King's men drop gag rule
• Associated PressThe federal court for Rhode Island on Monday dropped a proposed rule that would have banned lawyers and court workers from releasing any information about a case that was not part of the public record.
Current News Headlines
These pages list the most recent news stories reported by the readers and editors of Freedom's Phoenix:
Australian beat down spreads to other cities
• Associated PressThe racial unrest that broke out in Sydney's beachside suburbs over the weekend has spread to two other large Australian cities, where people of Middle Eastern descent were assaulted by whites, police said Tuesday.
Free movie downloads with fast food purchases in your future
• Channel 9 News (NBC)The next generation of McDonald's Happy Meal toys could be a partial movie download from Walt Disney Co. into a specialized portable media player, according to a published report.
Rep. Conyers Registers 'Downing Street' & 'Iraq Report' Domain Names!
• Brad BlogConyers had led hearings earlier this year concerning the so-called "Downing Street Documents", a series of leaked memos from high-level British officials revealing the Bush Administration's determination to topple Saddam Hussein via mi
Two countries, one booming, one struggling: which one followed the free-trade route?
• The GuardianHarvard economist Dani Rodrik is one trade sceptic. Take Mexico and Vietnam, he says. [Of course he confuses who really has free trade, and who has government agreements. Still interesting.]
Microsoft will pay you to use its search engine
• ISEdb.comMicrosoft Corp. may consider sharing its online-advertising revenue with consumers who use its Internet search engine in an attempt to attract more users to Microsoft's search business.
Marxist Food Police throughout education
• Business WeekAs watchdog groups mount a challenge against Coke and other soft drink marketers at high-, middle- and elementary schools, it is now becoming hip to boot the brand from college campuses. More than 130 colleges and universities (mostly in the U.S.) ha
This SMS will self-destruct in 40 seconds
• The RegisterA UK developer has come up with a "self-destruct" text messaging service it hopes will prove a hit with both businessmen dealing with sensitive information and celebrity love cheats.
War College Report: Let Iran control Iraq
• San Francisco ChroniclePropose that the US be willing to place stability above democracy, at least in the near term, and to swallow the "bitter pill" of supporting an authoritarian regime in Iraq backed by sectarian militias if that is the best means of suppressi
Iraqi Poll: Get the F**K Out!!!!
• ABC NewsMore than two-thirds of those surveyed oppose the presence of troops from the United States and its coalition partners and less than half, 44 percent, say their country is better off now than it was before the war,
Black Contracts
• by Laura Rozen (Prospects)CIA contracts are not public, and there’s an added veil of secrecy and opaqueness to the “black” contracting world. Rep. Cunningham bragged about his ability to help influence the procuring of contracts from this secretive Congressional source in a l
DHS report admits air marshals 'overreacted' in airport shooting
• Capitol Hill BlueAlthough the department claims otherwise publicly, a confidential internal report within Homeland Security admits air marshals “overreacted” when they gunned down a Florida man at Miami International Airport last week.
Severe Torture Cited In 2<sup>nd</sup> Jail Operated by Iraqi Interior Ministry
• Washington PostAn Iraqi official with firsthand knowledge of the search said that at least 12 of the 13 prisoners had been subjected to "severe torture," including sessions of electric shock and episodes that left them with broken bones. "Two of them
Bush calls Constitution "Just a God Damned Piece of Paper"
• by Doug Thompson (Capitol Hill Blue)Last month, Republican Congressional leaders filed into the Oval Office to meet with President Bush and talk about renewing the Patriot Act. “Stop throwing the Constitution in my face,” Bush screamed. “It’s just a goddamned piece of paper!”
Murtha Returns to the Attack
• by Alexander Cockburn (CounterPunch)Armed with graphs, bar charts and intimate knowledge of what is actually happening on the ground in Iraq, the former US Marine shredded Bush's claims, blazing a path for his fellow Democrats, which most of them continue to shun.
Rendition Unto Caesar
• by Paul Craig Roberts (AntiWar.com)The spectacle of an American secretary of state being sent to Europe to reassure America's allies that we do not torture prisoners has brought an end to America's moral grandeur. America stands as just another unaccountable police state.
Cheney and "Fried" Rice in Hot Water
• by Ray McGovern (AntiWar.com)Rice's message to Europe was: "The end justifies the means, and terrorism can be fought with borderline methods on the outer edges of legality."
Crisis-hobbled EU fears new blow over budget
• Agence France PresseFailure to strike a budget accord this week would deal a damaging new blow to the crisis-wracked European Union, still reeling from the rejection of its constitution earlier this year, analysts warn.
Syrian assassination accusations unravel
• by Justin Raimondo (AntiWar.com)The effort to demonize Syria and, in effect, Saddamize its ruler, Bashar al-Assad, has run up against a brick wall: the recantation of the prime witness, who says he was bribed, intimidated, and tortured into going along with the narrative being sold
EU wants its subsidized cake, and to eat it too
• Agence France PresseTrade ministers gathered in Hong Kong to work on a deal to open markets and boost the global economy, with the European Union quickly under fire for its refusal to cut farm subsidies further.
Corruption set back Iraq Reconstruction
• Agence France PresseReconstruction crucial for Iraq's future has suffered repeated setbacks owing to persistent violence and corruption, officials in Baghdad and Washington acknowledge.
Passengers Detain Threatening Man On Honolulu Flight
• KITV (Hawaii)Passengers tackled and restrained Tizol when he lunged toward the cockpit.
More Black Families are Home Schooling
• Associated PressDenise Armstrong decided to home school her daughter and two sons because she thought she could do a better job of instilling her values in her children than a public school could. And while she once found herself the lone black parent at home-educat
Probe into Doctor Senator Bill "Mengele" Frist's stock trades continues
• Associated Press"For the last 10 years or 11 years, I have no earthly idea, at any point in time how much stock of anything, not just that particular stock, but all of the stocks that I've owned in the past," Frist said. Documents show otherwise
Senators want civility in war
• Associated PressModerates are imploring colleagues in Congress to tone down the rhetoric on Iraq as debate about President Bush's war policies has become increasingly bitter and partisan. "The quality of congressional debate has an impact on events in Iraq
Kissinger and Rumsfeld consume together
• Roll Call via the Raw StoryDefense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and erstwhile Nixon Secretary of State and Vietnam War architect Henry Kissinger were caught dining together last Thursday at Washington's Bistro Bis
Italians show how to protest government imposed light rail
• London TimesThe Winter Olympic Games in Turin are at risk, Italy said yesterday, as protests by tens of thousands of people against the construction of an Alpine high-speed rail link turned violent.
Would you pull the trigger?
• by Jim Peron (Institute of Liberal Values)It was more than noise. It's a horrendous noise as if some large creature is smashing your home around you. You hear the crashing and smashing and you hear it coming toward you -- coming toward your daughter.
All out civil war in Iraq impending
• San Francisco ChronicleSunni Arabs with extensive knowledge of the insurgency say that US troop withdrawal by itself will not halt the violence consuming Iraq. Must accompany other steps, including negotiations with insurgent groups, if an all-out civil war between the Shi
Shoot a cop kicking in your door without a warrant and get the death sentence
• Hammer of Truth (thanks Steve Trinward)see links: redstate.org/story/2005/12/12/35446/022 theagitator.com/archives/025962.php theagitator.com/archives/025976.php hammeroftruth.com/2005/12/10/mississippi-burning-an-innocent-man hammeroftruth.com/2005/12/10/cory-maye-update
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