 Italy's justice minister accused magistrates of trying to force his hand in a case against 22 CIA agents who are accused of kidnapping a Muslim imam off the streets of Milan and flying him to Egypt for torture. Justice Minister Roberto Castelli is under pressure to approve a request by magistrates to seek the extradition of the American suspects, a move which political analysts believe is unlikely given the government's close ties with Washington.Castelli cautioned on Thursday that his decision involved "interests of the state" and added there was no time limit for him to make a decision."The law gives the Justice Ministry the faculty to decide taking into account the interests of the state," Castelli said in comments to Italian media confirmed by his spokeswoman."The pressuring from them is completely unjust."...
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 Iraq War Not Worth Fighting for 63% in U.S. |
Many adults in the U S regret their government’s decision to launch the coalition effort in Iraq, according to a poll by the N Y Times and CBS News. 63 % of respondents think the result of the war with Iraq was not worth the loss of American life and other costs of attacking Iraq. The coalition effort against Saddam Hussein’s regime was launched in March 2003. At least 2,295 American soldiers have died during the military operation, and more than 16,900 troops have been wounded in action. On Feb. 22, suspected insurgents placed 2 bombs inside Samarra’s Shiite Golden Mosque. The event has led to several days of sectarian violence in Iraq. More than 400 people have died, and more than 180 Sunni mosques have been destroyed. 54 % of respondents think the U S should have stayed out of Iraq, up 4 points since January. In an interview broadcast on ABC on Feb. 28, Bush declared, "I don’t buy (the) premise that there’s going to be a civil war (in Iraq)."...
http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/11053
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| Military mulls whether Iraq troop cut possible |
A spike in violence in Iraq that has heightened worries about civil war has the Pentagon discussing the wisdom of further cutting American forces there, defense officials said on Wednesday. Bryan Whitman, a senior Pentagon spokesman, said Army Gen. George Casey, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, planned to make a recommendation this spring to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and President George W. Bush on future U.S. troop levels. "Spring starts this month. And clearly the commanders will be looking at that (future force levels) and whether or not they'll be recommending any force adjustments to the secretary and the president," Whitman said. The United States has 133,000 troops in Iraq, the Pentagon said, down from about 160,000 in December when they were helping secure Iraq's parliamentary elections. The Pentagon has cut U.S. combat brigades to ...
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| Bomb blasts in Karachi kill 3, injure 34 Explosions near U.S. consulate days before Bush visit to Pakistan |
Two car bombs exploded Thur outside the US consulate and a luxury hotel in Pakistan’s largest city, killing 3 people and wounding 34 just days ahead of a visit to Pakistan by Bush, police said. The bombs ripped through vehicles in the parking lot of the Marriott Hotel in Karachi, about 20 yards from the consulate gate, police official Mushtaq Shah said. The explosions shattered windows at the consulate, hotel and other nearby buildings and destroyed at least 10 cars, sending flames and clouds of thick black smoke over the scene. What if Bush is killed over there? Right now Bush is an embarrassment and a hindrance for the next empty suit, but with a dead National hero they could get anyone elected. Could it be that Bush has done about all the dirty work he can and now its time to be rid of him? Why else would they send him over there? They must know it’s dangerous as he will be like a lightning rod for hatred in a heavily armed area. Anyway it’s just a wild thought ...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11631196/
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| Gorbachev, Who Turns 75 Thursday, Says End of Cold War Only Strengthened U.S. 'Arrogance' |
Mikhail Gorbachev's magnetic brown eyes shine as brightly as ever, and he speaks with the same passion about the collapse of the Soviet Union as he prepares to mark his 75th birthday on Thursday. The man who ended the Cold War and launched democratic reforms that broke the repressive Soviet regime continues to enjoy the limelight, globe-trotting on behalf of his political foundation and environmental group and taking part in charity projects. At a meeting with foreign reporters this week, Gorbachev blamed the United States for losing a chance to build a safer and more stable world following the Soviet demise. "Ending the Cold War was given as a gift" to the United States, but it only strengthened its arrogance and unilateralism, he said. "The winner's complex is worse than an inferiority complex, because it's harder to cure." ...
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1674982
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| Baghdad official who exposed executions flees |
Faik Bakir, the director of the Baghdad morgue, has fled Iraq in fear of his life after reporting that more than 7,000 people have been killed by death squads in recent months, the outgoing head of the UN human rights office in Iraq has disclosed."The vast majority of bodies showed signs of summary execution - many with their hands tied behind their back. Some showed evidence of torture, with arms and leg joints broken by electric drills," said John Pace, the Maltese UN official. The killings had been happening long before the bloodshed after last week's bombing of the Shia shrine in Samarra.Mr Pace, whose contract in Iraq ended last month, said many killings were carried out by Shia militias linked to the industry ministry run by Bayan Jabr, a leading figure in the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (Sciri)....
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