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Siedepunkt 9-11 - Die gewaltigste Lüge unserer Zeit Quelle: YOICNET Autor: by the way Die Terroranschläge vom 11. September haben das weltweite politische Geschehen nachhaltig beeinflusst. Doch viele Fragen bleiben bis heute unbeantwortet. Dokumentarfilmer Anthony J. Hilder kommt den Hintergründen auf die Spur und interviewt Zeugen, Bürgerrechtler, Sachverständige und Experten. The ‘Italian Job’ and Other Highlights From U.S.’s Rendition Program With Egypt Abu Zaabal prison, 25 kms north of Cairo, after a mass breakout during the nationwide protest. (AFP/Getty Images file photo) Among the many aspects of the U.S.-Egypt relationship, few have been as controversial as the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program, where the agency frequently handed over suspected terrorists to foreign governments with histories of torture and illegal detention.
Foreign Policy View the photos. On a recent trip to Afghanistan, British Defense Secretary Liam Fox drew fire for calling it "a broken 13th-century country." The most common objection was not that he was wrong, but that he was overly blunt. He's hardly the first Westerner to label Afghanistan as medieval. news from the grassroots ZNet Top Welcome to ZCommunications. The site has ZNet and ZMag content, topic and place pages under the Focuses link in the top menu - reading lists and whole books, debates, interviews, multimedia, Blogs, Forums, comments, a Store, Sustainer program, WISC, and more. Relating to Z To participate more deeply and generally in ZCommunications, please become a Sustainer. Sustainers who log in will see "+ New" in the black band at the top.
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