All News Articles for 2013-08-23
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Calif. Prisoner on 47-Day Hunger Strike Speaks Out Days after a federal judge approved the force-feeding of hunger-striking California prisoners protesting long-term solitary confinement, we air an exclusive audio recording of a prisoner who has not eaten since the protest began on July 8. Todd Ashker, one of the authors of the call to hunger strike, has been held for years in the Secure Housing Unit at Pelican Bay Prison after he received a life sentence for killing an inmate in 1987. Read more |
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UN Request for Chemical Weapon Inquiry in Syria Backed by Russia Caution remains around rush to judgement, but even Assad's strongest foreign ally backs "objective investigation" Read more |
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Bombs Blast Across Lebanon on Friday Violence from the conflict in Syria continues to spill over into Lebanon with explosive consequences. Early Friday morning the Israeli air force bombed what they labeled a "terror site" in Naameh, an area between Beirut and Sidon. According to media reports, the attack targeted a site of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC), a group that has supported Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Read more |
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Latest Docs Show Financial Ties Between NSA and Internet Companies 'NSA paid millions to cover Prism compliance costs for tech companies,' reports Guardian Read more |
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Military Prison Blasted for Refusing Whistleblower Chelsea Manning Care Denial of hormone treatment highlights wide-ranging abuse of transgender and gender nonconforming people in prison Read more |
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Yemen Asks US to Supply It With Drones President Hadi defends drone strikes, but "civilians have been killed and injured," says Yemeni teen Read more |
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How the West Bugs Middle East Revealed, But Who Leaked It? Curious 'exclusive reporting' by the Independent raises more questions about government behavior over spying and journalism Read more |
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ALEC Wants Back in the Shadows Read more |
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Noose Tightens Around Freedom in Egypt CAIRO - The ongoing crackdown on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi has prompted some analysts to warn of the apparent resurgence of the Mubarak-era police state. Read more |
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Review of US Surveillance Programs to be Led by Panel of Intelligence Insiders List of apparent panel members prompts criticism among privacy advocates after Obama promised 'independent' review Read more |