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Britain's reputation on the world stage suffered "severe damage" when ministers halted a corruption inquiry into an arms deal with Saudi Arabia, a Commons committee has said.

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Infuriated protesters carrying the bodies of five Afghans killed in a U.S.-led raid - including the shrouded corpses of a woman and teenage girl - blocked a highway in eastern Afghanistan with rocks and felled trees, denouncing their government and demanding an explanation.

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The secretary general of Amnesty International Canada says the federal government has turned a blind eye to torture by giving up control of prisoners captured in Afghanistan.

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A decade ago, Labour swept to power pledging to rebuild the trust between the state and its citizens. So why are our basic freedoms under assault as never before?

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2474442.ece


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Savage beatings, electrocution, whipping and extreme cold: Detainees detail a litany of abuses by Afghan authorities.

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"Handcuffed and blind-folded, I was told to keep my mouth shut"

I saw armed men in military uniforms running towards us. There were more than 30 men, who spoke English in American accents and Pashto [a language spoken in Afghanistan]. I think two of them were Americans and the rest were Afghans.

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Tony Blair has created a "staggering degree of inequality" in Britain, perpetuated a culture of greed and undermined democracy, according to one of those vying to succeed him.

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Police poised to charge Blair's top adviser

THE corruption scandal involving the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has intensified, with police poised to charge some of his advisers. And an embarrassing document has surfaced that reveals Mr Blair's strategy for wooing and "flattering" wealthy donors.

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Labour Party planned to reward donors with Blair meetings

Strategists in the Labour Party planned to give major donors access to Prime Minister Tony Blair, a document published Sunday showed in the latest twist in the "cash-for-honours" row.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070422/wl_uk_afp/britainpoliticscampaignfinance


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The question always in mind is why things are getting worse with every passing year in Afghanistan? Taliban rule was over in 2001 and one would have thought that with the passage of time the situation would become normal. On the ground the opposite is true and instead of getting better the situation is deteriorating. But why?

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After it became clear last year that several marines had killed 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, following an attack on their convoy of Humvees, the Marine Corps, which had initially played down the massacre, began an offensive of a different kind.

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Attorney General Abdul Jabar Sabit has said the soldiers of the foreign military accused of crimes will not be prosecuted in Afghanistan.

http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=111147


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