U.S. Opens Word’s Largest Embassy in Iraq
U.S. diplomats and Iraqi leaders took part in a ceremony opening the new US embassy in Iraq. The $592 million, 104-acre compound becomes the largest, and most expensive, American embassy in the world. The U.S. diplomatic core in Iraq moves to the new compound – located in Baghdad’s “Green Zone” – from the palace of former Iraqi
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Rumsfield | Responsible for “Aggressive Interrogation” AKA Torture
Reporting from Washington — A bipartisan Senate report released today concluded that decisions made by former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld were a “direct cause” of widespread detainee abuses, and that other Bush administration officials were to blame for creating a legal and
6.5 Earthquake Kills Over 100 In Pakistan
The death toll sits at 170 as of now. Hundreds more are injured and close to 6,000 have been left homeless. The earthquake began in the middle of the night and destroyed mud housing in the cities as well as created major land
Exploring the Afghanistan/Pakistan Drug Trade
In a discussion with security expert Sunil Ram, The Real News explores the drug trade running rampant in Central Asia. The U.S. military’s presence in the region seems to be no coincidence.