The Taliban and other insurgent groups were responsible for nearly 80 per cent of the civilian deaths in the war in Afghanistan last year, said a UN report released Saturday. | The UN said 'anti-government elements' - shorthand for the Taliban and other insurgent groups - were responsible for 2,332, or 77 per cent, of conflict-related deaths in 2011, up 14 percent from 2010.
A week after a violent protest by Occupy demonstrators resulted in more than 400 arrests, calm reigned Saturday night as a small crowd of about 100 marchers was turned away from the Oakland Police Department...
YENAGOA, Nigeria Feb 5 (Reuters) - A Nigerian militant group based in the oil-producing Niger Delta said on Sunday it had attacked an oil pipeline owned by Italian firm Eni where witnesses said there was a fire late on Saturday.
KABUL (Reuters) - A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group might overrun the country again when foreign combat forces finally leave.
Oakland has a long history of militant activism. In 1946, the city went through a two-day general strike and in 1966 the Black Panther Party was founded in the city. (Reporting By Gerry Shih in Oakland: Writing By Alex Dobuzinskis: Editing by Paul...
Nevine Aly Elshiekh is a dog lover who teaches children with developmental disabilities. She is college-educated, is well-respected by her neighbors and has no criminal record not even a speeding ticket.
Two Philippine security officials say a key Abu Sayyaf commander killed in a U.S.-backed airstrike was planning terror attacks when he was slain. | Abu Sayyaf commander Umbra Jumdail was killed Thursday in a jungle hideout on southern Jolo island. The officials say his death is a major blow to his al-Qaida-linked group because he harbored Southeast Asian terrorist figures, who provide funds and bomb-making training.
McManus: Who reviews the U.S. 'kill list'? There has been remarkably little public debate in the U.S. about drone strikes, which have killed at least 1,300 people in Pakistan alone since President Obama came to office. | President Obama discusses drone strikes against Al Qaeda and other militants in Pakistan during a "virtual interview" via Google+ and YouTube. (Saul Loeb/ AFP/ Getty Images / January 30, 2012)
Keywords: “This militant clergyman told a seminar recently held at Cairo University that academic institutions are undermining the Sharia [Islamic law]. His remarks brought him under heavy criticism, which irked his followers at the school.
AFP: The United States plans to maintain special forces in Afghanistan after it winds down its combat operations in the country, using them to hunt down insurgent leaders and train local troops, The New York Times reported.
According to the plan, American forces would not patrol Afghan towns and villages vulnerable to militant attacks and local Afghan forces would instead assume such security responsibilities. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta claimed on Wednesday...
"I remember him preaching to his staff in D.C.," Brian Lloyd said. "He said when a constituent comes in with a problem with a government agency, you assume the agency was wrong and the constituent was right. He felt it was his job to help citizens navigate the bureaucracy." | Jim Lloyd had been living with Brian and his family in Cameron Park, California, the son said. | Lloyd, a centrist Democrat, lost to Rep.
He said in the past, cases had been registered against these illegal elements and these groups belonged to militant organisations and were working towards promoting violence on the campus. He said taking Sabir's family hostage was a minor issue since...
The United States plans to maintain special forces in Afghanistan after it winds down its combat operations in the country, using them to hunt down insurgent leaders and train local troops, The New York Times reported.
British media indicated that the initial US-Taliban talks, on the release of five prisoners from Guantanamo Bay detention centre, had failed. Moreover, reports blamed the Taliban for the breakdown by not agreeing to the US demand for ceasefire before...
The judiciary is bound to follow the constitution of Pakistan because clashes between institutions cannot be digested by our country, against the backdrop of a faltering economy, widespread poverty and the bloody war with Islamist militant groups.
Dozens of Occupy Oakland demonstrators burned an American flag and marched through the streets Saturday night, a week after police fired tear gas to quell violent demonstrations and hundreds were arrested following a mass break-in at City Hall.
KARACHI, Feb 4: Investigators who interviewed the only witness to the targeted killing of the wife, daughter and driver of Balochistan provincial assembly member Mir Muhammad Bakhtiar Khan Domki, a young maid employed by the family, feel certain...
By nightfall, dozens of protesters -- many dressed in black, some with their faces covered -- began to march from a park outside Oakland's City Hall to the police department. A large police presence was felt along the route.
Feza Gazetecilik A.S. Bilgi Teknolojileri: Since coming to office, Obama has pursued an Afghan strategy that can be summed up in three words: Surge, bribe, and run. The military mission has now entered the "run" part, or what is euphemistically being called the "transition to 2014." | The central objective is to cut a deal with the Taliban so that the US and its NATO partners exit the "graveyard of empires" without losing face.
The perceived low risk to our own forces makes it much easier to launch armed attacks using unmanned drones. But in the absence of declared war, it is not clear who is in charge or accountable.
