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October 26th, 2010 7:14 PM

Danish PM demands answers over torture report

COPENHAGEN, Tuesday — Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen said Tuesday he had ordered the country’s defence ministry to provide a full report on allegations Danish troops handed Iraqi insurgents over for torture.

Confidential documents published on Friday by whistleblowing website WikiLeaks showed that Danish troops deployed in Iraq from 2003 to 2007 handed over 62 prisoners to Iraqi police, despite knowing that they risked mistreatment and torture.

“I take these allegations very seriously and I only have one interest: to shine all light on this matter as quickly as possible,” he said.

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Reports say Michael McKean has been moved from critical 2 serious.Broken leg, abrasions, cuts,etc. Here's 2 a speedy recovery for a gr8 guy.

May 22nd
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RT @OccupyWallStNYC: "If you’re a banker, don’t lose my money." http://t.co/IRiCOZON #JPMorgan #FAIL

May 22nd
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Back from the walk. Along the way news@11 tv crews on corner. Actor Michael McKean had been hit by an out of control car. He's @ St. Luke's.

May 22nd
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Here's a few pix from our photo album: http://t.co/ZF9WSiSS & from the NY Times: http://t.co/iLnPG3rL Also: http://t.co/93Dnncns

May 22nd
9:56 PM
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8 years ago tonight, Fahrenheit 9/11 won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. It's difficult 2 describe the array of emotions we felt!

May 22nd
9:51 PM
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Who's still walking with me? Day 66. 10pm ET.

May 22nd
8:41 PM
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Is there any politician who isn't on the take? Seriously. Let's start a list(this shouldn't take long): 1.BernieSanders 2.BarbaraLee Others?

May 22nd
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CORRECTION: Wall St & Bain have given $565,000 to Newark Mayor Cory Booker's campaigns http://t.co/aDA3aj2E ...

May 22nd
10:26 AM
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And I tweeted this last night: BREAKING: Cory Booker rushes into burning issue to save Mitt Romney.

May 22nd
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Then,Booker goes on Meet the Press & defends Bain & Wall St & says Obama, Dems should stop attacking rich investors http://t.co/D710cbGb

May 22nd
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"@slksputnik: Seems like you've managed 2 do a walk every day since u began. Have u missed any days? If not kudos. Hell kudos anyway." Nope!

May 22nd
8:02 AM
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BREAKING: Cory Booker rushes into burning issue to save Mitt Romney.

May 22nd
1:43 AM
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An afternoon walk in the rain today: 3:30pm ET Getting wet is good for the soul. Or something like that.

May 21st
3:19 PM
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RT @johnknefel: Scott Olsen just returned his medals. Huge crowd response #ows #nonato

May 20th
6:35 PM
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"Welcome, Nato, to Chicago's police state ... a 'new normal' of militarized social control" http://t.co/Hspeagq9

May 20th
6:27 PM
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Our 10th week of walking begins today. Anyone can join. You walk where u are. 30 min or more. We try to do it together. Today's walk 6pm ET.

May 20th
5:27 PM
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Canadiens, ne laissez pas votre gov't pour les étudiants ce que nos écoles et banques ont fait à nos étudiants de niveau collégial. #ggi

May 20th
1:57 AM
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Reports from Chicago tonight that the #OWS live stream equipment was destroyed by cops as Timcast and others held at gunpoint.

May 20th
1:39 AM
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Meanwhile, our protests continue in Chicago at NATO summit. Coverage daily at http://t.co/067OzY7e

May 20th
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Eight years ago today, 'Fahrenheit 9/11' won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival: BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Anti-Bush film tops Cannes...

May 22nd
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Charles Koch + Roger Ailes = Ohio University? ...by Robert Greenwald www.michaelmoore.com Why would Ohio U host a talk by the likes of Roger Ailes? Maybe we...

May 21st
4:20 PM
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Let’s End Polluter Welfare ...by Sen. Bernie Sanders www.michaelmoore.com American taxpayers are set to give away over $110 billion dollars to the oil, gas,...

