Interrogation tape of Omar Khadr released; suicide bombers kill 35 Iraqis;
spying law challenged by civil liberties groups; former KBR electricians
criticize contractors' work; Marek Halter on France's relation****p with
Syria;
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t r u t h o u t | 07.15
Guantanamo Interrogation Video Released for First Time
http://www.truthout.org/article/footage-guantanamo-interrogation-released-first-time
Colin Freeze and Omar El Akkad, of The Globe and Mail: "Before the rage,
the
resignation and the tears, came the trust. Teenaged prisoner Omar Khadr
seemed
sure that his countrymen from Canada had come to Cuba to help him and
spoke
freely when they asked questions. The teenager realized the obvious. The
Canadian agents weren't there to help. They were there to mine him for
information. So he wept."
Suicide Bombers Kill 35 Iraqi Recruits
http://www.truthout.org/article/suicide-bombers-kill-35-iraqi-recruits
Richard A. Oppel Jr., of The New York Times: "Two suicide bombers posing
as
army recruits struck an Iraqi base just east of Baquba on Tuesday morning,
killing at least 35 Iraqi recruits and wounding 63, according to the Iraqi
police and medical officials in Diyala Province. The attack came as Iraqi
troops prepared for what their commanders predict will be a challenging
fight
to try to reclaim large areas of Diyala that remain sanctuaries for
Salafist
jihadist fighters and other antigovernment guerrillas."
Spying Law Challenged
http://www.truthout.org/article/spying-law-challenged
Spencer Ackerman, of The Wa****ngton Independent: "With the Congressional
battle over revising the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ending in a
victory for President George W. Bush last week, a coalition of civil
libertarians and journalists has decided to take the fight to the courts.
Late
last week, the American Civil Liberties Union, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty
International, the Service Employees International Union and The Nation
magazine filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District
of
New York challenging the constitutionality of the FISA Amendments Act of
2008,
which Bush signed into law on Thursday."
Former KBR Electricians Criticize Contractors' Work
http://www.truthout.org/article/former-kbr-electricians-criticize-contractors-work
Suzanne Gamboa, of The Associated Press: "KBR Inc. used employees with
little
electrical expertise to supervise subcontractors in Iraq and hired
foreigners
who couldn't speak English, former KBR electricians told a Senate panel
investigating electrocutions of 13 Americans. Experienced electricians who
raised concerns about shoddy work and its possible hazards were often
dismissed and told, 'This is a war zone,' the electricians said Friday."
Marek Halter | Assad in Paris: I'm For It
http://www.truthout.org/article/assad-paris-im-for-it
Writing for Le Journal de Dimanche, author Marek Halter applauds Nicolas
Sarkozy's inclusion of Syria in the new "Union for the Mediterranean," the
first meeting of which this Sunday included leaders from 43 countries.
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