Two Philippine security officials say a key Abu Sayyaf commander killed in a US-backed airstrike was planning terror attacks when he was slain. | Abu Sayyaf commander Umbra Jumdail was killed Thursday in a jungle hideout on southern Jolo island. The officials say his death is a major blow to his al-Qaida-linked group because he harbored Southeast Asian terrorist figures, who provide funds and bomb-making training.
Every new administration has its own perception, beliefs, approach, agenda and style. As citizens, we are consistent in our hope of those who take charge to be willing and devoted to improve on what they have been elected to do. We look forward to unknown opportunities that can better our lives and we, at the same time shudder thinking of what disasters may become because of a misguided opportunist. | A great case in point is a presidential...
Not terribly long ago, I attended a workshop, and near the end of the session, these awesome little goody bags were distributed. At least, my peers and I thought they were awesome until we actually opened them — that's when faces dropped. The pen and pad are standard, but at least semi-useful. But what the fish are we supposed to do with a plastic football and frisbee? Sure, they provide sufficient entertainment for all of five minutes...
What the country needs to be aware of, and stand its guard against, is that in many instances, once homosexuals have been granted their rights to practise their 'alternative lifestyle' openly, along with it come other demands which infringe on the rights of persons with a Judaeo-Christian world view.
In 1931, aboard the USS Wyoming, Stimson was on his way to Guantanamo Bay , Cuba where he remained with the Third Marine Division for a few weeks, before heading to Washington, DC, where he lived in “the Marine barracks between 8th and 9th Streets...
A Nigerian militant group has said it destroyed an oil pipeline in the Niger Delta, the president's home region, a week before governor's elections there. | The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) also threatened more attacks in future to "reduce Nigerian oil production to zero and drive off our land thieving oil companies".
Keywords: €” Nevine Aly Elshiekh is a dog lover who teaches children with developmental disabilities. She is college-educated, well-respected by her neighbors and has no criminal record, not even a speeding ticket. | Family members and friends find it impossible to reconcile that woman with the zealot federal prosecutors say paid a hit man to behead three government informants from a recent terrorism trial.
WASHINGTON, (SANA): The Obama administration is considering the release of five Taliban prisoners to improve peace talks with the Afghan insurgency and now we know who's on the short list. | According to the US cable television CNN,s Adam Levine and Tim Lister got confirmation from a "knowledgeable source" of the names of the former Taliban leaders up for release from Guantanamo Bay.
The third senior militant reported killed was Filipino Abu Pula, also known as Doctor Abu or Umbra Jumdail, one of the core leaders of the Abu Sayyaf that is blamed for the worst terrorist attacks in the Philippines. The military claimed the killings...
Khamenei affirmed Iran had assisted militant groups like the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas ñ a well-known policy, but one that Iranian leaders rarely state explicitly. ìWe have intervened in anti-Israel matters, and it brought victory...
Panetta's statement is also corroborated by hectic efforts being made by the United States to engage Taliban into talks and it has even expressed readiness to shift some of the hardcore and central figures of Taliban from the notorious Guantanamo Bay...
Those of us who are addicted to politics are, like all addicts, distancing ourselves from reality. We get our daily dose of shrieking headlines. And t...
Iran's supreme leader lashed out at the United States in a defiant speech Friday, vowing to retaliate against oil sanctions and threats of war over Iran's nuclear program, and asserting that any attack "would be 10 times worse for the interests of the United States" than it would be for Iran.
By Raf Sanchez and Peter Foster The unsigned note claims to carry a message directly from the one-eyed militant to Barack Obama, urging the US president to release senior Taliban fighters from Guantánamo Bay as a first step towards peace talks...
The Taliban and other insurgent groups were responsible for nearly 80 percent of the civilian deaths in the war in Afghanistan last year, said a U.N. report released Saturday.
The ACLU recently filed suit questioning the Obama administration's behavior in the death of U.S. born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, Samir Khan and al-Awlaki's son. | In a post by Glenn Greenwald, author and former Constitutional and Civil Rights litigator, wrote that the ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act request to learn "what legal theories [the administration] adopted to secretly target U.S."
Doug Moe writes about Madison and the people who make it a unique place. His column runs Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays in the State Journal. | In the spring of 2003 a law student at the University of Wisconsin showed up at the office of Madison civil rights attorney Jeff Scott Olson to inquire about an internship. | The kid had already worked for Olson's good friend, Madison attorney Mike Fox.
The United Nations said Friday that the famine that has killed tens of thousands of people in Somalia during the past year has ended, thanks to a bumper harvest and more emergency food deliveries. But conditions...
Iran's supreme leader lashed out at the United States in a defiant speech Friday, vowing to retaliate against oil sanctions and threats of war over Iran's nuclear program, and asserting that any attack would be 10...
Keywords: €“ Iran's supreme leader has pledged to aid any nation or group that challenges Israel and said any military strikes over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program would damage U.S. interests in the Middle East "10 times over." | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei again threatened Israel and warned nations against attacking his country's nuclear facilities.
