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RELEASED. MORDECHAI VANUNU, 50, former nuclear technician who was imprisoned for treason for 18 years--including 12 in solitary confinement--for revealing Israeli nuclear secrets to a British newspaper; in Ashkelon, Israel. A convert to Christianity who has had severe restrictions placed on his travel, he was defiant on his release. "To all those calling me a traitor," he said, "I'm proud and happy to do what...
...which the north, which is currently recognized only by Ankara , gains international recognition as a separate state. - By Andrew Purvis. With reporting by Anthee Carassava An Open-Source Spy RUSSIA A Moscow court sentenced researcher Igor Sutyagin to 15 years in prison after a jury convicted him of treason for spying. Prosecutors claimed that Sutyagin passed classified defense information to a U.K. company that they say was a CIA front. Sutyagin said that he carried...
...What do you mean by a credibility gap? Bush deceived America?or else was deceived by his advisers?about the reasons for starting a war in which more than 500 Americans have lost their lives. This is not a question of credibility but of high treason. Dianelos Georgoudis Volos, Greece...
...Italian filmwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico ("Open City," "The Bicycle Thief," "Big Deal on Madonna Street," "The Leopard") makes clear the legal grounds for killing Jesus. Under Mosaic law, blasphemy ("I'm Yahweh") is a capital crime; under Roman law, calling yourself King of the Jews is treason. The writers' touch is especially careful and coherent in the trial scene. The Sanhedrin is no lynch mob; they are a group of elders searching for common ground, trying to understand a young rebel who gives them no quarter. ("I beg you, bring peace to our gathering tonight.") The rabbis here...
...abandon its nuclear-weapons program. The widely-anticipated move was briefly put on hold when Libyan Prime Minister Shokri Ghanem denied his country's responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing, but went ahead when the Libyan government disavowed Ghanem's comments. Long Wait for Justice ZIMBABWE The year-long treason trial of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai came to a close, with the judge not expected to rule for several months. Tsvangirai denies charges of plotting to murder President Robert Mugabe and says the government fabricated the allegations to discredit him. Better Than Nothing NORTH KOREA The second round of six-nation...