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3 December, 2008

Posts Tagged ‘The Independent’

The “Special Relationship” Frays: British Gov’t Investigating CIA Officers For Torture

By Charley James • Nov 1st, 2008 • Category: Reflections
 

by Charley James
So much for the “special relationship” between the United States and Great Britain. If it is not in complete tatters, it is fraying badly this morning.
The British Attorney General says he will investigate allegations that a British resident arrested by the US in Pakistan before being “rended” to Morocco, shipped to the black [...]


Sir Martin’s Midas Touch Dulling or Media Laziness?

By Denis Campbell • May 5th, 2008 • Category: Business
Which is the real headline?
TNS rejected WPP’s £1 billion pound buyout offer. What’s astounding is if one Googles TNS and WPP, there are 11-story links from: Reuters, The Telegraph, The Independent, The Times, MSN, E-Financial news, Yahoo! and Tiscali on the first search page.
All of them say the exact same thing regurgitating from the exact [...]