Iraq
Spite X Spy: CIA under fundie siege
Terrorism
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Ultra-Radical Muslims Draw Scrutiny
An ultra-radical Islamic ideology mixing zealot-like devotion and holy war creed is drawing more scrutiny in anti-terrorist probes from the Middle East to Europe -- with increasing indications that its base on the fringes of Islamic extremism could be widening.
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Spanish Court Jails 10 al-Qaida Suspects
New W order
- Top Bush Fundraisers Move On to Inaugural
..seeking the bash's unlimited donations
when Congress added a clause.. that would permit health care providers from denying services to patients, particularly anti-Choice.
- Looming pandemic which could kill 10s of millions causing sleepless nights The global community of influenza experts is a small circle. These days, it's an exhausted, alarmed one as well
- Mercury, used since ancient times, proves a slippery threat in 21st century The story of mercury in the environment can be read in the chemistry of whales' teeth.
- Scientists Warn of Toxins in Fish [Seafood contains] mercury which can damage the brains of fetuses and young children and can affect healthy adults, and also PCBs, dioxins and flame retardants with unknown long-term effects.
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- Rebellious Republicans Derail 9/11 Reform In a defeat for President Bush [my arse -- law], rebellious House Republicans on Saturday derailed legislation to overhaul the nation's intelligence agencies along lines recommended by the Sept. 11 commission.
- House Condemns Criticism of Boy Scouts The House condemned legal efforts to limit government ties to the group because of its requirement that members believe in God
- He's no good for us here, he has no fingernails left says Assistant U.S. Attorney Gordon D Kromberg, who "smirked and stated that" about Ahmed Abu Ali, a student from Falls Church, has been held without charge by Saudis since June 2003. Kromberg was an Associate Independent Counsel on the Morgan Guananty Trust fiasco the GOPpies tried against Clinton
- Returning soldiers selling Iraq contraband on e-bay ? The Army is reportedly investigating allegations that members of a Springfield National Guard unit shipped contraband back to the United States from Iraq and attempted to sell some of the items on eBay, a popular online auction site. Among the items allegedly brought back from Baghdad were engine parts from a dragster owned by one of Saddam Hussein's sons, military Taser parts and U.S. military automatic weapons, according to Army and outside sources.
- Experts Fear Price Pressures Could Worsen After years of relative calm on the inflation front, Americans are being battered by $2-a-gallon gasoline, rising food prices and higher medical bills. And there are fears that price pressures could worsen in 2005
- Smokey Bear joins the GOP Forests are a cash crop for the U.S. Forest Service which operates under a system of financial rewards that encourages the agency to cut timber and fight fires even if doing so makes no ecological sense
- Video Prompts L.A. Airport Police Probe City officials are calling for an investigation of Los Angeles International Airport police after hidden cameras captured several officers abandoning their posts and ignoring emergency radio calls
- Man spends week on roof of adult bookstore to protest protesters Ray Morris spent a week on the roof of an adult bookstore to protest local efforts to have the town's two adult book stores investigated for obscenity. "I can't stress enough that I am not promoting porn," Morris said. "I'm promoting the idea of choice. Everyone has a right to choose whether they want to enter these stores."
- Paddling Against the Current Some say spanking is central to child-rearing in the South. But a Memphis high school coach finds that times may be changing.
- "The election results reflect the decision of the right wing to cultivate and exploit ignorance in the citizenry" I suppose the good news is that 55 million Americans have evaded the ignorance-inducing machine. But 58 million have not. (Well, almost 58 million--my relatives are not ignorant, they are just greedy and full of classic Republican feelings of superiority.) Ignorance and bloodlust have a long tradition in the United States, especially in the red states When the forces of red and blue encountered one another head-on for the first time in Kansas Territory in 1856, the red forces from Missouri.. entered Kansas and stole the territorial election. The red news media of the day made a practice of inflammatory lying--declaring that the blue folks had shot and killed red folks whom everyone knew were walking around The worst civilian massacre in American history took place in Lawrence, Kan., in 1862--Quantrill's raid. The red forces, known then as the slave-power, pulled 265 unarmed men from their beds on a Sunday morning and slaughtered them in front of their wives and children The error that progressives have consistently committed over the years is to underestimate the vitality of ignorance in America. Listen to what the red state citizens say about themselves, the songs they write, and the sermons they flock to
- Bush Seeks Unity on North Korea, Iran < Facing nuclear challenges on two fronts, President Bush warned Saturday that Iran's suspected weapons program is "a very serious matter," and he stood united with leaders of Asia and Russia in demanding North Korea's return to stalled disarmament talks
- NASA Launches Black Hole Hunter The fastest-swiveling space science observatory ever built rocketed into orbit Saturday to scan the universe for violent celestial explosions that astronomers believe represent the birth screams of black holes
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- Integration Debate Heats up in Germany Germans to Muslims: Change or get out! Leading German politicians have said Muslims will have to integrate themselves better if they wish to remain in the country. This coincides with conservatives' calls to emphasize patriotism and Christian values. Speaking at his party's convention in Munich, Bavarian Premier and Christian Social Union (CSU) leader Edmund Stoiber demanded a clear commitment from immigrants to the basic values of German society. "Yes to openness and tolerance, no to Islamist head scarves," Stoiber told delegates,
- Bush Pulls Top Security Agent From Fracas President Bush stepped into the middle of a confrontation and pulled his lead Secret Service agent away from Chilean security officials who barred his bodyguards from entering an elegant dinner for 21 world leaders Saturday night
- Dolphins Valuable to U.S. in Arabian Gulf The dolphins deployed as underwater sentinels to the Arabian Gulf region by the U.S. Navy last year have been valuable in protecting coalition ships and piers against terrorist attacks, a Navy spokesmen said Friday.
- Getting the Bible back to its roots ? A major new English translation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible -- alternately called the Five Books of Moses, the Torah or Pentateuch -- the first in almost 200 years, has some critics manning the barricades while others are applauding his efforts to return the work to its original Hebrew meanings and majestic repetitions.
- APEC Protesters Arrested in Chile
A Chilean protester wears a mask that reads, 'Bush equals Death' in protest against U.S. President George W. Bush, during a march through downtown Santiago, November 19, 2004. Leaders of the 21 member countries of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathered here for their annual meeting as activists took to the streets to show their opposition
Blasts from the past
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Who Lost the WMD? As the weapons hunt intensified, so did the finger pointing.. President Bush skipped quickly past the niceties and went straight to his chief political obsession: Where are the weapons of mass destruction? Turning to his Baghdad proconsul, Paul Bremer, Bush asked, "Are you in charge of finding WMD?" Bremer said no, he was not. Bush then put the same question to his military commander, General Tommy Franks. But Franks said it wasn't his job either. A little exasperated, Bush asked, So who is in charge of finding WMD? After aides conferred for a moment, someone volunteered the name of Stephen Cambone, a little-known deputy to Donald Rumsfeld, back in Washington. Pause. "Who?" Bush asked. "What Was Cheney's Role?"
Time asks: Is Powell Trying To Have It Both Ways?
Will Tenet Be Left Holding the Bag?
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Clinton Rips Starr, Media on Prosecution In a prime-time television outburst, Bill Clinton ripped old nemesis Kenneth Starr and what the former president portrayed as a gullible media eager to report every "sleazy thing" leaked from a prosecutor
Tongue twister: Read This sign aloud
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