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Officials sued over phone records access 14 Jun 2006 The federal government sued the New Jersey attorney general and other state officials Wednesday to stop them from seeking information about telephone companies' cooperation with the National Security Agency.
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Afghan province to provide one-third of world's heroin --Poppy harvest to double in British-patrolled area [Is Bush is pulling a *Ronny Raygun* - funding the Iraq 'insurgency' with profits from the CIA's Afghan drug routes?] 14 Jun 2006 The Afghanistan province being patrolled by British troops will produce at least a third of the world's heroin this year, according to drug experts who are forecasting a record harvest that will be an embarrassment for the western-funded war on narcotics.
US troops to lead major attack on Taliban 14 Jun 2006 An American-led force of 11,000 troops will launch their biggest offensive against Taliban 'insurgents' in Afghanistan since 2001 on Thursday, concentrating their firepower on an area under British control.
30 die in Afghan fighting before offensive 14 Jun 2006 Fierce battles killed at least 30 people across Afghanistan on Wednesday as the U.S.-led occupation readied to launch its largest anti-Taliban offensive since the Islamic government's 2001 ouster.
2 Occupation Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan 14 Jun 2006 Suspected Taliban militants killed one U.S. soldier and wounded two in an attack in southern Afghanistan, 'sparking a occupation retaliation' [Yeah, right!] that left 12 'militants' [civilians?] dead or wounded, officials said Wednesday. Another U.S. soldier was killed in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the military said.
Bush Rejects Calls for Pullout From Iraq 14 Jun 2006 President [sic] Bush, just back from Iraq, dismissed calls for a U.S. withdrawal as election-year politics and refused to give a timetable or benchmark for success that would allow troops to come home.
Crackdown on Baghdad begins 14 Jun 2006 Iraq's prime minister set in motion the biggest security [sic] crackdown in Baghdad since the U.S.-led invasion, with 75,000 Iraqi and U.S. troops to deploy across the strife-prone capital starting today. Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr planned a demonstration today in Baghdad to protest Dictator Bush's surprise visit to the capital.
Car bomb kills 4 despite major security crackdown in Baghdad 14 Jun 2006 A car bomb killed four people and clashes broke out in two Sunni Arab strongholds Wednesday after tens of thousands of Iraqi troops fanned out across Baghdad in a major security [sic] crackdown aimed at ending the violence that has devastated the capital. Barely more than six hours after visiting Baghdad, Dictator Bush said violence in Iraq will never be eliminated but that the crackdown and new intelligence on terrorism are contributing to "steady progress." [Yes, it's been a "steady progressION" of assassinations, terrorism and sectarian violence since Dictator Bush invaded Iraq. --LRP]
Bush in Baghdad By Patrick Martin 14 Jun 2006 "The most remarkable fact of the visit was that the Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, was informed of Bush’s presence in his country only five minutes before he was ushered in to meet the US president... Maliki's ignorance of Bush's arrival demonstrates that the government installed in Baghdad by the American invaders lacks one of the most essential attributes of sovereignty: it has no control over who comes into the country. If Bush had swooped down on any other capital city in that fashion—with the possible exception of Kabul, headquarters of another US stooge regime—his plane or helicopter would have been intercepted or even shot down. But Iraq is not an independent country. It is a conquered province of the US empire."
Unanswered questions in the killing of Zarqawi By Kate Randall 14 Jun 2006 "In the days since the killing of Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, the official US account of the incident has repeatedly shifted... How and when did Zarqawi die? What were the number and identities of the other casualties? Who was first on the scene after the attack? Were US forces in the vicinity before the bombings took place? The answers—or evasions—provided by US authorities on these and other issues render the credibility of their version of the events of June 7 increasingly dubious."
Desperate Bush administration ends already blown Zarqawi deception By Larry Chin 12 Jun 2006 "The purported execution of 'Al-Qaeda mystery man' Musab al-Zarqawi ends what was exposed two months ago as a Pentagon psychological operation in leaked military documents. The pursuit of Zarqawi is being sold as the 'turning point' of the Iraq war. It is nothing of the sort. This is another lie, heaped upon the multitude of lies that comprise the 'war on terrorism' itself. What is a well-established (and deliberately unaddressed) fact is that the United States government and US-connected intelligence agencies created Islamic 'terrorism.'"
Journalists ordered out of Guantánamo 14 Jun 2006 Journalists have been ordered to leave Guantánamo Bay and local military authorities have had their permission to invite reporters to the base overruled following last week's 'suicides' at the US detention camp.
Bush: Men held in Guantánamo are 'darn dangerous' --Says Military Courts Best Place to Deal With Guantánamo Detainees 14 Jun 2006 Detainees being held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, are dangerous men, and the best place to deal with them is in military courts, President [sic] Bush said at the White House today. "I'd like to close Guantánamo," he said. "But I also recognize that ... we're holding some people that are darn dangerous and that we better have a plan to deal with them in our courts."
