JERUSALEM -- The Israeli army's Advocate General has summarily closed an internal investigation into allegations stemming from accounts by soldiers of abuses against Palestinian civilians committed during Israel's recent war on Hamas in Gaza. It took the military...
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Professor Dershowitz Encounters a Worrying Future
An Interview With Charles Freeman
Wednesday: 1 US Soldier, 15 Iraqis Killed; 25 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 7:50 p.m. EDT, Apr. 1, 2009
Bombings continued across northern Iraq today. At least 15 people were killed or found dead and 25 more were wounded in violent attacks. Also, a U.S. soldier died in a non-combat incident in Salah ad Din province.
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Military-Industrial Complex
Support Builds in Congress to Lift Cuba Embargo
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators and interest groups is backing a bill that would end the long economic embargo against Cuba, including travel restrictions to the island. The Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act was introduced Tuesday by Senators Byron Dorgan, a North...
Neoconservatism: The Return
Wars Abroad Continue at Home
Whether it's $900 billion, more than one trillion dollars, or even, in the long run, several trillion dollars, the spiraling costs of George Bush's wars – one of which is now in the grim process of becoming "Obama's War" – are indisputable. It's hardly less disputable...
Tuesday: 10 Iraqis Killed, 58 Wounded
Updated at 7:20 p.m. EDT, Mar. 31, 2009
A suicide bomber in Mosul took the lion’s share of today’s casualties. Overall, at least 10 Iraqis were killed and 58 more were wounded across the country. A U.S. Marine died Tuesday in a non-combat incident as well. Meanwhile, Iraq has implemented the use of unmanned aircraft to monitor the borders. Also, falling oil income has put a crimp in government spending.
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