• More accuse Britain in torture of Guantanamo detainee

  By Julie Sell LONDON — Despite years of denials, new questions are being raised about Britain’s possible involvement...

   

• UN moves to charge Israel with war crimes

  The United Nations moves to set up a commission to look into Israeli war crimes and respond to its human rights violations...

   

• Dozens of civilians killed as Sri Lankan army continues its onslaught

  By Sarath Kumara Despite growing international outrage, Sri Lankan security forces have continued military operations in...

   

• Obama set to launch military “surge” in Afghanistan

  By Barry Grey President Barack Obama is set to formally authorize the dispatch of 10,000 to 12,000 additional US combat troops...

   

• Evidence of Torture ‘Buried by Ministers’

  Judges condemn secrecy over files detailing treatment of suspect by CIA Richard Norton-Taylor | The Guardian Clive Stafford...

   

• Blackwater under review in Afghanistan

  The State Department‘s inspector general will review services provided by Blackwater Worldwide in Afghanistan, only...

   

• ICC examines Gaza war crimes

  THE prosecutor of the International Criminal Court was conducting a “preliminary analysis” of alleged crimes...

   

• MI5 ‘Colluded in Torture’ Claim

  A committee of MPs is to consider allegations tomorrow that British security services colluded in the torture of terrorism...

   

• Meet the New Criminals: Obama Keeps Rendition

  Obama lets CIA keep controversial renditions tool By Greg Miller, Chicago Tribune  WASHINGTON — The CIA’s secret...

   

• Spain to stop investigations of Israeli war crimes

  A day after a Spanish court ordered an investigation into an assassination of a Palestinian militant in 2002, the Spanish...

   

• Saddam-Qaeda Conspiracy Theorist Surfaces Writing Iraq Reports For The Pentagon

  By Justin Elliott It’s a truism that neoconservatives have a talent for failing upward: for repeatedly getting important...

   

• Bush officials authorized torture of US citizen, lawyers say

  By John Byrne, RawStory Attorneys for US citizen Jose Padilla — who was convicted of material support for terrorist...

   

• Tony Blair admits daily doubts about the war in Iraq

  By James Kirkup Mr Blair, now an international envoy to the Middle East, spoke of his “sense of responsibility”...

   

• Iraq to Deny New License To Blackwater Mercenary Firm

  U.S. Embassy’s Preferred Contractor Accused of Killings By Ernesto Londoño and Qais Mizher, Washington Post  The...

   

• Loophole allows terrorist detentions

  By Eli Lake  President Obama’s executive order closing CIA “black sites” contains a little-noticed exception...

   

• Israeli Troops Killed Gaza Children Carrying White Flag, witnesses say

  McClatchy Newspapers – EZBT ABED RABBO, Gaza Strip — Nasser Abu Freeh was one of the first to see the Israeli soldiers...

   

• Investigate US torture and prosecute those responsible

  Considerable efforts are being made in various quarters to cover up the record of US torture and prevent the prosecution...

   

• Iran moves to hold war crimes tribunal

  The Iranian cabinet introduces a bill to take action on individuals accused of war crimes amid a seeming ceasefire in the...

   

• Britain ordered to release Iraq war cabinet minutes

  LONDON – Records of British cabinet discussions over the legality of invading Iraq, held in the buildup to war in 2003,...

   

• Q&A: ‘Gaza Will Take Years to Recover’

  Gaza will need years to recover from the devastating Israeli assault, says Katharina Ritz, head of mission of the International...

   

• Boris Johnson stands by ‘trigger happy’ remarks that angered Ian Blair

  By Danny Brierley THE Mayor today refused to apologise for calling police marksmen “trigger-happy” after the...

   

• Are We Civilized Enough to Hold Our Leaders Accountable for War Crimes?

  The World Is Watching By John W. Dean  Remarkably, the confirmation of President Obama’s Attorney General nominee,...

   

• Obama approves missile strikes in Pakistan

  On the fourth day of Barack Obama’s presidency, he approved missiles strikes in Pakistan. Déjà vu all over again, as...

   

• Israeli PM Promises to Shield Troops From War Crime Trials

  The BBC reports: “Any Israeli soldiers accused of war crimes in the Gaza Strip will be given state protection from prosecution...

   

• Israel admits using white phosphorous in attacks on Gaza

  After weeks of denying that it used white phosphorus in the heavily populated Gaza Strip, Israel finally admitted yesterday...