Myanmar Government Recruits Thousands of Children to Military

The Myanmar military government is forcibly recruiting thousands of children, some as young as age 10, into its armed forces to make up for high desertion rates, according to a...

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October 31, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (5)

In Report, State Says Contract Guards Can't Be Prosecuted

News that the State Department granted immunity to Blackwater security personnel in Iraq who may know about or have been involved in the killing of Iraqi civilians is kicking up...

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October 31, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (6)

New Orleans DA to Resign

New Orleans District Attorney Eddie Jordan told his staff today he would resign Wednesday in light of a $3.7 million discrimination verdict against his office and an increasing murder rate...

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October 30, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (7)

WSJ Crowns New King of Congressional Pork

Wall Street Journal readers awoke to an unusual coronation this morning: an exhaustive report that effectively crowned Rep. John Murtha, D-Penn., the king of pork-barrel spending. This year alone, Murtha...

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U.S. Navy Patrols the High Seas, Takes on Pirates

A U.S. Navy destroyer provided medical assistance today to a North Korean cargo ship that had been overrun by pirates off the coast of Somalia, according to the Navy. While...

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New Wave of Video Beheadings Aimed at 'American Slaves'

New propaganda videos show al Qaeda-connected terrorists carrying out the beheadings of captured Pakistani soldiers, labeled "slaves to America." One edited video, obtained by the Blotter on ABCNews.com, shows several...

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Washington Post on Giuliani's Consultant Firm

There's more today in the Washington Post on Rudolph Giuliani's consulting firm, which, John Solomon writes, the presidential candidate had promised to quit but has not done so. This is...

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October 30, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Did Congress Mistakenly 'Out' Secret Whistle-Blowers?

A clerical error by a congressional staffer may have revealed the e-mail addresses of government whistle-blowers. The addresses were from a list of respondents to a congressional "anonymous" tip line...

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U.K. Soft on Terrorism? Saudi King Says So in BBC Interview

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia accused Britain of not taking international terrorism seriously in an interview with the BBC. The Saudi monarch said Britain failed to act on intelligence provided...

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October 29, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (4)

The Secretive Jihadist Taking Over Pakistan

A secretive Pakistani cleric is using an illegal radio station there to urge his followers to wage jihad in the restive Northwest Frontier Province where the Taliban is rapidly increasing...

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October 29, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (10)