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Ransom claim in Ingrid Betancourt release | World news | guardian.co.uk

Posted by okami from Guardian UK

Ingrid Betancourt arrived in France today after being held captive for six years in the Colombian jungle, amid claims that a ransom was paid to free her.

The Colombian government said that she was freed in an audacious operation after the military tricked Farc into handing the French-Colombian politician over without a shot being fired.

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t r u t h o u t | US General Accuses Bush Administration of War Crimes

Posted by okami from Truth Out

Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba (now retired) served as the deputy commanding general for support for the Third Army for ten months in Kuwait during the early days of the Iraq occupation. In a statement released today, he bluntly accuses the Bush administration of war crimes and lays down a challenge for prosecution.

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Mr. Bush v. the Bill of Rights - Editorial - NYTimes.com

Posted by okami from New York Times

In the waning months of his tenure, President Bush and his allies are once again trying to scare Congress into expanding the president's powers to spy on Americans without a court order.

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Institute for Policy Studies: Iraq War Entering Year Six: Multiple Crises Rising in Middle East

Posted by okami

Gaza is under murderous assault and the United States is escalating regional threats while pushing new sanctions against Iran.

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The Year in Hate

Posted by okami

The latest annual count of hate groups operating in the United States rose to 888 last year, capping a 48 percent increase since 2000.

(THESE are the terrorists Americans should be worrying about.)

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National security agencies have failed in Iraq, Afghanistan (3/10/08) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com

Posted by okami from GovExec

America's national security institutions have failed and the military has been left holding the bag in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan, conducting nation-building tasks for which it is ill-suited, according to the final report of a House Armed Services Committee panel established in 2007 to examine military roles and missions.

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Rapid Pentagon Report on Saddam's Iraq Censored?

Posted by okami from Blogs.abcnews

ABC News' Jonathan Karl Reports: The Bush Administration apparently does not want a U.S. military study that found no direct connection between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda to get any attention.  This morning, the Pentagon cancelled plans to send out a press release announcing the report's release and will no longer make the report available online.

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