UK minister calls Guantanamo a 'recruiting agent' for terrorism 15 Jun 2006 Lord Charles Falconer, Britain's Lord Chancellor and close ally of Prime Minister Tony Blair, has denounced the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay as a "recruiting agent" for terrorism.
Father queries Guantanamo suicide 14 Jun 2006 The father of one of three inmates said to have committed suicide at the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay has said he believes his son was murdered.
A tunnel without end --The US version of the Guantánamo suicides is disgraceful. The cause of death was gross injustice. By Zachary Katznelson 12 Jun 2006 "On Friday night, three prisoners in Guantánamo Bay committed suicide... Islam says it goes against God to kill yourself. So what would drive a man to take his own life, despite his religious beliefs? ...The 460-plus men in Guantánamo Bay have been held for longer than four years. Only 10 have been charged with a crime. Not one has had a trial... Most are held on the basis of triple and quadruple hearsay, evidence so unreliable that a criminal court would throw it out. Yet the US says it can imprison the men for the rest of their lives."
Pentagon Scraps Plans to Keep Interrogation Techniques Secret 14 Jun 2006 The Pentagon scraps plans to hide interrogation techniques by placing them in a classified section of a military manual. Two senior officials tell The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity there will no longer be a classified section in the Army Field Manual.
US prisoner flight angers Ireland 13 Jun 2006 Ireland has demanded a full explanation from Washington after a US marine was found handcuffed on board a plane at Shannon airport in the west of Ireland. The Irish government says it should have been asked for formal permission for any transfer of prisoners.
Mohammed Abdulkahar tells the story of terror raid that backfired --'I just thought: one by one they're going to kill us' 14 Jun 2006 "I saw the shotgun in my chest and I was begging 'Please, please I cannot breathe'. He [the police officer] just kicked me in my face and kept on saying 'Shut the fuck up'. I said 'Please, I cannot breathe'. One of the officers slapped me over the face. He was saying 'Just shut the fuck up, stay there, stay there'... At that point, I knew it was the police because I saw police vans parked outside. Until that moment, I still did not know they were the police. They never said a word about police."
'Torture' Britons lose bid to sue Saudis 14 Jun 2006 A court ruling which gave four men the right to sue foreign officials who allegedly tortured them while they were held in Saudi Arabian jails was overturned by the Law Lords today.
Vendors sync up IP wiretapping tools 12 Jun 2006 Two software vendors have made their IP wiretapping tools for carriers and law-enforcement agencies work together. Related links Narus' NarusInsight Intercept Suite for carriers has been fully tested for interoperability with Pen-Link's Lincoln 2 data collection and reporting software for law enforcement, the companies will announce Tuesday.
Lawsuit: CIA defines who's a news outlet 14 Jun 2006 The CIA has adopted internal rules allowing it to define what constitutes a news organization and what doesn't, a Washington-based research group contended in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday. The lawsuit by the National Security Archive, which operates the largest non-governmental library of declassified documents, says the spy agency has begun charging illegal search and duplication fees under the federal Freedom of Information Act.
NSA Monitoring Won't Stop Terror: Claim 14 Jun 2006 The NSA's "wide net" electronic surveillance is almost no use in catching terrorists, an expert claims. The current debate over the legality and ethics on the National Security Agency's terrorist surveillance methods might be rendered moot by the ineffectiveness of the intelligence gathering techniques, James Bamford, an expert on the NSA and author of several books about the agency, told UPI.
House, Senate members disclose finances 14 Jun 2006 House and Senate members detailed their finances Wednesday in the midst of public and government scrutiny of certain dealings that have caused Congress' popularity to drop. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-'Cat Torturer'-Tenn., holds blind trusts worth $7.5 million to $36 million. He reported making $5 million last year from the largest, worth between $5 million to $25 million. Frist faces a Securities and Exchange Commission insider trading investigation over selling stock in a hospital company his family founded.
"As always, thanks for all you do." EPA Rule Loosened After Oil Chief's Letter to Rove 13 Jun 2006 A rule designed by the Environmental Protection Agency to keep groundwater clean near oil drilling sites and other construction zones was loosened after White House officials rejected it amid complaints by energy companies that it was too restrictive and after a well-connected Texas oil executive appealed to White House senior advisor Karl Rove. [See: 2002 letter from Texas oilman and longtime Republican activist, Ernest Angelo, to Karl Rove.]
R.J. Reynolds behind push to water down Arizona smoking ban 12 Jun 2006 A rollback initiative funded by a North Carolina cigarette maker and Arizona business owners would allow smoking in all bars and some restaurants statewide, overturning smoking bans in cities including Tempe and Prescott.
