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AndyWorthington.co.uk 11/08/07

To celebrate the official UK publication (today) of The Guantánamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America’s Illegal Prison (published by Pluto Press), I’ve just posted the first of 12 additional chapters featuring stories that I could not include in the book (more…)

By William Fisher The Huffington Post 11/08/07

A week after 20-year-old charges were dropped against the last two defendants in the longest-running Federal prosecution in US history – the so-called L.A. Eight – another case threatens to take its place. (more…)

By Mario Roy La Presse Translated for Truthoutby Leslie Thatcher 11/06/07

Since the imposition of a state of emergency on Saturday, the White House says it is “concerned” and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice declares herself to be “disappointed” by what is happening in Pakistan. (more…)

World Tribune 11/05/07

ABU DHABI – The U.S. Navy launched a series of exercises in the Gulf to enhance skills required in any war with Iran which, according to British press reports, could occur in early 2008. (more…)

BY LESLIE REED WORLD-HERALD 11/07/07

LINCOLN – Sen. Chuck Hagel, speaking to an audience of Lincoln High School students, warned Tuesday that the nation may need to turn to compulsory military service “or some kind of draft” to support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (more…)

Rep. Dennis Kucinich – November 6, 2007 – House of Representatives Video and documents. (more…)

By Jessica Hupp www.currencytrading.net 11/06/07

It’s no secret that the dollar is on a downward spiral. Its value is dropping, and the Fed isn’t doing a whole lot to change that. As a result, a number of countries are considering a shift away from the dollar to preserve their assets. These are seven of the countries currently considering a move from the dollar, and how they’ll have an effect on its value and the US economy. (more…)

The piece below was written by Imam Yassin Aref to a friend, and supporter, in Albany. In 2004, the government brought bogus terrorism-related charges against him in an FBI sting operation and he is now serving 15 years in a special prison unit in Terre Haute, Indiana.

” I have told you where I come from, but I do not really know where the Kurds come from. Ten or fifteen generations ago, the people living in what is now Kurdistan were Arabs. (more…)