Tag: Bush

New HRC Investigation
Sparks Outrage

UN organization continues anti-Israel investigations; Obama refuses to revoke membership

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The United Nation’s Human Right’s Council’s impending investigation into Israeli settlements has prompted U.S. and Israeli leaders to contemplate removing their countries from the international body. The HRC ignited an anti-Israel firestorm yesterday when it appointed a panel to investigate the effects of Israeli settlement growth on Palestinian human rights.

House Report Slams Catch & Release Detainee Policy

Congressman criticizes Obama’s plans to release Gitmo detainees

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The House Armed Services Committee’s investigative branch disclosed in a report yesterday that 27 percent of the 600 detainees who have been released from Gitmo, a U.S. detention center based in Cuba, have returned to their terrorist ways, raising questions about the Obama administration’s decision to potentially release several imprisoned Taliban fighters.