Archives for يناير 2012

فشل الولايات المتحدة في إغلاق معتقل جوانتانامو يوجه إدانة دولية

يرتدون ملابس السجن البرتقالية ، والحقائب السوداء التي سحبت على رؤوسهم ، وألقت الأشكال بظلال غريبة ، وهم يسيرون في شارع بنسلفانيا من البيت الأبيض ، مرورا بمبنى الكابيتول الأمريكي وإلى المحكمة العليا الأمريكية. كانت مظاهرة 11 يناير ، مثلها مثل المئات في جميع أنحاء العالم في ذلك اليوم ، معارضة لاحتجاز وتعذيب المعتقلين في […]

بواسطة Carissa Wyant

Clad in orange prison jumpsuits, black bags pulled over their heads, the figures cast an odd shadow, as they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, past the U.S. Capitol and over to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Jan. 11 demonstration, like hundreds across the globe on that day, was in opposition to holding and torturing detainees at a

الهجمات السرية على إيران قد تؤدي إلى حرب علنية

اتفقت الدول الغربية في الاتحاد الأوروبي يوم الاثنين على فرض حظر نفطي على إيران، والذي سيدخل حيز التنفيذ بالكامل في يوليو. وينتظر العالم الآن ليرى ما إذا كانت إيران ستنفذ تهديدها بإغلاق مضيق هرمز رداً على مثل هذه التصرفات. وبينما يلوح احتمال الحرب في الأفق، يقول المحللون إن الحرب السرية جارية بالفعل منذ فترة طويلة، […]

Mideast Iran assassination

Western nations in the European Union agreed on Monday to impose an oil embargo on Iran, which would fully take effect in July. The world now waits to see if Iran will follow through on its threat to block the Strait of Hormuz in response to such actions. While the prospect of war looms on the horizon, analysts argue a covert war is already long

High court unanimous ruling: warrant needed for GPS tracking

AP Photo WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects. The decision was a defeat for the government and police agencies, and it raises the possibility of serious complications for law enforcement nationwide, which increasingly relies on high tech […]

This Jan. 5, 2011 file photo shows Yasir Afifi at his home in San Jose, Calif., where a GPS tracking device was placed on his car. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects. The decision was a defeat for the government and police agencies, and it raises the possibility of serious complications for law enforcement nationwide, which increasingly relies on high tech

Romney: Gingrich activity ‘potentially wrongful’

AP Photo   TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mitt Romney launched a multipronged attack Monday on rival Newt Gingrich, including a scathing TV ad and personally accusing the former House speaker of engaging in “potentially wrongful activity” in his consulting work over the past decade. Romney called on Gingrich to release his client list for that […]

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds a discussion on housing and foreclosure, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mitt Romney launched a multipronged attack Monday on rival Newt Gingrich, including a scathing TV ad and personally accusing the former House speaker of engaging in "potentially wrongful activity" in his consulting work over the past decade. Romney called on Gingrich to release his client list for that period. He offered

Marine Squad leader charged in Haditha Massacre to get 3 months confinement

AP Photo CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — A Marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi women and children pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty on Monday, reaching a deal that will mean a maximum of three months confinement and end the largest and longest-running criminal case against U.S. troops to emerge from the Iraq War. Staff […]

Frank Wuterich

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — A Marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi women and children pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty on Monday, reaching a deal that will mean a maximum of three months confinement and end the largest and longest-running criminal case against U.S. troops to emerge from the Iraq War. Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, of

‘Citizens United’ already affecting GOP primaries

AP Photo (MintPress)— Friday’s Occupy movement at the United States Supreme Court building in protest of the second anniversary of the “Citizens United” ruling and Super political action committees (PACs) did not turn the presidential election process on its head. It did however garner a bit of much needed awareness to the issue. A Pew Research […]

بواسطة Joey LeMay
Newt Gingrich

(MintPress)— Friday’s Occupy movement at the United States Supreme Court building in protest of the second anniversary of the “Citizens United” ruling and Super political action committees (PACs) did not turn the presidential election process on its head. It did however garner a bit of much needed awareness to the issue. A Pew Research Center