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The chief author of the Bush administration’s “torture memo” told Justice Department investigators that the president’s war-making authority was so broad that he had the constitutional power to order a village to be “massacred,” according to a report released Friday night by the Office of Professional Responsibility. The views of former Justice lawyer John Yoo were deemed to be so …
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SAILAN MUSLIM FOUNDATION REPRESENTATIVES VISIT TO PUTTALAM
JAFFNA SITUATION REPORT ON MUSLIM IDP’S It is unfortunate that to this day, the situation of Muslim IDP’s languishing in refugee camps remains unsettled. It is now two decades since they were displaced from their homes in Jaffna as a result of ethnic cleansing by the LTTE in 1990. The long awaited liberation of the North in May 2009 has …
Read More »Explosive News By Jennifer Harper
A lingering technical question about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks still haunts some, and it has political implications: How did 200,000 tons of steel disintegrate and drop in 11 seconds? A thousand architects and engineers want to know, and are calling on Congress to order a new investigation into the destruction of the Twin Towers and Building 7 at the …
Read More »No beer money in Amla’s coffers, By Iqbal Khan
Hashim Amla, the Muslim Protea who does not wear a Castle logo on his cricket shirt, on Sunday said that he did not pocket a cent from his match fee. Nor did he profit from his share of money pooled from awards that the team won in Test matches. But Amla, 26, a veteran of 38 Tests who was granted …
Read More »Shibly Aziz PC Elected as the BASL President
Sailan Muslim Foundation congratulates the former Attorney General Shibly Aziz, PC for been elected as the President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) in the election today, 24/02/2010. Brother Shibly is one of the founder members, a trustee and Vice Chairman of Sailan Muslim Foundation and is heading the editorial section of the website. Sailan Muslim Foundation is …
Read More »Rep. Baird returns from Gaza, chides White House, Israel, By Kevin Flower
After visiting twice last year, Rep. Brian Baird is returning from his third trip to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, giving the Washington state Democrat the unusual distinction of having spent more time in Gaza than any other current member of the U.S. Congress. He said he was discouraged by much of what he saw. It’s a journey that only two …
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