Daily Briefing—12th-13th Aug 2010 8:00 pm / 12 August 2010 by Editors, at Little Alex in Wonderland
News and views from around the web posted to the Wonderland Wire:
- Who’s Afraid of Socialism? – Sheldon Richman | The Freeman 13 August 2010
- US Marine Corps must redefine mission: Gates | AFP 13 August 2010
- The Man who Gitmo Raised – Andrea Prasow | Foreign Policy 13 August 2010
- Charge, Don’t Kill, Anwar Awlaki – Jason Ditz | Antiwar.com Blog 13 August 2010
- Netanyahu rejects peace talks based on 1967 borders | Haaretz 13 August 2010
- Israel to free Palestinians in ‘swap,’ says Kadhafi son | AFP 13 August 2010
- China PLA warns U.S. over fresh military drill in region | Reuters 13 August 2010
- India approves caste-based census | BBC News 13 August 2010
- US criticises Sri Lanka war inquiry | AJ English 13 August 2010
- Shocking Images of Dead Kurdish Fighters: Turkey Accused of Using Chemical Weapons against PKK | SPIEGEL ONLINE 13 August 2010
- US military sees heavier fighting in fall | AP 13 August 2010
- CAR/DR Congo: LRA Conducts Massive Abduction Campaign | Human Rights Watch 13 August 2010
- South Sudan conflict is ‘resource war’ | AFP 13 August 2010
- UK police charged with beating terrorism suspect | Reuters 13 August 2010
- US court rejects ‘genocide’ denial | AJ English 13 August 2010
- US bailouts aided foreign firms: watchdog | AFP 13 August 2010
- Obama Administration Sued over Secrecy Surrounding Nuclear Power Subsidies | Truthout 13 August 2010
- Omar Khadr Guantánamo military trial condemned | Amnesty International 13 August 2010
- The other Kashmir problem: India and Pakistan tussle over water | CS Monitor 13 August 2010
- Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan: Beyond the Body Count | Truthout 13 August 2010
- WikiLeaks preparing to release more Afghan files | AP 13 August 2010
- Border security bill: Senate passes border security bill | LA Times 13 August 2010
- Poultry fingered as No. 1 food poisoning culprit | AP 13 August 2010
- Narco-blogger beats Mexico drug war news blackout | AP 13 August 2010
- Lockheed Martin gets $300M Javelin missile deal | AP 13 August 2010
- ITT gets $260.5M Army contract | AP 13 August 2010
- Bin Laden’s cook sentenced to 14 years in jail | Reuters 13 August 2010
- How the US economy is being ‘Japanised’ – Chris Payne | The Guardian 13 August 2010
- About 340,000 Babies Had Illegal Immigrant Parent, Study Finds | BusinessWeek 13 August 2010
- In Guantánamo Tours, Many Questions, Few Answers | NY Times 13 August 2010
- BP to Pay Record $50.6 Million Safety Fine for Texas Refinery | NYTimes.com 13 August 2010
- Judge Allows, but Delays, Gay Marriage in California | NY Times 13 August 2010
- Man Settles Wrongful-Conviction Case for $7.95 Million | NY Times 13 August 2010
- U.S. lacks policy on housing detainees convicted in military commissions | WaPo 13 August 2010
- The Rubin Con Goes On – Robert Scheer | HuffPo 12 August 2010
- $830 Billion in Student Loans: The New Mortgage Bubble – Anya Kamenetz | HuffPo 12 August 2010
- Wells Fargo Overdraft Lawsuit: Bank Ordered To Pay $203 MILLION In Fees Over ‘Unfair’ Charges | HuffPo 12 August 2010
- DANGERS OF ATHEISM DEBUNKED! 11 August 2010
- How the Military Destroys the Lives of Soldiers Who Try to Tell the Truth – Justine Sharrock | AlterNet 11 August 2010
- Mercenaries in Iraq to Take Over Soldiers’ Jobs | Newsweek 11 August 2010
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