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...human-rights record of Tunisia - with its small population and economy - should perhaps matter little to the West, compared with that of Libya and Algeria, whose mammoth energy reserves make them important strategic players. But Tunisia's crackdown against Islamic militants has made it a dependable partner in Washington's war on terror, and Tunisian intelligence officers provide "intense cooperation" with CIA and FBI agents, says Tahar Fellous Refaï, director general of external relations and international cooperation at Tunisia's Ministry of the Interior. In October the ripples from Tunisia's approach to human rights reached Washington: a federal...
...possibility of stepping down as chief of staff,” Bush said at the time. “After five-and-a-half years, he thought it might be time to return to private life.”However, yesterday, Card said his resignation was not simply a matter of personal preference.Card, who was in Cambridge for a dinner at the Institute of Politics, emphasized that he did not want to leave his post at the time. “I miss it, I really miss the White House,” he said. “Anybody...
...Spokespersons for the FBI and Blackwater had no comment on the matter. FBI investigators could be unable to use information and leads generated by a State Department investigation if, indeed, a promise of immunity was extended. But if that promise only involved limited protection - whereby a witness is not prosecuted for his statements, provided they are truthful - the FBI could still bring charges based on information it developed independently...
...French lawyer for Zoe's called the entire matter politically motivated. But that position became harder to defend in the face of claims by another French relief organization that most of the 103 children were neither orphans - nor even Sudanese for the most part. Those allegations were reinforced on Thursday when two U.N. agencies said they?d managed to confirm 91 of the children had at least one parent, and most came from Chad. French media reports, meanwhile, quoted residents of Chadian villages claiming they'd seen some of the 103 children lured from their homes into trucks by visiting...
...FEMA's decision last week to exclude real reporters from a matter of real national security - in which half a million people had been evacuated from their homes due to uncontrolled fire - would suggest that the best way to provide an atmosphere of learning would be to include real reporters before the disaster strikes. Maybe if FEMA had established good relationships with more real reporters before the wildfires, the agency would feel confident enough to allow them to ask questions during press conferences...