PRAGUE, 29 January 2006 – Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was ordered from the courtroom today after being told by the presiding judge that he will no longer be allowed to make political speeches there. The development occurred amid chaos that erupted when the trial against Hussein and seven of his associates resumed after a one-month recess.Hussein an…
NEW YORK (AP) — Newsweek magazine, under fire for a publishing story that led to deadly protests in Afghanistan, said Monday it was retracting its report that a military probe had found evidence of desecration of the Koran by U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay.Earlier Monday, presidential spokesman Scott McClellan had criticized Newsweek’s initial res…
BBC – Nepal’s King Gyanendra has sworn in a new cabinet which he will head, a day after sacking the government and declaring a state of emergency. The king’s moves have been criticised by the UN and rights groups, but he said he had to act as the government failed to protect Nepal from Maoists. The rebels have called a three-day strike in protest at the m…
BAGHDAD, Iraq(AP) Iraqi militants claimed in a Web statement Tuesday to have taken an American soldier hostage and threatened to behead him in 72 hours unless the Americans release Iraqi prisoners.The posting, on a Web site that frequently carried militants’ statements, included a photo of what appeared to be an American soldier in desert fatigues seated…
SOURCE: Yonhap news agency, Seoul, in English 1046 gmt 5 Oct 04 Seoul, 5 October: The US military is capable of surgically striking more than 900 crucial targets in North Korea, including its main nuclear complex, a South Korean lawmaker said Tuesday 5 October . The US capability is key to an operation plan by Washington, code-named OPLAN 5026, which spe…
Air StrikesOne potential military option that would be available to the United States includes the use of air strikes on Iranian weapons of mass destruction and missile facilities. In all, there are perhaps two dozen suspected nuclear facilities in Iran. The 1000-megawatt nuclear plant Bushehr would likely be the target of such strikes. According to the…
United Nations – Newly revealed documents indicate the intricate design that went into Saddam Hussein’s crafting of the Oil for food program. The documents show which countries and companies Hussein dealt with, as well as how the system itself worked.The UN was supposed to monitor every contract and details thereof, but it seems that it either didn’t kno…
The IAEA has adopted a resolution deploring Iran regarding its possible clandestine Nuclear Weapons Program. Satellite photos obtained by Global Security have aroused suspicion about the country’s previous statement that their facilities are used solely for power management. The report claims that Iran has expanded, or covered up their Nuclear Weapons d…