Truthout roundup 6/18

Waxman's committee subpoenas FBI interviews of Bush and Cheney; Bush listed with Musharraf and Ahmadinejad as world's least trusted leaders; documents show detainees were hidden from the Red Cross; journalists in Gaza protest the killing of a Reuters cameraman; report shows Halliburton-KBR was overpaid for shoddy substandard work; and more ... Browse our continually updating front page at http://www.truthout.org

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FBI Interviews of Bush, Cheney Subpoenaed
http://www.truthout.org/article/fbi-interviews-bush-cheney-subpoenaed McClatchy-Tribune: "A House committee subpoenaed yesterday records of the FBI's interviews with President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney during the investigation into the leak of a covert CIA officer's name. The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform demanded the documents from Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey days before former White House press secretary Scott McClellan is expected to testify about Cheney's role in leaking CIA officer Valerie Plame's identity to the news media in 2003."

Bush, Musharraf, Ahmadinejad Least Trusted Leaders
http://www.truthout.org/article/bush-musharraf-ahmadinejad-least-trusted-leaders Reuters: "US President George W. Bush is ranked only slightly above the rulers of Pakistan and Iran as one of the least-trusted leaders in the world, a survey released on Monday showed. The survey, carried out by WorldPublicOpinion.org in 20 countries around the world, found that no national leaders inspired wide confidence outside their own countries. But Bush, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ranked at the bottom, the polling showed."

Documents Confirm US Hid Detainees From Red Cross
http://www.truthout.org/article/documents-confirm-us-hid-detainees-from-red-cross Warren P. Strobel, of McClatchy Newspapers: "The US military hid the locations of suspected terrorist detainees and concealed harsh treatment to avoid the scrutiny of the International Committee of the Red Cross, according to documents that a Senate committee released Tuesday. 'We may need to curb the harsher operations while ICRC is around. It is better not to expose them to any controversial techniques,' Lt. Col. Diane Beaver, a military lawyer who's since retired, said during an October 2002 meeting at the Guantanamo Bay prison to discuss employing interrogation techniques that some have equated with torture."

Gaza Journalists Demand Israel Answer Over Killing
http://www.truthout.org/article/gaza-journalists-demand-israel-answer-over-killing Reuters: "Journalists in the Gaza Strip held a symbolic work stoppage on Monday as part of a protest to demand that Israel explain why its troops killed a Reuters cameraman in the Palestinian enclave two months ago to the day. The demonstration, during which journalists laid down their cameras, came on a day when UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will unveil a memorial dedicated to journalists killed while reporting on wars around the world."

Halliburton Subsidiary KBR Faulted for Hurricane Work
http://www.truthout.org/article/halliburton-subsidiary-kbr-faulted-hurricane-work Derek Kravitz, of The Washington Post: "Reports of problems with defense contractor KBR Inc. just keep piling up. The Houston-based company's efforts to repair Navy facilities following Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina were deemed shoddy and substandard, auditors say, prompting one technical adviser to claim that the federal government 'certainly paid twice' for many KBR projects because of 'design and workmanship deficiencies,' according to a report released today by the Defense Department's inspector general."