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Senior Pakistani diplomats and European intelligence officials have told British newspaper The Guardian that a US terror alert issued this past week about al-Qaida plots to attack targets in Western Europe was politically motivated and not based on credible new information.Senior Pakistani diplomats and European intelligence officials have told British... more
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This past week, the Obama administration urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit over its plan to assassinate a U.S. citizen overseas, saying that the case would reveal state secrets.This past week, the Obama administration urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit... more
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An attorney for Canadian prisoner Omar Khadr expressed outrage this week over a ruling by a U.S. military judge allowing Khadr's confessions to interrogators to be used as evidence against him in his murder and terrorism conspiracy trial at Guantanamo.An attorney for Canadian prisoner Omar Khadr expressed outrage this week over a ruling... more
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Ten U.S. citizens or lawful residents are suing the government for placing them on the "no-fly" list without notice or due process and then giving them no way to get their names off the list.Ten U.S. citizens or lawful residents are suing the government for placing them on the... more
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A coalition of major news organizations is challenging as unconstitutional Pentagon rules that were used in May to ban four reporters from covering military commissions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.A coalition of major news organizations is challenging as unconstitutional Pentagon... more
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McClatchy Newspapers reports that a federal judge has put Yemeni citizen Mohammed Mohammed Hassan Odaini on the path to freedom after eight years imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.McClatchy Newspapers reports that a federal judge has put Yemeni citizen Mohammed... more
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The Obama administration is considering using Afghanistan's U.S.-run Bagram Air Base prison to indefinitely detain terrorism suspects captured far from a battlefield and who have not been charged with a crime - without any judicial oversight.The Obama administration is considering using Afghanistan's U.S.-run Bagram Air... more
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The US is facing fresh questions over its role in a deadly attack in late 2009 on an alleged Al-Qaida camp in Yemen. A rights group has published what it says is new evidence of US involvement in the strike. 55 people, including 14 women and 21 children, died in the attack, which also killed 14 alleged al-Qaida members.The US is facing fresh questions over its role in a deadly attack in late 2009 on an... more
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The American Bar Association, the American Civil Liberties Union, and numerous other legal organizations are demanding that the Senate Armed Services Committee reject a provision in a House of Representatives bill that would mandate an investigation into lawyers representing Guantanamo Bay detainees.The American Bar Association, the American Civil Liberties Union, and numerous other... more
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An air strike in Yemen supposedly targeting al-Qaida missed its mark and killed a mediator and his relatives, prompting members of his tribe to blow up an oil pipeline in clashes that followed.An air strike in Yemen supposedly targeting al-Qaida missed its mark and killed a... more
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U.S. military officials and documents have revealed that the top American commander in the Middle East has ordered a broad expansion of covert military activity in an effort to disrupt militant groups or counter threats in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and other countries in the region.U.S. military officials and documents have revealed that the top American commander in... more
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is questioning the silence of public officials and national media about a recent bomb attack on a Florida mosque.
CAIR, which has offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator, says media coverage has for the most part been restricted to Florida and that there have been no public condemnations of the bombing at the national level.The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is questioning the silence of public... more
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A Spanish prosecutor has asked a judge there to authorize the arrest of 13 CIA agents for their alleged role in the Bush administration's extraordinary rendition program. The agents are accused of participating in the rendition of Khaled El-Masri, a German citizen who was kidnapped in 2003 and flown to a CIA-run "black site" in Afghanistan, where he was secretly detained and tortured for months before being abandoned on a hillside in Albania. He was never charged with a crime.A Spanish prosecutor has asked a judge there to authorize the arrest of 13 CIA agents... more
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A former interrogator at the US prison in Bagram, Afghanistan said in court testimony that he and other interrogators would terrify detainees into confessing by threatening them with dying from multiple gang rape "by four big black guys" who would catch little Afghan boys in the shower of a U.S. prison.A former interrogator at the US prison in Bagram, Afghanistan said in court testimony... more
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The government of Afghanistan has drafted proposed changes to its election laws that would remove all three foreign members from the body that investigates fraud, limit the number of women in parliament and establish a host of new qualifications for candidates to run for office.The government of Afghanistan has drafted proposed changes to its election laws that... more
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Evidence has recently emerged from multiple sources, including from recently declassified U.S. State Department documents, showing that the Taliban regime led by Mullah Omar imposed strict isolation on Osama bin Laden after 1998 to prevent him from carrying out any plots against the United States.Evidence has recently emerged from multiple sources, including from recently... more
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The Obama administration is trying to prevent three prisoners who have been held for over six years without charges at the US-run prison in Bagram, Afghanistan from challenging their detention in a US federal court, months after a ruling granted them the right to have their cases heard in American courts.The Obama administration is trying to prevent three prisoners who have been held for... more
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A recent article in Vanity Fair magazine has caused a major stir in the German government. The article reports that the C.I.A., working together with the private security firm Blackwater (which recently changed its name to Xe), sought to murder a naturalized German citizen.A recent article in Vanity Fair magazine has caused a major stir in the German... more
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Investigative reporter Aram Roston revealed in a recent edition of Playboy Magazine that a con-man fooled CIA spies into grounding international flights by selling them fake technology to decode al-Qaida messages hidden in TV broadcasts. In 2003, Dennis Montgomery was chief technology officer at eTreppid Technologies. According to the report, Montgomery convinced the CIA that he had software that could detect and decrypt "barcodes" in broadcasts by Al Jazeera, the Qatari news station.Investigative reporter Aram Roston revealed in a recent edition of Playboy Magazine... more
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The United States is about to rapidly expand its program of arming and training Yemen’s security forces, which have come under sharp criticism for killing innocent people. Human Rights Watch says a grave human rights crisis is unfolding in southern Yemen, where government security forces have responded to protests with brutal repression. Human Rights Watch says Yemen’s security forces have arbitrarily detained thousands of participants or bystanders, including children. Yemeni authorities have also attacked independent media, suspending publications, blocking websites, arresting journalists, and even shooting up the offices of the largest independent newspaper.The United States is about to rapidly expand its program of arming and training... more
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