Guantanamo Bay prosecutor quits over ethical issues A US military prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay has resigned over ethical disputes with his superiors, claiming they suppressed evidence that could help clear a young Afghan prisoner of alleged war crimes. The prosecutor, Lieutenant Colonel Darrel Vandeveld, described the disagreements in a statement supporting a defence plea to dismiss the charges against Mohammed Jawad. "Potentially exculpatory evidence has not been provided," Lieutenant Colonel Vandeveld wrote, citing failure by the "prosecutors and officers of the court".
U.S. warns of punitive measures against Russia Russia will face a "very strong reaction" from Washington and others if it does not meet an October 10 deadline to withdraw troops from "security zones" around Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
SAIC Awarded $49 Million Contract by U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory - Directed Energy Directorat --Company to Support High Energy Research and Applications for the High Power Microwave Division Science Applications International Corporation today announced it has been awarded a prime contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Directed Energy Directorate, High Power Microwave (HPM) Division, to support high energy research and applications. This indefinite-delivery/indefinite- quantity contract has a six year period of performance and a total contract value of $49 million. Work will be performed primarily at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
U.S. warns of punitive measures against Russia Russia will face a "very strong reaction" from Washington and others if it does not meet an October 10 deadline to withdraw troops from "security zones" around Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
SAIC Awarded $49 Million Contract by U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory - Directed Energy Directorat --Company to Support High Energy Research and Applications for the High Power Microwave Division Science Applications International Corporation today announced it has been awarded a prime contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Directed Energy Directorate, High Power Microwave (HPM) Division, to support high energy research and applications. This indefinite-delivery/indefinite- quantity contract has a six year period of performance and a total contract value of $49 million. Work will be performed primarily at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
Bailout Could Deepen Crisis, CBO Chief Says --Asset Sales May Lead to Write-Downs, Insolvencies, Orszag Tells Congress The director of the Congressional Budget Office said yesterday that the proposed Wall Street bailout could actually worsen the current financial crisis. During testimony before the House Budget Committee, Peter R. Orszag -- Congress's top bookkeeper -- said the bailout could expose the way companies are stowing toxic assets on their books, leading to greater problems. "Ironically, the intervention could even trigger additional failures of large institutions, because some institutions may be carrying troubled assets on their books at inflated values," Orszag said in his testimony. "Establishing clearer prices might reveal those institutions to be insolvent
Obama Will Make Debate A Townhall If McCain Doesn't Show — An adviser Barack Obama says he expects John McCain to attend: … Barack Obama is committed to hosting a public, televised event Friday night in Mississippi even if John McCain does not show up, an official close to the Obama campaign tells the Huffington Post.
Hugh Hefner to sack Playboy bunnies amid financial crisis — Playboy bunnies have become the latest victim of the credit crunch. — Tycoon Hugh Hefner has been advised to cut back on staff at his multi-million dollar glamour empire as it struggles to cope during the global economic turmoil.
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