Israel’s military may have negotiated access to strategically placed air bases in Azerbaijan that could be used in an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, US officials have said. The unconfirmed report in Foreign Policy magazine suggested deepening co-operation between Israel and the Caucasian republic, which shares a border with Iran. It said that Israel and [...]
Hodan Yusuf Last Sunday, many civilians in Afghanistan were shot dead in their sleep at point blank range by a US serviceman who had gone on a ‘killing spree’. There were reports from some eyewitnesses that there was more than one serviceman involved in the massacre. Some of the dead were even set on fire. As predicted, theexcuses came [...]
President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the United States was committed to long-term ties with Afghanistan but did not want to keep troops there longer than needed to disable al Qaeda and ensure a modicum of stability as foreign forces withdraw. “President (Hamid) Karzai understands we are interested in a strategic partnership with the Afghan [...]
Israeli warplanes have fired two missiles at a site on the outskirts of the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, causing serious damage to a cement factory. Ambulances and firefighters rushed to the scene, but no injuries were reported. Israeli military sources confirmed the strikes and claimed that the target was a weapons factory. More [...]
Scores of people were reported dead in Syria on Sunday as renewed violence across the country erupted in Damascus, Idlib and Aleppo, according to rights activists. At least 66 people, including 26 civilians, were on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The London-based rights group said 26 soldiers, five other members of the [...]
Dr Abdul Wahid Last week I attended an event in London marking the 10-year anniversary of the American gulag at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, organised jointly by Cage Prisoners, Islamic Human Rights Commission and Reprieve. It was also the launch of a project by Cage Prisoners called “Laa Tansa –(Never Forget)”, a campaign aimed [...]
A prominent political analyst says the US has engaged in an act of war through its efforts to impose an oil embargo against Iran as well as targeting the trade of other nations with the Islamic Republic. China also condemned the US-led unilateral sanctions imposed against Iran, saying the American establishment is seeking to internationalize [...]
Afghan investigators have accused the US Army of abusing detainees at its main prison in the country, saying inmates had reported being tortured and held without evidence. The findings come days after President Hamid Karzai called for the facility at Bagram air base to be handed over to Afghan control within a month. The move [...]
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I am sure they take pleasure in their sadistic acts in those lands....
