The Department of Defense with the advice of the CIA pursued torture techniques that violate the law…
- CIA Played Larger Role In Advising Pentagon (Washington Post)
…immorally inflict severe physical and psychological damage…
- Report: Exams Prove Abuse, Torture In Iraq, Gitmo (Washington Post)
…and act as a recruiting tool on behalf of Al-Qaeda:
Though Hamas and Israel have at least temporarily suspended fighting…
- Israel-Hamas Ceasefire to Begin on Thursday (Voice of America)
…Tel Aviv’s continuing collective punishment of Gazan Palestinians strengthens black market transactions and suffocates chances for a long-term peace:
Explosion reveals fragility of gains made by the “surge†and perversity of US officials’ attempt to blame Shiite extremists for an al-Qaeda-style bombing in the “heavily Shiite Huriya district:
- At Least 51 Are Killed in Blast at Baghdad Market (New York Times)
Controversy from Turkish diva’s anti-war stance highlights continued military stranglehold over the right to free speech:
- Turkish Singer Tried Over Dissent (BBC News)
Somalis affected by conflict encounter challenges to survival while trying to obtain work in the Gulf:
- Dire Situation for Internally Displaced (Inter Press Service)
Indonesian government begins cleaning house after public outcry over bribery scandal within Attorney General’s Office:
- AGO Begins Investigation of Top Prosecutors (The Jakarta Post)
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