Of all the Democrats calling for an end to the Iraq war, Rep. John P. Murtha is an anomaly. He's no liberal, like his House colleagues Dennis J. Kucinich (Ohio) and Maxine Waters (Calif.). He's certainly the only one to call Vice President Cheney a friend. It's hard to imagine any other Democrat causing such a stir. Republicans privately acknowledge that Murtha is a worrisome opponent because he can hardly be portrayed as a liberal of the Michael Moore stripe.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/112505F.shtml

As he leads a fierce campaign this month to rebut criticism of the Iraq war, President Bush faces twin challenges - one of them rooted in history, the other in the political realities of the moment.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/112505C.shtml

The Bush administration decided not to charge Jose Padilla with planning to detonate a radioactive "dirty bomb" in a US city because the evidence against him was extracted using torture on members of al-Qaida, it was claimed yesterday.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/112505B.shtml

Sara Daniel interviews a Pakistani journalist who was wrongfully imprisoned for over two years, then puts his case in the context of the "gulag of our era."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/112505A.shtml

The US Justice Department's probe of Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff is broader than previously thought, examining his dealings with four lawmakers, former and current congressional aides and two former Bush administration officials.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/112605Z.shtml

A budget-cutting bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week has left countless groups--especially those advocating on behalf of the poor and the environment--devastated by what they say is irresponsible favoritism of rich individuals and corporations.

http://tinyurl.com/7u97g


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One US research group estimates there to be some eight to 15 secret detention sites throughout the world in at least eight countries. It's believed that detainees are being moved from site to site to evade public knowledge and scrutiny and that foreign intelligence agents are being used to extract information, usually through torture and ill-treatment.

http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGPOL300362005



Video: Secrets of the CIA
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8085945499556832271&q=cia


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The inmates rarely see daylight, and the CIA gives them the bare minimum to make sure they do not die in U.S. custody. That includes the cans of Ensure and shots of vitamin B12.

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Thanksgiving/story?id=1342154


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While the Iraqi people struggle to define their future amid political chaos and violence, the fate of their most valuable economic asset, oil, is being decided behind closed doors.

http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/oil/2005/crudedesigns.htm


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Not only did the Bush administration deceive the American people about the reasons for invading Iraq, it is now deceiving them about the deceptions.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/greeley/cst-edt-greel25.html


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