Global Report
The Global Report Dec. 8-14, 2010
The European Union is losing faith in the war in Afghanistan. The Obama Administration worked with Republicans to block a criminal probe in Bush Administration officials' roles in setting torture policy. Latin American leaders decry what they see as unwanted American intervention into their region. His own panel says that President Obama didn't do enought for Gulf Coast states after the BP oil explosion. The Global Report is a non-profit news organization dedicated to providing under reported news to the citizens of the world.
Email this pageThe Global Report #123: More Wikileaks Mayhem
Another trove of documents from Wikileaks reveals U.S. diplomats spying on UN officials, Yemen covering up airstrikes within its borders. The U.S. is said to have lifted a large, eavesdropping spy missile into orbit, while medical bills are plunging many people into poverty. The Global Report is a non-profit news organization dedicated to providing under-reported news to citizens of the world.
Global Report: Oct. 6-12, 2010
This week: The CIA escalates attacks in Pakistan; Iraq breaks the world record for going the longest time without a government: U.S Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States will never leave Afghanistan; Haiti is still waiting for the aid it was promised nearly nine months ago; and one in five of the world's plant species face extinction. These stories and more.
Global Report: Sept. 29-Oct. 5 2010: BPA Exposure in Humans Grossly Underestimated
In this week's news: the Obama administration intervened to help stop a federal lawsuit over the administration's plan to assassinate a U.S. citizen overseas; the FBI raided anti-war activists' homes across the country for counter-terrorism investigations; human exposure to toxic BPA chemicals was discovered to be grossly underestimated; and in recent months, more private contractors than soldiers were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. These stories and more.
Global Report: Sept. 22-28 2010: Iraqi Citizens Killed in US Operations; Obama Administration Being Sued; Genetically-Modified Salmon Won't Be Labeled
This week: Two weeks after President Obama announced combat operations over in Iraq, US soldiers engaged in combat in which civilians were killed; the Obama administration is being sued over a claim that it is withholding key data on the BP oil disaster in the Gulf; the US Food and Drug Administration is not going to require genetically-modified salmon to be labeled in stores; and the legitimacy of Afghanistan's elections are once again in doubt over questions of violence and voter disenfranchisement. These stories and more on The Global Report.
Global Report: Sept. 15-21 2010: Torture Victims Cannot Sue CIA
Among this week's news: A federal court rules that former prisoners of the C.I.A. cannot sue over their alleged torture in overseas prisons; activists are arrested on the grounds of a new US nuclear weapons production facility; a thick layer of oil stretching for miles was discovered on the Gulf sea floor; and security in Afghanistan is deteriorating.
Global Report: Sept 8-14 2010: Immigrants Good for US Economy, US Troops in Iraq Beyond 2011
This week: A new report reveals that immigrants help to bolster the US economy, raising average wages and stimulating investment; former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was faced with a crowd of shoe-and egg-hurling protesters at the first stop of his book tour; one week after the supposed end to combat operations in Iraq, officials are saying the US will likely keep US troops there beyond 2011. At the same time, the private military contractor presence in Iraq has ballooned. These stories and more.
Global Report: Sept. 1-7 2010: Assassination of US Citizens, CIA Drug Experiments, and Unequal Distribution of Post-Katrina Aid
Among this week's underreported news: The Obama administration is sued over its policy to assassinate American citizens; a veterans' group is saying the CIA is blocking a lawsuit that aims to hold the spy agency accountable for its drug experiments on American soldiers; an investigation has revealed that more post-Hurricane Katrina government recovery assistance went to rich white people than lower income black families; and the Obama administration sided with major utility companies in a Supreme Court case about climate change. These stories and more.
Global Report: Aug. 25-31 2010: US Military to Remain in Afghanistan for Years
Among this week's news: US air base plans reveal the US military intends to stay in Afghanistan for years; in Iraq, despite official statements to the contrary, American troops remain and sometimes die in combat; the FBI and CIA are sued over an American's torture; and a top former FBI interrogator says the fight against an Islamic center being built a few blocks away from Ground Zero is helping al Qaida. These stories and more.
Global Report: Aug. 18-24 2010: BP's Dispersants Making Gulf Residents Sick, Killing Endangered Species
People in the Gulf Coast say they're getting sick from BP's oil dispersants while US officials reported a large increase in the numbers of endangered species injured or killed. Also, the United States wants Iraq to take responsibility for innocent civilians killed in U.S. military operations; NATO has left hundreds of Afghan familes homeless; and scientists tell Congress that Greenland may soon disappear entirely. These stories and more.