May 21st
1:19 PM
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How Rural America Got Fracked ...by Ellen Cantarow www.michaelmoore.com This rural landscape is becoming part of a vast assembly line in the corporate race...

May 21st
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Donna Summer Dies of 9/11-Related Contamination ...by Reggie Cervantes www.michaelmoore.com Only when a celebrity like Donna dies does the world notice what...

May 19th
12:34 AM
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Watch Tom Morello and National Nurses United right now in a rally and concert to tax Wall Street and heal America, live from Chicago's Daley Plaza: ...

May 18th
2:25 PM
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ICYMI, I'll be speaking with Cornel West in a special benefit for New York City's Brecht Forum tonight, Friday, May 18th at 7:00 PM at Hunter...

May 18th
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DO SOMETHING today in Chicago: Join National Nurses United and Tom Morello in a rally to heal America and tax Wall Street, 12:00 Noon at Daley Plaza: Nurses...

May 18th
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Today is the tenth anniversary of the premiere of my film Bowling for Columbine, at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17th, 2002: "Bowling for...

May 17th
2:55 PM
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Preying on the Poor: How Government and Corporations Use the Poor as Piggy Banks ...by Barbara Ehren www.michaelmoore.com The trick is to rob them in ways...

May 17th
2:45 PM
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ICYMI, I'll be speaking with Cornel West in a special benefit for New York City's Brecht Forum this Friday, May 18th at 7:00 PM at Hunter...

May 16th
9:27 PM
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Palin's rhetoric torpedoed Medicare savings ...by Wendell Potter www.michaelmoore.com Palin so poisoned the well that not a single Republican will go...

May 16th
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'Occupy This Album,' with 99 songs performed by David Crosby & Graham Nash, Steve Earle, Tom Morello, Willie Nelson, Ani DiFranco, Third Eye...

May 15th
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Deficit Reduction: The Great Distraction ...by Dean Baker www.michaelmoore.com Once again our "leaders" are distracting the public from the...

May 15th
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In the “Loop” with Morello Standing Against ‘Grotesque Income Inequality’ ...by Donna Smith www.michaelmoore.com I listen to the lyrics of one of Tom’s songs...

May 14th
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This week's This Modern World on DailyKos: Daily Kos: The Austerions www.dailykos.com Readers should imagine the Austerions speaking in full, booming...

May 14th
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Plutocrats Deserve Public Scorn ...by Carl Gibson www.michaelmoore.com The only way to get the GOP (Guardians Of Plutocracy) out of office is to vilify them...

May 14th
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One thing I'm sure of: college students will not take this abuse much longer. The rumblings are everywhere. Student Loans Weighing Down a Generation...

May 14th
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Mother's Day for Peace www.youtube.com Gloria Steinem, Vanessa Williams, Felicity Huffman, Fatma Saleh and Alfre Woodard read the Mother's Day...

May 13th
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Militarization of the Mothers: You've Come a Long Way, Baby, from Mother's Day for Peace ...by Colee www.michaelmoore.com The five most powerful...

May 13th
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Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there. Here's where the idea came from: Mother's Day Proclamation, by Julia Ward Howe, 1870...

May 13th
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...and here's my segment talking to Rachel about the Silverdome, and how Michigan is capitalism's laboratory: Rachel Maddow Show www.msnbc.msn.com...

May 12th
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Here's the segment from The Rachel Maddow Show just before I was on, about the Pontiac emergency manager selling the Silverdome for $500,000: Rachel...

May 12th
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Rachel Maddow will have me on her show tonite at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT on MSNBC. Among other things, we'll talk about the State of Michigan's...

May 11th
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What If Kobe Bryant Were an Imprisoned Palestinian Soccer Player? ...by Dave Zirin www.michaelmoore.com Imagine if a member of Team USA Basketball were seized...

May 11th
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The Energy Wars Heat Up ...by Michael Klare www.michaelmoore.com Here are the six areas of conflict – all tied to energy supplies – that have made news in...

May 10th
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I will do a special live Facebook Q & A tonight at 11pm ET to discuss the historic announcement by President Obama today that same-sex marriage should be...

May 9th
11:37 PM
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