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Close the Disgraced Military School for Torture Training

Interrogation manuals used by the facility and declassified by the National Security Archive shed light on a grim litany of ``coercive techniques`` similar to those used by U.S. military officers to abuse detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. more... | PDA

Mystery surrounds CIA Somalia trip

The CIA agents arrived in the town of Bossaso on Wednesday and are holding meetings with Puntland's high-ranking officials. more... | PDA

Global media executives protest Israel`s press ban in Gaza

Leaders of the world`s biggest media organizations filed a protest with Israel's prime minister Wednesday criticizing the government`s decision to ban journalists from entering the Gaza Strip for the last two weeks. more... | PDA

Former CIA Employee Zawahri Threatens America

Alleged `Al-Qaeda` number two pops up again to provide Obama with pretext for bombing more sovereign countries in the name of the `war on terror`. more... | PDA

China-Cuba: Strengthening Friendly Ties

Chinese President Hu Jintao`s two-day visit to Cuba, which ended Wednesday, built bridges between two nations that are geographically distant but ideologically close, above and beyond their different political and economic strategies. more... | PDA

A who`s who of imperialist policy in Obama`s administration

Barack Obama has gone out of his way to solidarize himself with right-wing politicians. These developments illuminate a fundamental political truth: he is the ideal figurehead for the repackaging and recalibration of US imperialist policy. more... | PDA

Israeli air force training gears up for possible conflict

Lieutenant Colonel Amnon, commander of the air base`s Negev (F-16Ifighters) squadron, said that the air base is busy training, as well as carrying out various military operations to protect the Jewish state. more... | PDA

Extrajudicial Killings As Official Israeli Policy

Throughout its history, Israel willfully and systematically committed premeditated extrajudicial killings of Palestinians and other Arabs as official state policy in so-called ``self-defense`` against individuals threatening Israeli security. more... | PDA

Islamic Party calls for Boycott of Lloyds TSB

There are enough Muslim account holders, given the financial crisis, to turn Lloyds into the next casualty of the banking sector after their inappropriate attack against the Palestinian charity Interpal. more... | PDA

Egypt court freezes Israel gas deal

Many Egyptians view the gas deal with their former enemy as a betrayal - exporting gas to Israel would help the Israeli army continue its occupation of Palestinian territories. more... | PDA

Cheney, Gonzales indicted

Cheney`s stake in the Vanguard Group, which holds interests in the private prison companies that run the detention centers, was cited in the indictment. more... | PDA

US Navy Pursuing Dial-a-Blast Bomb

The Navy wants a smarter bomb with just the right amount of blast. more... | PDA

A western armada is not the way to sink Somalia`s pirates

These fishermen-turned-hijackers are best tackled by local fleets and by targeting poachers of the stock they used to catch. more... | PDA

US planning Velvet Revolution in Iran?

The US opened an office of Iranian affairs in the State Department - overseen by Elizabeth Cheney, the daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney - and tasked the unit with drawing up plans to overthrow the Iranian government. The US Congress has reportedly appropriated more than $120 million to fund the project. more... | PDA

Recession Can Be Avoided in South America

Can South America escape the wrath of the economic and financial storms that have their epicenter in the United States? more... | PDA

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