August, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Dutch troops end Afghanistan mission after four years

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DUTCH troops have ended their mission in Afghanistan after four “proud” years, in a departure which experts said signals the beginning of a drawdown of foreign forces that will leave a worrying void. The pull-out […] […]

Wikileaks posts ‘insurance’ file on web

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WIKILEAKS has posted an “insurance” file on its website as US investigators close in on its suspected sources. The freedom of information site, which enraged the Pentagon by publishing 77,000 leaked US documents on the […] […]

UAE to ban BlackBerry services, Saudi follows suit

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The United Arab Emirates outlined plans Sunday to block BlackBerry e-mail, messaging and Web browsing services in a crackdown that could jeopardize efforts to establish the country as an international business hub. […] […]

Miliband condemns Pakistan comments

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Shadow foreign secretary David Miliband has stepped up his criticism of David Cameron over Pakistan, just days before the arrival of the country’s president on an official trip to the UK. Asif Ali Zardari is […] […]

Sarah’s Law ‘will keep young safer’

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The extension of Sarah’s Law across the country offers “real hope” of keeping children safer, the president of the Association of Chief Police Officers has said. The Home Office scheme, introduced in response to the […] […]

Tivoli Gardens man alleges he ‘peed blood’ after beating by soldiers

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He eagerly accepted the proffered packet of biscuits and bottled water from his position on the floor where he had spent the night nursing angry bruises and a couple cracked ribs, where government-issued combat boots […] […]

Sniper sues British Army over ‘catastrophic error’ that put him in kidnap danger

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A SNIPER in the British Army submitted a legal challenge to the Ministry of Defence over a “catastrophic error” that put him and his family at risk of being kidnapped by al Qaeda. The soldier […] […]

WikiLeaks vigilante denies having blood on his hands over disclosures

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AUSTRALIAN-born Julian Assange is peddling a range of excuses for having put Afghans in harm’s way. His decision to publish thousands of documents containing uncensored US intelligence about the Afghan war is a turning point […] […]

Supermodel Naomi Campbell seeks ban on filming trial arrival

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NAOMI Campbell has requested draconian measures to guard her privacy this week at The Hague. The supermodel is due to testify at the war crimes trial of a former African dictator, who is alleged to […] […]

WikiLeaker Julian Assange rejects blood-on-hands claim

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WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange has denied the claim that he could have blood on his hands. Instead Assange insists the deaths of any Afghan collaborators after the massive release of classified documents would be the […] […]