A letter to Kathryn Bigelow on Zero Dark Thirty's apology for torture | Naomi...
By peddling the lie that CIA detentions led to Bin Laden's killing, you have become a Leni Riefenstahl-like propagandist of tortureDear Kathryn Bigelow,The Hurt Locker was a beautiful, brave film; many...
View ArticleArson deaths in Chile spark anti-terror measures
President announces new anti-terrorist measures after attack on couple who owned land wanted by indigenous peopleAn elderly couple whose family's landholdings in southern Chile have long been targeted...
View ArticleIndonesia's US-funded anti-terror police accused of fuelling terrorism
Human rights groups fear suspected militants killed during raids were victims of 'extrajudicial killings' and call for investigation into police tacticsIndonesia's US-funded police anti-terror squad...
View ArticleUS drone attacks 'counter-productive', former Obama security adviser claims
US reliance on drones to target terrorists undermines rule of law, is ineffective and has strategic drawbacks, argues Michael BoyleThe United States' use of drones is counter-productive, less effective...
View ArticleUS considers complete Afghanistan withdrawal on eve of Karzai visit
Adviser says Obama is willing to consider all options on troop levels as he meets with Afghan president in WashingtonUS officials have raised the possibility of a complete military withdrawal from...
View ArticleWhat John Brennan's support for CIA torture meant for Sami al-Hajj | Amy Goodman
As the al-Jazeera cameraman can witness, Obama's pick for CIA director was a cheerleader for Bush administration abusesIt takes courage to enter a warzone willingly, armed with a microphone and a...
View ArticlePakistan bombings kill at least 100
Attacks in city of Quetta, including two bombs in ten minutes at snooker club, come at time of heightened political tensionA vicious double bombing of a snooker club capped one of the bloodiest days in...
View ArticleAbdullah al-Senussi: Foreign Office urged to prevent execution of spy chief
Lawyer calls for ex-Gaddafi aide to be tried in the Hague amid fears a trial in Libya would result in his conviction and executionThe Foreign Office is being urged to prevent the summary execution in...
View ArticlePakistan bombings part of surge in sectarian violence - video
The Guardian's Jon Boone in Islamabad says the attacks come as Pakistan approaches a difficult period of political transitionJon BoonePhil Maynard
View ArticleFrance's move into Mali follows push south by jihadist fighters
Paris and UK warn their citizens to leave country following rebels' capture of village that had been held by Malian armyJust before Christmas, the United Nations authorised the deployment of a 3,300...
View ArticlePakistan bombings: militancy is a many-headed beast here | Samira Shackle
Thursday's bombings, carried out by various groups, show how hard it is to fight extremism when there is no single enemyBomb attacks are the background music to life in Pakistan. A blast somewhere in...
View ArticleFrance launches air strikes on Mali
President François Hollande responds to advance south by Islamist rebels by sending armed forces to aid Malian troopsFrench troops have begun military operations including air strikes in Mali to...
View ArticleDo you support France's military intervention in Mali? | Poll
Answering a call from Mali's embattled president, French President François Hollande has announced military action by French forces in the west African country to halt advances by Islamist rebels. Do...
View ArticleFrench secret service hostage and soldiers killed in Somali rescue mission
Helicopter raid fails to rescue agent 'Denis Allex' from Islamist group al-Shabaab, as French combat pilot killed in MaliA French hostage and two French soldiers have been killed during a failed secret...
View ArticlePakistan sacks Baluchistan government after massacre
Ruling party forced to act after public protests over Sunni terrorist attacks on Hazara community spread across countryAn upsurge of public anger over the massacre of almost 100 members of a religious...
View ArticleEU justice opt-outs are a security risk, PM warned
Plans to repatriate powers expected to be unveiled in delayed speech by David Cameron on FridayBritain is in danger of putting at risk the fight against terrorism and organised crime if the...
View ArticleSuicide bomber strikes at heart of Afghan capital
Blast rocks Kabul after car bomb explodes in crowded street near police and intelligence HQs close to foreign embassiesA suicide attacker has struck in the heart of Kabul, detonating a car bomb in a...
View ArticleAl-Shabaab 'sentences' French hostage to death
Al-Qaida's Somali affiliates say France 'signed Denis Allex's death warrant' with rescue bid but Paris believes agent is already deadSomali militants linked to al-Qaida said they have sentenced a...
View ArticleJapan confirms oil workers kidnapped in Algeria - video
Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga confirms the kidnap of workers at an oil field in Algeria
View ArticleMali militants: who's who among Islamist rebels
French and Malian troops are fighting a loose alliance of Islamist militants controlling northern MaliMokhtar Belmokhtar, the Algerian who is believed to be holding the western hostages snatched from a...
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