World's Rich in Massive Land Grab
UN officials and agriculture experts report that rich countries and international corporations are scooping up farmland from the ...
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U.N. Blames Israel for Gaza Attacks
A United Nations inquiry into the war in Gaza has found that Israel was to blame for at least seven direct attacks on UN operations ...
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Added: 17 years ago
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Official U N May Prosecute Bush Administration
The UN's special official on torture is calling on the US to pursue former president George W. Bush and defense secretary Donald ...
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Added: 17 years ago
Views: 139
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Afghanistan Violence at All Time High
Last week the violence that has surged for two years in Afghanistan reached a new high since the U.S. invasion in 2001. Gen.
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Added: 17 years ago
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Obama Admin Expects More U S Casualties
The Obama administration is warning the US public to brace itself for an increase in American casualties as it prepares to step up ...
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Added: 17 years ago
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MI5 Historian: War on Terror Policies 'Worst'
The official historian of British intelligence agency MI5 says that the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib by ...
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Added: 17 years ago
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More Civilians Killed by Military Forces than Taliban
As President Barack Obama announced the deployment of 17000 additional troops to Afghanistan. the Associated Press reported ...
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Added: 17 years ago
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U.S. Drone Attacks in Pakistan 'Backfiring'
In a recent interview with the House Armed Services Committee, former Australian army officer David Kilcullen, who served in Iraq ...
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Added: 17 years ago
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U.N. Says Civilian Deaths Up 24 Percent in Afghanistan
The United Nations says the number of civilians killed by the war in Afghanistan has jumped 24 percent so far this year, with ...
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Added: 17 years ago
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Public May be Kept From Hearing Details of 9/11 Trials
According to lawyers and human rights groups, the military judge overseeing proceedings against five of the men accused of ...
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Added: 17 years ago
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Torture Tactics Prepared Before Their Approval
The Senate Armed Services Committee has released a report finding that intelligence and military officials under the Bush ...
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Added: 17 years ago
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Report: 'War on Terror' Used to Target Minorities
An international human rights group says countries on the front line in the so-called "war on terror" are using the battle against ...
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Added: 17 years ago
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Obama Criticized For Falling Short On Human Rights
America's leading human rights organization says that President Obama is falling far short of his rhetoric by continuing some of ...
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Added: 16 years ago
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U.N.-Backed Offensive a 'Humanitarian Disaster'
A UN-backed offensive to destroy a Hutu rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has had disastrous humanitarian ...
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Added: 16 years ago
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Media Coverage: Tea Party Vs. U.S. Social Forum
The U.S. Social Forum in Detroit drew an estimated 15000--20000 progressive activists from around the country, while the Tea ...
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Added: 16 years ago
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U.N. Report on Iraq Paints Grim Picture
According to a new United Nations report, Iraqi prisons are torturing detainees, locking people up for months without charges and, ...
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Added: 17 years ago
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Immigrant Advocates Decry New Rules on Courts, DNA
Civil liberties and immigrant rights advocates are expressing outrage over a new Justice Department rule mandating federal ...
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Added: 17 years ago
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U.S. Labor Agency Is Failing Workers
The federal agency charged with enforcing minimum wage, overtime and many other labor laws is failing in that role, leaving ...
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Added: 17 years ago
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Study: U.S.-Led Troops Not Protecting Civilians Enough
A study prepared for the U.S. military by analysts from the RAND corporation says U.S.-led forces in Iraq and Afghanistan still do ...
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Added: 17 years ago
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