Army Seized and Terrorized Wives As War Tactic
• Associated pressThe US Army in Iraq has at least twice seized and jailed the wives of suspected insurgents in hopes of "leveraging" their husbands into surrender, US military documents show.
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US taking Palestinians off your dole
• Associated PressWhen Hamas takes control of the government all US aid to the Palestinian people will be put under review, the Bush administration said. The salaries of some 110,000 Palestinian government employees come from grants and credits. "The people depen
Venison may carry mad cow-like agent
• ReutersThe muscles of deer affected by a mad cow-like disease carry the infectious prions that spread the illness, meaning that venison could potentially spread the agent to humans, researchers reported
Judge to Rule on Christ's Existance
• Associated PressAn Italian judge heard arguments on whether a small-town parish priest should stand trial for asserting that Jesus Christ existed. The priest's atheist accuser says the Roman Catholic Church has been deceiving people for 2,000 years with a fable
Activists Aid Mother in Music Piracy Trial
• ssociated PRessPatricia Santangelo just wanted to save money, but the mother of five quickly realized that acting as her own lawyer against the music companies accusing her of illegal downloading was a big-time money-burner.
Thousands of Fatah March in Gaza Demanding Resignations
• Associated PressThousands of angry activists from the defeated Fatah Party demanded their leaders' resignations for corruption, Palestinian police stormed a parliament building in Gaza and other security forces clashed with Hamas gunmen — signs of growing insta
Bush to Propose Drastically Cutting Army Reserve
• Associated PressPresident Bush will use his new budget to propose cutting the size of the Army Reserve to its lowest level in 3 decades come as the Defense Department struggles to trim personnel costs and other expenses to pay for the war in Iraq and a host of othe
Poll: Americans want Bush reveal aides lobbyist ties
• ReutersThree in four Americans want President Bush to disclose his aides' links with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a demand the White House has rejected so far, according to a poll published on Saturday.
Britain says diplomacy, not force, only way forward on Iran
• Agence France PresseBritain has struck a conciliatory tone ahead of crunch talks next weeks on Iran's nuclear programme, saying diplomacy was the only way to solve the dispute and military action was not on the cards.
Hamas win shatters status quo
• Christian Science MonitorThe Islamic group Hamas staged a stunning upset of the ruling Fatah faction in Palestinian parliamentary polls, winning a solid outright majority of the total 132 seats and making the strongest ever showing of an Islamist movement in the Arab world.
French President falls for Canadian radio prank
• ReutersFrench President Jacques Chirac took a call from Canada's newly elected leader only to find he had been fooled by a pair of radio pranksters known as the "Masked Avengers" in Montreal.
Two FEMA employees arrested on bribery charges
• ReutersThe FBI arrested two Federal Emergency Management Agency employees at their New Orleans base camp on Friday and accused them each of taking $10,000 in bribes from a food services contractor, the U.S. Attorney's office said.
US ecomomic growth weakest in three years
• ReutersThe U.S. economy ended 2005 on a surprisingly soft note as consumer spending grew at the slowest rate since 2001 and businesses were less eager to boost investment, a government report on Friday showed.
Could Your VoIP Phone Be Tapped?
• PC WorldSeveral privacy and civil-liberties organizations are mounting a legal challenge to prevent VoIP and other Internet-based communications from being subject to taps from law-enforcement agencies.
Google Hearing Set on Providing Search Records
• IDG News ServiceGoogle attorneys will square off against the U.S. Department of Justice at a February 27 hearing over the issue of providing the government with information about searches for pornography on the company's site.
Digital Content Protection Act would be consumer disaster
• USA TodayWhen it comes to home entertainment - music and movies - the Senate is considering making those rules a lot more annoying. A bill, the Digital Content Protection Act of 2006, is designed to give the FCC control over home entertainment technology.
Pentagon Cyber Warfare Plans Revealed
• By Adam Brookes - BBCA newly declassified document gives a fascinating glimpse into the US military's plans for "information operations" - from psychological operations, to attacks on hostile computer networks.
57% of Americans polled support a new war with Iran
• Financial Times (link to poll)Despite persistent disillusionment with the war in Iraq, a majority of Americans supports taking military action against Iran if that country continues to produce material that can be used to develop nuclear weapons. [even if = $6/gal. gas?]
Canada threatens war with USA
• BBCCanadian Prime Minister-elect Stephen Harper has defended plans to send military ice-breakers to the Arctic in defiance of criticism from Washington. US ambassador David Wilkins said that Washington opposed the plan and, like most other countries, d
Is democracy empowering Islamists?
• Christian Science MonitorThe US might now seem hypocritical to many Arabs - encouraging democracy in the Middle East, while rejecting the choices that result from its exercise. Is Mr. Bush's campaign for democracy encouraging the empowerment of Islamist militants
Cell-phone sex; Who will be the first provider?
• ReutersDial P for porn? It may never be quite that easy. But cell-phone pornography is a fast-growing business that analysts expect will generate about $2 billion in global revenue by 2009.
US court dismisses challenge to compelled extended Army duty
• ReutersA federal judge has thrown out a legal challenge filed by two soldiers to a U.S. Army policy forcing them to remain in the military for duty in the Iraq war after their voluntary service commitment ended.
FBI didn't seize library records ... 'but we could have'
• CNCFBI agents involved decided not to invoke their right to seize the material, in order to "be cooperative and not inconvenience the library," Marcinkiewicz said. She would not say on what information they had based their decision, citing the
Iran says Russian nuclear proposal not good enough
• Agence France PresseA Russian proposal to carry out sensitive nuclear fuel work outside Iran to allay fears Tehran is seeking the bomb is "not sufficient" for the Iranians. Talks with Moscow on the complex initiative—which involves enriching Iranian uranium o
Stench of the economy finally reaching Americans
• USA TodayPoll: Most Americans pessimistic about the economy, divided on the war and doubtful that Bush has the best plan to address health care and corruption. http://usatoday.com/news/polls/2006-01-23-poll.htm#corruption
Angry British soldiers push for unionization
• The GuardianCourts martial and equipment failures fuel rank and file discontent. A groundswell of discontent among members of the armed forces is leading to calls for the formation of a federation to campaign for the rights of the 250,000 servicemen and women in
New 'ray gun' weapon to be tested on Iraqi's?
• The Raw StoryThe "Active Denial System" is a gun that emits an invisible ray which can stop the target without causing any serious pain or harming any bystanders. Others aren't sure if the ray is so "harmless." Details show that at least o
Russians fear expelled spies replaced by smarter spies
• The GuardianRussian president, Vladimir Putin, yesterday said that four British diplomats accused of espionage in Moscow should not be expelled, as their replacements might be cleverer than they were
China planning to strike hard on dissent, fearing middle class
• ReutersChina is preparing to "strike hard" against rising public unrest, a senior police official said according to state media on Thursday, highlighting the government's fears for stability even as the economy booms.
70% of public worried about deficit
• Associated PressThe public thinks the federal deficit will grow larger by the end of President Bush's second term and many people think the health care system will be weaker by then, according to a CBS-New York Times poll.
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