Fred Kaplan Two myths have sprung up around the House and Senate bills that require President Bush to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq. One is that he would have to pull out all the troops. The other is that, if Bush vetoes the final bill (as he is nearly certain to do), the war—and all other military activities—would grind to a halt, leaving the troops in the lurch, bereft ...

US officials have ruled out a deal to exchange 15 Royal Navy personnel captured in the Gulf for five Iranians seized by American forces in Iraq. State department spokesman Sean McCormack rejected suggestions that a swap could be made. The five, believed to ...

Lolita C. Baldor A suspected Saudi terrorist testified at a military hearing that he was tortured into confessing he was involved in the bombing of the USS Cole, according to a Pentagon transcript released yesterday. 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 US sailors and nearly succeeded in sinking the $1 billion ...

Al Jazeera and agencies Britain has responded by diplomatic note to Iran's capture of 15 British naval personnel last week in the Gulf, Margaret Beckett, the British foreign secretary, has said. "We ...

WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM Rudolph W. Giuliani told a grand jury that his former chief investigator remembered having briefed him on some aspects of Bernard B. Kerik's relationship with a company suspected of ties to organized crime before Mr. Kerik’s appointment as New York City police commissioner, ...

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday accused President Bush of failing to respect the Constitution amid the uproar over the firing of eight federal prosecutors.The Illinois senator also took a swipe at embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Obama has joined several other Democrats in calling for Gonzales to resign. "I was a constitutional law professor, which means unlike the current president I actually respect the Constitution," Obama told an audience ...

Security researchers have warned of a new virus disguised as a download of Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2. They said the virus was unusual for a couple of reasons: the email includes a convincing graphic that looks like it could really be from Microsoft, and the virus is delivered when recipients click on a link rather than in an attachment, which makes it harder to stop it from reaching in-boxes. "The idea ...

Pam Caulfield and Michael Meaney Pupils could be under increased surveillance if a proposed school transport shake-up goes ahead. Leicestershire County Council is looking at the idea of more CCTV on school buses, as part of a review of transport ...

Caroline Gammell Police were hunting one of the alleged July 21 terrorists six months before he tried to detonate explosives on London's transport network, a court heard yesterday. Muktar Said Ibrahim, 29, was sent two letters by the police in February 2005 saying they were seeking his arrest for refusing to surrender bail. The alleged bus bomber had been charged under the Public Order Act for threatening or abusive behaviour ...

Duncan Campbell and Alan Travis The former head of the prison service has warned that up to 100,000 people could be in jail by the end of the decade unless drastic and immediate action is taken by the government.The prediction from Martin Narey came as the prison population in England and Wales reached an all-time high yesterday of more than 80,300, with only four spare places left in emergency ...

Jason Miller “If my competitor were drowning, I’d stick a hose in his mouth and turn on the water.”--Ray Kroc“….a funny, jowly, canny, barbarous guy who lives in a multimillion-dollar condo on Park Avenue in Manhattan and conveys himself about the planet in a corporate jet and a private yacht. At sixty-seven, he is unrepentant in the face of criticism. He describes himself as a "tough man in a tough business"….."The ...

Al Jazeera and agencies Iranian television has broadcast an interview with a captured British marine in which he admitted to entering Iranian waters illegally and apologised to the Iranian people. The Arabic-language Al-Alam television channel showed an interview with the marine on Friday in which he said: "I deeply apologise for entering your waters." Footage of three of the 15 captured British navy personnel was shown by Al-Alam. "The treatment has been ...

Paul Joseph Watson Rosie O'Donnell is certainly not backing away from her public stance about 9/11, and this morning on The View went on a 9 minute rant about the many questions surrounding the attack, reaching around 30 million viewers in the process. This is the largest single exposure 9/11 truth has enjoyed to date and it represents a watershed moment in the quest to bring the truth to the ...

Everybody smart knows you shouldn't do questionable things on your work computer, whether sending out resumes or posting Casual Encounters ads or basically anything you might have a hard time explaining to your boss. The scumbag criminals in the White House also practice this “cover your tracks” rule. Technically, they “work” for the “American people,” which means the White ...

Larry McShane  Rudy Giuliani's White House aspirations are inescapably tied to Sept. 11, 2001 -- for better and for worse. While the former mayor of the nation's largest city was widely lionized for his post-9/11 leadership -- "Churchillian" was one adjective, "America's mayor" was Oprah Winfrey's assessment -- city firefighters and their families are renewing their attacks on him for his performance before and after the terrorist attack. "If Rudolph Giuliani ...