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Pelosi Accuses CIA of Misleading Congress on Torture
2009-05-15 17:56:00 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is accusing the CIA of deliberately misleading Congress about the torture of foreign prisoners. Pelosi made the charge Thursday in acknowledging she first learned of the waterboarding of CIA prisoners in 2003. Republicans have pointed to Pelosi?s involvement in torture briefings to deflect scrutiny of Bush administration officials. This week, the ... More About: Iraq , International Politics , Torture
Pentagon Requests Record $50 Billion Black Budget
2009-05-11 17:26:00 The publication Aviation Week reports the Pentagon is requesting a record $50 billion for its secret black budget. This marks a three percent increase over last year?s total. The Pentagon budget for secret operations is now larger than the entire military budget of Britain, France or Japan. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Ftodayshottopic.com%2F2009%2 F05%2F11%2Fpentagon-requests-record-50-bi llion-black-budget%2F'; ... More About: Black , Budget , Record , Requests
Group Calls for Probe of American Psychological Association?s Role in Tortu
2009-05-08 17:19:00 The group Physicians for Human Rights is calling for an independent investigation of the role of the American Psychological Association in the US torture of foreign prisoners. The APA has come under wide scrutiny for allowing psychologists to oversee abusive and coercive interrogations of prisoners at Guantánamo and secret CIA black sites. Physician for Human ... More About: Calls , Role
Documents Show Pelosi Briefed on Torture in 2002
2009-05-08 17:18:00 Newly released documents show House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was briefed on the Bush administration?s torture of foreign prisoners in September 2002. The disclosure apparently contradicts Pelosi?s claim she was never given details on what techniques were used. Intelligence records show Pelosi and then-House Intelligence Committee chair Porter Goss were briefed on the interrogation of suspected ... More About: Show , International Politics , Torture , Documents
Report: Torture Backers Lobby to Sway Investigation
2009-05-06 16:23:00 The leaked details of the Justice Department probe come amidst reports Yoo and Bybee have launched an aggressive behind-the-scenes effort to water it down. According to the Washington Post, Yoo and Bybee have encouraged former Bush administration colleagues to warn current Justice Department officials against recommending criminal prosecution. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and ... More About: Iraq , Report , Keith Olbermann , International Politics , Investigation
Louisiana State Board Sued for Not Probing Psychologist Tied to Torture
2009-05-05 17:28:00 A Louisiana state board has been sued for failing to investigate possible professional and ethical violations committed by Larry James, who served as the chief psychologist at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib. The lawsuit alleges that James, a retired Army colonel, helped design and implement the Bush administration?s harsh interrogation programs. Larry James is a ... More About: Board , State , Torture , Sued
Latino kill in Pennsylvania: The Luis Ramirez Killing
2009-05-04 15:41:00 WOW not guilty! Isn’t that a surprise. Friends and relatives of two teens accused in the beating death of a Mexican immigrant struggled to contain their relief as not-guilty verdicts were announced on the most serious charges against the former high school football stars Friday. Gasps filled the courtroom and some had to be restrained by sheriff’s ... More About: Pennsylvania , Latino , Kill , Ramirez , Killing
Prosecution of Bush Six Back On
2009-04-30 19:49:00 The Daily Beast’s Scott Horton reports that a judge in Spain decided today that an investigation of Bush officials involved in torture policy will go forward and can lead to prosecution. In a ruling in Madrid today, Judge Baltasar Garzón has announced that an inquiry into the Bush administration?s torture policymakers now will proceed to a ... More About: Iraq , Back , International Politics
Boys over Flowers OST
2009-04-30 00:48:00 Synopsis Geum Jan Di is from a poor family and is admitted to the prestigious Shinhwa High School after stopping a student who was being bullied from committing suicide. Shinhwa High was established by Shinhwa Group, the biggest conglomerate in Korea, and is attended by the scions of the wealthiest families. At Shinhwa, she finds that ... More About: Flowers , Tuesday , Boys
Bruce Fein: The President has a duty to pardon or charge Bush/Cheney
2009-04-28 17:05:00 Obama keeps saying we must look forward which is just a bunch of bull. Nobody is above the law and it seems like when any other country does something wrong the we are the first to call for investigations. But yet, we turn around and do the same thing and all the sudden it’s ok. ... More About: Bush , Iraq , President , Charge , Bruce
