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Not guilty. The Israeli captain who emptied his rifle into a Palestinian schoolgirl
GUARDIAN **Flash Back 16 November 2005**
In the recording, a soldier in a watchtower radioed a colleague in the army post's operations room and describes Iman as "a little girl" who was "scared to death". After soldiers first opened fire, she dropped her schoolbag which was then hit by several bullets establishing that it did not contain explosive. At that point she was no longer carrying the bag and, the tape revealed, was heading away from the army post when she was shot.

Palestinian witnesses said they saw the captain shoot Iman twice in the head, walk away, turn back and fire a stream of bullets into her body.

On the tape, Capt R then "clarifies" to the soldiers under his command why he killed Iman: "This is commander. Anything that's mobile, that moves in the [security] zone, even if it's a three-year-old, needs to be killed."

At no point did the Israeli troops come under attack.
DR Congo rape numbers rise to 240
BBC Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:27:09 GMT
Some 240 women, girls and babies may have been raped after rebels seized a town in DR Congo, the UN says.
Reshuffle after Tajik jail break
BBC Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:14:12 GMT
Tajikistan's security chief is replaced following the escape of 25 prisoners, including several Islamic militants, from a Dushanbe jail.
Pakistan mourns as Lahore toll up
BBC Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:18:53 GMT
Three days of mourning begins in Pakistan after bomb attacks on a Shia Muslim procession in Lahore city kill 31 people.
Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan
DAWN Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:22:05 PKT
KABUL: Two US soldiers in Afghanistan died Thursday after separate insurgent attacks, Nato said, compounding the bloodiest year yet for American forces in the Afghan war.
Australian independent backs Labor minority government
GUARDIAN Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:51:10 GMT
Julia Gillard could return to power after one of three independent MPs holding key to next government announces support The Australian prime minister, Julia Gillard, today edged closer to retaining power when an independent MP said he would back her centre-left Labor party to form the country's first minority government in almost seven decades. A bloc of three independents will now decide whether Labor governs for a second three-year term or a conservative Liberal party-led coalition forms the next administration after the August 21 elections failed to deliver a majority for any party. The conservative coalition needs the backing of all three independents to reach a 76-seat majority in the 150-seat House of Representatives, while Labor needs only two. Independent Andrew Wilkie, who has negotiated outside the bloc of three, announced his backing for Labor at Parliament House after meetings with Gillard and the Liberal leader, Tony Abbott. "I have judged that it is in fact the ALP [Labor] that best meets my criteria that the next government must be stable, must be competent and must be ethical," he told reporters. Wilkie said he expected his fellow independents would be more likely to support Labor after figures showed the coalition had overstated savings from their election promises by billions of dollars. Abbott said the coalition had the best economic credentials to govern despite the figures, which were released by the independents yesterday. Senior Liberal MPs have stuck by their figures and explained that the discrepancies with official calculations by government ministries were "a difference of opinion" on methodology and underlying assumptions such as future interest rates. Abbott said the discrepancies did not compromise his negotiations with the three independents. "There are a whole lot of issues in play here and an, at times, arcane argument about costings is by no means the most important," Abbott said. "The bottom line is that there are two competing economic records here." He said that Labor had inherited $60bn (£35bn) in assets when it was elected in 2007, which it turned into a $90bn debt through economic stimulus spending. The three independents had requested briefings from Treasury and Finance ministry bureaucrats on confidential estimates of competing election pledges. They said the questions of which party had the best economic blueprint, and which might have misled voters, were key factors in deciding whether to back a Liberal-led coalition or a Labor government. The independents released Treasury documents contradicting Abbott's claim that Australia's bottom line would be $11.5bn better under the conservative coalition in three years, when both sides of the political divide have promised to return the budget to surplus. The Treasury found the improvement could be as little as $900m. Australia Julia Gillard guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
Ben Bernanke to appear before financial crisis hearing
GUARDIAN Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:17:47 GMT
