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Gitmo called death camp - WASHINGTON. The Senate's No. 2 Democrat has compared the U.S. military's treatment of a suspected al Qaeda terrorist at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay with the regimes of Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin and Pol Pot, three of history's most heinous dictators, whose regimes killed millions.
House defies Bush, votes to change Patriot Act - WASHINGTON. The House yesterday defied President Bush and voted to make the first changes to the Patriot Act by prohibiting authorities from obtaining records on library and bookstore patrons.
Five U.S. Marines Killed in Iraq - BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A militant strapped with more than 100 pounds of explosives and disguised in an army uniform blew himself up in a crowded mess hall Wednesday as brutal attacks across Iraq killed more than 50 people. In a dramatic raid, Iraqi and U.S. forces freed Australian hostage Douglas Wood, held by insurgents for 47 days.
Democrat Holds Up State Dept. Nomination - WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., temporarily blocked a promotion for a White House aide Wednesday in a dispute over whether a wealthy Democratic fundraiser would be reappointed to a government oversight board. Biden asked that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee postpone a vote on...
Marine Harrier Jet Crashes in Arizona - PHOENIX (AP) - A Marine jet carrying four 500-pound bombs crashed into the backyard of a home during a training exercise, but the pilot ejected safely and only one person on the ground was slightly injured, authorities said. Nearly 1,300 homes were evacuated Wednesday while a military explosives...
International
Iran Admits Longer Plutonium Use - VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Iran has acknowledged working with small amounts of plutonium, a possible nuclear arms component, for years longer than it had originally admitted to the U.N. atomic watchdog agency, according to a confidential report made available Wednesday to The Associated Press. The...
Iran May Be Iraq Shiite Govt's Best Friend - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran might be the best friend Iraq's Shiite-led government has in the Middle East - even if Baghdad would rather that were not the case. Analysts say Iran's quarrel with what is happening in Iraq is not with its Shiite-dominated government, but with the U.S. military presence...
Hard-Line Iranian Candidate Withdraws - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - One of four hard-line candidates withdrew Wednesday from Iran's upcoming presidential election, heeding a call by religious leaders that too many conservatives in the race might hurt their chances, state television reported.
Iran's Rafsanjani Back for Twilight Run - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The system has been very good to Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani. His connections and cunning since the 1979 Islamic Revolution have brought him wealth, power and privilege. Now, as the front-runner in Friday's presidential elections, another chapter could open in the Iranian...
Taliban Chief: Bin Laden Alive and Well - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Osama bin Laden and fugitive Taliban chief Mullah Mohammed Omar are alive and well, a purported Taliban commander said in a TV interview broadcast Wednesday, adding that he still receives orders from Omar. Pakistan's Geo television broadcast the interview with the man it...
Ambassador: Bin Laden Not in Afghanistan - KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Osama bin Laden and fugitive Taliban chief Mullah Mohammed Omar are thought not to be in Afghanistan, the U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said Thursday, a day after a purported commander of the rebel group said the pair are alive and well. U.S. officials have repeatedly...
Official disputes Annan memo - NEW YORK -- The executive who wrote an e-mail memo suggesting that U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan might have known about a U.N. contract awarded to the company that employed Kojo Annan denies that he ever discussed the firm's bid with the U.N. chief, his lawyers said yesterday.
Riyadh resists nuclear review - VIENNA, Austria -- Saudi Arabia is defying the United States, the European Union and Australia by resisting efforts by the United Nations to verify that it has no nuclear assets worth inspecting, a confidential EU document shows.
Official: Fewer attacks on Israel under PA - JERUSALEM, Israel -- A senior Israeli military source said the Palestinian Authority has succeeded in preventing religious incitement against Jews, but not in crushing terrorists.
Mexico Deports Pakistani Man - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Authorities in the border city of Tijuana deported a Pakistani man who is under investigation by U.S. authorities for alleged weapons trafficking, and U.S. police took him into custody Wednesday. A man identified as Pakistani citizen Arif Durrani, a former legal U.S. resident...
Venezuela Asks U.S. to Extradite Posada - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Venezuelan Embassy asked the State Department on Wednesday for the extradition of Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles because of his alleged role in the deaths of 73 passengers in the bombing of a Cuban plane in 1976. Posada Carriles, an arch-foe of Cuban President Fidel Castro,...
Thanks to Mudville Gazette and Outside the Beltway for the open posts.
