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Coming This Week: International Edition!

by Sharona Coutts - August 18, 2008 3:12 pm EDT

Congress is in summer recess and everyone else in the U.S. seems to be at the beach, their ranch or preparing for the conventions.

So in lieu of our normal roundup, we're giving you a taste of some of the (very few!) events we found afar.

Monday, Aug. 18

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is on a 10-day tour of southern Africa, meeting with leaders across the continent as part of his effort to break the deadlock in talks with President Robert Mugabe.

Tsangirai, who won a thumping victory in March's elections, has been … more

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$100 Billion to Contractors in Iraq

by Paul Kiel - August 12, 2008 12:06 pm EDT

Sometimes a number best tells the story. Especially if the story is simply that the U.S. has dropped a ton of money on contractors in … more

How Taxpayer Money Is Wrapped Up in Georgian War

by Sharona Coutts - August 12, 2008 10:40 am EDT

Russia's announcement this morning that it will cease its offensive in Georgia has created a potential lull in what was a rapidly … more

The U.S. Military’s $3.5 Billion Petty Cash Box for Iraq

by Paul Kiel - August 11, 2008 6:04 pm EDT

The idea has natural appeal: Give money to U.S. troops, who with the benefit of daily, direct contact with Iraqis, will spend it where … more

In Rebuke to Military, Jury Sentences Hamdan to Mostly Time-Served

by Eric Umansky - August 7, 2008 4:57 pm EDT

A day after clearing Salim Hamdan of the most serious charges against him, a military jury today sentenced Hamdan to 66 months. … more

Was Hamdan’s Chauffeuring Really a War Crime?

by Eric Umansky - August 7, 2008 10:19 am EDT

Among the many oddities of the U.S.'s first war crimes trial since World War II is this: The war crime for which Salim Hamdan was … more

Update: Second Batch of NSA Docs Here Now

by Sharona Coutts - August 6, 2008 5:09 pm EDT

We've been writing today about the Memory Hole's post of 400 National Security Agency forms on their site.

With Memory Hole's … more

Update: One Batch of NSA Docs Now Here

by Sharona Coutts - August 6, 2008 1:17 pm EDT

We wrote earlier today about the huge slab of National Security Agency documents that the Memory Hole posted on their site a couple days … more

Jury Dismisses Most Serious Charges Against Hamdan

by Eric Umansky - August 6, 2008 1:01 pm EDT

The U.S.'s first war crimes trial since World War II has ended in a split verdict. Salim Ahmed Hamdan, who acknowledged he chauffeured … more

National Security Agency Internal Forms Published

by Sharona Coutts - August 6, 2008 11:41 am EDT

The National Security Agency has handed hundreds of its internal forms to the Memory Hole, a Web site that has previously grabbed … more

Pressure Grows to Overturn VA Voter Registration Ban

by Matt Townsend - August 5, 2008 5:32 pm EDT

Democrats in both the House and Senate have introduced legislation to force the Department of Veterans Affairs to overturn a ban on … more

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