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Bahrain forces break up protesters’ camp, 2 killed
MANAMA – Two people were killed and at least 50 injured overnight Wednesday as Bahrain’s security forces moved in to clear protesters camped out in a central Manama square, a Shiite opposition spokesman told AFP. “Two people have been killed and at least 50 others injured, at least 10 of…
MSNBC host: Why isn’t Carlson calling for Palin’s execution?
MSNBC’s Cenk Uygur wondered Wednesday why Fox News’ Tucker Carlson didn’t call for Sarah Palin to be executed after she killed a defenseless caribou. After all, Carlson had proclaimed Tuesday that NFL quarterback Michael Vick should have been given the death penalty for killing dogs. “Now, I’m a Christian,” Carlson…
WikiLeaks release to feature corruption among world leaders, governments
The Obama administration on Wednesday warned that the next release of documents from whistleblower Web site WikiLeaks could damage relations between the US and foreign governments. Now, a report from Reuters offers an explanation as to why that may be. According to “sources familiar with the State Department cables held…
Dutch government seeks to ban tourists from cannabis cafes
AMSTERDAM — The Dutch government said on Wednesday it wanted to ban tourists from buying cannabis in “coffee shops,” where hash is on sale legally, as part of a national crackdown on drug use. The Netherlands has one of Europe’s most liberal soft drug policies and its coffee shops are…
Israelis harshly treat Jewish boat activists
Activists on thwarted boat seeking to defy Israel’s Gaza blockade say soldiers acted harshly Jewish activists who sought to defy Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza say they were treated harshly when soldiers seized their vessel. Itamar Shapira said Wednesday that his brother, Yonatan, a former Israeli air force pilot, was…
US changes military commanders in Iraq
US changes commanders in Iraq as final phase of American military involvement begins The United States changed commanders in Iraq Wednesday, beginning the final phase of American military involvement in the country despite political uncertainty and persistent violence. The transfer of authority came a day after President Barack Obama announced…
Pentagon rules out negotiations on ‘sanitized’ WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks said Wednesday the US military is willing to discuss the removal of sensitive data from a second batch of Afghan war documents it plans to release, but the Pentagon insisted it will not negotiate on a “sanitised version”. The whistleblower website has already released nearly 77,000 leaked US military…
BP ‘plugs’ Gulf of Mexico oil well
A procedure to permanently plug a ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has achieved the “desired outcome,” BP said Wednesday. “The well pressure is now being controlled by the hydrostatic pressure of the drilling mud, the desired outcome of the static kill procedure,” the company said in a…
DOJ: No charges for Bush-era US attorney firings
The Bush administration’s Justice Department’s actions were inappropriately political, but not criminal, when it fired a U.S. attorney in 2006, prosecutors said Wednesday in closing a two-year investigation without filing charges. The decision closes the books on one of the lingering political disputes of the Bush administration, one that Democrats…
BP agrees to 20-billion-dollar oil spill fund
WASHINGTON (AFP) – BP on Wednesday agreed to pay 20 billion dollars into an independently run fund to meet the spiralling costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, bowing to tough demands from President Barack Obama. The deal was revealed as top executives from the British energy giant met…
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