The unusual message kicked off a debate within the administration about whether it was truly authored by the mysterious one-eyed preacher believed to be directing the Taliban from hiding in Pakistan -- and its meaning for U.S. efforts to forge a negotiated end to America's longest war.
The Afghan Taliban announced last month it would open a political office in Qatar, suggesting the group may be willing to engage in negotiations that would likely give it government positions or official control over much of its historical southern heartland. | Pakistan is seen as critical to U.S.
The unsigned letter was passed through a Taliban intermediary in July. | The Obama administration did not directly respond to the letter, two officials said, although it has since broadened contacts with Omar's emissaries. | One current and one former official said the letter addressed Taliban willingness to build trust with the United States. One official said Omar complained that the United States had not done enough to establish good...
Washington €¢ Reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar wrote to President Barack Obama last year indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in Afghanistan, current and former U.S.
Five “Hand Picked “Taliban detainees are set to be released from Guantanamo Bay as part of a series of “operational steps” designed to further peace talks with afghan Taliban, according to news reports. The pro's and con's of this decision...
The Taliban on Saturday strongly denied that their chief Mullah Omer had written any letter to the White House demanding immediate shifting of five former Taliban officials out of Guantanamo Bay military prison. In a message, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said linking the letter to Mullah Omer was a rumor spread by US officials and €œwe strongly reject it€. €œThe Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is not begging from someone, rather we...
Five myths about pro bonoAmong them are the notions that law firms only want "sexy" matters and that the amount of pro bono work is dropping precipitously at large firms. | As a stereotypical inside-the-Beltway political junkie, one of my favorite media features — especially in election years — is The Washington Post's "five myths" column. The columns are timely ("Five myths about the Iowa Caucuses" being a recent entry)
About 40 protesters clad in black with duct tape over their mouths lined the intersection at Congress Ave. and 11th Street in front of the State Capitol in opposition of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012. | A "prisoner" protests with his hands and feet shackled (Photo By Kolten Parker) | The protesters were not alone in disputing the law. | The NDAA, signed into law by President Barack Obama on Dec.
The letter purportedly from Omar was unsigned. It was passed through a Taliban intermediary in July and intended for the White House. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the letter and its contents are part of sensitive diplomacy with a fighting force that still targets US troops.
The letter purportedly from Omar was unsigned. It was passed through a Taliban intermediary in July and intended for the White House. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the letter and its contents are part of sensitive diplomacy with a fighting force that still targets US troops.
Manghopir police termed the incident one of targeted killing , and said investigation into the murder is underway. Separately, a young boy was shot dead on the main University Road in the Mobina Town police precincts. Police said two culprits opened...
This report was originally published on Truthout. | Late last year, Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Todd Breasseale told Truthout the prison facility's new commander, Rear Adm. David B. Woods, "directed that a security search be undertaken of detainee cells and materials in Camp 7," which houses high-value prisoners.
Abdallah El-Ashaal: The interim military government's remiss in handling the Mubarak regime and its key figures has raised the widespread suspicion that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) is colluding with that regime. That the regime remains essentially intact in virtually all the critical areas, and that SCAF seems determined to protect that regime's connections abroad, have fed this suspicion and sapped hopes that change is possible. Moreover...
Coastweek Kenya: Keywords: click this banner to return to http:/ / www.coastweek.com . | Military Spokesman Major Emmanuel Chirchir said soldiers in the dual military operation captured Hosingo and Badade towns . | NAIROBI (Xinhua) — Kenyan and Somali troops have captured two towns in southern Somalia after launching an offensive that took place over the weekend and early this week, military officials say.
The Muddy River is set in Assam, a sttae often in the news for the frequent abductions for ransom by militant groups seeking to raise resources to fund the insurgency. Like Krishnan's novel, the insurgency is multi-layered and complex...
MARANG (Feb 3, 2012): Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said today Malaysia would promulgate laws to deal with terrorism in line with international best practices. | "The proactive and pre-emptive measures undertaken were among our successes, but do not abuse this power. This power is to prevent acts of terrorism," he told reporters after presenting the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M) to Rhu Rendang residents here today.
ISLAMABAD: Taliban On Saturday strongly rebuffed that their chief Mullah Omer has written any letter to White House demanding immediate shifting of five former Taliban officials out of Guantanamo Bay military prison. | In a message received here, Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that linking letter to Mullah Omer is a blame and rumor spread by US officials and “we strongly reject it”.
Two policemen were shot dead in an act of targeted killing in Sultanabad area situated in the remit of Manghopir Police Friday night. The police Official said that the deceased were identified as Head Constable Nadeem Abbasi and Constable Sajjid, adding that the former was posted to the Manghopir police station while the latter was deployed in the Sher Shah police station.
