Prison sentence of former Blackwater guards cut in half by Federal Judge
The three ex-guards together killed 27 Iraqis and wounded 39 others in the Nisour square massacre in 2007
Manning faces unprecedented punitive action for refusing to testify
Along with being remanded to federal custody for an unspecified period, a federal judge has also imposed upon Chelsea Manning a fine of USD 500 per day after 30 days in custody, and USD 1,000 per day after 60 days to coerce a testimony out of her.
Chelsea Manning released after 62 days of being held for contempt
Manning was released after the 62-day term of the grand jury expired. She has been summoned again to testify against Assange.
Will the US end up putting sanctions on every country that doesn’t bend to its will?
The objectives of the “strongest sanctions” are broadly all the same—that the United States will suffocate a country’s ability to trade and access finance as long as it does not do what the United States of America asks it to do
British soldiers were given free hand to kill unarmed civilians in Iraq, Afghanistan:report
Soldiers also engaged in cover-ups by disguising civilians as militants to make operations appear legitimate. The Middle East Eye report revealed how junior officers in the British army were taught to specifically shoot such civilians during their training
George H. W. Bush, man of the times
George H. W. Bush, in a way, was the instigator of the current depths of American involvement in the affairs of West Asia that was continued by all succeeding presidents, and most disastrously by his son, George W. Bush
- Trade unions in Greece mobilize against anti-labor policies
- Striking workers in South Africa call for nationalization of Transpharm
- “Bayer Monsanto means death”: MST women protest outside company HQ in São Paulo
- Paraguayan professors demand just salaries
- Left and progressive parties make significant gains in Norwegian local body elections
