UN high court orders US to stay executions of five Mexicans on Texas's
death
row; US and Afghan troops pull out of base where nine soldiers were
killed;
security in Fallujah has collapsed despite US claims; Robert Scheer writes
about the contributions of McCain's campaign co-chair to the current
banking
crisis; Le Soir's editor in chief discusses the divisions within Belgium;
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t r u t h o u t | 05.28
World Court Urges US to Stay Five Executions
http://www.truthout.org/article/world-court-urges-us-stay-five-executions
The Associated Press: "The UN's highest court on Wednesday ordered the
United
States to stay the executions of five Mexicans on Texas death row pending
review of their cases."
US Troops Withdraw From Afghan Outpost
http://www.truthout.org/article/us-troops-withdraw-from-afghan-outpost
Candace Rondeaux, for The Wa****ngton Post: "After suffering significant
setbacks in the fight against insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, US and
Afghan
troops have pulled out of a combat outpost where nine American soldiers
were
killed in a pitched battle with Taliban fighters Sunday."
Unrest Surfaces in Fallujah Again
http://www.truthout.org/article/unrest-surfaces-fallujah-again
Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail re****t for Inter Press Service: "Security
has
collapsed again in Fallujah, despite US military claims. Local militias
sup****ted by US forces claim to have 'cleansed' the city, 70 km to the
west of
Baghdad, of all insurgency. But the sudden resignation of the city's chief
of
police, Colonel Fayssal al-Zoba'i, has appeared as one recent sign of
growing
unrest."
Robert Scheer | The Real Legacy of the "Reagan Revolution"
http://www.truthout.org/article/the-real-legacy-reagan-revolution
Robert Scheer, for Truthdig, writes: "McCain campaign co-chair Phil Gramm
is
right: We have 'become a nation of whiners.' But who is whining more than
the
bankers that former Sen. Gramm's financial deregulation legislation
benefited?
The very bankers who now expect a government bailout, such as those at UBS
Investment Bank, where Gramm found lucrative employment."
Mathieu Carbasse Interviews Olivier Mouton | "Belgium Is the Laboratory
for
Europe."
http://www.truthout.org/article/belgium-is-laboratory-europe
As Belgium's prime minister resigns, Le Nouvel Observateur interviews Le
Soir
Editor in Chief Olivier Mouton about the divisions in his country.
VIDEO | Maya Schenwar: Interview With Rep. Dennis Kucinich - Parts 1 and 2
http://www.truthout.org/article/interview-with-rep-dennis-kucinich
Immediately before Congressman Dennis Kucinich brought a new impeachment
resolution against President Bush to the floor last Thursday, Truthout's
Maya
Schenwar sat down with him to discuss the implications of impeachment - as
well as his vision for a route to lasting peace and unity.
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