July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

US denounces document leak alleging covert operations, Pakistan spies guiding Taliban

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THE White House has denounced a massive leak of secret military files that allegedly describes how Pakistan’s spy service helps Afghan insurgents. In all, some 92,000 documents were released by the web whistleblower Wikileaks, containing […] […]

200 ‘witches’ killed in India each year – report

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As many as 200 women are lynched every year in India after being accused of practising witchcraft, a study by a charity has found. The deaths are most prevalent in poverty-stricken villages populated by tribal […] […]

Teens jailed for killing grandfather Ekram Haque in filmed attack

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TWO teenagers have been jailed over the manslaughter of a 67-year-old man attacked for a “bit of fun” as he walked home from a mosque. Ekram Haque was attacked in London last August by Leon […] […]

Michael Douglas’ drug-dealing son implicates his cohorts

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THE drug-dealing son of actor Michael Douglas named his alleged suppliers in a cooperation deal struck with authorities. Brothers David Escalera, 34, and Eduardo Escalera, 36, were charged with trafficking “large amounts” of methamphetamine to […] […]

Taliban: 1 missing U.S. sailor dead, other captured

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KABUL—The Taliban have offered to exchange the body of a U.S. Navy sailor they said was killed in an ambush two days ago in exchange for insurgent prisoners, an Afghan official said Sunday. U.S. and […] […]

Khmer Rouge chief jailer gets 35-year sentence for war crimes

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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA—A war crimes tribunal sentenced the former Khmer Rouge chief jailer and executioner to 35 years in prison Monday for overseeing the deaths of thousands of people during a genocidal rule that devastated […] […]

Why politicians never learn

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By Sandrea:- MY GRIPE The recent leaked documents on the Internet by Wikileaks and the subsequent newspaper article regarding the Afghanistan war and the information that was withheld from the public, demonstrate once again that […] […]

Leaked files expose ugly war

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A six-year archive of classified military documents made public on Sunday offers an unvarnished, ground-level picture of the war in Afghanistan that is in many respects more grim than the official portrayal. The secret documents, […] […]

High Court to rule on ‘fast-track deportation’ policy

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The High Court is ruling today on the legality of a Home Office policy which allows the speedy deportation of foreign nationals refused permission to remain in the UK. Medical Justice, which provides independent medical […] […]

Venables evil, says Bulger mother

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The mother of murdered toddler James Bulger has said his killer was “evil inside”. Denise Fergus said she felt “physically sick” after hearing Venables admit child pornography offences at the Old Bailey on Friday. Venables […] […]