A homeless man smokes next to a shopping cart holding his belongings in New York City. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty
New York has a long history as a magnet for the poor and the homeless. Even the famous poem on the Statue of Liberty, addressed to the world's "huddled masses", exhorts: "Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me!"
But now? Not so much.
A New York
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By Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 5:17 PM
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano urged Americans on Wednesday to join a "collective fight against terrorism" that combines the efforts of individuals, companies and local, state and foreign governments.
Answering critics who have accused the Obama administration
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Submitted by Chip on Wed, 2009-07-29 17:07.
By Sherwood Ross
Some in Congress are stung by charges that former Vice President Dick Cheney ran an international assassination op from the White House without telling them about it. They say he told the CIA to withhold the facts from Congress. This raises the question of how much power Cheney actually wielded---and the answer apparently is plenty.
In (Bush lawyer) John Yoo’s version of events, writes Jane Mayer in her book "The D…
Submitted by davidswanson on Wed, 2009-07-29 20:55.
Two people were illegally rendered through British territory, but our government refuses to reveal their identity or their fate
By Clive Stafford Smith
READ IT.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/jul/28/rendition-diego-garcia
Diego Garcia rendition victim challenges UK in court
• Guantánamo detainee fights ministers' secrecy
• Man says he was carried in coffin and tortured
READ IT.
http://www.guar…
Submitted by Chip on Wed, 2009-07-29 21:25.
By Gareth Porter* | IPSNews
WASHINGTON, Jul 29 (IPS) - The strategy of the major U.S. and British military offensive in Afghanistan's Helmand province aimed at wresting it from the Taliban is based on bringing back Afghan army and police to maintain permanent control of the population, so the foreign forces can move on to another insurgent stronghold.
But that strategy poses an acute problem: The police in the province, who are lin…
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