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  •  No Victory in Iraq, says Petraeus

    No Victory in Iraq, says Petraeus

      

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    The outgoing commander of US troops in Iraq, Gen David Petraeus, has said that he will never declare victory there. In a BBC interview, Gen Petraeus said that recent security gains were "not irreve

    By: ZenGarden33 | Comments: 48 | Views: 8842 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Sep-11-2008 in Iraq, Afghanistan, Middle East

  • Experts: U.S. hindered 'jet bomb plot' probe

    Experts: U.S. hindered 'jet bomb plot' probe

      

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    Story Highlights U.S. authorities blamed for compromising UK probe into alleged jet bomb plot UK experts say arrest of terror suspect in Pakistan hindered investigation Jury failed to reach ver

    By: bellava | Comments: 9 | Views: 5140 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 0
    Location: London, London, City of, United Kingdom (UK/GB) | Leaked: Sep-9-2008 in News

  • 7/7 bombers were given £20,000 funding... by Children in Need

    7/7 bombers were given £20,000 funding... by Children in Need

      

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    Children in Need inadvertently handed £20,000 to the 7/7 London bombers, it emerged last night. The BBC charity cash was given to a bookshop run by Mohammed Siddique Khan and Shehzad Tanweer, who

    By: Charles_Martel | Comments: 15 | Views: 6308 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Aug-20-2008 in Other

  • Hamas rejects Israeli recognition

    Hamas rejects Israeli recognition

      

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    Palestinian militant group Hamas will not recognise Israel, its political leader Khaled Meshaal has insisted. He was responding to comments by former US President Jimmy Carter, following their tal

    By: Dat1111 | Comments: 25 | Views: 9708 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Apr-24-2008 in News

  • British schools are falling for pseudoscience

    British schools are falling for pseudoscience

      

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    British schools are falling for the pseudoscience of Brain Gym. Why fill kids' heads with nonsense? by Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/07/education British school

    By: dogbutt | Comments: 3 | Views: 7801 | Votes: 2 | Shared: 1
    Leaked: Apr-15-2008 in Other

  • Cute American Girl Killed by Islamic Insurgents

    Cute American Girl Killed by Islamic Insurgents

      

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    - MSNBC newsnight story of a young american woman killed in Iraq when her convoy was ambushed by islamic insurgents, 3 american security guards were also killed. -

    By: Rubicon_Cube | Comments: 145 | Views: 23334 | Votes: 7 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Apr-10-2008 in Iraq, News, Middle East

  • Target of Jihad: Wafa Sultan

    Target of Jihad: Wafa Sultan

      

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    Wafa Sultan appeared on Al-Jazeera again earlier this month, and the shock waves are still reverberating throughout the Islamic world. The day after her appearance Al-Jazeera issued a public apology f

    By: theblue8 | Comments: 28 | Views: 9628 | Votes: 1 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Mar-26-2008 in Iraq, News, Other

  • British nukes were protected by bike locks

    British nukes were protected by bike locks

      

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    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/7097101.stm By Meirion Jones Newsnight producer Newsnight has discovered that until the early days of the Blair government the RAF's nuclear bo

    By: e4bannan | Comments: 11 | Views: 8334 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Dec-16-2007 in News

  • UK troops leave Basra to Iraqi Militias

    UK troops leave Basra to Iraqi Militias

      

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    Despite the fact that a recent government report stated that the city is dominated by militias and the police contains "murderous" and "corrupt" elements, British troops have transferred control of Ba

    By: captain_custard | Comments: 30 | Views: 5711 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Dec-16-2007 in Iraq, Middle East

  • Iraqi oil exceeds pre-war output

    Iraqi oil exceeds pre-war output

      

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    Iraqi oil production is above the levels seen before the US-led invasion of the country in 2003, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA said Iraqi crude production is now runnin

    By: Dat1111 | Comments: 20 | Views: 7861 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Dec-14-2007 in Iraq, Iran, Middle East

  • Fragile success for US Iraq surge

    Fragile success for US Iraq surge

      

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    BBC correspondent Mark Urban has just returned from a second spell embedded with US soldiers on tour in Iraq to assess Washington's claims of an improving security situation. Winning over local p

    By: bellava | Comments: 7 | Views: 8755 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 1
    Leaked: Dec-9-2007 in Iraq, News, Middle East

  • RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy

    RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy

      

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    Trailer for a new feature documentary looking at the controversies in the RFK assassination. Directed by Shane O'Sullivan, based on his earlier reports for BBC Newsnight and The Guardian. Link Tit

    By: rfkmustdie | Comments: 10 | Views: 9754 | Votes: 1 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Nov-23-2007 in Other