Gitmo called death camp - WASHINGTON. The Senate's No. 2 Democrat has compared the U.S. military's treatment of a suspected al Qaeda terrorist at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay with the regimes of Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin and Pol Pot, three of history's most heinous dictators, whose regimes killed millions.
House defies Bush, votes to change Patriot Act - WASHINGTON. The House yesterday defied President Bush and voted to make the first changes to the Patriot Act by prohibiting authorities from obtaining records on library and bookstore patrons.
Five U.S. Marines Killed in Iraq - BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A militant strapped with more than 100 pounds of explosives and disguised in an army uniform blew himself up in a crowded mess hall Wednesday as brutal attacks across Iraq killed more than 50 people. In a dramatic raid, Iraqi and U.S. forces freed Australian hostage Douglas Wood, held by insurgents for 47 days.
Democrat Holds Up State Dept. Nomination - WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., temporarily blocked a promotion for a White House aide Wednesday in a dispute over whether a wealthy Democratic fundraiser would be reappointed to a government oversight board. Biden asked that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee postpone a vote on...
Marine Harrier Jet Crashes in Arizona - PHOENIX (AP) - A Marine jet carrying four 500-pound bombs crashed into the backyard of a home during a training exercise, but the pilot ejected safely and only one person on the ground was slightly injured, authorities said. Nearly 1,300 homes were evacuated Wednesday while a military explosives...
International
Iran Admits Longer Plutonium Use - VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Iran has acknowledged working with small amounts of plutonium, a possible nuclear arms component, for years longer than it had originally admitted to the U.N. atomic watchdog agency, according to a confidential report made available Wednesday to The Associated Press. The...
Iran May Be Iraq Shiite Govt's Best Friend - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran might be the best friend Iraq's Shiite-led government has in the Middle East - even if Baghdad would rather that were not the case. Analysts say Iran's quarrel with what is happening in Iraq is not with its Shiite-dominated government, but with the U.S. military presence...
Hard-Line Iranian Candidate Withdraws - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - One of four hard-line candidates withdrew Wednesday from Iran's upcoming presidential election, heeding a call by religious leaders that too many conservatives in the race might hurt their chances, state television reported.
Iran's Rafsanjani Back for Twilight Run - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The system has been very good to Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani. His connections and cunning since the 1979 Islamic Revolution have brought him wealth, power and privilege. Now, as the front-runner in Friday's presidential elections, another chapter could open in the Iranian...
Taliban Chief: Bin Laden Alive and Well - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Osama bin Laden and fugitive Taliban chief Mullah Mohammed Omar are alive and well, a purported Taliban commander said in a TV interview broadcast Wednesday, adding that he still receives orders from Omar. Pakistan's Geo television broadcast the interview with the man it...
Ambassador: Bin Laden Not in Afghanistan - KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Osama bin Laden and fugitive Taliban chief Mullah Mohammed Omar are thought not to be in Afghanistan, the U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said Thursday, a day after a purported commander of the rebel group said the pair are alive and well. U.S. officials have repeatedly...
Official disputes Annan memo - NEW YORK -- The executive who wrote an e-mail memo suggesting that U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan might have known about a U.N. contract awarded to the company that employed Kojo Annan denies that he ever discussed the firm's bid with the U.N. chief, his lawyers said yesterday.
Riyadh resists nuclear review - VIENNA, Austria -- Saudi Arabia is defying the United States, the European Union and Australia by resisting efforts by the United Nations to verify that it has no nuclear assets worth inspecting, a confidential EU document shows.
Official: Fewer attacks on Israel under PA - JERUSALEM, Israel -- A senior Israeli military source said the Palestinian Authority has succeeded in preventing religious incitement against Jews, but not in crushing terrorists.
Mexico Deports Pakistani Man - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Authorities in the border city of Tijuana deported a Pakistani man who is under investigation by U.S. authorities for alleged weapons trafficking, and U.S. police took him into custody Wednesday. A man identified as Pakistani citizen Arif Durrani, a former legal U.S. resident...
Venezuela Asks U.S. to Extradite Posada - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Venezuelan Embassy asked the State Department on Wednesday for the extradition of Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles because of his alleged role in the deaths of 73 passengers in the bombing of a Cuban plane in 1976. Posada Carriles, an arch-foe of Cuban President Fidel Castro,...
Thanks to Mudville Gazette and Outside the Beltway for the open posts.
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