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04 26th, 2009| 
AFP – Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday that he opposed, for now, creating an independent commission to probe harsh Bush-era interrogation techniques widely branded as torture. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Pentagon chief Robert Gates on Thursday urged Congress to support his proposed defense budget, warning against wasteful spending that he said would come at the expense of soldiers on the frontline of the Afghan war. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – It will take Iraq “considerable” time to finish putting down extremists, General David Petraeus, commander of US forces in the region said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – President Barack Obama’s administration will release photographs showing alleged abuse by US personnel at prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan under ex-president George W. Bush’s watch, a rights group said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – The White House vowed Friday it will not be distracted by an upcoming disclosure sure to gain attention at home and abroad: hundreds of photos showing U.S. personnel allegedly abusing prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan in the post-Sept. 11 environment. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – President Barack Obama’s administration will release photographs showing alleged abuse by US personnel at prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan under ex-president George W. Bush’s watch, a rights group said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – It will take Iraq “considerable” time to finish putting down extremists, General David Petraeus, commander of US forces in the region said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Mary Adams doesn’t want her daughter hearing pitches from military recruiters as she completes her high school education. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The Pentagon will soon release “hundreds” of photographs showing alleged abuse by US personnel at prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan during the Bush administration, a US official said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »