House approves legislation to bar CIA contractors from interrogations; US
military acknowledges killing Afghan civilians; Iraq's government
struggles to
set a provincial election date amid related violence; Nick Turse on the
Pentagon's relation****p with Iraq's oil; Le Monde on Saudi King Abdullah's
steps toward acceptance of religious diversity; and more ... Browse our
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t r u t h o u t | 07.17
House P***** CIA Contractor Ban Over Veto Vow
http://www.truthout.org/article/house-p*****-cia-contractor-ban-over-veto-vow
Randall Mikkelsen of Reuters re****ts: "US lawmakers defied a White House
veto
threat on Wednesday and voted to bar CIA contractors from interrogating
suspected terrorists, in the latest clash over detainee treatment in the
US-declared war on terrorism. The Democratic-controlled House of
Representatives approved the provision in adopting a broad measure to
authorize funding of US intelligence agencies for the 2009 fiscal year. A
related bill awaits action in the Senate."
US-Led Forces Confirm Killing Afghan Civilians
http://www.truthout.org/article/us-led-forces-confirm-killing-afghan-civilians
According to Reuters, "US-led coalition troops have killed eight Afghan
civilians in an air strike in the western province of Farah during a raid
against suspected militants, the US military said. The acknowledgement
came as
re****ts of more civilian deaths caused by a fresh air raid by foreign
forces
emerged on Thursday from the neighboring province of Herat."
Iraqi Election Season Prompts Bombs, Governmental Conflict
http://www.truthout.org/article/iraqi-election-season-prompts-bombs-governmental-conflict
For McClatchy Newspapers, Nancy A. Youssef and Sahar Issa re****t:
"Throughout
Iraq, legislators, armed factions and former members of Saddam Hussein's
regime were electioneering Tuesday - some with bombs, others through
vitriolic
audio messages - in an effort to bolster themselves for the scheduled fall
provincial elections. The government hasn't set an election date, but
Iraqis
of all persuasions think that the process could reshape the political
landscape. Nearly every interest group has begun positioning itself."
Nick Turse | The Pentagon and the Hunt for Black Gold
http://www.truthout.org/article/the-pentagon-and-hunt-black-gold
Nick Turse writes for TomDispatch.com, "For years, 'oil' and 'Iraq'
couldn't
make it into the same sentence in mainstream coverage of the invasion and
occupation of that country. Recently, that's begun to change, but 'oil'
and
'the Pentagon' still seldom make the news together."
Le Monde | Saudi Overture
http://www.truthout.org/article/saudi-overture
Le Monde's editorialist applauds Saudi King Abdullah's willingness to
participate in an interfaith conference of the three great "religions of
the
Book" in Spain this week.
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