Global Issues
News headlines for “War on Terror”, page 42
U.S.: CIA Briefed Congress on Renditions
- Inter Press Service
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) briefed members of Congress from both political parties numerous times about the agency's interrogation and detention programmes, several prominent human rights groups said Monday.
POLITICS: Air Strike on Civilians Reverberates Beyond Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
Amid growing European discontent over the war in Afghanistan, the head of U.S. and NATO forces apologised Monday for an air strike that killed at least 27 civilians in the central part of the country Sunday.
U.S.: Obama Urged to Aggressively Pursue Rights Agenda
- Inter Press Service
Following a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama and a summit last week, human rights activists from a range of countries released a plan of action Monday according to which the United States can lead the way in safeguarding human rights.
U.S.: Gov't Sued Over Cell Phone Tracking
- Inter Press Service
If you are a U.S. resident who owns a cell phone, you should care about the outcome of a court case that 'could well decide whether the government can use your cell phone to track you - even if it hasn't shown probable cause to believe it will turn up evidence of a crime.'
MIDEAST: Opposition Grows Against Egypt-Gaza Barrier
- Inter Press Service
Activists and opposition groups are stepping up pressure on the Egyptian government to stop constructing a barrier along the border with the Gaza Strip. Officials say the barrier will prevent cross-border smuggling, but critics say it will seal the fate of the people on the Gaza Strip.
U.S.: High Court to Revisit Terrorism Support Law
- Inter Press Service
Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider one of the most consequential cases to arise from the 'global war on terror'.
IRAQ: 'Disgraced Soldier' Fights Trauma With Documentary
- Inter Press Service
A new documentary ‘Diary of a Disgraced Soldier’ describes the dismissal from the British army of an Iraq war veteran and his battle with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) linked to his videographing the brutalising of Iraqi youth by fellow servicemen.
RIGHTS: Court Won't Rule on Deaths at Guantanamo
- Inter Press Service
A federal district court has thrown out the case of two men who died in U.S. custody at Guantanamo Bay in 2006 and who are seeking to hold U.S. government officials responsible for the men's torture, arbitrary detention and ultimate deaths.
POLITICS: Jailed Taliban Leader Still a Pakistani Asset
- Inter Press Service
Contrary to initial U.S. suggestions that it signals reduced Pakistani support for the Taliban, the detention of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the operational leader of the Afghan Taliban, represents a shift by Pakistan to more open support for the Taliban in preparation for a peace settlement and U.S. withdrawal.
US-PAKISTAN: Baradar Capture Signals Closer Intelligence Cooperation
- Inter Press Service
The capture of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar last week in a joint operation conducted by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) represents the most important Taliban leader to be taken into custody since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.
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