Pipe ruptures at nuclear reactor 14 Jun 2006 (AU) A pipe inside a radioactive hot cell at Sydney's Lucas Heights nuclear reactor has ruptured, halting the production of an isotope used in medical procedures.
Heat on PM over nuclear gas leak 15 Jun 2006 Radioactive gas escaped after an accident at the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor, days after the Prime Minister, John Howard, announced a feasibility study into nuclear power.
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US opens new war front in North Africa 14 Jun 2006 Despite a setback in Somalia, the United States is plunging into a far vaster set of commitments, stretching across the "Wild West" of Saharan Africa. Over the next five years, Washington is expected to spend US$500 million on an overt counter-terror program to secure what it has dubbed the latest front in its "global war on [of] terror".
US 'biggest global peace threat' 14 Jun 2006 People in European and Muslim countries see US policy in Iraq as a bigger threat to world peace than Iran's nuclear programme, a survey has shown. The survey by the Pew Research Group also found support for US Dictator George W Bush and his "war on [of] terror" had dropped dramatically worldwide.
Poll: U.S. in Iraq Clouds Mideast Stability 13 Jun 2006 The presence of U.S. troops in Iraq is a greater threat to Mideast stability than the government in Iran, according to a poll of European and Muslim countries.
Labs Compete to Make New Nuclear Bomb 13 Jun 2006 The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the San Francisco Bay area and the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico are competing to design the nation's first new nuclear bomb in two decades.
EU-U.S. "partners in crime" on CIA flights 14 Jun 2006 Amnesty International urged European states on Wednesday to stop being "partners in crime" with the United States over the alleged kidnapping of terrorism suspects and their transfer to countries that use torture.
Spain Probes Alleged CIA Use of Airport 12 Jun 2006 Spain's National Court will investigate allegations that the CIA used an airport on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca for its program of covert transfers of terror suspects, court officials said Monday.
Pentagon won't hide interrogation tactics 13 Jun 2006 Under pressure from Congress, the Pentagon has dropped plans to keep some interrogation techniques secret by putting them in a classified section of a military manual, defense officials said Tuesday.
Doctors forbid roles in harsh interrogations 13 Jun 2006 The American Medical Association on Monday voted to refine its ethical guidelines that forbid doctors from participating in torture or "coercive" interrogations of prisoners. The action was prompted by unconfirmed allegations that physicians or psychiatrists played roles in harsh interrogations conducted at the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
Kucinich reveals Iran-Contra colonel linked to death squads in Iraq 06 Jun 2006 (ACN) US Army Colonel James Steele, who was involved in the Iran-Contras scandal along with international terrorist Luis Posada Carriles at his command, is now an advisor to death squads in Iraq. The presence of the US army officer in Iraq has just been revealed by US Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH), Granma daily reports.
Another US Cover-Up Surfaces in Iraq By Dahr Jamail with Arkan Hamed 13 Jun 2006 "In the wake of the Haditha massacre, reports of another atrocity have surfaced in which U.S. troops killed two women in Samarra, and then attempted to hide evidence of their responsibility... What was not reported, according to an Iraqi human rights investigator who spoke with IPS on condition of anonymity, was that both women were shot in the back of the head by U.S. snipers."
Five car bombs explode in Kirkuk --Kirkuk police hit in bomb blasts 13 Jun 2006 A series of bombs have gone off in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing at least 14 and injuring dozens. The violence comes as authorities in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, imposed a strict curfew on the city.
US test fire kills three Iraqis 05 Jun 2006 The US military has admitted that three Iraqi civilians killed in an explosion on Friday died because of an artillery "training exercise" [using Iraqis' homes for target-practice] that went wrong.
Iraq in Civil War for 82% of Americans 14 Jun 2006 Many adults in the United States believe Iraq is still going through a period of enormous instability, according to a poll by CBS News. 82 per cent of respondents believe there is a civil war going on in the country among different groups.
75,000 Forces to Be Deployed in Baghdad 13 Jun 2006 Under an ambitious plan to bolster security in Baghdad, some 75,000 Iraqi and 'multinational' forces will be deployed in the capital beginning Wednesday, a top Iraqi police official said. Prime Minister [US-installed dictator] Nouri al-Maliki promised to show "no mercy" to 'terrorists' and said the security plan would include a curfew and ban on weapons.
Bush Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq [Puke] 13 Jun 2006 Dictator Bush arrived in Baghdad today for a face-to-face meeting with new Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki -- an effort, the White House said, to get a clear sense of the premier's priorities [Halliburton, Bechtel, and Blackwater USA] and how the U.S. government could help his [illegitimate] government succeed.
