Uncovered: Britain's secret rendition programme The Independent | MI5 was directly involved in the rendition of a Moroccan national, illegally taken from a Belgian prison to work for Britain's Security Services in London, an investigation by The Independent has discovered. | The man, now aged 29 and who cannot be named for his own safety, was secretly transferre...
The CIA: Beyond Redemption & Should be Terminated Scoop Monday, 26 July 2010, 1:08 pm | Column: Sherwood Ross | The CIA: Beyond Redemption and Should be Terminated | By Sherwood Ross | The Central Intelligence Agency(CIA) has confirmed the worst fears of its creator President Harry Truman that it might de...
Katherine Kersten: Is our man in Morocco up to the job? Star Tribune | Minneapolis lawyer Sam Kaplan -- a DFL fundraiser extraordinaire -- was a member of Barack Obama's national campaign-finance committee. In 2009, Obama rewarded him by naming him ambassador to Morocco. | The exotic posting must have seemed a plum jo...
Love and punishment in Pakistan The Times Of India We waited two days for the police to dismantle the road blocks on the way to the village of Hamid Bhutta in Khairpur, Sindh. Mohammad Hanif was on the run after killing Nazir Ahmed and the officers were on alert. Once at the village, we saw Salma, Na...
Morocco seeks to extradite three 'terrorists' Independent online | Dakar - Morocco has asked Senegal to extradite three Moroccans accused of terrorism who were arrested in Dakar last month on their way to war-ravaged Somalia, their lawyer said on Friday. | The three men - Si Mohamed, Mohamed Brigph Nadane and Moul...
Jefferson on the Middle East The New York Times | More than most founders, Thomas Jefferson has a way of returning to the news cycle. | Using spectral imaging technology, the Library of Congress recently discovered a fascinating ghost inside an early draft of the Declaration of Independence. The f...
Lawyers file case against Israel Middle East Online | RABAT - A group of lawyers launched a legal bid Monday to have senior Israeli figures arrested if they ever step foot in Morocco over the Jewish state's offensive in the Gaza Strip 18 months ago, a spokesman said. | "The complaint is against Israel...
The enemy within Al Jazeera | | "When we first arrived, Perugia was the city that attracted the most students. All those coming to Italy were students. No-one came for work because back then Italy did not offer job opportunities to foreigners," says Altonji Ridwan, the d...
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More tests needed on BP's capped oil well The Times Of India HOUSTON: BP Plc's blown-out Gulf of Mexico well appeared strong enough to keep oil from leaking on Saturday, but officials said tests could be extended beyond 48 hours as pressure in the well was rising more slowly than they had hoped. | BP began pressure tests on the Macondo well after a new cap choked off the flow of oil into the Gulf on Thursday...