The letter purportedly from Omar was unsigned. It was passed through a Taliban intermediary in July and intended for the White House. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the letter and its contents are part of sensitive diplomacy with a fighting force that still targets U.S. troops.
Chattrey Subba, for his staunch support for a separate state, had fallen out with Ghisingh after the latter signed the accord to establish the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC) in 1988. Subba opposed the accord which came after a 28- month agitation for a Gorkhaland state. The people felt cheated that after such a long struggle, the end result came to a naught.
GateHouse Media, Inc.: Keywords: “It allows American citizens to be detained indefinitely and without trial, treated the same way as a lot of these prisoners in Guantanamo Bay , in Iraq,” Howanietz said. About 20 activists participated in what was scheduled as a two-hour event.
The United States has received a letter from reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Omar, urging the White House to transfer five senior Taliban officials from the Guantanamo Bay prison. The letter, conveyed through a conciliator and written for US President...
Although the CID police had claimed during a press conference on Thursday that the suspects were also involved in the targeted killing of three lawyers late last month, they did not obtain their remand in the case on Friday. A sessions court on Friday...
Al-Shabaab has vowed reprisal attacks in the country, mainly targeting security forces in border towns of northern Kenya where dozens of people have been killed in landmine and grenade attacks blamed on the militant group. Al-Shabaab has said it views...
Ambedkarnagar/Sitapur/ Pilibhit: Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma has dubbed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a '' militant outfit''. "The BJP is no longer a Hindu party. It is now a militant outfit. Sadhvi Pragya Thakur and Swamy Aseemanand...
Baghdad: Halima Dakhil lost her husband in the sectarian slaughter that engulfed Iraq after the US invasion in 2003 and now spends her days tearful and scared, knowing her $250 (Dh917.50) monthly wage won't pay the rent and feed five children.
Ambedkarnagar/Sitapur/ Pilibhit, Feb 4 (ANI): Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma has dubbed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a 'militant outfit'. | Meanwhile, BJP president Nitin Gadkari has questioned Congress President Sonia Gandhi's defence of Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram over his involvement in the multi-billion-telecom scam. | Gadkari asked: "I want to question Sonia Gandhi. If A. Raja (former telecom minister)"
Twelve people charged with crimes in connection with Occupy Oakland protests have been ordered to stay away from Frank Ogawa Plaza and the Oakland Convention Center, Oakland officials said Friday.
The United States last year received a letter from reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Omar, urging the White House to transfer five senior Taliban officials from the Guantanamo Bay prison. The letter, conveyed through a conciliator and written for US...
This week we sued the government for information on what program? | Why was ACLU of Ohio client Zach bullied and beaten in school? | Which movie rental company will be able to share your video rental records perpetually if H.R. 2471 is passed? | Which government department has announced a new rule that will prevent discrimination against LGBT families in its programs? | Which laws will the execution of Edwin Hart Turner violate?
mark hand: During a Feb. 1 congressional hearing, the co-chairmen of a commission to investigate nuclear waste disposal, officially known as the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future, were answering lawmakers' questions about a report the panel had recently released about options for a national nuclear waste repository.
Previously, he attributed targeted killing in Karachi to girlfriends and wives. Like our interior minister, there are people in Gilgit-Baltistan too who blame sectarian violence there on external elements, instead of focusing on the real causes...
Pakistan has failed to send a team of officials to India to investigate the November 2008 Mumbai (Bombay) attacks, Indian officials said. | Islamabad told Delhi that the judicial commission would not be able to come as planned, a home ministry official said. | The team was due to arrive in Mumbai on Thursday. Its members were due to meet Indian officials and doctors involved in the investigation. | The Mumbai attacks claimed 165 lives.
19-year-old Ibarra and 24-year-old Schumann used a handgun to rob a man of his cell phone behind a market in the San Fernando Valley on Dec. 29. Schumann, a Calabasas resident, has also been charged in the Jan. 11 Winnetka killing of the teen goalie. Rodriguez was fatally shot in the front yard of his home after being lured outside by a woman believed to be Ibarra, who is believed to be Schumann's girlfriend, according to authorities.
The American Civil Liberties Union has sued to compel the Justice Department release of memos disclosing the legal justification for strikes that have killed U.S. citizens abroad. | A lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court Wednesday follows the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-Yemeni citizen and suspected al-Qaida militant who was killed in a drone strike last September, Reuters reports.
The Justice department should be required to disclose the legal justification for strikes that have killed U.S. citizens abroad, a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union said. | The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, comes after the dual U.S.-Yemeni citizen Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in a drone strike in September last year. | Awlaki was a suspected al-Qaeda militant. U.S.
The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, Department of Defense and CIA in the hope of disclosing government information related to the killing of three U.S. citizens by drone attacks last year.
WASHINGTON €” The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal court Wednesday to force the Obama administration to release legal and intelligence records related to the killing of three U.S. citizens in drone attacks in Yemen last year. | The lawsuit, filed in U.S.
