Monday, February 25, 2013

2013/02/25 Headlines: U.S. Special Forces Ordered Out of Afghan Province; U.S. Denies Reports of Post-2014 Afghan Deployment; U.S. Deploys 100 Troops in Niger to Prep Drone Base; Palestinians Accuse Israel of Torture in Prisoner's Death; Israel Demands PA "Calm the Territory" as Protests Spread; Tens of Thousands Protest Austerity in Madrid; Raúl Castro to Step Down in 2018; More Leaks Reported at Washington State Nuclear Site; Civil Trial Begins for Environmental Damages from BP Oil Spill; Anti-LGBT British Cardinal Resigns over Claims of Gay Advances; Molestation Victims: L.A. Cardinal Should Miss Conclave; Yale Suspends Plans for Pentagon-Funded "Interrogation" Program; Blackwater Officials Reach Plea Deal on Weapons Charges; Protests Held to Mark Bradley Manning's 1,000th Day in Prison