May 2012
18 posts
Tony Blair and George Bush's phone conversation a... →
Words that Tony Blair spoke over the phone to George Bush on the eve of the Iraq war are to be made public, a tribunal has ordered.
The Foreign Office has been ordered to release parts of the note detailing the conversation on 12 March 2003, a week before the invasion of Iraq began.
A panel chaired by tribunal judge Professor John Angel overruled objections from the Foreign Office that...
Occupy Journalists Stopped, Searched, Handcuffed &... →
theamericanbear:
Under cover of the night around twelve police cars stopped five journalists when they were heading back to where they are staying in Chicago during the NATO summit. All five have been covering protests against the NATO summit for the past few days.
The five journalists included Luke Rudkowksi, who streams as @Lukewearechange, Tim Pool, who streams as @Timcast, Jeoff Shively...
Chicago terrorism charges part of NATO 'climate of... →
Three activists who travelled to Chicago for this weekend’s NATO summit were accused Saturday of manufacturing Molotov cocktails in a plot to attack U.S. President Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s home and other targets.
But defence lawyers shot back that Chicago police had trumped up the charges to frighten peaceful protesters away, telling a judge it...
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