The State Department said presence of al Qaeda, Taliban elements, and indigenous militant sectarian groups poses a potential danger to US citizens throughout Pakistan. Terrorists regularly attack civilians, government, and foreign targets, it said.
The subject is as timely as it is fascinating, and the critically acclaimed film reminds us that as a nation, we still grapple with the subject of civil rights and military tribunals . Greenwich Library, Cole Auditorium, 101 West Putnam Avenue...
With his trademark flair for spectacle, Donald Trump endorsed Mitt Romney for president Thursday on the famed Las Vegas strip — just hours after Newt Gingrich's advisers were spreading the word that The Donald would be anointing him instead. | Trump's endorsement seemed likely to affect this Saturday's Nevada caucuses — and the GOP nomination fight in general...
Keywords:... Haqqani network and the Taliban to lay down their arms and pursue peace if asked by Afghanistan.Pakistan has long been accused of using militant groups as proxies in Afghanistan to counter the influence of its rival India there, allegations it denies.
As part of its efforts to explore peace talks with the Taliban, the Obama administration is considering the controversial release of several senior Taliban figures from the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay. The names of those being considered for release have not been disclosed, and the conditions are still being discussed.
The building blocks for genuine peace and stability in Afghanistan are simply not yet in place, said Lisa Curtis of the Heritage Foundation. | "The recent leaked NATO report, combined with findings from a recent intelligence estimate on Afghanistan that conclude the Taliban have little interest in peace talks, should cause the Obama Administration to think twice when considering concessions to the Taliban," said Curtis.
NCAA compliance, academic honors, graduation rates... | Fundraising, mission values, gender equity... | Blah, blah, blah. Nice weather we're havin'. | Integrity, community involvement, social responsibility... | By the way, when is that damn football program finally going to get turned around? All that other stuff sounds dandy. But in all honesty, 95 percent of the people don't care about any of it.
The third senior militant reported killed was Filipino Abu Pula, also known as Doctor Abu or Umbra Jumdail, one of the core leaders of the Abu Sayyaf that is blamed for the worst terrorist attacks in the Philippines. The military claimed the killings...
Keywords: €“ A Pentagon legal official refused Friday to extend an important deadline for defense lawyers for the five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attack, a decision that means their highly anticipated arraignment may now occur within months. | Guard tower at the front gate of "Camp Five" and "Camp Six" detention facility of the Joint Detention Group at the US Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Last month, the State Department unveiled a “fight and talk” strategy that could involve the transfer of senior Taliban commanders from Guantanamo Bay to Qatar. The aim, officials said, was to induce Taliban leaders to accept what they have repeatedly...
The dawn strike targeting a militant camp on a southern Philippine island killed Malaysian Zulkifli bin Hir, also known as Marwan, a top leader of the regional, al Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah terror network, said military spokesman Col.
Loading... | This undated wanted poster released jointly by the Philippine military and the U.S. Embassy in Manila shows terrorist leaders wanted by authorities for murders, extortion and kidnappings with corresponding rewards for their capture. On Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, the Philippine military announced it killed three most-wanted leaders of the al-Qaida-linked terrorist groups Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah in a U.S.-backed, dawn airstrike...
Turn it on in browser settings to view this mobile website. | MANILA: Philippine troops battled Muslim extremists on a remote southern island today where a day earlier three of Southeast Asia's top terror suspects were killed in a US-backed air strike, the army said.
The BNP and nationalists parties have warned to continue shutter down along with wheel jam strike on Feb 4 and 5, if the elements behind targeted killing of Domki family women were not arrested. Shutter Down Strike.
It pained me to hear agony and cries of an old mother whose three sons were in illegal confinement of our sensitive agencies and the body of one of her sons handed over to family with marks of torture.
Lawyers for at least two Guantanamo Bay prisoners accused of planning the Sept. 11 attack asked the Pentagon on Thursday to extend a deadline for pretrial motions, which could again delay a case that has been stalled by political and legal disputes for years. | The attorneys for Ramzi Binalshibh and Mustafa Ahmad al-Hawsawi sent letters requesting the extension to the Pentagon legal official who oversees the war crimes tribunals at the U.
PTI, Updated: February 03, 2012 10:30 IST Washington: Doubting Pakistan's "willingness" to go after the militant groups enjoying sanctuary in the country, a top US intelligence official has said these elements have caused major problems for the Afghan...
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that he is giving a $250,000 matching gift to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America to help make up for the loss of funding announced Tuesday by the Komen Foundation, his office said Thursday. | "Politics have no place in health care," the mayor said in a written statement.
The spate of targeted-killing continued as two cops were gunned down in Sultanabad in the jurisdiction of Manghopir Police Station on Friday. According to police, unidentified armed-men sprayed head constable Nadeem Abbasi and constable Sajid...
Zulkifli had a $5-million bounty on his head and was among those reportedly killed during a raid in a militant camp in Sulu. Aminah, who lives with an Indonesian maid, said she had prayed every day for Marwan's return, hoping that her son would leave...
