n, promising them protection and then washed its hands of the situation."The
United States General gave a guarantee in 2003, when we invaded Iraq
and they surrendered their arms, heavy arms and light arms that they
could have used to defend themselves," says former Attorney General Michael Mukasey.
"We gave them a guarantee that they would be treated as protected
persons."Fox News has obtained the July 21, 2004 letter signed by U.S.
Army Major General Geoffrey Miller, Deputy Commanding General of Multi-National Forces Iraq,
who wrote, "I am writing to congratulate each individual living in Camp
Ashraf on their recognition as protected persons under the 4th Geneva Convention."Click
here to read the letter from U.S. Army Major General Geoffrey Miller.A
year later Major General William Brandenburg, another MNF-I commander writes, "Coalition forces
remain committed to fulfilling the humanitarian mission of ensuring that the important
rights provided by the Geneva Co
he man whose at the back of the polling pack -- despite
recent buzz giving him a late boost -- is taking nothing for
granted but has nothing to lose."My feeling is when you're sitting last,
if you can do better than that, that's good," he told Fox
News.Santorum said he's got 1,000 caucus representatives in a contest with about
1,700 caucus locations. He acknowledges that means no official representative to make
his case at each of the locations, but at "almost all of
them, and no other campaign is going to have someone there who's
going to get up and speak on our behalf."Santorum, who claims organization
and message will make the difference, is also banking on a divide
and conquer strategy."There's really three primaries going on here," Santorum said. "Ron
Paul has his own primary, the libertarian primary. And (Newt) Gingrich and
(Mitt) Romney are sort of the establishment primary. And I think there
are three who are vying for the conservative mantle to go up
APDec. 27, 2011: Samira Ibrahim, 25, flashes the victory sign during a
rally supporting women's rights in Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian court has ordered
the country's military rulers to stop the use of "virginity tests" on
female detainees, a practice that has caused an uproar among activists and
rights. Ibrahim filed a lawsuit after being subjected to a forced 'test."CAIRO
An Egyptian court on Tuesday ordered the country's military rulers to
stop the use of "virginity tests" on female detainees, in a rare
condemnation by a civilian tribunal of a military practice that has caused
an uproar among activists and rights groups.The virginity test allegations first surfaced
after a March 9 rally in Cairo's Tahrir Square that turned violent
when men in plainclothes attacked protesters, and the army cleared the square
by force. The rights group Human Rights Watch said seven women were
subjected to the tests.The ban came a week after public outrage over
scenes of soldier
An Italian oil tanker was hijacked close to the coast of Oman
early Tuesday morning in an area where Somali pirates are known to
operate, AFP reported.The ship, which is owned by Marnavi, was reportedly carrying
18 people. The Italian navy was informed of the incident and the
company has been in touch with the foreign ministry, the report said.There
were six Italians, five Ukrainians and seven Indians onboard when the ship
came under attack in the early hours of Tuesday morning.The ship was
carrying a cargo of caustic soda to the Mediterranean.On Dec. 21, another
Italian oil tanker was freed after being in pirate captivity for more
than 10 months after a ransom was paid, the report said.Ransoms for
tankers often reach into the millions of dollars. The long coastline of
war-ravaged Somalia provides a perfect haven for pirate gangs preying on shipping
off the East African coast.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
APDecember 28, 2011: In this image made from KRT television, a hearse
is driven during a funeral procession of late North Korean leader Kim
Jong Il in the snow in Pyongyang, North Korea.PYONGYANG, North Korea
North Korea's next leader escorted his father's hearse in an elaborate state
funeral on a bitter, snowy day Wednesday, bowing somberly and saluting in
front of tens of thousands of citizens who wailed and stamped their
feet in grief for Kim Jong Il.Son and successor Kim Jong Un
was head mourner on the gray day in Pyongyang, walking with one
hand on the black hearse that carried his father's coffin on its
roof, his other hand raised in salute, his head somberly bowed against
the wind.At the end of the 2 1/2-hour procession, rifles fired 21
times as Kim Jong Un stood flanked by the top party and
military officials who are expected to be his inner circle of advisers.
Kim then saluted again as goose-stepping soldiers carrying flags and rifles marched
by.Al
o give his name for fear of reprisals.The resident and other eyewitnesses
said most of the tanks were gone but police and security agents
were spread out. "Snipers are all over Homs, this is something the
observers don't see," the resident said.Homs-based activist Majd Amer said members of
the Syrian opposition wished to reach the observers but didn't know how."They
are hostages in the hands of the regime," Amer said of the
monitors. "They are totally dependent on authorities to move around, make calls
and even to get their food and drink," he added in frustration.In
Washington, State Department spokesman Mark Toner demanded Syrian authorities allow the monitors
full access to the Syrian people."We expect that Arab League monitors will
be able to deploy and move freely within Homs and other Syrian
cities as protesters peacefully gather," Toner said Tuesday night. He suggested the
international community "will consider other means to protect Syrian civilians" if