Bernanke led the economy through the tumultuous months of the most severe recession since the 1930s, as the Fed took extraordinary measures to inject hundreds of billions into the battered financial system Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is set to appear before a panel investigating the financial crisis to give his take on the meltdown and his views on potential systemwide risks posed by large financial institutions. Bernanke led the economy through the tumultuous months of the most severe recession since the 1930s, as the Federal Reserve took extraordinary measures to inject hundreds of billions into the battered financial system. And he said last week the central bank is prepared to make a major new investment in government debt or mortgage securities if the economy worsened significantly or if the Fed detected deflation – a prolonged drop in prices of wages, goods and assets like homes and stocks. Bernanke's scheduled appearance Thursday at a hearing by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission comes as the congressionally appointed panel approaches the end of its yearlong investigation of the roots of the economic disaster. Sheila Bair, the chairman of Federal Deposit Insurance, also is testifying before the panel. At a session on Wednesday the commission examined the danger of having banks deemed "too big to fail" and their potential to topple the financial system. The former chief of Lehman Brothers, Richard Fuld, testified that the Wall Street titan could have been rescued in the autumn of 2008, but federal regulators refused to help – even though they later bailed out other big banks. Panel chairman Phil Angelides said there appeared to be "a conscious policy decision" by the regulators not to rescue Lehman. Under the landmark financial overhaul law enacted in July, regulators are empowered to shut down financial institutions whose collapse could threaten the system. Bernanke has said that a key lesson learned from the crisis is that the Fed cannot focus solely on the soundness of individual banks, and must cast a watchful eye on the health of the financial system as a whole. The central bank already has moved to conduct bank examinations that take a broader-picture approach, he says. Bernanke could be asked by panel members about the Fed's handling of the Lehman Brothers episode and Fuld's accusations. Thomas Baxter, general counsel of the New York Fed, insisted at Wednesday's hearing that the Fed lacked the legal authority to provide a government guarantee of Lehman's obligations to its trading partners or other aid the firm sought. Hundreds of billions worth of collateral would have been needed to secure a guarantee of that magnitude, and Lehman did not have it, Baxter said. Bair, the FDIC chief, has been one of the most vocal critics of the "too big to fail" approach that brought the government rushing in to bail out big banks in the crisis. "Never again should taxpayers be asked to bail out a failing financial firm," Bair told community bankers in a speech in March. "It's time that the big players understand that they sink or swim on their own." Bair took on a high profile and gained popularity outside Washington early in the crisis, as she pressed for more government intervention to help struggling homeowners. That opened a rift with then-President George W. Bush's treasury secretary, Henry Paulson. Ben Bernanke US economy Financial crisis Global recession United States guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
Colombia bomb kills five police
BBC Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:54:25 GMT
Five Colombian police officers are killed and three injured when their vehicle is hit by a bomb attack blamed on the rebel group Farc.
Typhoon hits South Korean capital
BBC Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:15:40 GMT
Three people die and power lines are knocked down as Seoul is hit by its strongest typhoon in the past 15 years.
South Africa strike set to go on
BBC Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:36:09 GMT
South Africa's prolonged public sector strike is set to continue after the main trade union federation rejects an improved wage offer by the government.
Cavers dig for three county dream
BBC Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:05:18 GMT
Cavers Tim Allen and Hugh St Lawrence give BBC News a glimpse of the cramped conditions as they try to connect three English counties by an underground network of tunnels.
Newspaper review
BBC Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:45:49 GMT
Press maintain their interest in Tony Blair's memoirs
Pakistan flood waters 'diverted'
BBC Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:31:27 GMT
A Pakistani diplomat calls for a probe into allegations that rich landowners diverted water into unprotected villages during the floods to save their own crops.
Helping hand
BBC Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:15:45 GMT
Celebrities step in to help Pakistan floods victims
'Cautiously hopeful' Mideast peace talks begin
DAWN Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:42:55 PKT
WASHINGTON: Under the shadow of fresh violence, President Barack Obama convened the first direct Israeli-Palestinian talks in two years Wednesday, challenging Middle East leaders to seize a fleeting opportunity to deliver peace to a region haunted by decades of hostility. ''I am hopeful, cautiously hopeful, but hopeful,'' Obama said with the leaders of Jordan, Egypt, Israel and the Palestinians beside him in the crowded East Room of the White House. Earlier Obama had met with each individually, and they gathered afterward for dinner. The mood appeared cordial as the leaders solemnly commenced the talks aimed at creating a sovereign Palestinian state beside a secure Israel. