UN demands answers to Algeria torture allegations -
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo Daily News
39 minutes ago GENEVA (AFP) - A United Nations panel of experts Friday sought answers to allegations of torture by authorities in Algeria, calling on the regime to lift the state of emergency imposed in 1992....
Algeria and the rise of Islamist extremism
BBC News
BBC News
When I first saw the clip of the young Belhadj, I was instantly reminded of an interview I'd done in an IRA stronghold in Belfast in the mid-seventies with a little boy called Sean. I vividly remember he had the initials...
Court rules against would-be millennium bomber -
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo Daily News
By James Vicini 1 hour, 19 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Monday the would-be "millennium bomber" who plotted to blow up Los Angeles International Airport was properly convicted...
U.S. court rules against would-be millennium bomber
San Diego
San Diego
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Monday the would-be "millennium bomber" who plotted to blow up Los Angeles International Airport was properly convicted on one of nine charges on which he was found guilty. By an 8-1...
Tortured JustificationThe ends do not excuse the means, and Congress should challenge the Bush administration's ...
Common Dreams
Common Dreams
Barbet Schroeder sympathises with the Devil for Terror's Advocate
The Times
The Times
div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited { color:#06c; } The French director Barbet Schroeder has always been interested in the faces of evil. This fascination was behind his revealing...
Bin Laden's 'right hand' to be freed
The Australian
The Australian
AN extremist Muslim cleric regarded as "Osama bin Laden's spiritual ambassador in Europe" must be released on bail, a British judge ruled today. Abu Qatada, 48, who won his legal fight against deportation to Jordan last...



