In the News - Nov-14

Three U.S. troops killed in Iraq, blast in Baghdad - 14 Nov 2007 at 5:45am - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three U.S. soldiers were killed in two separate incidents in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, the latest casualties in what has been the deadliest year of the war for U.S. forces.

Blackwater killed 14 Iraqis without cause: FBI report - 14 Nov 2007 at 6:06am - WASHINGTON (AFP) - FBI investigators have found that Blackwater guards shot 14 people with no justification in the controversial September 16 incident in Baghdad, the New York Times reported Wednesday.

CIA admits to recording interrogations of top al Qaida captives - 14 Nov 2007 at 7:47am - WASHINGTON — The CIA has three video and audio recordings of interrogations of senior al Qaida captives but misled federal judges about the evidence during the case against terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui, federal prosecutors revealed in a Nov. 9 court filing that was made public Tuesday.

Anti-war Dems back new withdrawal effort - 14 Nov 2007 at 11:34am - WASHINGTON -- Three leading House anti-war Democrats said Wednesday they now back a $50 billion bill that funds the war but calls for most troops home by December 2008.

Bush promises to rebuild Justice Dept. - 14 Nov 2007 at 1:03pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush welcomed Michael Mukasey back into government Wednesday and promised to help the new attorney general rebuild the top leadership of the beleaguered Justice Department.

He doesn't think the farther away he stays from it, the better off it will be?

Thought for the day:
To be willing to die for an idea is to set a rather high price on conjecture. -Anatole France (1844 - 1924)