Emails show CIA detroyed interrogation tapes - 16 April 10 - English
Contributed by CurrentAffairs. More than one-hundred pages of newly released documents from the US's top intelligence branch are providing the clearest look yet at the CIA's decision to destroy...
Contributed by CurrentAffairs. More than one-hundred pages of newly released documents from the US's top intelligence branch are providing the clearest look yet at the CIA's decision to destroy videotapes of detainee interrogation. The new documents show that Porter Goss, the then CIA chief, agreed with the decision to destroy the tapes, though they show he did not know of the destruction until after it occurred. They also reveal that almost immediately after the destruction, CIA officials worried they had done something wrong, if not illegaloarding . Patty Culhane reports (16 April 2010).
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Contributed by CurrentAffairs. More than one-hundred pages of newly released documents from the US's top intelligence branch are providing the clearest look yet at the CIA's decision to destroy videotapes of detainee interrogation. The new documents show that Porter Goss, the then CIA chief, agreed with the decision to destroy the tapes, though they show he did not know of the destruction until after it occurred. They also reveal that almost immediately after the destruction, CIA officials worried they had done something wrong, if not illegaloarding . Patty Culhane reports (16 April 2010).
Obama says bond with israel unbreakable - 7 July 2010 - English
Barack Obama, the US president, and Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, have played down reports of a rift in their relationship, singing each other's praises as they met at the White...
Barack Obama, the US president, and Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, have played down reports of a rift in their relationship, singing each other's praises as they met at the White House.
Obama reiterated his commitment to the security of Israel, calling the bond between the two countries unbreakable.
The leaders also vowed to bring about face-to-face talks between Israelis and Palestinians, but gave no details about how and when that would happen.
Al Jazeera's Patty Culhane reports. (July 07, 2010)
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Barack Obama, the US president, and Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, have played down reports of a rift in their relationship, singing each other's praises as they met at the White House.
Obama reiterated his commitment to the security of Israel, calling the bond between the two countries unbreakable.
The leaders also vowed to bring about face-to-face talks between Israelis and Palestinians, but gave no details about how and when that would happen.
Al Jazeera's Patty Culhane reports. (July 07, 2010)