 Afghanistan may need foreign troops for another 5-10 years to combat terrorism and insurgents, President Hamid Karzai said on Friday. Karzai said his government was constructing jails to get some 100 Afghans back from U.S. prisons in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which houses about 500 inmates. The construction, he said, would take about two years."When the Afghans leave that facility, it's none of our business what happens there," he said in answer to queries about prisoners kept in detention for years without charges.He was speaking to journalists at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos.After the September 11 attacks, U.S.-led forces overthrew the ruling Taliban for harboring Osama bin Laden, whose al Qaeda network was blamed for the carnage....
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 Lucia Pinochet no longer seeks asylum in U.S.Dictator's eldest daughter has outstanding arrest warrant in Chile |
The daughter of former Chilean President Augusto Pinochet has dropped her request for asylum in the United States, a U.S. official said Friday.If Lucia Pinochet’s bid is indeed withdrawn she probably will be ordered out of the country, said the official, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke only on condition of anonymity.The Department of Homeland Security wanted to make sure she was not acting under coercion, the official said. Pinochet, 60, was detained Wednesday when she attempted to enter the United States at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, arriving on a flight from Argentina....
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| In Pennsylvania, ‘God’ is a Republican But man who signs deity’s name instead of his own may not get to vote |
One registered Republican won't be able to vote in the next election unless he appears at a Berks County Elections Board to explain the signature on his registration form.The man is registered as Paul S. Sewell, Elections Director Deborah M. Olivieri said, but his form is signed "God."County Solicitor Alan S. Miller said Sewell claims his "God" signature is merely a legal mark like the "X" used by people who are illiterate. Sewell, 40, said he will be happy to explain. As the owner of a bail enforcement agency, he finds fugitives, he said....
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| FEMA workers arrested on fraud, bribery charges |
Two temporary employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were arrested after soliciting bribes from a contractor supplying food for residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina, the FBI announced Friday.Andrew Rose and Lloyd Holleman, who ran a FEMA camp near New Orleans, asked for a $20,000 bribe in exchange for inflating the catering contract, Justice Department officials in Washington said.The contractor notified authorities, said Matt Chapman of the FBI, which began an investigation with the Department of Homeland Security in December.The contractor, whose name was not released, gave Rose and Holleman $10,000 each Friday, and the men were arrested and charged with soliciting bribes and fraud, officials said....
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| Definitely not the old army. Soldiers May Appear On Gay Porn Site. Is this the New Army of One? |
Army officials are investigating allegations that members of the celebrated 82nd Airborne Division appear on a gay pornography Web site, a spokeswoman said Friday. Authorities at Fort Bragg have begun an inquiry into whether the paratroopers' actions violated the military conduct code. Division spokeswoman Maj. Amy Hannah declined to say how many paratroopers are involved or identify their unit within the division. A defense official speaking on condition of anonymity said up to seven soldiers are involved. Hannah said soldiers questioned will be allowed to seek legal assistance, but she declined to say if any one had been charged. "Once the investigation is complete, the chain of command will take appropriate action," Hannah said. ...
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| Washington State's Idiot Legislature passes Homosexual civil rights bill |
Washington lawmakers passed a gay rights bill Friday in a major victory for activists who had watched the measure fail in the Legislature for nearly 30 years. The bill passed the Senate 25-23, with a lone Republican joining Democrats in voting in favor. The House approved it 61-37, and Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire said she would sign it on Tuesday. "We don't choose who we love. The heart chooses who we will love," said Republican Sen. Bill Finkbeiner. "And I don't believe that it is right for us to say ... that it's acceptable to discriminate against people because of that." The measure adds sexual orientation to a state law banning discrimination in housing, employment and insurance on the basis of race, gender, age, disability, religion, marital status and other factors. Looks like the only people that can be discriminated against is white males who still like females. ...
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