Tuesday, January 13, 2009

2009/01/13 Headlines: Abbas: Israel Is Aiming to “Wipe Out” Palestinians in Gaza; Red Cross: “There Is No Place Safe in Gaza for the Civilians”; UN Human Rights Council Condemns Israel; US Abstained from UN Vote After Olmert Called Bush; Israel Accused of Testing Experimental Weapons in Gaza; Israeli Soldier Jailed for Refusing to Fight in Gaza; Free Gaza Movement to Send More Boats with Aid to Gaza; Report: Obama to Issue Order to Close Guantanamo; 42 Prisoners at Guantanamo on Hunger Strike; Obama to Sign Pentagon Plan to Send 30,000 More Troops to Afghanistan; Obama Seeks Remaining $350 Billion of Financial Bailout; Judge Rules Madoff Can Stay in Penthouse Until Trial; Bush: “Not Having Weapons of Mass Destruction Was a Significant Disappointment”; Roland Burris to be Seated as New Illinois Senator; Julius Genachowski to Head FCC; Study: US Spends at Least $52 Billion/Year on Nuclear Weapons; Documents: US Officials Knew of Link Between Colombian Military & Death Squads