Lawsuit: Blackwater/Xe is operating illegally in Iraq The latest in a series of war-crimes lawsuits against Blackwater and its affiliated companies alleges that they continue to operate illegally in Iraq a month after the expiration of their lucrative security contract with the U.S. State Department. The new lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, says Blackwater is still providing armed protection services in Iraq under the name Greystone Ltd. for the International Republican Institute, a nonprofit organization funded by the U.S. government.
Lawsuits Force Disclosures by C.I.A. So far, President Obama has managed to curb Congressional calls for a national commission to investigate Bush administration detention policies. But Mr. Obama cannot control the courts, and lawsuits are turning out to be the force driving disclosures about brutal interrogations. Mr. Obama’s decision in April to release legal opinions from the Bush regime on interrogation, which were sought in a lawsuit, has opened the door to the disclosure of other documents.
First Guantanamo Bay inmate to face US trial pleads not guilty first Guantanamo Bay inmate to face a civilian trial on US soil yesterday pleaded not guilty to mass murder charges related to the 1998 bombings of two US embassies in Africa. Tanzanian-born Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, who once served as a bodyguard to al-Qa'ida leader Osama bin Laden, faced a New York courtroom as prosecutors alleged he helped kill 224 people, including 12 Americans.
'Shoe-bomber' Richard Reid on hunger strike in US prison The British shoe bomber convicted of trying to blow up a transatlantic flight is being force-fed in America’s toughest jail after going on hunger strike, court papers disclose. Richard Reid has been refusing food for several weeks in an apparent protest against prison restrictions that he says prevent him from following his Sunni Muslim faith.
Rev. Wright says he doesn't regret severed relationship with president — HAMPTON - - The Rev. Jeremiah Wright says he does not feel any regrets over his severed relationship with President Barack Obama, a former member of the Chicago church in which Wright was the longtime pastor.
Doctor who worked with Tiller will keep late-term abortions available.
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