Iraq: “At a minimum negligence in the commission of a fraud”
Kevin ZeeseAn interview with Michael Isikoff, co-author of "Hubris" and an investigative reporter for Newsweek about the false information that led to war.
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Ernest HancockOf the over 20 Billion pages searched by Google our front page is now at a weekly average of 325,000. At our current rate of growth we’ll be number ONE is less than 5 months,... well maybe not, but we are definitely heading in the right direction.
Perfect Killing Method, but Clear Targets Are Few
• NY TimesThe sniper team left friendly lines hours ahead of the sun. They were a group of marines walking through the chill, hoping to be in hiding before the mullahs’ predawn call to prayer would urge this city awake.
Officer in Taser case identified
• LA TimesThe UCLA police officer videotaped using a Taser gun on a student also shot a homeless man at a campus study hall room 3 years ago and was earlier recommended for dismissal in connection with an alleged assault on fraternity row, authorities said.
Navajo's dying from radiation poisoning
• LA TimesMost of the mining companies that drilled, dug and blasted for uranium on the Navajo reservation during the Cold War did nothing to repair the environmental damage they left behind. For a time, tribal leaders staked their hopes for a cleanup on Super
Inuit sue US government over BP land usage
• Daily TelegraphThe family of Andrew Oenga, an Inupiat who lived on the North Slope in Alaska until his death a decade ago, is suing the US government, claiming his eight descendants are owed $40m in back rent.
Black Hole Spins at Phenomenal Rate
• Space.comAstronomers measured the spinning speed of three black holes, finding that one rotates at a breakneck 950 times per second, nearing its theoretical rotation limit of 1,150 spins a second. The black hole lies within the constellation Aquila (the Eagle
Discovery Could Lead to Reversal of Arthritis
• LiveScience.comThe new approach involved identifying changes in 16 genes in otherwise healthy looking cartilage that happen within two weeks of the disease's onset. Up to now, tests have been effective at detecting osteoarthritis four weeks after it starts at
Afghanistan Needs More Troops
• Washington PostMore troops and sophisticated equipment are needed to bolster Afghanistan's security forces, but it is not clear whether more U.S. troops will be deployed there, U.S. and Afghan defense officials said.
Demand Skyrockets for Chinese Bank Shares
• BusinessWeekChinese banks are raising some awesome amounts of capital in 2006. The mainland's biggest lender, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), raked in $22 billion in an October 27 initial public offering, the biggest in history.
Jamestown skeleton still a mystery
• APBones discovered four years ago at the site of America's first permanent English settlement could be those of Jamestown's unsung founder, a knight or a captain.
When religion loses its credibility
• by Oliver Thomas (USA Today)What if Christian leaders are wrong about homosexuality? I suppose, much as a newspaper maintains its credibility by setting the record straight, church leaders would need to do the same:
Nursing moms rally at airports
• APCarrying signs with slogans such as "Best in-flight meal ever," scores of mothers breast-fed their babies at airports around the country in a show of support for a woman who was ordered off a plane for nursing her daughter without covering
Peruvian archaeologists excavate tombs
• APArchaeologists said they have unearthed 22 graves in northern Peru containing a trove of pre-Inca artifacts, including the first "tumi" ceremonial knives ever discovered by archaeologists rather than looted by thieves.
37 percent of U.S. births out of wedlock
• APOut-of-wedlock births in the US have climbed to an all-time high, accounting for nearly 4 in 10 babies born last year. Many experts believe a large number of C-sections are medically unnecessary and done only for the convenience of the mother or her
China woos India and Pakistan with nuclear know-how
• Christian Science MonitorThe race for influence in South Asia is taking a nuclear turn. In recent days, reports have emerged that both the US and China are prepared to alter the nuclear establishment in order to curry favor with South Asia's two powers: India and Pakista
Rising price of the war on terror
• Christian Science MonitorWhether troop levels increase in coming months, or decrease, or stay the same, one aspect of the US military effort in Iraq is unlikely to change: It will be expensive.
US could bomb Iran nuclear sites in 2007: analysts
• AFPPresident George W. Bush could choose military action over diplomacy and bomb Iran's nuclear facilities next year, political analysts in Washington agree.
Lebanon braces for power struggle
• ReutersLebanon braced for a bitter power struggle after the assassination of an anti-Syrian Christian cabinet minister which his allies blamed on Syria. Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel was gunned down as he drove in a Christian suburb of Beirut, becoming t
Syria, Iraq restore ties to combat militants
• ReutersIraq and Syria agreed to restore full diplomatic relations after a break of a quarter of a century, a move Iraq hopes may help stem what it says is Syrian support for militants.
Israel stole private land for settlements
• NY TimesAlmost 40% of land held by Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank is privately owned by Palestinians, a left-wing Israeli group that monitors and opposes settlement-building said in a new report.
China Admits Selling Prisoners' Organs
• ABC news blogVice-Minister of Health Huang Jiefu admitted, "Apart from a small portion of traffic victims, most of the organs from cadavers are from executed prisoners," according to the China Daily.
Janet Reno Files Challenge to Terror Law
• Washington PostFormer Attorney General Janet Reno and seven other former Justice Department officials filed court papers arguing that the Bush administration is setting a dangerous precedent by trying a suspected terrorist outside the court system.
E-Passport: Doorway to the Panoptican: Conclusion
• Strike-the-Root(Scarmig)This includes the first part I posted yesterday,and contains the rest of the story. Really scary stuff, but then again, the readers here at Freedoms Phoenix already knew this. Let's bring on the police state,and get it over with.
Did the CIA kill Bobby Kennedy?
• GuardianAt first, it seems an open-and-shut-case. On June 5 1968, Robert Kennedy wins the Democratic primary and is set to challenge Richard Nixon for the White House. After midnight, he finishes his victory speech at the Ambassador hotel in Los Angeles an
China to sign US-like Nuke deal with India
• Free RepublicChina and India are poised to sign a civilian nuclear cooperation deal, similar to the recent agreement between the US and India, during President Hu Jintao's four-day state visit to India beginning this Monday, according to a report in the Bosto
NSA case becomes lawyer junket
• Wired48 lawsuits against the nation's largest telecommunications companies for alleged participation in a warrantless government surveillance program had their first day all together in court Friday, in a courtroom packed with more than 2 dozen lawyer
Military documents hold tips on antiwar activities
• New York TimesAn antiterrorist database used by the Defense Dept in an effort to prevent attacks against military installations included intelligence tips about antiwar planning meetings held at churches, libraries, college campuses and other locations, newly disc
Has Gates learned his lesson?
• LA Times(Jennifer Glaudemans)15 years ago, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence asked me to testify at the confirmation hearings for Robert M. Gates, who had been noimated to be director of Central Intelligence. I was asked because I had worked in the CIA's office of
What is the ACLU trying to hide?
• Stop the ACLUSo first the ACLU leadership tries to silence the speech of their own board members that are critical of their decisions. Now they want to destroy any evidence that might reveal their hypocrisies further. This brought to mind the huge internal conf
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