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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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Adil Charkaoui sues feds for $24.5 million
Montreal Gazette
MONTREAL — Adil Charkaoui, the Moroccan-born Montrealer detained for almost two years under a security certificate without charge or trial, is suing the federal government for $24.5 million.
Charkaoui spent years under strict bail conditions until he was finally cleared in September.
His case sparked outrage, as have those of others held under the certificates, which [...]
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Chile
What the hell, planet earth! Chile was just slammed by a 7.2 aftershock, as inaugural ceremonies for right-wing billionaire president-elect Sebastián Piñera began in Valparaiso. Chile was devastated by an 8.8-magnitude quake on Feb. 27.
US: Mississippi
Mississippi’s Itawamba County school district has cancelled a prom after Constance McMillen, an 18-year-old student, asked permission to bring [...]
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Dubai
Interpol joined an international task force investigating the Dubai assassination of Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. The international policing organization also said it was convinced of the broad, international scope of the crime.
The notices, short of international arrest warrants but a request to Interpol members to detain the named people for extradition, bring to 27 the [...]
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Liz Cheney: Worse than McCarthy
One of the cornerstones of Western law, of American law, is the right to a defense. No matter who you are. When a person is convicted and they’ve had a strong defense, it validates that verdict and it protects everyone, not just the accused. Liz Cheney apparently feels differently and would attack those who take [...]
Palin jumps border for Canadian health care
There is so much that’s phony about this woman that this really doesn’t come as a surprise to me. Irony doesn’t even begin to touch upon it. She’s a flat out hypocrite, a liar, as dishonest as the day is long. That a bunch of right wing Canadians are hanging on this twits every word [...]
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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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Utah Continues Reckless Efforts to Lock-Up Pregnant Women
Lynn M. Paltrow
Founder and Executive Director of National Advocates for Pregnant Women
HuffPo
On Thursday, a Utah legislator withdrew a bill that would allow sentences of up to life in prison for a woman who experiences a miscarriage or stillbirth as a result of her “reckless” behavior. This move has been attributed to a “firestorm” of opposition. [...]
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