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Agent Orange Tested in Okinawa - CounterPunch
After reading the chain of events pieced together by Gatz, the retired official, who asked to remain anonymous, confirmed that her assertions were correct. However, he added that he was concerned for Gatz's job security now that she was going public ...
Bibi's Big Bluff - CounterPunch
A former national security official, who did not wish to be identified, told IPS some people who have worked with Netanyahu have said he is less decisive than former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Iran, although he personally disagrees with that ...
Is Bank of America Headed for the Glue Factory? - CounterPunch
“The Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. disagree over the transfers, which are being requested by counterparties, said the people, who asked to remain anonymous because they weren't authorized to speak publicly. ...
The Cast Expands in the Strauss-Kahn Saga - CounterPunch
... Dominique Strauss-Kahn said he would work to ensure that criminal allegations against the former International Monetary Fund chief wouldn't go forward if the parties could reach a civil settlement, according to people familiar with the matter. ...
The Strauss-Kahn Handlers Crank Out the Lawsuits - CounterPunch
Let's face it, police demanding a book publisher turn over the name of an anonymous source; suing over the price of a suit and a tweet are not going to get you named the Communication Industry's Man of the Year or win over voters for Strauss-Kahn. ...
The CIA's Human Hurricanes - CounterPunch
According to one US official who requested anonymity, “Posada has become a colossal pain in the ass.” The blow back syndrome has struck again. In the 1960s and early 70s CIA officials worked intimately with Posada, but he didn't mind making money from ...
Libya and the Hypocrisy of Humanitarian Intervention - CounterPunch
'We have seen at least three or four police vehicles taking people away," said an activist there who declined to be named. 'Security forces have arrested around 15 people. They tried to go into the ministry to go and ask for the freedom of their loved ...
Trashing the Fourth Amendment - CounterPunch
A national security letter, an administration official said, “allows us to intercede in plots earlier than we would if our hands were tied and we were ...
Regulatory Paralysis and the Financial Crisis - CounterPunch
... debt obligations, the same product in the agency's fraud lawsuit against Goldman Sachs Group Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. ...