Bush tells Iraq leader U.S. will back him 13 Jun 2006 ...In Washington, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld gave a classified briefing on Bush's trip to Iraq to selected senators. Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, senior Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, told reporters afterward that Bush's trip "is likely to lead to phased redeployments this year and continuing in the next year."
Levin: Finish Iraq pullout before 2008 13 Jun 2006 The senior Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee said Tuesday he favors a phased redeployment of U.S. troops from Iraq beginning by the end of 2006 and finishing by the end of 2007.
Statement of Christopher Wolf, Proskauer Rose LLP --Counsel for Ambassador Joseph Wilson and Valerie Plame Wilson (CLG) 13 Jun 2006 "We have become aware of the communication between Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Luskin concerning Karl Rove's status in the criminal investigation. We have no first-hand knowledge of the reason for the communication or what further developments in the criminal investigation it may signal. While it appears that Mr. Rove will not be called to answer in criminal court for his participation in the wrongful disclosure of Valerie Wilson's classified employment status at the CIA in retaliation against Joe Wilson for questioning the rationale for war in Iraq, that obviously does not end the matter. The day still may come when Mr. Rove and others are called to account in a court of law for their attacks on the Wilsons."
Karl Rove Won't Be Charged in CIA Leak Case 13 Jun 2006 Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald has told White House aide Karl Rove that he does not expect to seek charges against him in connection with the CIA leak case, Rove's lawyer said today. In a statement this morning, Robert Luskin, Rove's attorney, said that Fitzgerald "has formally advised us that he does not anticipate seeking charges" against Rove. [This story surely vindicates Truthout.org; its executive editor, Marc Ash; its reporter, Jason Leopold; and its main publicist, William Pitt. The story reported by Truthout on 12 May (and re-reported on 12 June) was surely right in the main. They were 99.99% right. They simply missed the word "not" before the word "indicted." --MDR]
Bush aide escapes charges over CIA agent's leaked identity 14 Jun 2006 The White House was spared a criminal prosecution against its master strategist yesterday after Karl Rove was advised he would not face charges in the CIA leak affair.
Truthout runs out of truth (Capitol Hill Blue) 14 Jun 2006 "Truthout executive director called the site's story on a so-called indictment of Bush guru Karl Rove 'the biggest story we have ever covered.' William Rivers Pitt called those who questioned the report 'cretins' and publicly scolded the founder of Democratic Underground [puke], saying: 'When this story pans out, and all the little fish try to swim home, I am going to say, 'Sorry, you had the chance to stand with an ally, and instead, decided to say 'I find it very hard not to be skeptical.' Well the story didn't pan out and the little fish at Truthout are drowning in their own arrogance... Truthout needs to step down off its arrogant pedestal, admit it got it wrong, and move on. Until it does, the road back to credibility will only get longer and more difficult."
Apologise or we'll cut your funding, US envoy tells UN 09 Jun 2006 America's bitter dispute with the United Nations escalated last night when John Bolton, the US envoy to the UN, threatened to withhold funding to the organisation unless it apologised for the remarks of a senior British official.
Yard told MI5 of terror tip doubt --Police were ordered to make Forest Gate raid --Official Menezes report 'piles pressure on Met chief' 11 Jun 2006 Scotland Yard warned MI5 it had serious reservations about the credibility of the source whose information triggered the Forest Gate anti-terrorism raid only hours before police stormed the suspects' house in east London.
London anti-terrorism raid: Victim says police 'shot without warning' --Brothers demand apology from police 14 Jun 2006 A British man shot by anti-terrorist police during a pre-dawn raid on an east London house said on Tuesday the officer gave him no warning before pulling the trigger.
BYU professor let go for questioning LDS stand on gay marriage 13 Jun 2006 A Brigham Young University part-time professor who recently called into question the LDS Church's opposition to gay marriage will not be rehired after spring term. The decision to let Jeffrey Nielsen go was based on an op-ed piece he wrote for the June 4 edition of The Salt Lake Tribune.
FEMA funds spent on divorce, sex change 14 Jun 2006 The government doled out as much as $1.4 billion in bogus assistance to victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, getting hoodwinked to pay for season football tickets, a tropical vacation and even a divorce lawyer, congressional investigators have found. [Too bad Bush has invoked a signing statement that prevents any investigation of misspent billion$ in Iraq by the terrorists at Halliburton and Blackwater USA.]
Ordinance creates separate shelter for sex offenders 13 Jun 2006 As Southwest Florida continues to feel effects from Tropical Storm Alberto, Lee County Commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance that creates separate storm shelters for sex offenders and predators.
House lawmakers accept $3,300 pay hike 13 Jun 2006 Despite record low approval ratings, House lawmakers Tuesday embraced a $3,300 pay raise that will increase their salaries to $168,500.
