Day December 5, 2005

ACLU sues CIA over secret prisons

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says the intelligence agency has broken both US and international law. It is acting for a man allegedly flown to a secret CIA prison in Afghanistan. "The lawsuit will charge that CIA officials at…

U.N.-Saddam’s trial not fair

The UN said yesterday said that Saddam Hussein’s trial would never satisfy international standards because of ongoing violence and flaws in Iraq’s legal system. From Ramsey Clark, former US Attorney General and part of Saddam’s legal team. The complete demonization…

Senator calls D.C. ‘corrupt’

 U.S. Senator John McCain said he expects "lots" of indictments to grow out of the federal investigation of lobbyist Jack Abramoff and that there was "strong evidence" of wrongdoing by some lawmakers. "This town has become very corrupt, there’s no…