News and views from around the web posted to the Wonderland Wire:
- Obama Policy Retains Right to Nuke Iran | Antiwar.com 6 April 2010 — ‘Much has been made in the past few weeks of the Obama Administration’s plan to issue a new nuclear weapons doctrine, replacing the Bush Doctrine that included the possibility of using nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states.’
- Abu Zubaydah: Tortured for Nothing | Andy Worthington 6 April 2010 — ‘The US government has conceded the once “high-value detainee” waterboarded at least 83 times was kidnapped due to “baseless allegations”.’
- UK Conservatives may reopen probe into Iraq war whistleblower’s death | Raw Story 6 April 2010 — ‘The death of a whistle-blower who said the UK government had “sexed up” a dossier on Saddam Hussein’s military capabilities in order to sell the Iraq war has been one of the most intriguing and confusing elements of the war’s history.’
- Could Karzai Become an Enemy of the West? — News from Antiwar.com 6 April 2010 — ‘Tensions between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the Obama Administration seem to be growing by the minute, with a weekend speech in which Karzai threatened to join the Taliban fueling resentment on both sides.’
- Human rights report threatens aid to Pakistan | WaPo 6 April 2010 — ‘New York-based Human Rights Watch said it had documented the extrajudicial execution of as many as 300 alleged Taliban supporters and sympathizers in the area around Mingora, the Swat capital, in interviews with more than 100 Swat families in February and March. A report on the alleged abuses, including torture, home demolitions, illegal detentions and disappearances, is scheduled for release this month.’
- Washington piles pressure on Iran and ignores Israel by Essa Bin Mohammed Al Zedjali | CASMII 6 April 2010 — ‘This is at a time when the US seems utterly helpless to control its staunch ally, Israel, which keeps on thumbing its nose at international law. Iran, it may be noted, has sworn by the peaceful nature of its nuclear program.’
- Iran vows to strike Israel immediately if attacked | Haaretz 6 April 2010 — ‘A senior cleric within Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard on Tuesday reiterated warnings that Tehran would strike Tel Aviv immediately if Israel and its Western allies attacked Iran.’
- Separated by the apartheid wall | SocialistWorker.org 6 April 2010 — ‘A Palestinian man explains what it’s like to be separated from his community because he lives on the wrong side of Israel’s sprawling apartheid wall.’
- ‘Personhood’ movement aims to end abortion | McClatchy 6 April 2010 — ‘A group of anti-abortion activists has unrolled a new strategy: Stretch the legal definition of “person” in state constitutions to cover a freshly fertilized egg in a woman’s womb.’
- Military Massacre of Pregnant Afghan Women Covered Up as ‘Honor Killings’ | Little Alex in Wonderland 6 April 2010
- EU Boosts Arms Manufacturers | IPS 6 April 2010
- The Ivy League Hates Nullification by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. 6 April 2010
- Egypt police violently disperse pro-reform protest | Haaretz 6 April 2010
- New 50% tax rate comes into force for top earners | BBC 6 April 2010
- More held over Turkey ‘coup plot’ | Al Jazeera English 6 April 2010
- Indian police killed by Maoists | Al Jazeera English 6 April 2010
- Thai Protesters Refuse to Leave Central Bangkok District | NY Times 6 April 2010
- California Case Will Test N.F.L. Teams’ Liability for Former Players’ Dementia | NY Times 6 April 2010
- Unemployment benefits expire for thousands | CNN 6 April 2010
- No joke: Karzai threatens to join the Taliban | Raw Story 6 April 2010
- Israel cites ‘Tactical error’ for killing Palestinians | Press TV 6 April 2010
