For Reasons That Are Classified
Ernest Hancock( A reader of FreedomsPhoenix and listener to the Charles Goyette Show has reasoned out for himself how government should be treated)
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More evidence found for water on Mars
• APAn orbiting spacecraft has sent back new evidence for the presence of water on Mars. Scientists long have debated whether water flowed on the red planet, with evidence increasing in recent years. The presence of water would raise the possibility of a
Next Stop: Tehran
• by Philip Giraldi (Am. Conservative)The White House denies plans to attack Iran, but the signs all point in that direction. “Iran is providing material support for attacks on American troops. We will disrupt the attacks on our forces. … And we will seek out and destroy the networks pro
The Road Map to Despotism
• TruthdigDespite spending an estimated $80 million, the government was unable to prove that Dr. Sami Al-Arian was a terrorist, yet he remains in prison and his sentence will likely be extended. The abusive imprisonment of this nonviolent Palestinian dissenter
The Terrorism Index
Foreign PolicyWe launched a groundbreaking new index that asked more than 100 of America's top foreign-policy hands if the US was winning the war on terror. Their answer? No. This group sees a world that continues to grow more dangerous and a national security
Entered By: Powell Gammill
Italy orders CIA kidnapping trial
• BBCAn Italian judge has ordered 26 US citizens - most of them CIA agents - to stand trial over the kidnap of an Egyptian cleric in Milan in 2003.
Bats might eat birds
• ReutersBats, lauded for scooping up mosquitoes and other nasty pests but reviled for drinking blood and spreading rabies, now have another unpopular habit to live down -- it appears they eat songbirds, scientists said.
Flashing monster of the sea shows it's not a damp squid
• AFPHuge deep-sea squid use blinding flashes of light from their armtips to disorientate their prey before attacking at speed, Japanese researchers report.
Dutch team finds 'heretic Pharaoh' era tomb in Egypt
• AFPDutch team finds 'heretic Pharaoh' era tomb in Egypt Discovery confirms existence of tombs from important men of state during time of Pharaoh Akhenaton.
Bush agrees to take 5 hours worth of Iraqi refuges a year
• APThe Bush administration plans to allow about 7,000 Iraqi refugees to settle in the US over the next year, a huge expansion at a time of mounting international pressure to help those who have fled in the nearly 4-year-old war.
Ex-CIA official indicted over agency contracts
• ReutersThe CIA's former No. 3 official and a defense contractor were indicted on charges stemming from a federal contracts investigation that landed former Republican congressman Randy Cunningham in jail.
Al Qaeda suspect Padilla fit for trial: U.S. doctors
• ReutersU.S. prison doctors have deemed suspected al Qaeda operative Jose Padilla mentally competent to stand trial on terrorism charges, based in part on a review of military interrogation documents that will be turned over to his lawyers, court records sho
Saudi al-Qaeda group wants world U.S. oil sources hit
• ReutersA Saudi wing of al Qaeda called for attacks on suppliers of oil to the United States around the world, saying targets should not be limited to the Middle East and listing Canada, Venezuela and Mexico as under threat.
FDA: Rotavirus vaccine may harm infants
• APThe government warned of potentially life-threatening twisting of the intestines in infants vaccinated against a virus that is the leading cause of early childhood diarrhea.
The War Pimp
• Karen Kwiatkowski for LewRockwell.com(As Karen always said) ...The DoD Inspector General, after over fourteen months of diligent and surely difficult investigation, has concluded that the Office of Special Plans, and Doug Feith as Under Secretary for Policy... (Lied Lied Lied)
The Neoconservative Empire
• RON PAUL - LewRockwell.comThere’s no logical reason to reject the restraints placed in the Constitution regarding our engaging in foreign conflicts unrelated to our national security. The advice of the founders and our early presidents was sound then and it’s sound today.
Pro-War Libertarians?... Are they still claiming to be libertarian?
• Jacob G. Hornberger for LewRockwell.comThe Critical Dilemma Facing Pro-War Libertarians - Today, pro-war libertarians are faced with what is possibly the greatest moral and philosophical dilemma of their lives.
McCain Mutiny
• The Nation - Max BlumenthalMcCain's botched revenge has solidified his reputation in Arizona's Republican circles as a divisive, untrustworthy and even dangerous figure. (This abandonment by "the left media" is something to keep watching)
Secret new US spy base to get green light
• Raw StoryAUSTRALIA'S close military alliance with the United States is to be further entrenched with the building of a high-tech communications base in Western Australia.
Extent of Iraq-Iran link 'unknown'
• CNNWASHINGTON (CNN) -- It is not known whether senior Iranian political leaders are aware of the military Quds force's involvement in providing armor-piercing explosives to militants in Iraq, two top U.S. defense officials have said.
RFID 'Powder' - World's Smallest RFID Tag
• News LinkThe world's smallest and thinnest RFID tags were introduced yesterday by Hitachi. Tiny miracles of miniaturization, these RFID chips (Radio Frequency IDentification chips) measure just 0.05 x 0.05 millimeters.
RFID Tags in New US Notes Explode When You Try to Microwave Them
• PrisonPlanet.comNew twenties were the lion share of the bills in his wallet. We walked into a truck stop/travel plaza and they have those new electronic monitors that are supposed to say if you are stealing something. But through every monitor, Dave set it off.
CIA sounded-out Italy about "renditons" in 2001
• ReutersThe CIA spoke with Italy's spy chief about kidnapping terrorism suspects in Italy and flying them abroad days after the September 11 attacks, according to testimony being used to prosecute US and Italian agents. A former Italian
The Costs of Tax and Spend
• FEE(Written in 1993, but right on point) In 1992, Americans worked from Jan 1 to May 5 just to pay their taxes. According to the Tax Foundation, this portion of the calendar year represents the portion of their income Americans, on average, pay in tax
A splintered antiwar movement
• CounterpunchThe roster of speakers for the UFPJ demonstration in Washington DC, on Jan 27 speaks volumes. The key was not so much who was included but who was not. The list of speakers certainly had a lot of wonderful activists in the peace movement,
US History in 90 seconds
Maps of WarWhich presidents and political parties were responsible for America deadliest wars? To what extent can you blame a president or a political party for choosing to go to war? This map may hold some answers
Entered By: Jean Carbonneau
Interesting memo for Libby's Defense
• Office of the VPHere's a PDF file of a memo from the Vice-President to Scooter Libby. Very interesting reading, that is if you notice all the redacted
FBI probes Nevada Governor
• Wall St. JournalFederal prosecutors are investigating whether Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons accepted unreported gifts or payments from a company that was awarded secret military contracts when Mr. Gibbons served in Congress. The FBI is examining whether gifts or payments
Skepticism over Iraq haunts Iran policy
• Washington PostThe specter of the war in Iraq -- a war the Bush adminstration denied it was planning, supported by evidence that turned out to be false -- looms large over adminstration policy toward Iran. Skeptical members of Congress have questioned
Housing Sales drop in 40 States
• APThe slump in housing deepened in the final three months of last year with sales falling in 40 states and median home prices dropping in nearly half the metropolitan areas surveyed. Formely red-hot areas were among the hardest hit as the five-year
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