World Health Organization estimates 100,000 to 220,000 Iraqis have been killed since the 2003 invasion:
- New Study Says 151,000 Iraqi Dead (BBC News)
Lawyers for Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo call it letting the fox guard the henhouse, there will be no independent probe into the destruction of the CIA torture tapes:
- Judge Rejects New CIA Tape Probe (BBC News)
After almost 7 years of lopsided support for Israel, and with no intention to include democratically elected representatives from Hamas in the effort, Bush declares that he will make peace between the Palestinians and Israelis before his term ends:
- Bush Predicts Mideast Peace Treaty Before He Leaves White House (Associated Press/Los Angeles Times)
In latest Blackwater row incident, questions arise over the mercenaries’ past (mis)use of a riot control agent that temporarily left several Iraqis and US soldiers dangerously incapacitated:
- 2005 Use of Gas by Blackwater Leaves Questions (New York Times)
Playing surge whack-a-mole, the US sends an additional 3,000 troops to Afghanistan to counter anticipated Taliban offensive:
- U.S. to Bolster Forces in Afghanistan (Washington Post)
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