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minsster Benjamin Netanyahu shook hands warmly and thanked Obama for bringing them together despite such intractable differences as Abbas' demand that Israel end settlement expansion in the West Bank. ''Do we have the wisdom and the courage to walk the path of peace?'' Obama asked. In turn, each of the leaders answered positively but with qualifications. And they spoke of hopes for a breakthrough within the one-year timeframe prescribed by Obama. Netanyahu said his nation desires a lasting peace, not an interlude between wars. He called Abbas ''my partner in peace,'' and said, ''Everybody loses if there is no peace.'' Abbas urged Israel to freeze settlement construction in areas the Palestinians want as part of their new state, and to end its blockade of Gaza, which is controlled by the militant Hamas movement. The settlements issue is a central obstacle to achieving a permanent peace. ''We will spare no effort and we will work diligently and tirelessly to ensure these negotiations achieve their cause,'' Abbas said, as translated into English. Said Jordan's King Abdullah II: ''Mr. President, we need your support as a mediator, honest broker and a partner. If hopes are disappointed again, the price of failure will be too high for all.'' With the Israelis and Palestinians far apart on key issues, expectations for the Washington talks are low, yet the stakes are high. Direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations broke off in December 2008, in the final weeks of the George W. Bush administration. The Obama administration spent its first 20 months in office coaxing the two sides back to the bargaining table. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a constant source of grievance and unrest among Muslims. The failure of past peace efforts has left both sides with rigid demands and public ambivalence about the value of a negotiated settlement. American officials are hopeful they can get the two sides this week at least to agree to a second round of talks, likely to be held in the second week of September. That could be followed by another meeting among Obama, Netanyahu and Abbas on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly near the end of the month in New York. Beyond the settlements, Israel and the Palestinians face numerous hurdles in resolving other contentious issues, notably the borders of a future Palestinian state, the political status of Jerusalem and the fate of Palestinian refugees. Also complicating the outlook are internal Palestinian divisions that have led to a split between Abbas' West Bank-based administration and Hamas, which controls Gaza. Hamas is not part of the negotiations and has asserted that talks will be futile. It claimed responsibility for attacks against Israelis Tuesday and Wednesday that killed four and wounded two. Each of the leaders pledged to work diligently toward peace, but they also made plain that their own national interests must be satisfied. ''We do not seek a temporary respite between outbursts of terror,'' said Netanyahu. And he stressed the central importance of security assurances for the Jewish state as part of any land-for-peace agreement with the Palestinians. ''We left Lebanon, we got terror. We left Gaza, we got terror. We want to...
Obama demands Mid-East progress
BBC Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:38:15 GMT
President Obama urges Mid-East leaders not to let the chance of a peace deal slip away, ahead of a new round of talks.
Handover marks 'new chapter' for Iraq
BBC Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:00:23 GMT
US Vice-President Joe Biden has spoken at a ceremony marking the end of US combat operations in Iraq.
Tower block collapses in Russia
BBC Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:48:36 GMT
People are feared to be buried after parts of a tower block collapsed in the Russian city of St Petersburg.
Attack overshadows Mid-East talks
BBC Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:15:08 GMT
Palestinian security forces mount a huge operation after four Israeli settlers are killed ahead of the first direct peace talks in two years.
Hurricane prompts US evacuations
BBC Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:30:15 GMT
Areas on the US east coast likely to be hit by Hurricane Earl are starting to evacuate as the storm draws nearer.
China begins Yellow Sea exercises
BBC Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:57:27 GMT
The Chinese navy begins artillery exercises in the Yellow Sea, days before the US and South Korea hold similar manoeuvres there.
Jolie appeals for Pakistan support
BBC Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:06:08 GMT
Actress and UNHCR goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie has issued an appeal for increased public support in providing help and relief for the millions of people who have been affected by the floods in Pakistan.
Smoking ban introduced in Greece
BBC Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:33:04 GMT
A new law comes into force in Greece banning smoking in enclosed public spaces and prohibiting tobacco advertising.
Floods swamp south Sudan region
BBC Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:53:14 GMT
Some 57,000 people have been forced from their homes because of dramatic floods in south-western Sudan over the past month, officials say.
Obama on end of US combat in Iraq
BBC Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:49:56 GMT
President Obama has addressed the American people to announce the end to the US combat mission in Iraq
Hurricane Earl heads for US coast
BBC Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:20:02 GMT
Hurricane Earl is heading for the US east coast after causing power cuts and heavy rain across the eastern Caribbean.
What the papers say
BBC Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:00:39 GMT
A look at what's making the headlines in Wednesday's morning newspapers.