Liberal Activists Boo Clinton --Rejection of Iraq Timetable Gets Cool Reception at Conference 14 Jun 2006 Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) drew boos and hisses from an audience of liberal activists yesterday as she defended her opposition to a timetable for withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq, and later she received an implicit rebuke from Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) for failing to acknowledge that her support for the war was a mistake.
Lieberman Ally Advises: Run As An Independent 13 Jun 2006 A prominent ally of U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman urged Monday that LieberBush run for re-election as an independent and not trust his career to left-leaning Democratic primary voters in August.
Gore to train 1,000 to spread word about climate 12 Jun 2006 Al Gore hopes to train 1,000 messengers he hopes will spread out across the country and present a slide show about global warming that captures the essence of his Hollywood documentary and book.
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Court Urged to Protect CIA Detention Info 12 Jun 2006 Citing national security, a government lawyer told a federal appeals court Monday that the CIA should not be forced to reveal whether it has been given authority to detain and interrogate suspected terrorists in overseas jails. The American Civil Liberties Union has asked the spy agency to turn over any documents related to secret foreign prisons. Though such prisons have been detailed in news reports, U.S. officials have never said that they exist.
Judges Press C.I.A. Lawyer Over Withheld Documents 13 Jun 2006 A federal appeals court panel in Manhattan questioned a lawyer for the federal government yesterday as to whether the Central Intelligence Agency had a legitimate national security interest in refusing to confirm or deny the existence of documents authorizing it to detain and interrogate terrorism suspects overseas.
Spain's National Court to investigate CIA use of Mallorca airport 12 Jun 2006 Spain's National Court will investigate allegations that the CIA used an airport on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca for its program of covert transfers of terror suspects, court officials said Monday.
Romanian Politicians "Aware of CIA Secret Flights" 12 Jun 2006 Several Romanian politicians are aware of the secret CIA flights, according to Graham Watson, leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the European Parliament.
"The Bush administration has acknowledged that it has not complied with the law but has said that a Congressional authorization in 2001 to use military force against Al Qaeda and the president's inherent constitutional powers allowed him to violate it." U.S. Asks Judge to Drop Suit on N.S.A. Spying 12 Jun 2006 (Detroit) Addressing a judge in Federal District Court on a National Security Agency program that listens in on international communications involving people in the United States, a government lawyer said, "the evidence we need to demonstrate to you that it lawful cannot be disclosed without that process itself causing grave harm to United States national security." The only solution to this impasse, lawyer Anthony J. Coppolino said, was for Judge Anna Diggs Taylor to dismiss the lawsuit before her, an American Civil Liberties Union challenge to the eavesdropping program, under the state secrets privilege.
Terror suspects 'tortured,' lawyers say 12 Jun 2006 Tiny solitary cells under constant illumination, a mere 20 minutes of fresh air daily, and beatings at the hands of guards are indicative of the "torture" endured by some of the 17 people accused of plotting terrorist attacks in Canada, lawyers for the group said Monday. The allegations of "cruel and unusual punishment" came as the court imposed a blanket publication ban on the legal proceedings, preventing the public from learning of any further evidence in a case of stunning allegations that has captured headlines around the world. [That's because, there *is* no evidence.]
Lawyers blast media ban in Canada terrorism case 12 Jun 2006 A publication ban on the court hearings of 17 men accused of planning 'al Qaeda'-inspired attacks in Ontario is just another example that the men stand no chance of a fair trial, some defense lawyers said on Monday. Lawyers said prosecutors asked for the ban only after the government had more than a week to publicly portray the Muslim men as terrorists who plotted to detonate massive bombs in Ottawa and Toronto and -- according to the defense -- behead the prime minister.
Canada suspects have no chance of fair trial: lawyer 12 Jun 2006 Seventeen men accused of planning al CIAduh-inspired attacks in densely populated southern Ontario stand no chance of a fair trial after prejudicial comments from police and the intelligence community, one of their lawyers said on Monday.
Guantánamo suicide prisoner 'not told release was due' 12 Jun 2006 One of the three detainees who committed suicide at Guantánamo Bay was due to be released but had not been told, the man's lawyer said today.
Pressure mounts to close Guantanamo after suicides 12 Jun 2006 Pressure mounted within the United States and from abroad to shut down the Guantanamo Bay prison camp following the 'suicides' [murders] of three "enemy combatant" detainees over the weekend.
Al-Zarqawi Lived for 52 Mins. After Strike 12 Jun 2006 Abu Musab al-Zarqawi lived for 52 minutes after a U.S. warplane bombed his hideout northeast of Baghdad, and he died of extensive internal injuries consistent with those caused by a bomb blast [?!?], the U.S. military said Monday.
