News headlines for “War on Terror”, page 58
EXCLUSIVE-PART 2: Saudi Account of Khobar Bore Telltale Signs of Fraud
- Inter Press Service
In the last week of October 1996, the Saudi secret police, the Mabahith, gave David Williams, the FBI's assistant special agent in charge of counter-terrorism issues, what they said were summaries of the confessions obtained from some 40 Shi’a detainees.
POLITICS-US: Obama’s Right Turn
- Inter Press Service
Human rights and open government advocates were heartened by President Barack Obama’s pledge during his first week in office to create 'an unprecedented level of openness in government' and 'establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration'.
EXCLUSIVE-PART1: Al Qaeda Excluded from the Suspects List
- Inter Press Service
On Jun. 25, 1996, a massive truck bomb exploded at a building in the Khobar Towers complex in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, which housed U.S. Air Force personnel, killing 19 U.S. airmen and wounding 372.
U.S.: McChrystal Looks to Spin Afghan Civilian Deaths Problem
- Inter Press Service
At his confirmation hearings two weeks ago, Gen. Stanley McChrystal said reducing civilian deaths from air strikes in Afghanistan was 'strategically decisive' and declared his 'willingness to operate in ways that minimise casualties or damage, even when it makes our task more difficult.'
U.S.: Report Blasts Terror Financing Laws and Investigations
- Inter Press Service
Muslim charities in the United States are subject to unfair treatment by the government under terrorism financing laws, according to a new report which says the effect has been a chill on charitable giving that violates Muslims’ right to freely practice an important requirement of their religion.
US-PAKISTAN: CIA Secrecy on Drone Attacks Data Hides Abuses
- Inter Press Service
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency’s refusal to share with other agencies even the most basic data on the bombing attacks by remote-controlled unmanned predator drones in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region, combined with recent revelations that CIA operatives have been paying Pakistanis to identify the targets, suggests that managers of the drone attacks programmes have been using the total secrecy surrounding the programme to hide abuses and high civilian casualties.
RIGHTS-US: Palau Agrees to Take Guantanamo Uighurs
- Inter Press Service
Every September, most of the world's political leaders make their annual pilgrimage to New York to address the General Assembly sessions of the United Nations.
US-MIDEAST: Cairo Speech Widely Hailed at Home
- Inter Press Service
U.S. President Barack Obama’s historic speech in Cairo Thursday elicited broad approval from around the U.S., with the notable exception of the neoconservative right.
US-MIDEAST: Obama Overture Fraught With Stumbling Blocks
- Inter Press Service
In his most widely anticipated speech to date, U.S. President Barack Obama will reach out directly to the Muslim world Thursday morning at Cairo University.
POLITICS-US: Eavesdropping Case Tests Obama Vows on Secrecy
- Inter Press Service
Despite President Barack Obama’s formation of a new task force to review government secrecy, and an ongoing investigation into use of the so-called 'state secrets doctrine', lawyers for the new administration refused last week to disclose information on the government’s use of warrantless wiretaps and backed legislation to block the release of photos of prisoner abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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