On Tuesday, the Senate passed [1] the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, a yearly military spending bill. Last year, … Read More
Bradley Manning testifies
Pfc. Bradley Manning testified Thursday on the third say of his pretrial hearing at Fort Meade. In his first public speaking appearance in two years, the soldier appeared in his and dress uniform and “appeared nervous,” according to an AP report. Meanwhile Kevin Gosztola, who has followed Bradley Manning’s case more closely than perhaps any other reporter, tweeted that Manning was “smiling”, “energetic” and “intelligent” while testifying about his detainment conditions.Manning answered questions from his defense attorney as part of a pretrial motion arguing that the detained soldier suffered “unlawful pretrial punishment” and should thus have his charges dismissed for his time spent in what amounted to solitary confinement. According to reports, Manning described in detail his conditions while detained in Kuwait and then at Quantico when he returned to the U.S.Continue Reading… … Read More
Nigeria says Saudi deports 150 female pilgrims, holding 1,000
KANO (Reuters) – Saudi authorities have deported 150 female Nigerian pilgrims and detained another 1,000 because they came unaccompanied by men, Nigeria’s government announced on Wednesday.
Moldova says it detains uranium dealers from rebel region
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldovan police have detained seven suspected members of a group that traded firearms and uranium, operating in the separatist Transdniestria region, the former Soviet republic’s interior ministry said on Friday.
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United Arab Emirates Islamists confess to forming military arm
Islamists detained in the United Arab Emirates have confessed to forming a secret organisation that includes a military wing aimed at establishing an Islamist state, a newspaper reported on Thursday. Members of the banned Al-Islah, or Reform, association, said they planned to topple the UAE regime,…
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Belarus police detain journalists, protesters at demonstration
MINSK (Reuters) – Police in Belarus broke up a small protest on Tuesday against a parliamentary election the two main opposition parties say will be a fake exercise, and detained several protesters as well as a group of journalists.
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