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Government Recants Major Terror Claims Against High-Value Detainee Abu Zubaydah
The Justice Department has quietly recanted nearly every major claim the Bush administration made about Abu Zubaydah, the alleged al-Qaeda leader who was the first suspected terrorist subjected to …
“Avatar” Hits the Campaign Trail in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro - The Green Party candidate for president of Brazil, environmentalist Marina Silva, is seeking the support of filmmaker James Cameron, winner of three Oscars for his …
Are Latinos White? Census Confusion Sparks Debate Over Racial Identity
El Paso - Anthropologists and Latino residents of El Paso have called into question recent statements made by a social activist that advise Hispanics to register their race as …
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EXCLUSIVE: Waterboarding Too Dangerous, Internal DoD Memo Reveals
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Snap®, Nowordz, Hayley Austin) In recent weeks, former Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen has been on a public relations campaign defending the …
Snow Can’t Stop Freedom to Marry Day in Dallas
Against a backdrop of a rare amount of newly fallen snow, the city was a scene fit for a gay wedding.
Evo’s New Cabinet: Ten Men, Ten Women
On Saturday, January 23, Bolivian President Evo Morales kicked off his second term as leader of the country by announcing the appointment of his new Cabinet. Morales has replaced …
Growing Calls to Investigate Assassinations of Anti-Mining Activists in El Salvador
This past weekend in El Salvador, leaders of the National Coalition Against Metallic Mining, the Ombudsman for Human Rights and members of the FMLN - the country's majority political …
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The Christmas Truce of 1914
Although World War I ranks as one of the most horrific in history, causing about 40 million casualties and up to 20 million military and civilian deaths, it also …
Twenty Years After US Invasion, Panama Still in Search of a Body Count
Rallies, religious ceremonies and visits to cemeteries took place in Panama this past weekend to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Operation Just Cause, the US invasion of the country …
Lula to “Gringos”: Spare Us Your Advice
“Let no gringo come here and tell us that we should let a resident of the Amazon die of hunger.”