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Iran
War or Rumors of War?
10-7-2006
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by Frida Berrigan (AntiWar)
That Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons and that sanctions aimed at stopping them will be ineffective. Maintains that Bush policymakers mistakenly assume that the Iranian people support "regime change" and that Iran cannot be negotiated with.
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States of Denial
10-7-2006
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by Justin Raimondo (AntiWar)
Less than two months before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, then-Attorney General John Ashcroft stopped taking commercial domestic flights, and started chartering government jets for all his travels. Now why was that?
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World News
Tibetan refugees shot dead as Everest climbers watch
10-7-2006
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The Independent
[because they can] Within sight of horrified climbers preparing an assault on Everest, Chinese troops stationed on the Tibet-Nepal border have shot dead at least two Tibetan refugees trying to cross the border.
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WAR: About that War
Helmand force must wait for more troops
10-7-2006
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The Independent
British forces in Afghanistan face fighting the Taliban through the winter without the prospect of significant Nato reinforcement until next year at the earliest.
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Transportation: Air Travel
The No Fly list
10-7-2006
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60 Minutes (CBS)
But the names of some of the most dangerous living terrorists or suspects are kept off the list.
The 11 British suspects recently charged with plotting to blow up airliners with liquid explosives were not on it, despite the fact they were under su
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Torture
Waterboarding Republic
10-7-2006
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by James Abourezk (Tom Paine)
So, waterboarding is now okay . So is the suspension of one of our basic rights of freedomâ€"the writ of habeas corpus. Habeas corpusâ€"which guarantees prisoners the right to know the charges against themâ€"according to the U.S. Constitution, can only be
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Welcome to Fascist America!
10-7-2006
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by Gene Callahan (Lew Rockwell)
My fellow Americans, it’s official now: We live in a fascist nation.
Now, the term "fascist" has been thrown around over the last 50 years in a loose way that has drained it of much of its meaning. If someone wanted to cut 5% off of a lef
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Science, Medicine and Technology
Remains of giant camel discovered in Syria
10-7-2006
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Reuters
Swiss researchers have discovered the 100,000-year-old remains of a previously unknown giant camel species in central
Syria.
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Humor
Stinky feet, annoying noise top IgNobel prize list
10-7-2006
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Reuters
Research into stinky feet, a study on the sound of fingernails on a blackboard and a device that repels teen-agers with an annoying high-pitched hum won IgNobel prizes -- the humorous counterpart to this week's Nobel prizes.
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Anthropology
Researchers in Mexico discover sculpture
10-7-2006
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AP
Researchers said they have unearthed what may be one of the earliest calendar entries in Meso-America, massive stone sculpture that suggests women held important status roles in pre-Hispanic culture.
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Politics: Republican Campaigns
Primary voter turnout hits a low
10-7-2006
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AP
A record low primary turnout and voter disgust for politics could spell trouble for Republicans trying to keep control of the House and Senate. Only 15% of eligible voters cast primary ballots this year, breaking the 19% low record from the last two
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Central Intelligence Agency
U.S. had secret prison in Germany
10-7-2006
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AP
The alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and other detainees may have been held and interrogated at a U.S. air base in Germany after they were captured, a British human rights group said Friday. Germany denied the claim.
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Politics: Republican Campaigns
Iraq still issue number one for US voters
10-7-2006
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AFP (Pew poll)
Iraq remains the top issue for US voters ahead of next month's crucial midterm elections according to a national poll, which also found Americans surprisingly unmoved by the congressional sex scandal currently dominating Washington.
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TERRORISM
How Al Qaeda views a long Iraq war
10-7-2006
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Christian Science Monitor
A letter that has been translated and released by the US military indicates that Al Qaeda itself sees the continued American presence in Iraq as a boon for the terror network, which has recently shown signs of expanding into the Palestinian territori
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Conspiracies
How the Foley scandal unfolded
10-7-2006
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Christian Science Monitor
[good synopsis of what has happened so far, but not exhaustive] One week after Rep. Foley resigned over sexually explicit electronic messages to teenage boys, the firestorm rages. Unleashed furious finger-pointing among Republicans, the resignation
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WAR: About that War
Sailor testifies about murdering Iraqi
10-7-2006
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AP
A Navy corpsman testified that Marines in his patrol seized an Iraqi civilian from his home, threw him into a hole and put at least 10 bullets in his head after growing frustrated in their search for an insurgent.
