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International Roundup: Yi’s return, Pau Gasol
Interbasket —
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This week’s quick international roundup of the player performances during the last few days. This post includes discussion about Yi Jianlian ’s return to the New Jersey Nets, Pau Gasol ’s extension, Luol Deng and Joakim Noah’s contributions to the Chicago Bulls, J.J. Barea’s career year, and Žalgiris ...9 hours ago -
Nuclear Energy: Safe, Clean, and Affordable
A few thoughts —
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Image via Wikipedia Dr. Mir F. AliIn these days of climate change and energy crisis, it’s too bad that the word “Nuclear” has a connotation that brings back memories about the nuclear disaster of Chernobyl and the near miss of Three Mile Island. People are rightfully scared of potential accidents and the ...23 hours ago -
Lithuania weakens anti-gay law
Box Turtle Bulletin —
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The Baltic state of Lithuania appears to be backing away a bit from previous anti-gay legislation. ( Agence France-Presse ) In a 58-4 vote, with 25 abstentions, parliament approved amendments to legislation that sparked criticism from rights groups in Lithuania and abroad when it was passed in July. The original ...1 day ago -
The future of mobile: Q&A with GetJar CEO Ilja Laurs
Family Learning Center —
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Lithuania revises “gay promotion” law, rights activists still wary
ADF Alliance Alert —
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Agence France-Presse : "The original law, which had been due to come into force in March 2010, barred the public dissemination of information favourable to homosexuality, claiming it could harm the mental health and physical, intellectual and moral development of minors . . . The changes approved on Tuesday give the ...1 day ago -
Investigation finds Lithuania had secret CIA jails
Question Everything —
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ReutersVILNIUS (Reuters) – The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ran a secret prison in Lithuania and al Qaeda suspects may have been held there, a parliamentary probe in the Baltic state found on Tuesday.Talk of secret jails have been a hot topic in Lithuania and the head of the domestic intelligence agency ...1 day ago -
Lithuanian parliament revises gay ban law
PinkNews.co.uk —
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Lithuania has revised a controversial law banning the "promotion" of homosexuality. The countrys parliament voted 58-4, with 25 abstentions, to amend the law. It prohibited the "public dissemination" of any materials which could be seen to promote homosexuality.1 day ago -
Lithuania: Anti Gay "Promotion" Law Watered Down, Still Dangerous
Gay Marriage Watch —
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Lithuanian lawmakers revised a controversial law on Tuesday that banned the promotion of homosexuality, but gay rights campaigners warned the move did nothing to assuage their concerns. In a 58-4 vote, with 25 abstentions, parliament approved amendments to legislation that sparked criticism from rights groups in ...1 day ago -
Probe Confirms CIA Operated Secret "Black Site" Prisons in Lithuania by Jason Leopold
BuzzFlash.net: published —
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Lithuanian government officials confirmed that the countrys intelligence agency helped the CIA set up secret black site prisons in the country where alleged high-value al-Qaeda operatives were to be rendered for interrogation. The four-month investigation commissioned by President Dalia Grybauskaite and conducted by ...1 day ago -
Lithuanian Probe Reveals Two CIA Black Sites
Nasir Khan blog —
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CIA Conducted ‘Interrogations’ in Stable by Jason Ditz, Antiwar.com , December 22, 2009 Email This | Print This | // Share This | Comment | Antiwar Forum The Lithuanian Parliament released its findings into a probe of CIA activities in the nation today, ...1 day ago -
Lithuanian Probe Reveals Two CIA Black Sites
Dr Nasir Khan —
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CIA Conducted ‘Interrogations’ in Stable by Jason Ditz, Antiwar.com , December 22, 2009 Email This | Print This | // Share This | Comment | Antiwar Forum The Lithuanian Parliament released its findings into a probe of CIA activities in the nation today, confirming that ...1 day ago -
Lithuania ‘hosted at least two secret CIA prisons’
Dandelion Salad —
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http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/PressTVDec. 22, 2009A Lithuanian inquiry has found that the US Central Intelligence Agency set up and used secret prisons on its soil following the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in the US.Lithuania’s intelligence agency assisted the CIA-run secret prisons, which were used to ...1 day ago -
U.S. Put Jails in Lithuania, Premier Says
NYT > Theater —
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A report contends that state security officials never informed senior government officials about two small secret prisons.2 days ago -
Guantanamo In Lithuania
Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print —
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The government of Lithuania confirmed today that the U.S. government has been operating two secret prisons within its borders . The prisons’ operations took place outside all systems of international law, meaning that they violated U.S. law as well. Reports call these “black site prisons” because they’re ...2 days ago -
Lithuanian spy agency set up secret prisons for CIA
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
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Parliamentary committee finds no evidence of interrogations in Lithuania or that senior politicians were informed Lithuanias intelligence agency helped the CIA to set up secret prisons in the Baltic country, a parliamentary panel said today. However, the national security committee found no evidence that any ...2 days ago -
Lithuania hosted secret CIA prisons
PRI's The World —
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The CIA used at least two secret detention centers in Lithuania after the September 11th terrorist attacks, a Lithuanian inquiry has found. The report by a Lithuanian parliamentary committee says that in 2005 and 2006 CIA chartered planes were allowed to land in Lithuania. It says that no Lithuanian officials were ...2 days ago -
Frontrunning: December 22
zero hedge —
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Eurostar may struggle to move passengers by Christmas ( Bloomberg ) Lithuania let CIA use secret prison for interrogation ( Bloomberg ) A rising euro poses a threat to parts of block ( WSJ ) FBI probes hacker attack on Citigroup ( WSJ, AP ) Dubai stock markets to merge amid debt woe ( WSJ) Are S&P 500 growth ...2 days ago -
Lithuania may have hosted two US ‘war on terror’ jails (AFP)
Relevant News —
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AFP - Staunch US ally Lithuania may have hosted two war on terror lock-ups used by American agents to interrogate suspected Al-Qaeda members, the head of a commission of inquiry said Tuesday.2 days ago -
Debunking Myths about me (Part II)
Kazakhnomad's Blog: A Westerner's View of Kazakhstan —
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Myth#5 – The most painful lie used against me was when I was betrayed by someone I thought of and trusted as a friend. She twisted a sentence that I wrote in a handout for an international TESOL conference paper that I delivered last March in Denver, Colorado. She immediately flew into a rage that she did not ...2 days ago -
Domus247 (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Travel & Vacation Listings @ RealAdventures —
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Domus247 Vilnius, Lithuania Vacation Rentals - 35 Euro Per Night We also have a lot of apartments in Old Town. Please contact us for more options. We can pick you up at the airport and bring to the apartment of your choice. The cost of transfer is 15 Euro. RealAdventures | Vilnius, Lithuania Vacation Rentals ...3 days ago

