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Author uses ‘Monty Python’ logic to ‘obfuscate’ on waterboarding
When CNN’s Christiane Amanpour hosted a debate on Wednesday between conservative writer Marc Thiessen and British lawyer Philippe Sands, the conversation quickly took a turn to the surreal that concluded with Sands telling Thiessen his argument was “straight out of Monty Python.” Thiessen, a former speechwriter for Donald Rumsfeld and…
US general: 200,000 dead Haitians just a ‘start point’
Haitians sought comfort in their faith Sunday, flocking to pray in church ruins as rescue teams raced against time to pull out any final survivors five days after a devastating earthquake. UN chief Ban Ki-moon flew in to assess what he called the “most serious humanitarian disaster in decades,” while…
German cop in trouble for explosive underwear ‘joke’
BERLIN — A German who found himself in hot water for joking during airport security checks that he had explosives in his underwear turned out on Thursday to be a policeman. The 42-year-old, who has not been named, was briefly taken into custody at Stuttgart airport in south-west Germany on…
British army accused of ‘waterboarding’ Irish prisoners in 1970s
LONDON — Evidence is emerging that the British army used waterboarding during interrogations on prisoners in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, according to a report Tuesday. The technique was allegedly used during at least one interrogation of a prisoner who was found guilty in 1973 of murdering a British soldier,…
Gore: Melting glaciers may deprive over 1 billion of fresh water
Climate guru Al Gore warned UN climate talks Monday that the record melting of glaciers worldwide could deprive more than a billion people of access to fresh water. “There are more than a billion people on the planet who get more than half of their drinking water — many of…
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