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Israel isolated as world demands raid probe
BRUSSELS (AFP) – Israel found itself isolated on the global stage Tuesday as world leaders demanded a swift and honest investigation into its deadly commando raid on a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla. A day after the pre-dawn assault in international waters which left nine pro-Palestinian activists dead, nations across the…
Turkish PM calls Israeli ship raid a ‘massacre’
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s prime minister sharply criticized Israel for the “bloody massacre” that killed nine people on a Gaza-bound aid vessel and warned Tuesday that no one should test Turkey’s diplomatic patience. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told lawmakers in the Parliament that the Israeli military action was an…
Haiti police slaughtered inmates in prison: report
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Haitian police killed several unarmed inmates in a prison in Les Cayes, one week after the January 12 earthquake, and blamed the massacre on a prison ringleader, The New York Times reported after investigating the deaths. According to a confidential UN report and testimony of former inmates,…
State Dept. helped Blackwater guards ‘avoid punishment’: report
When the prosecution of five Blackwater guards over the 2007 Nisoor Square massacre in Baghdad fell apart in December, it was largely blamed on the State Department’s granting of immunity to guards who spoke with State officials. Now, newly released court documents show an official at the US embassy in…
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