Archive for September 21st, 2006
Branson Pledges Billions to Fight Global Warming
avi - Sep 21st, 2006
Branson Pledges Billions to Fight Global Warming - New York Times
In one swoop, Mr. Branson exceeded the tally of $2.1 billion in 107 separate pledges from individuals and companies on the first day of the meeting and the total of $2.5 billion raised in the first such meeting, held last year.
The money is going [...]
CIA Refused to Operate Secret Jails
avi - Sep 21st, 2006
FT.com / US / Rendition - CIA ‘refused to operate’ secret jails
From the article:
The Bush administration had to empty its secret prisons and transfer terror suspects to the military-run detention centre at Guantánamo this month in part because CIA interrogators had refused to carry out further interrogations and run the secret facilities, according to [...]