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Russia
Russia’s envoy to NATO has sharply criticized the alliance’s shift away from fighting drug trafficking in Afghanistan, saying the resulting surge in heroin smuggling is endangering Russia’s national security.
In an interview late Thursday, Dmitry Rogozin also highlighted the lack of cohesion within NATO, saying Moscow is worried about declining public support in Europe for the [...]
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US: Torture
A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss a civil lawsuit accusing former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of responsibility for the alleged torture by U.S. forces of two Americans who worked for an Iraqi contracting firm.
U.S. District Judge Wayne R. Andersen’s ruling did not say the two contractors had proven any of their claims. But [...]
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Officials puzzle over millions of dollars leaving Afghanistan by plane for Dubai
Andrew Higgins, Washington Post Foreign Service
KABUL — A blizzard of bank notes is flying out of Afghanistan — often in full view of customs officers at the Kabul airport — as part of a cash exodus that is confounding U.S. officials and raising concerns about the money’s origin.
Officials puzzle over millions of dollars leaving Afghanistan by plane for Dubai
Washington Post/Roguegovernment
A blizzard of bank notes is flying out of Afghanistan — often in full view of customs officers at the Kabul airport — as part of a cash exodus that is confounding U.S. officials and raising concerns about the money’s origin.
Secret Banking Cabal Emerges From AIG Shadows
David Reilly / Global Research / Bloomberg
The idea of secret banking cabals that control the country and global economy are a given among conspiracy theorists who stockpile ammo, bottled water and peanut butter. After this week’s congressional hearing into the bailout of American International Group Inc., you have to wonder if those folks are [...]
Report faults State Department, DynCorp for missing $1 billion
Josh Rogin/The Cable
The State Department cannot account for more than $1 billion it paid out to contractor DynCorp to train police during the first years of the Iraq war, in just one example of management shortcomings that have put at risk $2.5 billion worth of money spent on training policemen around the world, according to [...]
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Iran
The United States used “online warfare” to stir up unrest in Iran after last year’s elections, the Chinese Communist party newspaper claimed today, hitting back at Hillary Clinton’s speech last week about internet freedom.An editorial in the People’s Daily accused the US of launching a “hacker brigade” and said it had used social media such [...]
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Haiti
Looks like I spoke too soon the other day when I said a bunch of bloggers saved the Haitian internet. What it looks like is, we only kept it on life support for a week.Reynold Guerrier, the lone network engineer left to operate the country’s internet NAP (network access point), yesterday emailed U.S. military and [...]
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Afghanistan
Three rockets were fired Friday at a building in the western Afghan city of Herat that has been leased as the site of a future U.S. consulate, Afghanistan police said.No casualties were reported.One rocket hit the building, a former hotel, shattering windows, while the two others landed nearby, said Rahmatullah Sediqi, the deputy provincial police [...]
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Millions Skimmed from $150 Billion Iraq Rebuilding Program