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Sunday, July 13, 2008 14:06
GMT President
George W Bush backs Israeli plan for strike on Iran President
George W Bush has told the Israeli government that he may be prepared
to approve a future military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities if
negotiations with Tehran break down, according to a senior Pentagon
official.
World's
largest mortgage providers teeter on the brink of collapse
America's regulators were last night shoring up the country's financial
defences, after one of the biggest bank failures in US history sparked
fears about the viability of the world's largest mortgage providers.
IndyMac
Bank seized by federal regulators
The federal government took control of Pasadena-based IndyMac Bank on
Friday in what regulators called the second-largest bank failure in
U.S. history.
Red
Cross finds Bush administration guilty of war crimes In a secret report last year, the Red Cross
found evidence of the CIA using torture on prisoners that would make
the Bush administration guilty of war crimes, The New York Times reported
Friday.
U.S.
and Iraq scale back security deal plans
U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have ended efforts to reach a formal security
pact before President George W. Bush leaves office in favor of an interim
deal, the Washington Post said on Sunday, citing senior U.S. officials.
The
Great Biofuels Con
Rarely in political history can there have been such a rapid and dramatic
reversal of a received wisdom as we have seen in the past 18 months
over biofuels – the cropping of living plants, such as soya beans,
wheat and sugar cane, to generate energy.
Report
Cites Abuses by Mexican Military The National Human Rights Commission on Friday
accused the Mexican military of wrongfully killing eight civilians at
roadblocks, torturing witnesses and allowing soldiers accused of rights
violations to escape prosecution during its continuing campaign against
drug cartels.
