Court puts “freedom” back in FOIA
The Bush administration tried to block release of photographs showing abuse of US prisoners. A US court ordered them to follow the law and release the photos.
Indian govt official condones fired workers killing boss
Negotiations between fired workers and their former boss turned violent and the CEO was killed. “India’s labour minister declined to criticise the attack, saying it ‘should serve as a warning for management.’”
US soldiers accidentally kill ally
According to the US military, during an ambush, an allied Iraqi leader arrived and was shot by a US soldier.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is in charge of Gitmo hearings
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed forced the judge to explain what religion he was and what church he belonged to. And Bush thinks this is better than Federal court?
Wolf population declines, Bush admin. reverses position
The federal government took Gray Wolves off the endangered list in February, but the wolf population immediately declined. FWS wants to re-list the wolves.
EPA: Pentagon can put rocket fuel in drinking water
Perchlorate, a component in rocket fuel, causes thyroid problems, and the Defense Department is the largest polluter. EPA says that no one needs to clean it up. Army fires celebratory rockets.
US government can’t run trial, accepts help from 9/11 mastermind
A Guantanamo Bay defendant refuses to leave his cell to attending hearings, so the Sept. 11 attack “mastermind”, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, offered to talk to the defendant. The US government accepted. Who is in charge?
Charged with war crimes, but will anyone arrest Beshir?
The International Criminal Court has charged the leader of Sudan with war crimes, but it has not issued an arrest warrant yet.
Pakistani troops reportedly fire on US helicopters
US troops flew into Pakistan again, but Pakistani troops fired at the US helicopters.
A brief explanation of the financial meltdown
David Fiderer explains the domino effect in the banking industry: bad mortgages leads to bad mortgage-backed securities leads to huge loses for banks leads to huge loses for insurance companies.