Étiquette : United States
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US Congress Endorses ‘Indefinite Detention’ Policy
The US House of Representatives this morning endorsed the policy of indefinite detention without trial of terrorist suspects, including US citizens seized on American soil, by failing to pass an amendment that would halt the practice. The final vote to defeat the amendment — part of the 2012 National Defense Authorization ACt (NDAA) — was…
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Syrian rebels get influx of arms with gulf neighbors’ money, U.S. coordination
Syrian rebels battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad have begun receiving significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, an effort paid for by Persian Gulf nations and coordinated in part by the United States, according to opposition activists and U.S. and foreign officials. Obama administration officials emphasized that the United States is neither…