Donald Rumsfeld mused on the future while defending his past during a sprawling, one-hour conversation in Roanoke on Thursday. | The two-time former U.S. secretary of defense and architect of last decade's invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq under President George W. Bush appeared at Jefferson Center to promote his memoir "Known and Unknown."
As the US begins to rethink AfPak and the Taliban open an office in Qatar to begin negotiations ahead of the endgame in Afghanistan, many in the vibrant Afghan media are asking questions about the Taliban's mandate. Do they represent all the Pashtuns of Afghanistan?"They are a fighting force that represents Pashtuns, and they are the only legitimate force fighting the foreign invasion," said Mohmammad Yousafzai, a former Afghan parliamentarian...
In a post on their site published Wednesday, the ACLU writes that “the Obama administration has released very little information about the practice — its official position is that the targeted killing program is a state secret — and some...
Manila, Feb 3 (ANI): The Philippines' military has said that it has killed three senior militants from Al-Qaeda-linked groups in the south of the country. | According to the military, the militants were killed in a raid on Thursday in the town of Parang on Jolo island, Sulu province.
Official: Iran's missile project aimed at U.S. | An Israeli government minister said Thursday that Iran is developing a missile that could strike targets more than 6,000 miles away and would be capable of reaching the East Coast of the United States. | Minister for Strategic Affairs Moshe Yaalon said the missile project was "aimed at America, not us" and should heighten U.S. concerns about Iran's nuclear project.
Our government's deliberate and premeditated killing of American terrorism suspects raises profound questions that ought to be the subject of public debate. Unfortunately the Obama administration has released very little information about the practice — its official position is that the targeted killing program is a state secret — and some of the information it has released has been misleading.
"Although US government officials, including the president and the secretary of defense, have made statements on the record confirming the existence of the targeted killing program, the government has not disclosed the process by with it adds names...
The US has issued a travel alert, warning its citizens about the risks in travelling to Pakistan in view of recent developments and tension in US-Pak ties following the NATO raid that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
About 40 protesters clad in black with duct tape over their mouths lined the intersection at Congress Ave. and 11th Street in front of the State Capitol in opposition of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012. | A "prisoner" protests with his hands and feet shackled (Photo By Kolten Parker) | The protesters were not alone in disputing the law. | The NDAA, signed into law by President Barack Obama on Dec.
It says that "a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner has awarded Heather Peters $9,867." | As was discussed last month on All Things Considered, "Peters decided to opt out of a class-action settlement that would have given her as little as $100 and awarded the attorneys $8.5 million."
The government of John Howard ignored the rule of law and conspired with the US to keep David Hicks, an Australian citizen, in Guantanamo Bay , where he was tortured. Australia's principal intelligence organization, ASIO, is allowed to imprison refugees...
As Pakistani officials were out denying any ties with Afghan insurgents and Taliban leaders, Pakistani warplanes bombarded militant hideouts in the northwestern tribal area of Peshawar early Wednesday morning, killing at least 20 Taliban insurgents...
All of that said, Bronner's current agenda is clear right from the get-go, as reflected in his apparent endorsement of the view that Iran “has called for Israel's destruction and … finances and arms militant groups on Israel's borders.
Our government's deliberate and premeditated killing of American terrorism suspects raises profound questions that ought to be the subject of public debate. Unfortunately the Obama administration has released very little information about the practice — its official position is that the targeted killing program is a state secret — and some of the information it has released has been misleading.
Crude for March delivery was at $97.46 a barrel, down 15 cents, in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange at 11:44 a.m. Singapore time. The contract fell 0.9 percent yesterday to $97.61 a barrel, the lowest since Dec. 20. Prices are down 1.4 percent this year. | Brent oil for March settlement gained 25 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $111.81 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange.
This Hour Has 22 Minutes' Shaun Majumder stopped by Second City last Saturday, January 28, for their late-night improv set. He's in town taping the new series The Firm and tweeted that he was at the restaurant Lee. The comedy institution tweet-invited him to do some improv, and he complied. What a mensch. | Based on the audience suggestion of "tacos,"
Response to maddezmom (Original post) | Response to msongs (Reply #1) | 3. If Americans had any sense, you could walk out onto any street and hear a chorus of screams. | We are so happy to give up the rights that others have died for. | when it comes to killing people. The next generation drones will kill people based on software algorithms: | New drone has no pilot anywhere, so who's accountable? LA Times]
One of the Taliban's demands is for the United States to free five of its leaders from detention in the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay . The leaked NATO report – seen by The Times newspaper and the BBC – was compiled from information gleaned...
Arab socialist regimes in Syria and Iraq soon succumbed to extreme totalitarianism and virulent, militant nationalism, however. Their system of government looked more like the fascism of Europe's darkest moments or Stalinistic paranoia and leadership...
