Briefing on Osama Bin Laden Operation by US Department of Defense

Background Briefing with Senior Intelligence Official at the Pentagon on Intelligence Aspects of the U.S. Operation Involving Osama Bin Laden The videos can be downloaded from the US Department of Defense website. MR. BRYAN WHITMAN ...

Report: Leading Jurists Call for Urgent Steps to Restore Human Rights in efforts to counter terrorism

In one of the most extensive studies of counter-terrorism and human rights yet undertaken, an independent panel of eminent judges and lawyers today presents alarming findings about the impact of counter-terrorism policies worldwide and calls for remedial action. The Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights, established by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), has based its report “Assessing Damage, Urging Action” on sixteen hearings covering more than forty countries in all regions of the world.

UNESCO CHIEF DEPLORES MURDERS OF JOURNALISTS IN RUSSIA, VENEZUELA

The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding press freedom condemned the killings of journalists and a lawyer in Russia and Venezuela, underscoring that these murders are a contravention of human rights.

Journalists’ deaths – BBC

BBC Director-General Mark Thompson and Deputy Director-General and Head of BBC Journalism Mark Byford today sent an email to all BBC staff following the death of two journalists who worked for the BBC.

Age Of Terror – 10 Days Of Terror

British and Irish intelligence sources claim that in 1987 Martin McGuinness was the leading figure on the IRA’s Northern Command – the body that ran the “war” in the North.

They say that Northern Command knew about the Enniskillen bombing in advance and did nothing to stop it. Eleven civilians died and not a single member of the security forces.

Director’s Statement on the Release of the 9/11 IG Report Executive Summary

Earlier this month, Congress passed a bill implementing some of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. The legislation, lengthy and complex, includes a provision dealing with the report that CIA’s Office of Inspector General prepared ...

Secret Bases website shutdown by Virgin Media

Posted via Cryptome (Alan Turnbull has run the very important site, Secret Bases, which is “the end-result of countless hours of research by Alan Turnbull, a man for whom the words “out of bounds” don’t ...