali pirates attacked five vessels last week, with shipping experts saying the operations were apparently directed from a mysterious “mother ship” prowling the busy Indian Ocean… Read morePirates and jihadis shake up Somalia
From NY Newsday, Nov. 14: Brooklyn man killed in hit and run BY ASHLEY HARRELL STAFF WRITER; Staff writer Luis Perez contributed to this story. A Brooklyn factory worker and father of three was killed in a hit and run… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