Al-Zarqawi's Successor Chosen [by Bush] 12 Jun 2006 Al-CIAduh in Iraq said in a Web statement posted Monday that a militant named Abu Hamza al-Muhajer was the group's new leader.
US air strike kills nine in Iraq 12 Jun 2006 The US military in Iraq says its aircraft killed nine people in an attack on a "terrorist cell", but witnesses say the dead are civilians. Occupation troops later found the bodies of seven adults, described as "terrorists", and two children.
Car bombs kill at least 15 in Kirkuk --Raid by U.S. forces kills 9, including 2 children 13 Jun 2006 Two car bombs targeting police exploded within a span of 30 minutes in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 15, police said.
Afghanistan considers rearming warlords 12 Jun 2006 The Afghan government is considering arming tribal groups across southern Afghanistan, in a move diplomats say would destabilise the country.
Global military spend hits $1.12 trillion: report 12 Jun 2006 U.S. spending in Iraq and Afghanistan helped push up global 2005 military expenditure by 3.5 percent to $1.12 trillion, a research body [the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)] said on Monday.
War Criminal Nation - You'd Better Shut-Up By Paul Craig Roberts 11 Jun 2006 "The only reason Americans can look themselves in the mirror is that they are clueless and have little idea of what is being done in their name... Bush supporters dismiss anyone who tells them the truth as a traitor. Bush supporters are as dependent on propaganda as substance abusers are on drugs and alcohol. Try weaning Bush supporters from the obvious lies that are the basis of this administration, and they will call you every name in the book. They are proud to be Americans. Lies and war crimes are an American right. And you had better shut up or those Haliburton-built concentration camps will be your new home."
The Bolton legacy: "unchecked U.N.-bashing and stereotyping" At the U.N., Bluster Backfires By Sebastian Mallaby 12 Jun 2006 "Perhaps not surprisingly, the Senate refused to confirm [John R.] Bolton as U.N. ambassador. 'Arrogant,' 'bullying,' and 'the poster child of what someone in the diplomatic corps should not be,' Sen. George Voinovich called him. Bush sent Bolton anyway, bypassing the Senate by appointing him during a congressional recess... The United States needs an ambassador who can work with the United Nations. Right now, it doesn't have one."
Arab Firm Running Key Ports 12 Jun 2006 In January, Emirates-based Istithmar purchased U.K.-based Inchcape Shipping Services, or ISS, a company that specializes in "ship husbanding" in more than 200 ports worldwide. Ship husbanding includes providing supplies, crew transportation and some security to vessels making port calls. In light of U.S. naval vessels' vulnerability while in port, one experienced ship agent employed by a U.S. firm says he is surprised that the Inchcape sale went virtually unnoticed by Congress and the press.
Halliburton protester acquitted 09 Jun 2006 A Tulsa woman who protested outside Halliburton's shareholders meeting last month was acquitted Thursday of violating a city protest permit.
Pentagon Watchdog Owns Cabin With Rumsfeld Pal By Justin Rood 12 Jun 2006 "According to POGO, [Armed Services Committee chair Duncan Hunter (R-CA)] -- who's never been a particularly toothy watchdog of Pentagon activities -- has for several years co-owned a cabin in rural Virginia with a Rumsfeld confidante and senior Pentagon official. For the past five years, Preston M. 'Pete' Geren III has been kind of a top-shelf fix-it guy for Rumsfeld, POGO's Jason Vest reports."
Rove headlining GOP fund-raiser 12 Jun 2006 Presidential adviser Karl Rove is the keynote speaker Monday night at the state Republican Party's annual dinner -- which Democrats say is to raise money to help the party pay legal fees in a phone jamming case. Democrats are suing Republicans to find out who knew about the phone jamming done Election Day 2002 that tied up a Democratic and nonpartisan effort to get out the vote and provide rides to the polls. Three Republican operatives have been convicted in the plot.
Judge tosses lawsuit over Pa. lawmaker pay 12 Jun 2006 A federal judge threw out a lawsuit Thursday that sought to ban the tactics the Legislature used to give itself a pay raise in the middle of the night last summer.
Judge overturns San Francisco weapons ban 12 Jun 2006 A state trial judge on Monday overturned a voter-approved city ordinance that banned handgun possession and firearm sales in San Francisco, siding with gun owners who said the city did not have the authority to prohibit the weapons.
Bill would outlaw abortion --Ohio legislation would make no exception for rape, incest or to save woman's life. 10 Jun 2006 House Bill 228, as proposed by State Rep. Tom Brinkman, R-Cincinnati, would criminalize all abortion -- whether to save the life of the woman or to end pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. Furthermore, it would make it a felony for anyone to take a woman across the state line to obtain an abortion elsewhere.
