The French and Russian teams that examined Yasser Arafat's remains say he was not poisoned with polonium-210. These reports contradict the findings of the Swiss team.

The French team found polonium-210 and said it was of "natural origin", which does not make sense, as polonium is exceedingly rare and found only in uranium ore.

A Persian exile accuses the West of supporting Khomeini's return to Iran and his plan to establish a fundamentalist regime.

I don't know that this is true. I would like to see proof.

A US court ruled that prisoners in Bagram in Afghanistan have no right to habeas corpus.

It is legitimate to capture enemy soldiers and hold them as prisoners of war. (If this were not allowed, prisoners would instead be shot.) Being a prisoner of war is not punishment for a crime, and no trial is needed. Of course, prisoners of war do have rights, and torture violates them.

However, the 2010 decision, about people kidnaped in other countries where the US was not at war, and then transported to Afghanistan just to hold them in prison, was wrong. Those cases are exactly like Guantanamo.

The Egyptian government declared the Muslim Brotherhood a "terrorist group", an excuse to say every member is a criminal.

Declaring groups "terrorist" without a trial is a gross violation of human rights. The US must cease this practice to set an example of respect for human rights; if it does not, other countries such as Egypt will surely take inspiration from the US' bad example.

How lead got put into gasoline: a series of corrupt influences led to nationwide suffering.