2002 Military Memo Warned Torture Produces ?Unreliable Information?
2009-04-27 18:47:00 The military agency that provided advice on harsh interrogation techniques for prisoners referred to the application of extreme duress as ?torture? in a July 2002 document and warned that it would produce ?unreliable information.? This according to the Washington Post. In an unsigned memo, the military?s Joint Personnel Recovery Agency said, “The unintended consequence of ... More About: Information , Iraq , Military , International Politics , Torture
White House, Senate Dems Oppose Torture Commission
2009-04-24 16:24:00 The White House is joining Senate Democratic leaders in rejecting calls for a special commission to investigate the Bush administration?s torture of foreign prisoners. At a meeting with top Democrats, President Obama said he opposes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi?s call for establishing a torture panel. On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid endorsed Obama?s view, ... More About: Iraq , White House
Waterboarding is illegal: Keith Olbermann
2009-04-24 14:05:00 OK, week long news on torture here in the USA. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Ftodayshottopic.com%2F2009%2 F04%2F24%2Fwaterboarding-is-illegal-keith -olbermann%2F'; addthis_title = 'Waterboarding+is+illegal%3A+Keith +Olberm ann'; addthis_pub = ''; More About: Iraq , Keith Olbermann , International Politics , Olbermann
Report: Obama Rejected Investigative Commission on Torture
2009-04-23 17:38:00 On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi backed an investigation and said witnesses shouldn?t receive immunity for testifying. Meanwhile, the Washington Post is reporting President Obama personally nixed a proposal to create a 9/11 Commission -style panel as an alternative to releasing the memos. Obama made the decision following weeks of administration debate. A White House official ... More About: Report , International Politics , Torture
Rice, Ashcroft Approved Torture in July 2002
2009-04-23 17:36:00 More details have been revealed on high-level Bush administration involvement in authorizing torture. According to a timeline in the newly declassified Senate Intelligence Committee report, then-National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice , Attorney General John Ashcroft and other top White House officials approved torture methods, including waterboarding, as early as 2002. Attorney General Eric Holder has described ... More About: International Politics , Torture , July
Torture Memos Part 2
2009-04-22 13:59:00 Obama Administration has to uphold the law! Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Ftodayshottopic.com%2F2009%2 F04%2F22%2Ftorture-memos-part-2%2F'; addthis_title = 'Torture +Memos+Part +2'; addthis_pub = ''; More About: Iraq , Keith Olbermann , International Politics
Torture must be prosecuted
2009-04-21 13:59:00 Unbelievable President Obama….what a disgrace. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Ftodayshottopic.com%2F2009%2 F04%2F21%2Ftorture-must-be-prosecuted%2F' ; addthis_title = 'Torture +must+be+prosecuted'; addthis_pub = ''; More About: Iraq , Keith Olbermann , International Politics
The Bush Administration?s Secret Torture Memos
2009-04-17 14:18:00 From the ACLU’s website… On April 16, 2009, the Department of Justice released four secret memos used by the Bush administration to justify torture. Read the release >> A 18-page memo, dated August 1, 2002, from Jay Bybee, Assistant Attorney General, OLC, to John A. Rizzo, General Counsel CIA. [PDF] A 46-page memo, dated May ... More About: Iraq , Bush administration , Keith Olbermann , Secret
Piracy off the coast of Somalia
2009-04-16 18:10:00 Toxic dumping and illegal fishing off the coast of Somalia …the real root of the problem. From Democracy Now: President Obama vowed an international crackdown to halt piracy off the coast of Somalia Monday soon after the freeing of US cargo ship captain Richard Phillips, who had been held hostage by Somali pirates since last Wednesday. While the ... More About: Piracy , International Politics , African Affairs , Coast
The Return of Iljimae (??? ???)
