October, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

We can’t set and forget Afghanistan strategy

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DEFENCE is the wrong department to co-ordinate a whole-of-government approach. SO we’re having a debate. Line up, take your turn, set-piece statements. A few tears, a bit of passion, the obligatory case for the negative. […] […]

Saudi woman released from prison

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A SAUDI woman jailed for disobeying her father has been freed after more than six months in prison, Saudi media reported today. Samar Badawi, who was thrown in prison without formal charge or trial by […] […]

Khadr trial: A travesty of justice

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Canada’s notorious Omar Khadr finally buckled before a discredited American military tribunal and provided the guilty plea it was set up to elicit. But nothing like justice has been done in this wretched case. U.S. […] […]

Bill Clinton in Kingston tonight

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FORTY-second President of the United States Bill Clinton will be in Kingston to make a speech on the topic ‘Embracing our common humanity’ tonight at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. Clinton is scheduled to speak at […] […]

Military ‘told to strip prisoners’

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British military interrogators are being trained in techniques including sensory deprivation and enforced nakedness to provoke humiliation and fear in prisoners they are questioning, it has been claimed. Secret training materials tell interrogators they should […] […]

Boys quizzed in girl murder probe

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Two 15-year-old boys suspected of murdering a schoolgirl are being questioned by police. Rebecca Aylward’s body was found in woodland in the village of Aberkenfig, south Wales. A post-mortem examination found she died of head […] […]

Gel makes contraception less of a headache

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A CONTRACEPTIVE gel that is rubbed directly into the skin could offer women an alternative to taking the Pill, while limiting some of the side-effects, researchers say. The clear gel would be applied once a […] […]

John Travolta to jet to Perth for Telethon

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HOLLYWOOD superstar John Travolta is flying his Boeing 707 to Perth for Telethon. Travolta has agreed to help raise funds for the charity event while in the country to celebrate the 90th birthday of Qantas, […] […]

Living with cancer as a TEEN

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MARIO Spencer is battling bone cancer with the medical assistance of the University Hospital of the West Indies. Mario is now 17-years-old, attends St George’s College. He enjoys singing in church, and playing football and […] […]

Blair in line for second Iraq war grilling

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TONY Blair is to be recalled by the official inquiry into the Iraq war to face new questions about “gaps” in his evidence given earlier this year. The former Prime Minister is expected to be […] […]