The curse of the Kennedys strikes again
Death of Mary Richardson Kennedy again throws the spotlight on America’s most famous family… But for the family name she acquired at marriage, it might have been just a tale for the society pages: a handsome middle aged woman who had given up a successful career to raise children, only for the man [...]
Bahrain’s King Hamad and Swaziland’s King Mswati III among those having a Jubilee lunch with the Queen… In act that’s likely to be seen as an affront to those fighting for democracy in countries around the world, the Queen will today sit down with bloody dictators to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee at a [...]
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Convicted war criminal and former Liberian President hits out bias of international law… Following his conviction for war crimes at a UN-backed Special Court, Charles Taylor -addressing the court- singled out the United States as he suggested that not everyone is subject to international law: President George W. Bush not too long ago [...]
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How a case of mistaken identity led to the execution of an innocent man in 1989… The recent US Republican primary campaign once again brought America’s use of the death penalty into the spotlight, following Rick Perry’s statement of certainty that the state of Texas had never put an innocent man to death. [...]
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Celebrating a Taliban retreat in Afghanistan can be a dangerous thing to do… Writing in The Independent, Kim Sengupta reveals how a trip to celebrate the Taliban’s retreat in Ghazni province, in fact just demonstrated the blurred and inconclusive nature of the whole Afghan war: The mortar rounds came in from the hills, [...]
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Notorious torture prison in use a year after government said it was shut down… Iraq’s government has been carrying out mass arrests and unlawfully detaining people in the notorious Camp Honor prison facility in Baghdad’s Green Zone, based on numerous interviews with victims, witnesses, family members, and government officials. The government had claimed [...]
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For all the talk of reversing Bush-era excesses, has Obama actually been any better when it comes to torture, surveillance and detention? As his reelection campaign ramps up, President Obama has touted his winding down of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He’s also kept up the tough talk about the broader war against Al Qaeda. In [...]
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Grandfather serving Lese Majeste sentence dies in prison… The death of Ampon Tangnopponkul, known locally as “Akong”, is described by many as a shame for Thailand. Akong was sentenced to 20 years in jailed for an unproven lese majeste case. The 61-year-old grandfather, who had long battled with oral cancer, was believed to have died as [...]
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