The Greens oppose the CPRS not because it is too weak, but because it will point Australia in the wrong direction with little prospect of turning it around in the timeframe within which emissions must peak, says Senator Christine Milne.
Obama to close Guantánamo
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President Obama has signed an executive order to shut down the Guantánamo Bay military prison, writes the Guardian. “Barack Obama has signed an executive order to shut down the US military prison at Guantánamo Bay — the most potent symbol of excess in George Bush’s ‘war on terror’. “The new US president signed two other executive orders to review the use of military trials for terror suspects and ban the harshest interrogation techniques, such as waterboarding.” Read the full story here. |
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