http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76003806&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to face trial in a civilian court in the United States has said he would prefer to be tried before a military tribunal, a psychologist testified Tuesday.
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Thailand govt: No talks until protesters clear out
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76001249&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Thailand's government rejected protesters' unconditional offer to negotiate Tuesday and insisted there would be no talks until the dwindling anti-government movement abandoned the ritzy areas of central Bangkok it has occupied for weeks.
Detained militant in Iraq details World Cup plot
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=75998878&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK An alleged al-Qaida militant detained in Iraq said Tuesday he had talked to friends about attacking Danish and Dutch teams at the World Cup in South Africa next month to avenge insults against the Prophet Muhammad.
Deadliest day this year for US in Afghanistan
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=75998480&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle near a U.S. convoy Tuesday, killing 18 people, including six troops — five Americans and a Canadian — in the deadliest attack on NATO in the Afghan capital in eight months.
UK can’t deport men to Pakistan over torture risk
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=75994600&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The alleged ringleader of an al-Qaida bomb plot and another man regarded as a serious danger to national security can't be deported to their native Pakistan because they risk being tortured in their homeland, a British court ruled Tuesday.
Sen. Lugar signals support for nuclear treaty
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=75979231&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Obama administration warned Congress on Tuesday that failure to ratify a new nuclear arms deal with Russia would weaken the United States.
Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky declares hunger strike
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=75955638&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Imprisoned Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has gone on a hunger strike to draw attention to what he claims are improper court rulings against suspects charged with economic crimes, his lawyers said Tuesday.
UK Iraq inquiry to question officials in US
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=75954328&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Britain's Iraq war inquiry panel says it is holding meetings in the United States this week as it continues to investigate the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
Dissident party: No election pact with Chavez
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=75932395&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Leaders of a leftist party said Monday they won't form an alliance with President Hugo Chavez's governing party for September congressional elections because of the socialist leader's uncompromising attitude.
Iraq says it uncovered al-Qaida plot on World Cup
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=75914839&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iraqi security forces have detained an al-Qaida militant suspected of planning an attack targeting the World Cup in South Africa next month, an official said Monday.