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A German passport belonging to Said Bahaji, a close associate of Sept. 11 lead hijacker Mohammed Atta in the 2001 attacks, was among documents recovered this week by Pakistani troops from an abandoned militant compound in Shawangai. Pakistan Finds Passport of Alleged 9/11 Operative (via WSJ.com)
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It’s Always the Fixer Who Dies (via Boing Boing)
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Presented by Link TV: In this clip, popular actor and comedian John Leguizamo portrays General Antonio Taguba, author of the U.S. Army report on prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib, from journalist Seymour Hersh’s adaptation of “The General’s Report” John Leguizamo Performs “The General’s Report” by Link TV (via YouTube)
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The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima August 6th, marks 64 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan by the United States at the end of World War II. Targeted for military reasons and for its terrain (flat for easier assessment of the aftermath), Hiroshima was home to approximately 250,000 people at the time of the [...]
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A former Blackwater employee and an ex-US Marine who has worked as a security operative for the company have made a series of explosive allegations in sworn statements [claiming] the company's owner, Erik Prince, may have murdered or facilitated the murder of individuals who were cooperating with federal authorities investigating the company. Sounds creepy, huh? [...]
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Anybody know of more soldiers refusing to server in the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? Seems like more should be… Private Agosto said he lost faith in the war efforts abroad after returning in late 2007 from a 13-month stint in Iraq, in which he worked with computers and saw no combat. Soldier Who [...]
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Think Progress » Colin Powell’s former chief of staff: Cheney is ‘evil,’ his fearmongering is ‘assisting’ al Qaeda.
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The first step towards closing Gitmo has been taken. I will try to chronicle the important events that define Obama’s presidency here. The motions, filed just hours after Obama’s inauguration, will be heard in the cases of five men charged in the Sept. 11 attacks and of Canadian Omar Khadr, who is accused of killing [...]
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NEARLY everything you’ve been led to believe about Gaza is wrong. Below are a few essential points that seem to be missing from the conversation, much of which has taken place in the press, about Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip. Op-Ed Contributor – What You Don’t Know About Gaza – NYTimes.com
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