Supreme Court allows lethal injection challenge 12 Jun 2006 The U.S. Supreme Court paved the way Monday for death row inmates nationwide to make last-minute challenges to lethal injection, ruling in favor of a Florida inmate who had been strapped to a gurney awaiting execution when the court took up his case.
Storm Nears Hurricane Strength and the Gulf Coast of Florida 13 Jun 2006 A hurricane warning was issued on Monday and evacuations were ordered for parts of the Florida Gulf Coast as the season's first tropical storm intensified on a path that could bring it ashore as a hurricane.
Steelers' Roethlisberger Hurt in Motorcycle Accident 12 Jun 2006 Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is listed in serious but stable condition in a Pittsburgh hospital following a motorcycle accident this morning, his doctor said.
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US 'planning to keep 50,000 troops in Iraq for many years' 12 Jun 2006 America plans to retain a garrison of 50,000 troops, one tenth of its entire army, in Iraq for years to come, according to US media reports. The revelation came as George W Bush summoned his top political, military and intelligence aides to a summit on Iraq's future today at the presidential retreat at Camp David.
US base commander: Guantanamo Bay suicides 'an act of war' 12 Jun 2006 Three Guantanamo Bay detainees hanged themselves using nooses made of bedsheets and clothes, the commander of the facility confirmed yesterday, describing the suicides as "an act of asymmetric warfare" against the United States.
Washington condemns first suicides by Guantanamo inmates as 'a PR exercise' 12 June 2006 Three prisoners at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba - two Saudis and a Yemeni - killed themselves over the weekend - the first successful suicides at the US prison camp since it opened in 2002 and the latest incident to highlight the fierce controversy over its continued existence. Lawyers for other prisoners said there had been clear signs of the increasing desperation felt by many detainees held without charge for more than four years... "These people are despairing because they are being held lawlessly. There's no end in sight," Ken Roth, the head of Human Rights Watch, told the BBC. "They're not being brought before any independent judges. They're not being charged and convicted for any crime."
Saudis doubt nationals were suicides at Guantánamo --Some doubt U.S. claim, say torture may have driven men to kill themselves 11 Jun 2006 The reported suicides of two Saudi prisoners at Guantánamo Bay intensified Saudi anger at the camp, drawing questions Sunday about whether the men really killed themselves or were driven to it by torture.
Dozens have attempted suicide at Guantanamo 10 Jun 2006 The three prisoners found dead at the Guantanamo prison camp on Saturday were the first to succeed in committing suicide, but nearly two dozen others have tried to kill themselves behind the razor-wire fences at the remote U.S. naval base in southeast Cuba.
New calls to close Guantanamo 12 Jun 2006 The suicides of three Arab prisoners at Guantanamo have ignited new calls for the US to shut down the detention camp and find a better way to deal with captured terrorist suspects
Congress can look into Blackwater USA's hiring of Pinoy mercenaries for Iraq: Palace 12 Jun 2006 (Philippines) Malacañang on Sunday said Congress can go ahead if it wants to investigate the alleged recruitment of "mercenaries" to Iraq by security firm Blackwater USA.
Zarqawi autopsy over, results withheld 12 Jun 2006 A US military autopsy was finished on Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on Sunday, but the findings were not immediately released by American officials. U.S. commanders initially said al-Zarqawi died in the airstrike but later said he survived and died soon after.
Castro: Al-Zarqawi Killing a 'Barbarity' 11 Jun 2006 President Fidel Castro called the U.S. airstrike that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi a "barbarity,'' saying he should have been put on trial. The United States acted as "judge and jury'' against the leader of the 'al-Qaida' in Iraq, Castro said late Friday. "They bragged, they were practically drunk with happiness. The accused cannot just be eliminated,'' he told a literacy conference. "This barbarity cannot be done.'' [Castro attends literacy conferences - something Bush could never do.]
No poll bounce for Bush after re-killing of al-Zarqawi 11 Jun 2006 Forty-one percent (41%) of Americans approve of the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as pResident. Fifty-eight percent (58%) disapprove. Telephone interviews for this update were conducted following the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. This suggests that there is no immediate "bounce" for Bush from the news.
Unreported: The Zarqawi Invitation By Greg Palast 09 Jun 2006 "Saddam’s generals, mostly Sunnis, who had, we learned, secretly collaborated with the US invasion and now expected their reward found themselves hunted and arrested. Falah Aljibury, an Iraqi-born US resident who helped with the pre-invasion brokering, told me, 'U.S. forces imprisoned all those we named as political leaders,' who stopped Iraq’s army from firing on U.S. troops."
