Zimbabwe air force head 'wounded'
news.bbc.co.uk — The commander of Zimbabwe's air force has been wounded in what officials are calling an assassination attempt.More… (World News)
FennecFoxThe 2008 market will go down in history
marketwatch.com — Investors lost trillions of dollars and U.S. stocks prices plunged to 11-year lows. Overseas markets suffered even worse declines. More… (World News)
lovemorgulU.S. to Release 3 From Guantánamo
nytimes.com — The Bush administration is preparing to transfer to Bosnia three Guantánamo detainees. The transfers would be the first releases from the prison made by the Bush administration because of a court order.More… (World News)
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Court declares part of the Patriot Act 'unconstitutional'
rawstory.com — A federal appeals court ruling late Monday is the cause célèbre of the American Civil Liberties Union, as another provision of the Bush administration's Patriot Act falls to the judicial system.More… (World News)
GonzoMuckraker2008 Greek riots (PICS) view!
MrBabyMan10,000 bone fragments found in Argentine detention center
edition.cnn.com — More than 10,000 charred bone fragments were found buried at the site of a former Argentine government detention center, the first find of its kind at one of the secret centers, Argentine officials said. More… (World News)
Cheney admits authorizing detainee's torture
rawstory.com — Monday, outgoing Vice President Dick Cheney made a startling statement on a nation-wide, televised broadcast. VIDEO after the jump.More… (World News)
Houston anti-kidnapping expert kidnapped in Mexico
chron.com — MEXICO CITY — A well-known U.S. anti-kidnapping expert has himself fallen victim to the wave of abductions in Mexico as unidentified assailants snatched him from a street in the northern state of Coahuila.More… (World News)
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The A to Z of 2008's Great Ideas
nytimes.com — For the eighth year in a row, we have compiled an alphabetical digest of ideas, from A to Z that helped make the previous 12 months, for better or worse, what they were.More… (World News)
The Top 10 Scandals of 2008
time.com — This was a particularly tumultuous year. A scandalous list of the individuals that notably contributed to the cultural maelstrom of 2008. More… (World News)
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75% of Terrorist Plots Aimed at Britain Linked to Pakistan
dailymail.co.uk — The Security Service is aware of around 30 serious plots at any given moment, suggesting that at least 21 of them are tied to Pakistani groups, officials say.More… (World News)
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ABC News: Cheney Defends Iraq War Decision & Waterboarding
abcnews.go.com — Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday defended the Bush administration’s decision to invade Iraq in March 2003, despite the lack of WMDs, claiming that then-President Saddam Hussein had “every intention” of resuming production of weapons of mass destruction once United Nations sanctions were lifted. He also restated support for waterboarding.More… (World News)
TheEngineer2008Ideological clash of two jihadi titans shakes Al Qaeda
csmonitor.com — A bitter, year-long feud that has shaken Al Qaeda's ideological pillars grew even sharper last month. A former associate of Ayman al-Zawahiri accused him of working for Sudanese intelligence, wearing "women's garments" to flee Afghanistan, and spreading an incorrect Islamic theory of jihad...More… (World News)
vick3iiBeer Returns to Sudan After 25 Years of Islamic Rule
timesonline.co.uk — Since the imposition of Islamic law 25 years ago, having a cool beer in Sudan meant running the risk of 40 lashes. Today SAB Miller is preparing to open a brewery in the south of the country. “We will not only be consuming but producing alcohol,” Samson Kwaje, the Agriculture Minister of south Sudan, said at the launch.More… (World News)
badwithcomputerAppeals court case with broad Internet freedom implications
kentucky.com — Kentucky is trying to seize the Internet domains of 141 offshore online poker/gaming sites, claiming they are unlawful. As these sites are not based in the U.S., and as these sites are legal where they operate, this forfeiture action has broad Internet freedom implications. On Friday, an appeal of this action was heard by the KY Court of Appeals.More… (World News)
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