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Guantánamo prisoner 'was waterboarded'; agents omitted it from memo
New York Times, Published on 29/07/2022
» GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba: A prisoner accused of plotting al-Qaida’s bombing of the USS Cole warship in 2000 told federal interrogators years later that he was waterboarded by the CIA, an interpreter testified Thursday. But that detail was omitted from the official account of the interrogations that prosecutors want to use at his death-penalty trial as evidence that he confessed.
Jan 6 probe, new books lift lid on Trump's final days in office
AFP, Published on 13/12/2021
» WASHINGTON: The Congressional investigation into the Jan 6 assault on the US Capitol by a mob loyal to Donald Trump is increasingly focusing on the former president and his top aides -- and what they did before the riot.
Dubious of Trump's sanity, US general secretly called China: book
AFP, Published on 15/09/2021
» WASHINGTON - The top US general was so worried in early January that Donald Trump was out of control that he took secret action to prevent the outgoing president from sparking a war with China, according to a new book.
Trump briefed on Russian bounties in February: report
AFP, Published on 30/06/2020
» WASHINGTON: Donald Trump received a written briefing about alleged Russian bounties offered to Afghan militants to kill American troops as early as February, The New York Times said Monday in a new report undercutting the US president's assertion that he was not told of the threat.
White House says no intel consensus on Russia bounties
AFP, Published on 30/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was not briefed on reports that Russia offered bounties to Taliban-linked militias to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan due to concern over the accuracy of the intelligence, a White House spokeswoman said Monday.
Trump, US lawmakers battle over war powers amid Iran tensions
AFP, Published on 10/01/2020
» WASHINGTON - A defiant US President Donald Trump clashed with congressional Democrats Thursday before lawmakers hold a largely symbolic but politically charged vote to rein in his ability to take military action against Iran.
Trump, US lawmakers battle over war powers amid Iran tensions
AFP, Published on 09/01/2020
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump braced for a brawl with congressional Democrats who were set to vote Thursday to rein in his ability to take military action against Iran.
Trump says he called off deadly strike against Iran
Published on 21/06/2019
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump says he aborted a military strike on Iran because such a response to Teheran’s downing of a US surveillance drone would have caused a disproportionate loss of life.
US intel 'at odds with Trump' on N.Korea, ISIS, Iran
AFP, Published on 30/01/2019
» WASHINGTON - US intelligence chiefs on Tuesday contradicted President Donald Trump's statements that the Islamic State group has been defeated and that North Korea can be convinced to forego its nuclear weapons.
Turkey seeks arrest of 2 Saudis over Khashoggi murder
AFP, Published on 05/12/2018
» ISTANBUL: A Turkish prosecutor has demanded that arrest warrants be issued against two Saudi nationals close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a Turkish source close to the investigation said Wednesday.