News headlines for “War on Terror”, page 71
RIGHTS-US: Rendition Case Enters 'Bizarre' Realms of Secrecy
- Inter Press Service
A prominent British-American lawyer who represents an Ethiopian-born Guantanamo detainee is charging that U.S. Defence Department officials are intentionally concealing evidence of his client's rendition and torture from President Barack Obama.
CAMBODIA: Justice In Sight for Khmer Rouge Victims
- Inter Press Service
An experiment in international justice finally gets under way on Feb. 17 when a war crimes tribunal begins in Cambodia to prosecute the notorious jailer of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime.
PAKISTAN: Opening the A. Q. Khan Can of Worms
- Inter Press Service
The release of Pakistani rogue nuclear scientist, Abdul Qadeer Khan, underlines major issues confronting Pakistan -and indeed the world - ranging from nuclear proliferation to governance, corruption, hypocrisy, and how public opinion is shaped by falsehoods.
INDIA: Awaiting Pakistan's Official Response to Mumbai
- Inter Press Service
Five weeks after India handed over a dossier to Islamabad containing detailed evidence on the Nov. 26-29 Mumbai terror attacks, Pakistan has finally promised an official response, based on investigations by its Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
POLITICS-US: Afghanistan Pressures Beget Dubious Alliances
- Inter Press Service
Central Asia is shaping up to be an early test of Barack Obama's foreign policy, as the increased demands of the war in Afghanistan force his administration to decide how far to accommodate or to pressure the region's autocratic governments.
SOMALIA: U.S. Advised to Back Reconciliation Efforts
- Inter Press Service
Two years after the administration of President George W. Bush backed Ethiopia's invasion of Somalia, President Barack Obama is being urged to pursue a much more flexible policy toward the East African nation than his predecessor and let Somalis, including Islamist leaders who were targeted by the invasion, sort things out for themselves.
CULTURE: Filmmakers Probe Multiple Identities, Partitions
- Inter Press Service
A German teacher of Visual Cultures and studying documentaries in India organises a film screening in Pakistan. A Pakistani produces an innovative short film series featuring work from India, Pakistan and Britain.
RIGHTS-US: 'State Secrets' Privilege Not Gone with Bush
- Inter Press Service
President Barack Obama has cast doubt on his promise to put an end to secret government by allowing his Justice Department to follow a path frequently taken by his predecessor.
PAKISTAN: Bracing For More Drone Attacks
- Inter Press Service
On Jan 23, days after Barack Obama was sworn in as President of the United States, a series of missiles slammed into Pakistan’s tribal areas along the Afghan border - in continuation of Washington’s policy of targeting al-Qaeda and Taliban elements regardless of sovereignty issues.
RIGHTS-MALAYSIA: Custodial Death Revives Calls For Police Reforms
- Inter Press Service
The death of a youth in police custody and the torture of another in a police lockup, in recent weeks, have shocked Malaysians and revived calls for an oversight body - proposed in 2006 by a royal commission but unimplemented because of opposition from senior officers in the command.
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