Archive for November, 2009

The smoking gun: Tony Blair accused of betrayal over law chief’s memo saying war was illegal (Daily Mail: World News)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

In a previously undisclosed memo, described as ‘the most vital piece of the jigsaw so far’, Attorney General Lord Goldsmith told Blair the war would breach international law.

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War Criminal Obama Announces a Troop Decision – OpEdNews

Sunday, November 29th, 2009
War Criminal Obama Announces a Troop Decision
OpEdNews
At first glance, my headline appears to be a petulent polemic, because Barack Obama has never gone on trial for war crimes and hence, has never been

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Will Tony Blair ever go on trial after the Chilcot Inquiry? – Daily Mail

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

The Age
Will Tony Blair ever go on trial after the Chilcot Inquiry?
Daily Mail
The truth is that America is perfectly happy to have its enemies tried at war crimes tribunals but doesn't recognise them so far as its own citizens are
Bush's War Crimes TrialThe Moderate Voice
Iraq inquiry: what exactly will Sir John Chilcot's inquiry achieve?Telegraph.co.uk
MWC News, Bengali Holocaust, Zionist historyMWC News
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Pointing fingers – Examiner.com

Sunday, November 29th, 2009
Pointing fingers
Examiner.com
He condemned the honorable service of his comrades in arms, accusing them of war crimes. He accused his own country, in his moral superiority,

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An absolute sham! – The Island (subscription)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009
An absolute sham!
The Island (subscription)
If this inquiry has any relevance, Blair and Bush should be found responsible for the crimes they have committed against the Iraqis and face war crime

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(Following Advance for Use Tuesday, Dec. 8) – AZFamily

Sunday, November 29th, 2009
(Following Advance for Use Tuesday, Dec. 8)
AZFamily
One year ago: In a startling about-face, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed told the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal he would confess to masterminding the Sept.

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Obama ‘realism’ faces Afghan test (Politico via Yahoo! News)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

As President Barack Obama prepares to make the case for sending more troops to Afghanistan, some allies are urging him to return to a line of argument little heard since the Bush years: the United States has a moral obligation to protect the Afghan people, particularly women, from the Taliban.

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(Following Advance for Use Tuesday, Dec. 8) (FOX 11 Tucson)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 8, the 342nd day of 2009. There are 23 days left in the year. On Dec. 8, 1941, the United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Japan, a day after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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A TIMELINE OF TWO LIVES – Dallas Morning News

Sunday, November 29th, 2009
A TIMELINE OF TWO LIVES
Dallas Morning News
Seeks war-crimes prosecutions of some patients based on their psychiatric disclosures, Fort Hood-based Capt. Shannon Meehan recently told The Dallas Morning

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Imam’s e-mails to Fort Hood suspect tame compared with online rhetoric – Dallas Morning News

Saturday, November 28th, 2009
Imam's e-mails to Fort Hood suspect tame compared with online rhetoric
Dallas Morning News
•Seeks war-crimes prosecutions of some patients based on their psychiatric disclosures, Fort Hood-based Capt. Shannon Meehan recently told The Dallas

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