Financial crisis hearing calls on Lehman's Richard Fuld
GUARDIAN Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:10:02 GMT
Congressional panel to look at the 'too big to fail' predicament and investigate the causes of the financial criss An inquiry panel is hearing from former CEOs of two big banks that succumbed to the financial crisis, Lehman Brothers and Wachovia, as it delves into the "too big to fail" predicament and potential systemwide risk from financial institutions. Federal bank regulators also are appearing today before the bipartisan Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, established by Congress to investigate the financial meltdown that plunged the economy into the most severe recession since the 1930s. After the subprime mortgage bubble burst in 2007, complex investments called credit default swaps, which insured against default of securities tied to the mortgages, collapsed. That brought the stunning downfall of Lehman Brothers. Its implosion into the biggest bankruptcy in US history on 15 September 2008 triggered a worldwide panic in financial markets. US officials, as they scrambled to avert economic catastrophe, declined to rescue the once-venerable Wall Street titan while injecting tens of billions of dollars into others – like the insurance conglomerate American International Group. Aided and prodded by the government, Wells Fargo acquired North Carolina-based Wachovia, which had done a huge business in adjustable-rate mortgages, enticing borrowers who later defaulted on their home loans. That $12.7bn () deal, announced in early October 2008, created a coast-to-coast powerhouse with operations in 39 states and the District of Columbia. Scheduled to testify at Wednesday's hearing are Wachovia's former President and CEO Robert Steel; former Lehman Chairman and CEO Richard S. Fuld Jr.; Scott Alvarez, general counsel of the Federal Reserve; Thomas Baxter, general counsel and executive vice president of the New York Fed; John Corston, an official of the Federal Deposit Insurance; and Barry Zubrow, chief risk officer at JPMorgan Chase. Under the landmark financial overhaul law enacted in July, regulators are empowered to shut down financial institutions whose collapse could threaten the system, ending the doctrine of "too big to fail." Fuld, a towering figure whose nickname was "Gorilla," has publicly conceded no errors or misjudgments in the chaotic period that led to Lehman's bankruptcy. He told a congressional hearing in October 2008 that the firm did everything it could to limit its risks and save itself. It failed, he said, because of a "crisis in confidence" on Wall Street, market manipulation in which investors preyed on distressed financial players by betting on their demise, and would-be buyers who waited for the government to step in to help fund a sale. More recently, a court-ordered autopsy of Lehman found that an accounting gimmick called Repo 105 provided financial relief to the firm in the months before its collapse. After saddling itself with tens of billions of troubled assets that couldn't easily be sold, Lehman masked its debt and its perilous financial condition by using the accounting artifice, an examiner appointed by the bankruptcy court found in a report issued in March. Lehman's estate has claimed in a lawsuit that JPMorgan Chase helped drive Lehman into bankruptcy by forcing it to give up billions of dollars in cash reserves that it otherwise could have used to stay afloat. JPMorgan was Lehman's clearing agent, acting as intermediary between Lehman and its trading partners. Financial crisis Lehman Brothers Banking Global recession United States guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
Pakistan air strikes kill dozens
BBC Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:56:36 GMT
At least 45 militants and their family members have been killed in air strikes targeting militants in north-western Pakistan, security officials say.
US seeks Middle East peace effort
BBC Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:45:56 GMT
On the eve of Middle East talks, the White House condemns an attack which killed four Jewish settlers and says it is crucial for peace efforts to continue.
Asylum seeker unrest in Australia
BBC Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:05:26 GMT
Around 70 asylum seekers break out of a detention centre in the Australian city of Darwin to hold a protest against their treatment.
Military officers cancel trip after humiliation at US airport
DAWN Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:19:31 PKT
WASHINGTON: A Pakistani military delegation became the latest victim of the paranoia permeating US airports on Monday night, when US security officials detained a brigadier at Washington’s Dulles airport on a complaint by a passenger who said he did not feel safe sharing the flight with the delegation. The brigadier was removed from the United Airlines flight, and others in this eight-member delegation were also detained after they disembarked. They were later released. The dispute became a major diplomatic row as the delegation, offended by this treatment, decided to cancel an important meeting at the headquarters of the US Central Command in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday, and return home. By the time the US Department of Defence apologised to the delegation, their leader, a two-star naval officer, had already informed Islamabad where officials approved his decision to return home on Tuesday night. The delegation included senior officials from all three services, the army, the navy and the air force. Dawn contacted the US Transport Security Administration, whose officials had detained the brigadier, and the Department of Homeland Security but failed to get a response. Mathew Chandler, a DHS spokesman, and Lauren Gaches of TSA, however, asked Dawn to contact the airline. United Airlines officials, however, told the US media that the brigadier, whose name was not disclosed, had misbehaved with a stewardess and told her that “this would be her last mission”. Information collected by Dawn showed that the incident that led to the cancellation of the meeting happened at Washington’s Dulles airport on Monday night when a passenger on the flight to Tampa complained that a Pakistani brigadier, while talking to his colleagues, had made remarks that he found threatening. Officials of the airline informed the Transport Security Administration who detained the brigadier and later other officials as well. A Pakistani official, when asked to comment on the airline’s claim, said: “This is a delegation of senior officials, led by a two-star officer, not unit captains and majors. Such responsible officers do not indulge in such behaviour.” Information collected by Dawn also confirmed the Pakistani claim as the plane was delayed for 40 minutes before the airline’s mentioned the alleged altercation between the brigadier and the stewardess. Later, an official of the airline came with a TSA security officer and asked the brigadier to disembark. She gave no reason. The head of the delegation asked the brigadier to get down and cooperate with the TSA. The brigadier disclosed his identity. There was no response for about 15-20 minutes and then the airline and security officials asked the entire delegation to get off the plane. The leader of the Pakistani delegation showed TSA officials an invitation letter from the Centcom, confirming that they were going to Tampa for a meeting. He also showed them all the passports that identified the delegation as senior military officers. He then requested to talk to a senior TSA official or the person in-charge of security at the airport but his request was turned down. “They did not let them speak and treated them like terrorists,” said a Pakistani official. “The investigators were unprofessional, junior officials.” The official said that the TSA and airlines officials kept telling the delegation that a passenger found the brigadier’s remarks threatening but did not say what those remarks were. “The delegation was detained for two hours, telling them nothing, not allowing them to talk to anyone,” said the Pakistani official. “They received no response even when they showed them their passports and the Centcom letter,” the official said. “At the end, they realised their mistake and apologised but by then the delegation had decided it did not want to take that flight.” Explaining why the delegation decided to cancel the meeting and return home, the official said it was.....
