Why has the US dropped 9/11 charges? The American government has given no reason why charges against the man it has alleged was the "20th hijacker" in the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US have been dropped... The CCR said in a statement it believed the charges against him had been dropped because Mohammad al-Qahtani had been tortured. "The government's claims against our client were based on unreliable evidence obtained through torture at Guantanamo," it said.
Military analysts named in Times exposé appeared or were quoted more than 4,500 times on broadcast nets, cables, NPR A New York Times article detailed the connection between numerous media military analysts and the Pentagon and defense industries, reporting that "the Bush administration has used its control over access and information in an effort to transform" media military analysts "into a kind of media Trojan horse -- an instrument intended to shape terrorism coverage from inside the major TV and radio networks." A Media Matters review found that since January 1, 2002, the analysts named in the Times article -- many identified as having ties to the defense industry -- collectively appeared or were quoted as experts more than 4,500 times on ABC, ABC News Now, CBS, CBS Radio Network, NBC, CNN, CNN Headline News, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, and NPR.
US slashes reward for al-Qaida Iraq leader The Bush regime has slashed its reward for the leader of al-Qaida [al-CIAduh] in Iraq from $5 million to $100,000 because it feels he's lost effectiveness and is no longer worth such a steep price, officials said Tuesday. Information on Abu Ayyub al-Masri is now worth only up to $100,000 under a separate and less well-known rewards program run by the Defense Department, which asked that he be taken off the State Department list, they said.
GE gets deal to supply Iraq gas-powered generators Iraq has agreed to a 179 million euro ($275 million) contract with General Electric Co to buy eight natural gas-powered generators, an Iraqi government spokesman said on Tuesday. "The Iraqi cabinet today gave approval to buy the generators from GE at an agreed price of 179 euros. The ministry of electricity can buy them without delay," government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh told Reuters.
Army suffering 'critical weaknesses' due to Iraq Nearly half of all armed forces units are suffering from "serious or critical weaknesses" as a result of their service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Issuing its quarterly report on Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence admitted it was running at well below strength and could not meet its Government-set targets as a result of the continuing pressure of operations in the war against [of] terror.
Senate rejects GOP oil drilling plan The Senate has rejected a Republican energy plan that calls for opening an Alaska wildlife refuge and some offshore waters to oil development. Supporters of the measure couldn't get the needed 60 votes to overcome a Democratic-led filibuster threat.
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