Former commander of the regional Third Army Corps in Cordoba, Luciano Benjamin Menendez, was given a life sentence for committing 'dirty crimes' during the military dictatorship of Argentina."A court in Argentina...
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Below is a fascinating article about a team of investigators exploring a ghost town for evidence of further victims of the Manson Family."For years, rumors have swirled about other possible Manson family victims...
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It will be interesting to see how this develops, particularly in terms of jurisdiction." BANGKOK, March 7 (Reuters) - Viktor Bout, the alleged "Merchant of Death" of the clandestine arms trade arrested in a U.S....
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Daughter of the West
Tariq Ali
Arranged marriages can be a messy business. Designed principally as a means of accumulating wealth, circumventing...
Here’s a piece from the NY Times:
"C.I.A. Official in Inquiry Called a ‘Hero’
By MARK MAZZETTI
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 — At a conference in El Paso in mid-August,
Representative Silvestre Reyes of Texas,...
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"A former police chaplain has been sentenced to life imprisonment for involvement in torture, kidnapping and murder during Argentina's "dirty war," in the first trial of a clergyman for rights abuses under military rule.
Roman Catholic priest Christian Von Wernich tended to...
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I realize the attributed report is based on one unnamed source, but shouldn't mainstream news be investigating whether there is anything to this? If it turned out to be true, would this not be potentially a case of treason? "I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby has been a long-serving...
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"I couldn't believe how well the foundation I blended, matched my skin. I added a bit to my moisturizer and had a tinted product for everyday use. I added a little more red oxide and had a foundation that worked for summer. I added another mineral, had...
"Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has threatened to review relations with countries that have criticised the bungled execution of former president Saddam Hussein.
Mr Maliki says the hanging was an internal matter and was conducted for the benefit of Iraq's unity.
A...
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"Internet search yields names cited in U.N. draft resolution.
When the State Department recently asked the CIA for names of Iranians who could be sanctioned for their involvement in a clandestine nuclear weapons program, the agency refused, citing a large workload and a...
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"An author claims the aircraft maker helped organize CIA torture flights.
Grey says he plans to soon post on the Internet "assorted aviation documents including Jeppesen planning data" that confirm Boeing's role...
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"Then came Hitler, the Spanish Civil War, etc. By the end of 1935 I had still failed to reach a firm decision. The Spanish war and other events in 1936-37 turned the scale and thereafter I knew where I stood. Every line of serious work that I have written..."
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