Hurricane Earl churns towards US
BBC Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:31:12 GMT
Hurricane Earl is heading for the eastern coast of the US after causing power cuts and heavy rain across the eastern Caribbean.
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Canadian economy sees growth slow
BBC Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:23:34 GMT
Canada's economic growth slowed sharply in the second quarter of the year, official statistics show.
Petrol bomb attack on Cancun bar
BBC Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:15:33 GMT
At least eight people are killed after petrol bombs are thrown into a bar in the Mexican resort of Cancun, officials say.
Ozawa confirms Japan PM challenge
BBC Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:39:45 GMT
Ichiro Ozawa confirms he will challenge PM Naoto Kan for the ruling party leadership, despite talks aimed at avoiding a potentially damaging split.
Work begins on Chile rescue shaft
BBC Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:59:14 GMT
Engineers in Chile have begun drilling the rescue shaft through which they hope to eventually free the 33 men trapped in a collapsed gold mine.
Illness almost killed me - Castro
BBC Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:06:22 GMT
Fidel Castro tells a Mexican newspaper how he was "at death's door" during the illness that forced him to quit as Cuba's leader.
Afghan concern about Pakistan is legit: Petraeus
DAWN Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:52:00 PKT
KABUL: President Hamid Karzai's recent complaints that the war should focus on militant leaders hiding in neighboring Pakistan instead of Afghan villages doesn't mean the government no longer supports the US war strategy, the top Nato commander said Tuesday. Gen. David Petraeus said he shared Karzai's concern about threats across the border in Pakistan but said the Pakistanis deserve credit for waging what he described as an ''impressive counterinsurgency campaign'' during the past 18 months. The Karzai government has been increasingly vocal in recent days about the need to destroy Taliban and al-Qaida sanctuaries in Pakistan. Afghan National Security Adviser Rangin Dadfar Spanta has argued that US support of Pakistan amounts to nurturing the terrorists' ''main mentor'' and that the Afghan people are no longer ready to ''pay the price for the international community's miscalculation and naivety.'' ''Given the very clear linkage between attacks on Afghan soil by individuals who have come from Pakistan and are commanded and controlled from Pakistan, I think President Karzai and Dr. Spanta have very legitimate concerns,'' Petraeus said. Still, he added, the Pakistani government has continued to ''squeeze the locations in which these individuals have safe haven sanctuary, recognizing that more work needs to be done.'' In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press and two other news agencies, Petraeus said it's natural that the Afghan government wants to take more of a lead role in the handling of its own national affairs. He said he's seeking clarification on the blunt criticism from Afghan governmental officials, but does not think the comments reflect diminished Afghan support for his counterinsurgency strategy, which aims to provide security and earn the trust of the Afghan people. ''Over time, I think it is very understandable - as was the case in Iraq as well - to see our host nation partners want to take the lead, want to be more prominent,'' he said. Petraeus said he has drafted operational guidelines to implement Karzai's goal of having Afghan police and soldiers take the lead in the country's 34 provinces by 2014 as security allows. It remains unclear whether the Afghans will be ready to handle their own security, even four years down the road. ''These guidelines recognize that this is a process, not an event,'' he said. ''It will typically represent a thinning out of ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) forces not a hand-off per se.'' Talk of a 2014 date enables politicians to tell their war-weary publics that the conflict will not drag on indefinitely, draining resources at a time of economic hardship and rising death tolls. It also sends a signal to the Afghans that the Western commitment to the country will extend beyond July 2011, when President Barack Obama says he will begin withdrawing US troops. ''Transition likely will occur in districts, initially, rather than in entire provinces, although there are some provinces in which that likely will be possible,'' the general said. – AP
Russian pilots released in Darfur
BBC Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:01:31 GMT
Three Russian pilots kidnapped in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region two days ago are released, regional officials and Russia's Khartoum embassy say.
