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Archives for September, 2009

Judge criticizes US evidence on Gitmo detainee

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59757963&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A federal judge has ordered the release of a Kuwaiti man held at Guantanamo Bay and rebuked the U.S. government for relying on scant evidence, uncredible witnesses and coerced confessions to hold him for more than seven years.

Egypt warns of Mideast nuclear arms race

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59757808&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Egypt's foreign minister warned Friday that a nuclear-capable Israel and an Iran pursuing nuclear weapons could trigger a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.

Honduras tries to vote itself out of a coup

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59757654&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Honduras' interim leaders are betting the country can vote its way out of a coup, even as presidential candidates struggle to campaign amid nationwide curfews and political turmoil.

Obama: I know Americans tired of war

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59757572&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK President Barack Obama says he understands that Americans are tiring of the war in Afghanistan, and he said he is examining whether the U.S. is pursuing the right strategy there.

Ahmadinejad: Iran is not violating IAEA rules

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59757438&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday his country has complied with U.N. rules that require it to inform the world body's nuclear agency six months before a uranium enrichment facility becomes operational.

FBI investigating Somali suicide bombing

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59757424&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK FBI agents are investigating whether an American teenager detonated one of two stolen U.N. vehicles packed with explosives at a peacekeepers base in Somalia, killing 21 people last week.

More veterans in UK justice system than in combat

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59755571&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse are behind an alarming rise in the number of former British soldiers ending up in prison, a report says — and more veterans have had tangles with the law than there are British troops in Afghanistan.

Venezuela seeking uranium with Iran’s help

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59754245&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iran is helping to detect uranium deposits in Venezuela and initial evaluations suggest reserves are significant, President Hugo Chavez's government said Friday.

Bin Laden warns of retaliation against Europe

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59749943&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Osama bin Laden demanded that European countries pull their troops out of Afghanistan in a new audiotape Friday, warning of "retaliation" against them for their alliance with the United States in the war.

Key sites in Iran’s nuclear program

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59749940&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Key sites of Iran's nuclear program: