A suspected Saudi terrorist told a military hearing that he was tortured into confessing that he was involved in the bombing of the warship USS Cole, according to a Defense Department transcript released Friday.Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a Saudi national of Yemeni descent, said he made up stories that tied him to the 2000 Cole attack, which killed 17 U.S. sailors and nearly succeeded in sinking the $1 billion destroyer in Aden harbor, Yemen."From the time I was arrested five years ago, they have been torturing me. It happened during interviews. One time they tortured me one way, and another time they tortured me in a different way," al-Nashiri said, according to the transcript. "I just said those things to make the people happy. They were very happy when I told them those things."... http://www.foxnews.com censor News |
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Great Pyramid was built inside out, Frenchman says |
| A French architect said on Friday he had cracked a 4,500-year-old mystery surrounding Egypt's Great Pyramid, saying it was built from the inside out. Previous theories have suggested Pharaoh Khufu's tomb, the l.. full News |
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New Errant Chemical Found In Pet Food |
| Recalled pet foods contained a chemical used to make plastics, but government tests failed to confirm the presence of rat poison, federal officials said Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said it found me.. full News |
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Gov. aims to reverse Romney's stem cell rules |
| Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick said Friday he will push to reverse stem cell research restrictions imposed by his predecessor, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.The changes last August prompted complai.. full News |
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EU ministers back UK in Iran spat |
| EU foreign ministers are closing ranks behind the UK in its row with Iran over 15 captive British sailors and marines. "We intend to send out a message of solidarity," said German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter .. full News |
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Pakistani tribals, militants clash; up to 54 killed Fighting marks a breakdown in relations between Islamists and tribesmen |
| More than 50 people, most of them foreigners, have been killed in clashes between al-Qaida-linked militants and Pakistani tribesmen on Friday, Pakistan’s interior minister said. Fighting in the South Waziristan.. full News |
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