WikiLeaks founder questioned by Swedish police
DAWN Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:36:13 PKT
STOCKHOLM: The lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says his client has been questioned by Swedish police regarding allegations of molestation. Leif Silbersky says Assange was questioned by police in Stockholm for about an hour late Monday and was formally informed of the suspicions against him. Silbersky said Tuesday his client denies the allegations and is hopeful the prosecutor will drop the case. Police started investigating Assange earlier this month after two Swedish women accused him of rape and molestation, but the prosecutor later closed the rape investigation. Molestation is not a sex crime under Swedish law, but covers offenses such as reckless conduct or inappropriate physical contact. It can result in fines or up to one year in prison. – AP
Burma leader 'still top general'
BBC Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:50:14 GMT
An announcement in Burma's state-run media from leader Than Shwe dispels rumours he had stepped down ahead of November polls.
Anti-Chavez hunger striker dies
BBC Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:40:16 GMT
A Venezuelan farmer who campaigned against the land-redistribution policies of Hugo Chavez dies after five months on hunger strike.
India's recovery continues as growth rises to 8.8%
GUARDIAN Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:10:27 GMT
Growth rates in Asia's third-largest economy have soared in the second quarter, although they are predicted to slow India's economy grew 8.8% in the quarter to June 30, its fastest pace in over two years, as strong farm and manufacturing output lifted growth back to its pre-crisis trajectory. Economic doldrums this time last year helped bolster growth rates, which some economists say will begin to slow as that effect wears off and central bank rate rises begin to be felt in Asia's third-largest economy. India's growth averaged nearly 9% before the global financial crisis, which dragged growth this time last year to 6% – the last quarter before India's economic rebound began. The growth figures are unlikely to deter the central bank from its path of monetary tightening. The Reserve Bank of India has raised interest rates four times this year in a bid to rein in inflation, but this has yet to filter out to the real economy, economists said. "In terms of sustainability, the growth number will settle around 8.5%. There will be a deceleration," said Enam Securities economist Sachchidanand Shukla. "You are already seeing a moderation in industrial production numbers." Despite the impressive quarterly numbers – manufacturing output surged 12.4% and telephone connections up 36.7% – economists said consumer demand remains slow and the shadow of global economic uncertainty is constraining capital spending and could disrupt industrial production and credit growth. "Global uncertainty has taken a toll," Shukla said. "The most important factor is not interest rates or availability of funds. It's got to do with confidence. Every two months, you're seeing a spate of bad news." Industrialists with big investment plans would "rather wait and watch" in that environment, he added. Global economy Economics Global recession India guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
Election clouds gather
BBC Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:37:23 GMT
Pennsylvania Democrats face stormy mid-term prospect
Shrunken superpower
BBC Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:10:08 GMT
US appears diminished after imperial adventure in Iraq
'It's time for us to go'
BBC Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:24:28 GMT
After seven and a half years, the American military's combat mission in Iraq formally ends on Tuesday.
Children hit by flood illnesses
BBC Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:38:03 GMT
Children in Pakistan are bearing the brunt of water-borne illnesses spreading because of the floods, as the waters begin to drain away to the Arabian Sea.
South Africa wage offer increased
BBC Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:42:46 GMT
South Africa's government increases its wage offer to more than a million striking public sector workers, but it is below the union's demand.
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Americans murdering civiilians for fun in Iraq - Leaked Video Wikileaks
George Galloway Press Conference 5-31-10 Dallas, Texas
YOUTUBE 31 May 2010
Press Conference for George Galloway after the events of the attacks in international waters was held in Dallas, Texas.
Shame, Shame on H&M - Canadian protest against Israeli Occupation (English subtitles)
YOUTUBE 16-Mar-2010
Depuis le mardi 16 mars 2010, ce sont plus dune centaine de palestiniens qui ont été blessés par la police israélienne à Jérusalem-Est et en différents endroits de Cisjordanie occupée....
Washington Post admits the "Bin Laden" 911 tape a CIA FAKE -- Press TV-On the edge with Max Keiser-07-22-2010(Part1)
YOUTUBE 24 July 2010
On the Edge with Alex Jones to talk about the surveillance state now being reported in MSM
A Message of Truth to Egypt (English Translation)
YOUTUBE 5-Apr-2010
Brave, young man speaks out against Egyptian police after Viva Palestina convoy was attacked and many members of the convoy were arrested and seriously wounded.

