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Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
October 28th 2009
The United Nations has warned Washington about indiscriminate use of drone strikes in Pakistan and Afghanistan, saying that it may be breaking humanitarian law.
The UN rights investigator said the United States has done nothing to demonstrate that its not randomly killing civilians in violation of international law through the use of drones.
“My concern [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
October 20, 2009
NewsRescue- In a major policy shift, the Obama administration has almost completely dismantled a Bush ’secret’ program, investing millions of US taxpayers money in directly sponsoring dissidence and chaos in Iran.
Read about the Bush program: NewsRescue- How Rice and USA in 2006 invested in potentially bringing about the current election chaos in Iran
This [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
September 2009
US forces are not withdrawing from Iraq.
Well, its soldiers are. But not civilian contractors. Despite President Barack Obama’s pledge to withdraw US troops from the war-torn country, the US is planning to award contracts to protect US installations at a cost to taxpayers that could near $1 billion.
In fact, the Multi-National Force-Iraq just awarded [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
KABUL – Doctors voiced concern over “unusual” burns on Afghan villagers wounded in an already controversial
U.S.-Taliban battle, and the country’s top human rights groups said Sunday it is investigating the possibility white phosphorus was used.
The American military denied using the incendiary in the battle in Farah province — which President Hamid Karzai has said killed [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday formally charged engineering company KBR Inc (KBR.N) in a $180 million, decade-long scheme to bribe Nigerian officials to secure $6 billion in contracts.
But former KBR parent Halliburton Co (HAL.N) said last month it would pay $559 million to end the investigation if the government [...]