Global IssuesNews headlines for “War on Terror”, page 38
Pentagon Doubts Grow on McChrystal War Plan
- Inter Press Service
Although Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal's plan for wresting the Afghan provinces of Helmand and Kandahar from the Taliban is still in its early stages of implementation, there are already signs that setbacks and obstacles it has encountered have raised serious doubts among top military officials in Washington about whether the plan is going to work.
INDIA: Hanging for Pakistani Sets Back Anti-Death Penalty Campaign
- Inter Press Service
The death sentence awarded to Pakistani national Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, 22, for his role in the 2008 terror attack on the western port city of Mumbai that killed 166 people is being seen as a setback for a campaign to have the extreme punishment abolished in India.
Aborted Bomb Plot Tests US-Pakistan Ties
- Inter Press Service
Amid mounting evidence that Saturday's aborted car-bombing in New York's Times Square was linked to violent Islamist groups in Pakistan, observers here are expressing concern that recently enhanced cooperation between Washington and Islamabad could be negatively affected.
Pentagon Map Shows Wide Taliban Zone in the South
- Inter Press Service
The Pentagon was still trying to spin its report on the war in Afghanistan issued this week as holding out hope because the instability had leveled off, even as some news outlets were noting that it documents the continued expansion of Taliban capabilities and operations.
Rising Threats to Minorities in Sudan, Russia, Philippines
- Inter Press Service
The growing threats against minorities and ethnic groups - who are vulnerable to mass killings and genocides - have significantly increased in three countries: Sudan, Russia and the Philippines.
U.S. to Face Litany of Complaints at UN Human Rights Council
- Inter Press Service
Human rights groups are telling the United Nations that the United States is failing to hold corporations, including private government contractors, accountable for human rights abuses ranging from human trafficking to murder.
Prosecutor Seeks Anonymous Jury in New York 'Terror' Trial
- Inter Press Service
U.S. Justice Department lawyers petitioned a federal court Wednesday to begin a controversial terror-related trial in New York City with an 'anonymous jury' in order to protect the jurors, lawyers and court officials.
Privacy Groups Challenge U.S. Airport Body Scanners
- Inter Press Service
More than 30 privacy and civil liberties organisations have filed a formal petition with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), urging the federal agency to shut down the use of 'full body scanners' (FBS) at the nation's airports.
McChrystal Backtracks on Troop Veto for Kandahar Shuras
- Inter Press Service
The U.S. military has now officially backtracked from its earlier suggestion that it would seek the consent of local shuras, or consultative conferences with those elders, to carry out the coming military occupation of Kandahar city and nearby districts — contradicting a pledge by Afghan President Hamid Karzai not to carry out the operation without such consent.
Q&A: Treatment of New York Detainee Is 'Legalised Torture'
- Inter Press Service
For the past almost three years, a U.S. citizen, Syed Fahad Hashmi, has been held in isolation in a federal detention centre in New York City.
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