May Allah smile upon...
'Israel is a Lunatic State' - Finkelstein on Gaza Flotilla Attack
YOUTUBE 31 May 2010
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The Gerry Kelly Show interviewing George Galloway MP
YOUTUBE 30-Mar-2010
North Belfast Sinn Fein MLA Gerry Kelly interviews George Galloway MP, leader of the RESPECT party in Britain on his views and opinions across a wide range of issues. The interview was part...
Braintax - The Beast Is Us -- George Galloway introduction on democracy
YOUTUBE 21 March 20101
Rap song on the Palestinian death camps. Excellent introduction by George Galloway on democracy.
CCTV footage: The assassination of Mahmoud al Mabhouh in Dubai
YOUTUBE 16 Feb 2010
Dubai hunts 'Europeans' for Hamas murder
By Wissam Keyrouz (AFP) 4 hours ago
DUBAI — Police are hunting 11 suspects with European passports, including a woman, for the murder in a...
Obama on Israel and Egypt's treatment of Palestinians
YOUTUBE
A gutsy college student asks Obama a question. The president states, "The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries."
Press TV-The Real Deal with George Galloway and Cynthia McKinney covering War Crimes, Torture, and Canada's shift to the right
YOUTUBE 14 March 2010
An exclusive interview with Cynthia McKinney: US Campaigner covering War Crimes, Torture, Vote rigging via computer counting, Obama's total failure in international politics and Canada's...
This Is a Must See!! US Contractors sent to Haiti to Kill Civilians After Earthquake!!
YOUTUBE
This is The Most dispicable and disgracfull animals alive These Mercs are being hired to go to Haiti to shoot Civilians If they are considered to be Looters How Can you call these people...
Dr. Norman Finkelstein at the University of Waterloo - Holocaust not an excuse for Israeli War Crimes
YOUTUBE 17 Feb 2010
Dr. Norman Finkelstein standing up to zionists using the Holocaust as an excuse for Israeli's War Crimes.

Clip is from American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein.
Lowkey's new promo for "Long Live Palestine" song - Buy this track from the 3rd January 2010 to get this into the UK Charts!
YOUTUBE 3 Jan 2010
Lowkey's new promo for "Long Live Palestine" song featuring input from Tony Benn, Robert Fisk, George Galloway, Gerald Kaufman, Logic, Shadia Mansour and Victory produced by Simon...
GEORGE GALLOWAY: OUT OF IRAQ - OUT OF AFGHANISTAN
YOUTUBE 1 Feb 2010
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Blair attends the Iraq Inquiry - George Galloway reports
YOUTUBE 29 January 2010
Video shot outside Iraq inquiry the day that Tony Blair gave 'evidence'
George Galloway on the talkSPORT radio show Friday 29 January 2010 "The Mother of All Talk Shows"
SPIDEREDVIDEOS Friday 29 January 2010
George Galloway's very popular and award winning radio show - the fastest growing radio show on the air waves. Today's radio show covers current affairs, especially Tony Blair's performance...
Press TV-The Real Deal with George Galloway and Cynthia McKinney covering War Crimes, Torture, and Canada's shift to the right
YOUTUBE 14 March 2010
An exclusive interview with Cynthia McKinney: US Campaigner covering War Crimes, Torture, Vote rigging via computer counting, Obama's total failure in international politics and Canada's...
Religious Zealots Arming Our Troops - Part. 2/2
YOUTUBE 22 Jan 2010
If you were to ask someone in the Middle East why the US is fighting two wars over there, about half of the responses you'd hear would be that the US is trying to impose Christianity on the...
George Galloway on the talkSPORT radio show Friday 08 January 2010 "The Mother of All Talk Shows"
SPIDEREDVIDEOS Friday 08 January 2010
Must Hear : George Galloway's very popular and award winning radio show - the fastest growing radio show on the air waves. Today's radio show covers current affairs, especially George's...
George Galloway Deported from Egypt: "A Badge of honour from a Tin Pot Dictatorship"
YOUTUBE 8 Jan 2009
George Galloway whilst attempting to coordinate humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, is deported by the Egyptians. Thanks to SetFree who states "For those of you who say I only pick on...
Viva Palestina Convoy Breaks Siege of Gaza
YOUTUBE 6 Jan 2010
Al Jazeera Wed 06 Jan 2010 @ 1700GMT: First vehicle (C-11) crossing the Rafah border. 31d 07h 02m 26s from London.