Peshawar—The security forces backed by heavy artillery struck hard on the militants positions in parts of Kurram Agency Wednesday wee hours killing as many as twenty insurgents including important militant commander. Besides, the forces destroyed...
Crude for March delivery was at $97.46 a barrel, down 15 cents, in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange at 11:44 a.m. Singapore time. The contract fell 0.9 percent yesterday to $97.61 a barrel, the lowest since Dec. 20. Prices are down 1.4 percent this year. | Brent oil for March settlement gained 25 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $111.81 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange.
One of the Taliban's demands is for the United States to free five of its leaders from detention in the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay . The leaked NATO report - seen by The Times newspaper and the BBC - was compiled from information gleaned...
These financial disparities are only part of what Chicago is known for; the Windy City is also the adopted home of the first African-American president, Barack Obama, and where he will be returning to run his re-election campaign for 2012.
America's drone wars President Obama's comments on drone strikes should start the process of greater openness about the program, especially the targeted killing of Americans. | President Obama discusses drone strikes against Al Qaeda and other militants in Pakistan during a "virtual interview" via Google+ and YouTube. (Saul Loeb/ AFP/ Getty Images / January 30, 2012)
World Socialist Web Site wsws.org Published by the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) | The underling issue is: if Iran successfully tests a nuclear device and then goes on to build a substantial nuclear arsenal (equal to Israel€™s)
The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, Department of Defense and CIA in the hope of disclosing government information related to the killing of three U.S. citizens by drone attacks last year.
Jeremy Herb: The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Obama administration Wednesday to force the release of details about U.S. drone strikes in Yemen that killed terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki and other Americans. | The Obama administration has reportedly been debating whether to release more information about the killing of al-Awlaki, an American who became a key al Qaeda operative. He was killed in a drone strike in September 2011 in Yemen.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed the case in a New York court demanding that the government release "basic -- and accurate -- information about the government?s targeted killing program." | The US government?s "deliberate and premeditated killing of American terrorism suspects raises profound questions that ought to be the subject of public debate," the ACLU said in a statement.
The Justice department should be required to disclose the legal justification for strikes that have killed U.S. citizens abroad, a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union said. | The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, comes after the dual U.S.-Yemeni citizen Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in a drone strike in September last year. | Awlaki was a suspected al-Qaeda militant. U.S.
ENT-Cornelius-Reactions (1 a.m.) | As news spread that "Soul Train" legend Don Cornelius died Wednesday morning of a gunshot wound at the age of 75, fans and friends took to Twitter to express their grief and condolences. The "Soul Train" host would sign off the show with the words "Wishing you love, peace and soul"
After being blocked by Jewish lobbyists in Oakland, California, an exhibit of drawings by Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip will be coming to Swarthmore on April 6. The project's originator and organizer, Susan Johnson, met with the Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine (SPJP) on Monday night to discuss the specifics of their collaboration effort. | The drawings were collected by Johnson herself, who, in 2009, visited the Gaza Strip...
The Taliban dismissed reports they are preparing to talk peace with the Afghan government, and a NATO report leaked Wednesday shows captured insurgents full of confidence they will seize power after international troops leave.
GateHouse Media, Inc.: The Taliban dismissed reports they are preparing to talk peace with the Afghan government, and a NATO report leaked Wednesday shows captured insurgents full of confidence they will seize power after international troops leave.
The Taliban also called for the release of five high-level Taliban officials being held at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba. Karzai's peace council, and his cousin Hekmat Karzai, director of the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies in Kabul...
At least six people were killed and some 70 were injured in a devastating terrorist attack in a town in the southwest of Colombia. | The explosion decimated the downtown area of the coastal town of Tumaco, killing at least three civilian women and two policemen. | Of the 70 injured, 36 were reported to be policemen. The remaining victims are civilian adults and children.
19-year-old Ibarra and 24-year-old Schumann used a handgun to rob a man of his cell phone behind a market in the San Fernando Valley on Dec. 29. Schumann, a Calabasas resident, has also been charged in the Jan. 11 Winnetka killing of the teen goalie. Rodriguez was fatally shot in the front yard of his home after being lured outside by a woman believed to be Ibarra, who is believed to be Schumann's girlfriend, according to authorities.
The BNP and nationalists parties have warned to continue shutter down along with wheel jam strike on Feb 4 and 5, if the elements behind targeted killing of Domki family women were not arrested. Shutter Down Strike.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has been hit by a wave of militant attacks, including suicide bombings, since 2007, when Pakistani forces began operations against militant groups in the country. At the top of the dialog box, select the GENERAL tab.
Our government's deliberate and premeditated killing of American terrorism suspects raises profound questions that ought to be the subject of public debate. Unfortunately the Obama administration has released very little information about the practice — its official position is that the targeted killing program is a state secret — and some of the information it has released has been misleading.