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Torture
Gitmo guards bragged of beatings
10-6-2006
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AP
"From the whole conversation, I understood that striking detainees was a common practice," the sergeant wrote. "Everyone in the group laughed at the others' stories of beating detainees."
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Politics: Republican Campaigns
Bush anti-terror message stalled by sex scandal
10-6-2006
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Reuters
"The Foley matter is drowning out every other campaign message," Republican strategist Scott Reed said. "Candidates should consider pulling their television advertisements until this blows over." This campaign season "is star
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Corruption
KARL ROVE AIDE RESIGNS IN 'ABRAMOFF FALLOUT'!
10-6-2006
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Brad Blog
Report by the House of Representatives Government Reform Committee said Karl Rove aide Susan Ralston had passed inside White House information to Abramoff while she was also accepting his tickets to as many as 9 sports and entertainment events.
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Feature Article • More about Philosophy: Socialism
Hugo Chavez Embraces the Spirit of Benjamin Franklin
Stephen Lendman
Hugo Chavez has a new world vision to make everyone in Venezuela middle class
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My Tribute To Helen Chenoweth
10-06-2006
Chuck Baldwin
I was extremely saddened to hear the news that former Idaho congressman (the way she preferred to be addressed) Helen Chenoweth had recently been killed in an automobile accident. With her passing, America lost a great statesman and patriot.
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Constitution Decimation
10-04-2006
Howard Blitz
The very individuals who have taken an oath to uphold the United States Constitution continue their decimation of the very document that separates tyranny from befalling the citizens of the United States. Both the house and the senate have given the
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Precious Metals
Central Banks selling gold
10-06-2006
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Telegraph
(Buying opportunity?) Central banks may have dumped far more gold on the markets over the last 3 weeks than officially reported, according for the sudden plunge in prices that has stunned investors.
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Media: Internet
Will Greig fired from John Birch Society
10-06-2006
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Pro Liberate
Many of you might not have heard of this man, but I urge you to read his columns at his blog. He was the senior edition at the New American, but was fired this past Tuesday for maintaining this blog. Read him. It's the JBS's loss.
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Transportation: Air Travel
President of Bolivia on No-fly List
10-06-2006
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CBS News
These include Saddam Hussein, who is under arrest, Nabia Berri, Lebanon's parliamentary speaker, and Evo Morales, the president of Bolivia. It also includes the names of 14 of the 19 dead 9/11 hijackers. (Wheres the Pres of Axis)
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Entertainment: Movies
Step Into Liquid
10-06-2006
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Step Into Liquid
A new movie about the people who engaged in this spectular activity. Check out the trailer, and the photography is fantastic.
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Economy - Economics USA
The upcoming Mega storm
10-06-2006
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Golden Jackass
Some good reading. I like the last sentence. "We expect them to continue to trade their finished products for our corrosive IOU's, and to endorse our asset-based economy. Our power plant is inflation. Theirs is work".
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Torture
Waterboarding Historically Controversial
10-06-2006
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Washington Post
On Jan. 21, 1968, The Washington Post pubished a front-page photo of a US soldier supervising the questioning of a captured North Vietnamese soldier who is being held down as water was poured on his face while his nose and mouth were covered by a clo
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Bush Administration
Powell wrote angry memo in 2002 over torture
10-06-2006
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Village Voice(Nat Hentoff)
But in all these stories about Powell's mutiny, I've seen no mention of an angry, prophetic memorandum he wrote on Jan 25, 2002, protesting the adminstration's pending decision to scrap the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of prisoners
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Transportation: Air Travel
EU, US reach agreement over Air Travel
10-06-2006
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Bloomberg
The EU and US salvaged an agreement on the screening of airline passengers to fight terrorism, sparing trans-Atlantic carriers the threat of lawsuits. The two sides revived a 2004 accord enabling European airlines to hand over information about US-b
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