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GEORGE GALLOWAY: OUT OF IRAQ - OUT OF AFGHANISTAN
YOUTUBE 1 Feb 2010
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Al Jazeera English trying to be Sky News : Viva Palestina Report on Al Jazeera English
YOUTUBE 29 Dec 2009
AJE's Sohail Rahman reports and discusses Egypt's decision to block the Viva Palestina Convoy from entering Egypt at Nuweiba. Includes commentary from Institute of Palestinian Studies' Mouin...
[Press TV] Egypt Bars Viva Palestina Convoy From Entering It's Territory
YOUTUBE 25 Dec 2009
The Viva Palestina Aid Convoy en-route to Gaza, has been prevented and blocked by Egypt from entering it's territory so as to provide aid and assistance to the people in the impoverished and...
Israeli Confessions
YOUTUBE 03 November 2009
If one wants to know why and how the conflict started in Palestine more than 60 years ago, the "confessions" of Israeli and Zionist leaders should make it very clear.

700,000...
Religious Zealots Arming Our Troops - Part. 2/2
YOUTUBE 22 Jan 2010
If you were to ask someone in the Middle East why the US is fighting two wars over there, about half of the responses you'd hear would be that the US is trying to impose Christianity on the...
Dispatches: Inside Britain's Israel Lobby
YOUTUBE 17 Nov 2009
Dispatches investigates one of the most powerful and influential political lobbies in Britain, which is working in support of the interests of the State of Israel. This film contains scenes...
Ctrl Alt Shift Film Competition Winner : "No Way Through"
YOUTUBE 22 October 2009
No Way Through highlights mobility restrictions imposed in the West Bank, that are limiting its habitants access to health care, thus violating a fundamental human right.

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George Galloway on the talkSPORT radio show Friday 08 January 2010 "The Mother of All Talk Shows"
SPIDEREDVIDEOS Friday 08 January 2010
Must Hear : George Galloway's very popular and award winning radio show - the fastest growing radio show on the air waves. Today's radio show covers current affairs, especially George's...
George Galloway Deported from Egypt: "A Badge of honour from a Tin Pot Dictatorship"
YOUTUBE 8 Jan 2009
George Galloway whilst attempting to coordinate humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, is deported by the Egyptians. Thanks to SetFree who states "For those of you who say I only pick on...
Nilin marking 20 years to the fall of the berlin wall by taking down the wall on their land
YOUTUBE 6 Nov 2009
20 years to the fall of the Berlin wall
- Demonstrators toppled 8 meters tall concrete wall in Ni'ilin
The protest in Nilin was held today to mark the 20th anniversary to the fall of...
Al Jazeera English trying to be Sky News : Viva Palestina Report on Al Jazeera English
YOUTUBE 29 Dec 2009
AJE's Sohail Rahman reports and discusses Egypt's decision to block the Viva Palestina Convoy from entering Egypt at Nuweiba. Includes commentary from Institute of Palestinian Studies' Mouin...
[Press TV] Egypt Bars Viva Palestina Convoy From Entering It's Territory
YOUTUBE 25 Dec 2009
The Viva Palestina Aid Convoy en-route to Gaza, has been prevented and blocked by Egypt from entering it's territory so as to provide aid and assistance to the people in the impoverished and...
Religious Zealots Arming Our Troops - Part. 2/2
YOUTUBE 22 Jan 2010
If you were to ask someone in the Middle East why the US is fighting two wars over there, about half of the responses you'd hear would be that the US is trying to impose Christianity on the...
George Galloway on the talkSPORT radio show Friday 6 November 2009 "The Mother of All Talk Shows"
SPIDEREDVIDEOS Friday 06 November 2009
George Galloway's very popular and award winning radio show - the fastest growing radio show on the air waves. Today's radio show covers current affairs, especially Afghanistan - a futile...
Swissed-off: Outrage as 'Minaret ban' scandal flares up
YOUTUBE 1 Dec 2009
The UN human rights chief says Switzerland's minaret ban is discriminatory and puts it on a collision course with international law. This weekend Switzerland held a referendum on banning...
Greta Van Susteren interviews former congressman James Traficant; Must See it --- Before they Pull it out.
YOUTUBE 28 September 2009
Covers the economy (@ 3 minutes) and then covers Israeli's control of American policy (@ 5 minutes in)
Ahmadinejad: Obama will regret his statements
YOUTUBE 26 Sep 2009
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has denied that his country violated the rules of the UN nuclear watchdog. He said the new plant will not be operational for at least another 18 months....
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