The Supreme Court today issued a blow to victims of abuse by U.S. officials during the “war on terror.” The high court this morning refused to review a federal appeals court ruling that dismissed a lawsuit by four British citizens who claimed they were wrongly arrested More…
Just released by the British embassy. Coordinated with the Obama statement?
President Karzai has just made an important statement to the people of Afghanistan.
It is vital that the new Afghan Government has legitimacy in the eyes of its people.
U.K. Foreign Secretary David Miliband gave a speech to NATO headquarters in Brussels about the Afghanistan war, and it might be the most thorough and explicit explanation of coalition military and political strategy offered by a senior official of either the U.S. or U.K. government. There are just two More…
It’s not just residents of Alexandria, Va., who are uncomfortable with the prospect of hosting Guantanamo Bay detainees in their backyards. Some residents of the Pacific nation of Palau, where 13 Chinese Uighurs detained at Gitmo are set to be relocated, are expressing indignation over what More…
Although Britain repeatedly refused Bush administration requests to take prisoners being held by US authorities at Guantanamo Bay, UPI reported on Thursday, via the Times of London, that the British government has changed its mind.
Eager to help president Obama close down the prison when he takes over in More…
Today should be another scary day on Wall Street, but we’ve got bigger problems. Across the board, economists are calling for global action on the credit crisis — and soon. Very soon. Like no later than this weekend.
From Nouriel Roubini, famous for having predicted this whole mess:
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