Topic: W A R - on June 11, 2004 at 8:19:00 PM CEST
U.S. dog handlers tried to get Iraqis at Abu Ghraib to urinate from fear
U.S. military dog handlers said they were ordered to use their animals to intimidate inmates at Abu Ghraib prison.
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Topic: W A R - on June 11, 2004 at 10:34:00 AM CEST
50,000 troops in Gulf illness scare
All 50,000 troops who served in the first Gulf war might have been exposed to low levels of chemical warfare agents during the fighting and its aftermath, a US investigation has suggested.
The implication of a Congressional report that large numbers of civilians and troops in Iraq and neighbouring countries could have been exposed will galvanise the controversy over illnesses suffered by more than 5,000 British veterans since 1991 that have been linked to their service in the Gulf.
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Topic: W A R - on June 10, 2004 at 5:26:00 PM CEST
Dane claims he witnessed killing of prisoners
Denmark said today it opened an investigation into claims by a translator for Danish and U.S. troops in Afghanistan that he witnessed incidents of torture and killing of prisoners in American custody two years ago.
Denmark's military prosecutors will determine whether the claims can be substantiated, said Cmdr. Torben Martinsen, a spokesperson for the Defence Command, the country's top military authority.
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Topic: W A R - on June 10, 2004 at 4:20:00 PM CEST
U.N. experts find 20 engines used in banned Iraqi missiles in Jordan scrapyards
U.N. weapons experts have found 20 engines used in banned Iraqi missiles in a Jordan scrapyard along with other equipment which could be used to make weapons of mass destruction, an official said Wednesday.
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Topic: W A R - on June 10, 2004 at 4:14:00 PM CEST
Stealth ships steam ahead
The Swedish Navy is testing out a new ship which is believed to be the most "invisible" yet. The Royal Navy and the US Navy both have plans of their own for similarly futuristic "stealth" ships.
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Topic: W A R - on June 9, 2004 at 3:54:00 PM CEST
U.S.'s Ashcroft Won't Release or Discuss Torture Memo
U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, testifying before a congressional committee, refused to release or discuss memoranda that news reports say offered justification for torturing suspected terrorists. Two Democratic senators said Ashcroft's stance may constitute contempt of Congress, a federal crime.
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Topic: W A R - on June 9, 2004 at 2:51:00 PM CEST
Prison Interrogators' Gloves Came Off Before Abu Ghraib
After American Taliban recruit John Walker Lindh was captured in Afghanistan, the office of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld instructed military intelligence officers to "take the gloves off" in interrogating him. The instructions from Rumsfeld's legal counsel in late 2001, contained in previously undisclosed government documents, are the earliest known evidence that the Bush administration was willing to test the limits of how far it could go legally to extract information from suspected terrorists.
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Topic: W A R - on June 8, 2004 at 6:13:00 PM CEST
US-Soldaten führten Bundeswehr-Oberst in Handschellen ab
Wie heute berichtet wurde, wurde bereits im April, kurz nach dem Besuch des Bundesaußenministers Fischer, ein Bundeswehr-Kommandeur von den US-Truppen in Kabul verhaftet und in Handschellen abgeführt.
Zu diesem Zwischenfall kam es, als der deutsche Offizier, als Kommandant des Flughafens in Kabul, einem US-Flugzeug keine 'sofortige Landeerlaubnis' geben wollte.
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Topic: W A R - on June 8, 2004 at 7:05:00 AM CEST
Iraqi Missile Engines Found in Netherlands, UN Inspectors Say
Two engines from Iraqi surface-to-air missiles, including one from an Al Samoud 2 missile banned by the United Nations, have turned up in a scrap yard in the Netherlands, according to UN arms inspectors.
Representatives of the unidentified scrap yard said at least five and as many as 12 similar engines were sent to the Rotterdam location earlier this year, and more may have passed through, according to a report dated May 28 from the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission.
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Topic: W A R - on June 8, 2004 at 7:01:00 AM CEST
Supreme Court rules that Austria can be sued over Nazi-looted art
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Holocaust victims’ families can sue Austria to recover Nazi-looted paintings could have repercussions for other cases against European governments.
The court ruled Monday that Americans can sue foreign governments in U.S. courts over looted art, stolen property and war crimes dating back to the Holocaust era.
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Topic: W A R - on June 7, 2004 at 5:46:00 PM CEST
Eigene Kamera filmte Mord an britischem BBC - Mitarbeiter
In Riad wurde auf offener Straße ein britischer Kameramann der BBC vor der laufenden Kamera erschossen.
Bei dem ermordeten Kameramann handelt es sich um den 36 Jahre alten Simon Cumbers. Er war mit einem Kollegen in Riad, um einen Film über die wachsende Terrorgefahr in Saudi-Arabien zu drehen.
Bereits letzte Woche wurde in Riad auf Amerikaner geschossen, dabei gab es aber keine Todesopfer.
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Topic: W A R - on June 7, 2004 at 10:30:00 AM CEST
Rumsfeld Fears Losing War On Islamic Extremism
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the United States and its allies are winning some battles against terrorism -- but may be losing the broader war against Islamic extremism.
Rumsfeld spoke at an international security conference in Singapore before traveling to Bangladesh, a mostly Muslim nation that has denounced terrorism.
He said he fears "zealots and despots" may be turning out newly trained terrorists faster than the United States can capture or kill them.
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