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Prince Harry Fighting in Afghanistan

The Ministry of Defence confirmed today that Prince Harry has been fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan for the last ten weeks in Helmand Province.
There has been a news blackout in operation to help prevent the Prince becoming a specific target for attack, however,  a foreign news website decided to run the news without consulting with [...]

Castro Retires as Cuban Leader

81 year old Fidel Castro has announced his retirement on health grounds, with his brother, 76 year old Raul strongly tipped to replace him.
Fidel Castro announced his resignation on the website of the Cuban Communist Party’s newspaper Granma.
He said he was “not in a physical condition” to continue as president and commander-in-chief but promised to remain [...]

Bush Defends Use of Waterboarding

In an interview with BBC’s America Correspondent Matt Frei, President chimpanzee Bush supported use of waterboarding confirming that he intends to veto the bill passed by the Senate outlawing use if this barbaric torture technique.
He said: ‘…they are imposing a set of standards on our intelligence communities in terms of interrogating prisoners that our people [...]

Gordon Brown Supports Phone Taps as Evidence

The British Prime Minister has publicly backed the use of phone tap evidence in court.
Today, in a Commons Statement, he said: “The use of intercept evidence characterises a central dilemma that we face as a free society - that of preserving our liberties and the rule of law, while at the same time keeping our [...]