An internal Israeli Army investigation found that the Army had kept within international law during its assault on Gaza. The verdict was immediately challenged by human rights groups and other independent observers.
In Britain the Labour government's annual budget was widely criticised as over-optimistic and too political in character. An increase to a 50 per cent income tax for big earners was thought likely to drive away top financial talent from the City of London.
In Sri Lanka tens of thousands of civilians fled the remaining part of the country still controlled by the rebel Tamil Tigers. The government ignored pleas by the UN and individual countries for a cease-fire that would enable civilians to escape from the bitter fighting.
The release by the US Department of Justice of memos detailing legal safeguards for the use of enhanced interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists led to calls for prosecution of those responsible and also, from former Vice President Cheney, for evidence of the efficacy of the techniques to be published.
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