Iraq: The Same Old Atrocities Under Saddam

So much news has filtered out about Iraq, I feel like I'm watching captured German WWII news footage and reading about all the atrocities each time another story leaks out.  Remind me again, how many people and governments comprise the Geneva Convention and the United...

Troops seize 15 MILF camps

"MANILA -- Thousands of troops backed by air and artillery fire have captured 15 strongholds of the Moro rebels in the southern Philippines after five days of intense fighting, officials said Monday. More than 272,000 villagers have also fled their homes due to the ongoing...

Islamic terrorists could be from any race, warns secret MI5 report

"Potential Islamist terrorists in Britain are not religious extremists or illegal immigrants, a leaked MI5 report warns. The internal study of hundreds of known and suspected radicals says it is difficult to identify those most likely to commit atrocities as they often have...

31 MILF rebels yield, turn over 8 firearms

"DAVAO CITY -- Thirty-one followers of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader Abdullah Saber Macapaar alias Kumander Bravo surrendered to the military Wednesday night. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has stepped up its operations against rogue MILF rebels...

Genocide course draws protests

An understandably touchy topic is raised by a new genocide course being offered in some Toronto high schools: how do we determine which atrocities are 'significant' enough to include in a curriculum? Is that even a fair question?"A high-school course on genocide that has...

Not-so-free-press: Andrew Mwenda (and others) arrested

"“We think the government is not happy with a story The Independent published in a recent issue exposing atrocities committed by government forces during the war.” — Bob Kasango, legal counsel for The IndependentFrom Reuters:"“Ugandan security forces on Saturday...