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| Honduras political crisis unleashes media wars - 06 Aug 09 | |
| Honduras' deposed president, Manuel Zelaya, continues to negotiate for a return to power after being ousted in a military-backed coup. But President Micheletti's defacto government has been cracking down on media and limiting access to news about the former leader. Al Jazeera's Monica Villamizar reports. | |
| Date: 06 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 775 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 5 | |
| DN! British Challenges (12) US Threats to Suppress Evidence of CIA Torture | |
| British Lawmaker David Davis Challenges US Threats to Suppress Evidence of CIA Torture A British court heard evidence last week that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tried to prevent the disclosure of details regarding the CIAs role in the alleged torture of former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Binyam Mohamed. We hear from conservative British parliamentarian David Davis about the Obama administrations attempts to suppress evidence in this case. | |
| Date: 06 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 767 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 5 | |
| Clinton Tries to Suppress C.I.A. Torture Info | |
| Secretary of state Hillary Clinton has personally intervened to suppress evidence of CIA collusion in the torture of British resident Binyam Mohammed in a case before the high court of England. Mohammed was detained in Pakistan in 2002, then shipped to Morocco, Afghanistan, and ultimately to Guantanamo Bay, suffering torture and abuse at each location. | |
| Date: 06 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 778 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| World: Once Shunned, Hostessing Is Now Popular - nytimes.com | |
| With good jobs dwindling in Japan's deep recession, young women are increasingly drawn to the high pay and glamour of working as hostesses. Related Article: http://bit.ly/2Jerpp | |
| Date: 05 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 779 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| DN! Canada Bars (12) British MP George Galloway | |
| Canadian Judge Upholds Government Decision to Bar British MP George Galloway on National Security Grounds A Canadian judge has upheld the Canadian governments decision last month to ban the outspoken British lawmaker George Galloway from entering the country for a speaking tour. Canadian officials say they banned Galloway on national security grounds, saying he provided financial support to Hamas, the Palestinian political party which was elected in January 2006 and controls the Gaza Strip. | |
| Date: 05 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 776 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Iran: Ahmadinejad to tackle new cabinet, nuclear agenda | |
| Hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was formally sworn in for a second term on Wednesday as Iranian president after weeks of protests against his re-election on June 12. He will have to present his new cabinet for approval within two weeks. | |
| Date: 05 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 792 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 | |
| Laura Ling: When We Walked in Through the Doors, We Saw Sta | |
| more at msnbc.com August 5, 2009 | |
| Date: 05 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 725 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Buchanan Compares Al Gore To Birthers | |
| http://mediamatters.org/blog/200908030045 MATTHEWS: So people like Al Gore have cooked this up to get what? BUCHANAN: No, I think he believes it, Chris, like the Birthers believe it. He's just like they are. It's a religious belief with them. | |
| Date: 05 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 730 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Pt 3 Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation since the Great Depression with Matt Taibbi Pt 3 | |
| Matt Taibbi on how Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation since the Great Depression. In Rolling Stone Issue 1082-83, Matt Taibbi takes on | |
| Date: 04 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 798 - Votes: 6 - Rating: 5 | |
| A major step forward in the fight against crimes against children (Coomaraswamy) | |
| United Nations, New York, 4 August 2009 - Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, discusses with the media the new Security Council draft resolution on children and armed conflict. News Story: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31674&Cr=child+soldiers&Cr1= | |
| Date: 04 August 2009 - Added by: KMC | |
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