Canadians toughen border security in Afghanistan
• Liz Metcalfe, CTV.ca NewsNew front on the border with Pakistan, in order to stem the tide of insurgents and suicide bombers feeding the ranks of the Taliban.
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Mel Gibson officially apologized for his behavior during his arrest on Friday
• www.spotlightingnews.comThe actor completely lost his temper when police stopped him for allegedly driving his 2006 Lexus at 87 mph along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.
Security Council gives Iran sanctions deadline
• jta.orgThe 14-1 vote Monday was the first time all five veto-wielding permanent members of the council agreed to sanction Iran.
New Hampshire Free Stater causing a stir
• Hammer of TruthKeene, NH resident and Free State Project participant Russel Kanning is on a mission. Wearing overalls, a straw hat and carrying a pitchfork, the 35-year old libetarian activist is out to expel the Federal Government from his city.
Shake-Up Expected for Al-Maliki's Iraq Government
• APChanges will be made in the Iraqi Cabinet following an escalation in violence threatening Baghdad, politicians said. The Cabinet changes could take place as soon as next week, said Hassan al-Suneid, a lawmaker from the Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki*
US begins building germ warfare center
• GuardianConstruction work has begun near Washington on a vast germ warfare laboratory intended to help protect the US against an attack with biological weapon, but critics say the laboratory's work will violate international law and its extreme secrecy w
Israel strikes Lebanon targets despite pause
• APThe Israeli air force carried out strikes in southern Lebanon despite an agreement to halt raids for 48 hours after nearly 60 Lebanese civilians were killed in an Israeli bombing, the army said. The airstrikes near the village of Taibe were meant
Is the US encouraging Israel to attack Syria?
• AntiWar.comDespite Israel's repeated insistence that it does not want an armed conflict with Syria, could the United States be encouraging the Israelis to attack Syria, or to goad the Syrians into attacking Israel first?
MegaChurch Pastor Gregory Boyd challenges the "Cult of the Omnipotent State"
Ernest HancockThe service finished with “God Bless America” and a video of fighter jets flying over a hill silhouetted with crosses. “I thought to myself, ‘What just happened? Fighter jets mixed up with the cross?’ ”
"Loose Change" video of 911 events
• Google VideoLoose Change is a documentary written and directed by Dylan Avery which presents a possible explanation of events during the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks. (be sure to check out "Conspiracies" category here on FreedomsPhoenix)
US taxpayers to pay for bankrupt union pensions
• ReutersFinal pension reform legislation headed for a vote in the U.S. Senate this week not only will help bankrupt airlines save their traditional retirement plans, but also is supported by General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers.
1916 Black Tom Blast Anniversary Observed
• APThe sound of the blast was unearthly, and the tremor was felt 100 miles away in Philadelphia. The night sky over New York Harbor turned orange. People were jolted from bed and windows shattered within 25 miles. The Statue of Liberty, less than a mile
Protesters storm UN compound in Gaza City
• ReutersPalestinian protesters stormed the main U.N. compound in Gaza City during a demonstration against Israel's bombing of southern Lebanon that killed around 60 civilians, witnesses and U.N. staff said.
Iran rejects terms of UN resolution
• ReutersThe people of Iran are entitled to produce their own nuclear fuel, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said, rejecting the terms of a draft U.N. resolution that demands it give up its nuclear work.
The Secretive Fight Against Bioterror
• Washington PostOn the grounds of a military base an hour's drive from the capital, the Bush administration is building a massive biodefense laboratory unlike any seen since biological weapons were banned 34 years ago.
U.S.-led offensive against Taliban to wind down as NATO takes over
• USA TodaySouthern Afghanistan, homeland of the Taliban and hub of the global heroin trade, is spinning out of control. Islamic militants are launching suicide attacks, corrupt authorities are undermining the central government and a disgruntled population is
Disowning Conservative Politics, Evangelical Pastor Rattles Flock
• NY TimesLike most pastors who lead thriving evangelical megachurches, the Rev. Gregory A. Boyd was asked frequently to give his blessing — and the church’s — to conservative political candidates and causes.
Missouri execution doctor has troubled past: paper
• ReutersA doctor who oversaw dozens of Missouri executions until his questionable practices led a judge to suspend executions in the state, has been sued for malpractice more than 20 times and has a history of making medical mistakes.
"Killing people is like squashing an ant:" US soldier
• AFPA former United States soldier accused of raping and murdering an Iraqi girl compared killing people in Iraq to "squashing an ant" in an interview with a reporter about a month before the attack. [Talk about In Bed Dead Journalists.]
Overdue Iraq intelligence report won't be released until after election
• Washington PostWhen angry Democrats briefly shut down the Senate last year to protest the slow pace of a congressional investigation into prewar intelligence on Iraq, Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) claimed a rare victory.
Turkish general admits framing Kurds
• AFPThe Turkish military is investigating a retired general who told a weekly magazine that he had ordered bomb attacks in the predominantly Kurdish southeast of Turkey while he was stationed there in the 1990s.
Israeli contribution to conflict is forgotten by leading papers
• FAIRThe Washington Post, NY Times and LA Times—have each strongly editorialized that Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon were solely responsible for sparking violence, and that the Israeli military response was predictable and unavoidable.
US military rules of engagement on trial in Iraqi killing case
• AFPThe US military's rules of engagement in Iraq go on trial with an inquiry into the killing of 3 Iraqi men who were shot after being captured by US soldiers. The soldiers involved claim they were operating under orders to "kill all military a
US hid costs of Iraq reconstruction
• NY TimesThe State Department agency in charge of $1.4 billion in reconstruction money in Iraq used an accounting shell game to hide ballooning cost overruns on its projects there and knowingly withheld information on schedule delays from Congress.
T-rays: Watching you dance in your pants
• LiveScience.comLittle-known T-rays see through clothing, identify explosives and drugs, and detect tumors. Often overlooked, T-rays are even being used to explore the universe. Between microwaves and X-rays lie T-rays, or terahertz radiation, the most common form o
Down on the body farm
• APThe 6.5-horsepower wood chipper sitting in the middle of John Williams' forensic anthropology lab run is no macabre joke. Yes, a wood chipper did figure in the bloody climax of the 1996 film "Fargo." And yes, the professor at Western Ca
Conger cuddling banned
• ReutersAn English fishing town has banned the sport of conger cuddling after an animal activist complained. Described as the most fun a person could have with a dead fish, involves one team trying to hit another with a conger eel tied to a rope.
Australian town can't stomach recycled sewage water
• ReutersA drought-hit Australian town could not swallow the idea of drinking recycled sewage water and rejected the water-saving option. Toowoomba would have become the nation's first town to supplement drinking water with recycled waste water, a practic
Home DNA tests "snake oil," congressman says
• Reuter"Clearly consumers are being misled and exploited by this modern day snake oil and I am shocked to learn how little the federal government is doing to help consumers make informed decisions about the legitimacy of these tests," said Oregon
UN fears Lebanese Oil Slick
• AFP[Hello! Dead people.] The UN Environment Programme has expressed "grave concern" over the environmental crisis unfolding off the Lebanese coast, where thousands of tonnes of fuel are gushing into the sea after Israeli aircraft bombed a powe
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