2009-04-15 00:51:00 Cast Overview Title: The Return of Iljimae (??? ???) Broadcast: MBC Air Date: Jan 21, 2009 - ... More About: The Return , Tuesday
Banks increase interest fees
2009-04-13 21:53:00 The Wall Street Journal reports the committee overseeing federal banking bailout programs is investigating the lending practices of institutions that received public funds, following a rash of complaints about increases in interest rates and fees. Last week, Bank of America told some customers that interest rates on their credit cards will nearly double to about ... More About: Banks , Fees , Interest
Adam Lambert: Mad World
2009-04-09 01:54:00 OK, seriously, just give Adam his own 1hour and send all the rest home. Adam blew them out of the water with Mad World ! Well done! addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Ftodayshottopic.com%2F2009%2 F04%2F08%2Fadam-lambert-mad-world%2F'; addthis_title = 'Adam+Lambert%3A+Mad+World'; addthis_pub = ''; More About: Tuesday , Mad World
Kurt Cobain Tribute R.I.P
2009-04-08 16:44:00 When I was a teen oohhh so long ago, I used to love Kurt Cobain ….you are missed. R.I.P On April 8, 1994, Cobain was discovered in the spare room above the garage (referred to as “the greenhouse”) at his Lake Washington house by Veca Electric employee Gary Smith. Smith arrived at the house in the morning ... More About: Tuesday , Tribute
Israeli Newspapers Remove Female Cabinet Ministers from Photo
2009-04-06 22:32:00 Like we wouldn’t notice the two ladies missing, I mean HELLO! In Israel, two ultra-Orthodox Jewish newspapers have digitally manipulated a photograph of Israel?s new cabinet, removing two female ministers. One newspaper changed the photo by replacing the two female cabinet members with men. Another newspaper blacked the women out. The ultra-Orthodox newspapers consider it immodest ... More About: Photo , Newspapers , Female , Ministers , Cabinet
Chavez: Indict Bush, Israeli Leaders
2009-04-01 18:21:00 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is calling for the indictment of President Bush and Israeli leaders on charges of war crimes. Addressing the Arab League summit in Doha, Chavez criticized the International Criminal Court indictment of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir in light of US-Israeli actions. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez: ?This genocide that was governed by the ... More About: Iraq , International Politics , Leaders
T (Tasha) ??? - ???? (Please Don?t Go)
2009-04-01 00:37:00 I’m really liking Tasha AKA Yoon Mi Rae…this is one of her new songs called “Please Don’t Go” Enjoy! You can download the song here addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Ftodayshottopic.com%2F2009%2 F03%2F31%2Ft-tasha-%25ec%259c%25a4%25eb%2 5af%25b8%25eb%259e%2598-%25eb%2596%25a0%2 5eb%2582%2598%25ec%25a7%2580%25eb%25a7%25 88-please-dont-go%2F'; addthis_title = 'T+%28Tasha%29+%EC%9C%A4%EB%AF%B8%EB%9E%9 8+-+%EB%96%A0%EB%82%98%EC%A7%80%EB%A7%88+ %28Please+Don%26%238217%3Bt+Go%29'; addthis_pub = ''; More About: Tuesday , Kpop
Spanish Court Launches Probe of Bush Administration Officials
2009-03-30 15:52:00 Now I am wondering can we get our US courts to do the same! I hope so. A Spanish court has launched a criminal investigation into whether six Bush administration lawyers including former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales violated international law by providing the legal framework to justify the Bush administration ?s use of torture at Guantanamo. Spain?s ... More About: International Politics , Administration
AIG Questioned on Billions in Bank Payouts
2009-03-27 14:58:00 The insurance giant AIG is facing new Congressional and legal scrutiny over how it funneled tens of billions of dollars in taxpayer bailout money to banks facing huge losses that AIG had insured. In what some have called the ?backdoor bailout?, AIG gave nearly $13 billion to Goldman Sachs and tens of billions more to ... More About: Politics , Bank
Shin Hye Sung- Keep Leaves, Side 2 (vol.3)
2009-03-25 17:47:00 I really liked Shin Hye Sung when he was in the group called “S”. Here is his latest album by him which isn’t that bad at all. So have a listen and enjoy! Shin Hye Sung- Keep Leaves , Side 2 (vol.3) Beloved by many for his tender, heart-piercing vocals, Shin Hye Sung shifts his focus back to ... More About: Tuesday
FedEx plane crash in Japan
More articles from this author:2009-03-24 14:57:00 Investigators examine the burnt out wreckage of a FedEx cargo plane at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Monday afternoon, March 23, 2009. The FedEx cargo plane burst into flames after bouncing off a runway in unusually high winds at Tokyo’s main international airport Monday, killing the pilot and copilot and closing a ... More About: Japan , Asian Affairs , Plane , Crash 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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