Suspect in Police Shootings Is Dead, Official Says
SEATTLE (AP) — The man suspected of gunning down four police officers in a suburban coffee shop was shot and killed by a lone patrolman investigating a stolen car early Tuesday. Four people were arrested for allegedly helping the suspect elude authorities during a massive two-day manhunt.
EU President Takes Office as Lisbon Treaty Enters into Force
The EU’s first president, Herman Van Rompuy, officially took office Tuesday as the bloc’s reforming Lisbon Treaty entered into force, giving the European project a human face [!?] as it enters a new era.
Demanjuk Begins Trial On a Stretcher
John Demjanjuk, the 89-year-old accused of being a Nazi death camp guard, began his war crimes trial in Munich on a stretcher. NOTE: Pretty sick, whichever way you look at it – Max
West Prepares Sanctions Against Iran
Western governments could begin drawing up new sanctions against Iran within weeks in response to its plans to build ten new nuclear fuel plants. [Cutting off their nose to spite their face? - Max]
British Sailors Detained by Iran in Yacht Dispute
Britain was making frantic diplomatic efforts last night to stop a dispute with Iran over the seizure of five British sailors becoming an international crisis. [British SBS perhaps?]
Iran Speaker Critical of Nuclear Treaty
Iran sees little point to staying in the Non-Proliferation Treaty, a senior official said yesterday, a day after announcing plans to build 10 more nuclear sites.
Anger as Gordon Brown Reveals SAS Role in Afghanistan
Gordon Brown surprised MPs and caused consternation among senior military figures yesterday by revealing there were 500 special forces troops in Afghanistan.
Bush Began Iraq War Drumbeat Three Days After 9/11
George Bush tried to make a connection between Iraq and al-Qaida in a conversation with Tony Blair three days after the 9/11 attacks, according to Blair’s foreign policy adviser of the time.
Settlement Freeze Won’t Hurt Netanyahu
Israeli rightwingers are furiously condemning the prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, for his 10-month freeze on building houses for settlers on the West Bank. [On stolen Palestinian Land]
Britain Faces Return to Victorian Levels of Poverty
Labour’s strategy for tackling poverty has reached the end of the road and Britain risks a return to Victorian levels of inequality, according to a major two-year study seen by The Independent.
