Israel approves building of hundreds of new homes in West Bank settlements 09:20:19 EST Dec 14, 2005 JOSEF FEDERMAN JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel has approved construction of hundreds of new homes in West Bank settlements, the Defence Ministry said Wednesday, confirming what would be a violation of the U.S.-backed peace plan. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon scrambled to quell a political uproar following a Newsweek report quoting a Sharon aide as sayi...
Qur'an thrown in toilet by U.S. guards: ex-prisoner Last Updated Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:58:50 EDT CBC News A Muslim cleric once held at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has told reporters in Moscow that fellow prisoners told him that guards desecrated the Qur'an by putting it in a toilet. * INDEPTH: Guantanamo A Guantamamo Bay cell block. (AP file photo) Airat Vakhitov, who was released last year, said he did...
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/06/03/quran050603.html?print U.S. admits abuses to Qur'an in Guantanamo Last Updated Sat, 04 Jun 2005 07:59:17 EDT CBC News The U.S. Pentagon confirmed Friday a list of abuses involving the Qur'an, Islam's holy book, by American personnel at Guantanamo Bay, but said the incidents were relatively minor. * INDEPTH: Afghanistan A story published in Newsweek last ...
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050518/w051854.html It appears the WhiteHouse is trying to claim they are the victim of a conspiracy when they themselves use anonymous sources to give credibility to their actions. I wonder if it's more likely that Newsweek's source was found by the US government and threatened to rebuke his statement. The US denied Abu Ghraib until the pictures came out. I would also note Newsweek's argument, that there have been many reports about thi...
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