Turn it on in browser settings to view this mobile website. | TAWAU: The outrage over Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali's distribution of ang pau in tabooed white envelopes to the Chinese community has reached Sabah. | Tawau MP Chua Soon Bui said Ibrahim had offended and insulted the Chinese community when he handed ang pau in white packets which is reserved for funerals instead of the traditional red.
Responding on the intelligence tip-off the capital police in collaboration with paramilitary troops and army launched an operation on Margalla Hills on Monday to check for any possible militant hideouts. The joint operation continued on Tuesday too...
"Don't go screaming if I blow you with a bang." The world's favorite high-top wearing, machine-gun toting female singer is back with a new single and soon-to-be released music video. Can we get a hip, hip, M.I.A.? | Maya Arulpragasam has way more on her resume than just "Paper Planes" and ugly maternity wear. The Sri Lankan fusion artist is a symbol for modern rock and a partisan for politically charged music.
At this point, if I€™m embarrassed in front of my therapist, it must be really bad. | But I found myself embarrassed two weeks ago, unwilling and unable to articulate, gulping big teary inhales and covering my eyes with my forearm. | But let me start at a beginning. | A beginning would be the beginning of my therapy in Philly or, as I like to refer to it, €œreal therapy.
On Wednesday, the Pentagon announced plans to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of next year. "Hopefully, by mid to the latter part of 2013, we'll be able to make a transition from a combat role to a training, advise, and assist role," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters in Belgium. While plenty of non-combat troops will remain in the country until the scheduled 2014 withdrawal, the rough timeline...
Senior police officials were of the view that the incident was a targeted killing . Sources in the police department told Pakistan Today that four armed men in a white Suzuki Alto intercepted the family and sprayed their vehicle with bullets.
An assessment by U.S. spy agencies concludes that Iran is prepared to launch terrorist attacks inside the United States, highlighting new risks as the Obama administration escalates pressure on Tehran to halt its alleged pursuit of an atomic bomb. | In congressional testimony Tuesday, U.S. intelligence officials indicated that Iran has crossed a threshold in its adversarial relationship with the United States.
The dark shadows of Mount Lebanon run along the asphalt road as the car heads to the ancient city of Baalbeck, where the exquisitely carved ruins of Roman temples still stand. | The car slows in a traffic jam at one of the main intersections, not far from Roman columns that were once the entrance to the temple of Jupiter.
Keywords: altEarlier, both leaders toured the port of Mariel, some 50 km west of Havana, which currently undergoes a massive renovation, partially funded by the Brazilian government.During her two day visit, the South American dignitary also signed agreements on Cuban food purchases from Brazil, the Mariel project and Cuba's biotechnology and pharmaceuticals industry.
The San Francisco protest was definitely a militant direct action, but it was totally nonviolent. Perhaps, most significant over 50 community organizations (including labor unions, student groups, and immigrant associations) formally participated...
Keywords:... the Taliban and other militants to end the war in Afghanistan, Mr. Clapper also defended the administration's discussions of preliminary trust-building measures, including a possible transfer of five Taliban prisoners from Guantánamo Bay , Cuba.
Four men have admitted to an Al-Qaeda inspired conspiracy to bomb the London Stock Exchange. The men, from London and Cardiff, were arrested in December 2010 and are standing trial at the Woolwich Crown Court.
In 1995, then aged 29, I finally told a friend about €œwanting to look like a woman€. Factual information about trans was scarce back then so I decided to see if a psychiatrist knew anything about it. | Of course nothing had happened, but the intense interrogation pressured my mind into trying to find something that obviously wasn€™t there. And the more it looked for that non-existent €œcause€, the worse I became.
In a post on their site published Wednesday, the ACLU writes that “the Obama administration has released very little information about the practice — its official position is that the targeted killing program is a state secret — and some...
The UN Security Council raised concerns Wednesday about security and the humanitarian situation in the Sahel, citing arms proliferation and the influence of militant groups in the African region.
The risk of a possible terrorist attacks against the Thai capital, Bangkok, has apparently passed. The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has chosen to redraw the warning, issued 13 January 2012. | "We have, in consultation with the Nordic countries and EU countries updated our travel advice for Thailand as the basis for the specific warning is no longer present,"
Pakistani fighter jets bombed the hideouts of two militant commanders along the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing up to 31 insurgents, according to the Associated Press. One of those killed was reported to be a Pakistani Taliban leader in Orakzai...
No stranger to controversy, WikiLeaks has often drawn fire for its controversial content. With an eye towards revealing sensitive information that governments would prefer remain hidden (such as documents outlining U.S. action in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Guantanamo Bay)
Feb 1st, 2012 (No Comment) | Talking to media on Wednesday, the minister said that the terrorists belonging to Chitral, Gilgit and adjacent areas were involved in the Karachi targeted killing .However, he said people of Chitral and Gilgit should not bother as the terrorists would be arrested soon.