In the News: May-06

Source: No charges seen over interrogation memos - 6 May 2009 at 6:19am - WASHINGTON -- Justice Department investigators say Bush administration lawyers who approved harsh interrogation techniques of terror suspects should not face criminal charges, according to a draft report that also recommends two of the three attorneys face possible professional sanctions.

Red Cross: Afghan women, children dead after U.S. bombings - 6 May 2009 at 5:50am - The international Red Cross said Wednesday that its officials saw women and children among dozens of dead bodies in two villages ...

Karzai orders probe into alleged civilian deaths - 6 May 2009 at 5:11am - Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai ordered an investigation on Wednesday following allegations that more than 30 civilians died in a U.S.-led bombing.

Thought for the day:
The universal brotherhood of man is our most precious possession, what there is of it. -Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), Following the Equator