Wednesday, June 6, 2012

HuffPost World Daily Brief: Disgraced Chinese Politician.. Panetta Defends Drones.. Queen's Jubilee Scandal

Wednesday, June 6, 2012
BEIJING — China's leadership faces a knotty choice in how to finish off fallen politician Bo Xilai without further damaging the Communist Party's image: Purge him the old-fashioned way – in secret – or run him through a public trial.
Panetta Defends Drone Strikes
Suicide Bomber Kills 20 Civilians Near NATO Base
Syria Appoints New PM
Unpaid Jubilee Workers Left Out In Cold After Mix Up
Protesting Is Worse Than Nuclear Crimes?
BLOG POSTS
John Feffer: E-War
Listen to Washington and you'd think the U.S. was simply a healthy body under attack by foreign microbes in league with traitorous parasites within. But several major news stories paint a very different picture of the government's approach to cyber war.
Kumi Naidoo: Now More Than Ever
World Environment Day is a good time for taking stock but it is also a time to be inspired. There are many people who provide that inspiration and here are just a few I am proud to stand beside.
Jon Soltz: Latest Killing of al Qaeda Leader Should Convince Obama to Hasten Transition Out of Afghanistan
Buried beneath the news of the Wisconsin recall election and Republicans blocking equal pay for women in the Senate was perhaps the most significant news in the war on terror since the death of Osama bin Laden : Abu Yahya al-Libi was killed in a drone strike in the Waziristan region of Pakistan.
Tom Engelhardt: Praying at the Church of St. Drone
Be assured of one thing: whichever candidate you choose at the polls in November, you aren't just electing a president of the United States; you are also electing an assassin-in-chief.
Nancy Lindborg: For Yemen's Future, Global Humanitarian Response Is Vital
At a time of historic political transition, nearly half of Yemen's population is without enough to eat, and nearly 1 million children under the age of 5 are malnourished, putting them at greater risk of illness and disease. This is a humanitarian crisis that requires collective global action.
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