Bon Appétit, America --Satiating a Gnawing Hunger for Vengeance By Jason Miller 09 Jun 2006 "Throughout Bush’s tenure in the White House, our Commander in Chef and his staff of gourmets have prepared a veritable smorgasbord of propagandistic delights for the psyches of those who still cling to the myth of America’s innate superiority... Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s death is the latest Haute cuisine to emerge from the perverse kitchen of America’s ruling elite."
'Al Qaeda' in Iraq threatens large scale attacks 11 Jun 2006 Al CIAduh in Iraq vowed on Sunday to carry out large-scale attacks that would "shake the enemy" after the killing of its leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, but did not name a successor. [Right, that's because Bush/Blackwater USA hasn't gotten one yet.]
British Troops, Insurgents Battle in Iraq 11 Jun 2006 "Insurgents" set a fire in a vegetable market to lure British soldiers into a gunbattle Sunday that left five civilians dead and more than a dozen hurt by the crossfire, Iraqi police said.
Two Soldiers Killed, One Wounded 11 Jun 2006 An occupation soldier died today during offensive operations against Taliban extremists in Afghanistan and another was killed in Iraq while on patrol June 9, U.S. military officials reported.
Stupid is as stupid does: Afghanistan to Arm Tribesmen Against Taliban 11 Jun 2006 Afghanistan Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday his government will give weapons to local tribesmen so they can help fight the biggest surge in Taliban violence in years. [And, the US taxpayers will be footing the bill, of course.]
British soldier killed in Afghan ambush 12 Jun 2006 A British soldier was killed in Afghanistan yesterday - the first to die since 3,300 British troops began arriving in the lawless Helmand province two months ago.
Fort Sam lacks cash to pay the light bill 09 Jun 2006 It's stranger than fiction, a tale bizarre beyond belief: The Army that helped conquer Iraq in three weeks doesn't have enough cash to keep the lights on at Fort Sam Houston. The post is in crisis mode, not dark but deep in the red. [Oh, but - alas alak: Halliburton sees earnings doubling in coming years 08 Jun 2006]
Stolen VA data may have been erased 09 Jun 2006 Stolen personal data for 26.5 million veterans and military personnel may have been erased by teenagers who sold the computer equipment, Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson said Thursday.
Terror raid pair may sue police 11 Jun 2006 Two men released without charge after an anti[pro]-terror raid in east London are to take legal action, it is reported.
After 9/11, Arab-Americans Fear Police Acts, Study Finds 12 Jun 2006 In the aftermath of Sept. 11, Arab-Americans have a greater fear of racial profiling and immigration enforcement than of falling victim to hate crimes, according to a national study financed by the Justice Department.
Judge may decide if eavesdropping is legal 11 Jun 2006 The National Security Agency's domestic spying program faces its first legal challenge in a case that could decide if the White House is allowed to order eavesdropping without a court order.
Specter Ready for Fight Over Spy Program 11 Jun 2006 The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman (Arlen Specter, R-Pa.) says he's prepared to force telephone company executives to testify about the White House's eavesdropping program if the Bush administration doesn't fully cooperate in drafting new rules on what's allowable.
Bills would ban tracking devices in driver's licenses, IDs 12 Jun 2006 Sen. Joe Simitian is trying a new tactic in his year-and-a-half-long campaign to control the use of tracking devices in government-issued identification cards. Bills by the Palo Alto Democrat that would bar the use of radio-frequency identification devices in driver's licenses and school identification cards are up Tuesday in the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
Interview with Aaron Russo regarding "America: Freedom 2 Fascism" (Video) 31 May 2006
Cancer Hits 283 Rescuers of 9/11 11 Jun 2006 Since 9/11, 283 World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers have been diagnosed with cancer, and 33 of them have died of cancer, says a lawyer for the ailing responders.
Federal appeals court lets anti-abortion groups join funding lawsuit in California 10 Jun 2006 The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Friday to allow two anti-abortion health care groups to intervene in a California lawsuit regarding the federal Weldon Amendment, which prohibits federal money from going to federal, state and local governments that discriminate against health care service providers not offering abortion services.
Democrats Have 20-Point Lead in U.S. 12 Jun 2006 The Democratic Party remains the favourite in this year’s election to the United States Congress, according to a poll by Ipsos-Public Affairs released by the Associated Press. [Diebold will take care of that lead, to be sure.]
Official Expects Voter ID Requirement to Complicate Fall Election 09 Jun 2006 (OH) Cuyahoga County's top elections official anticipates that a law requiring voters to show ID before being allowed to cast a ballot will cause problems in November. Elections director Michael Vu says they'll be fighting over provisional votes, which will be cast if voters don't have proper ID.
Uh Oh; The Bugs Are Eating Those "Pest Killing" Crops By James Donahue "Two research teams in England and Venezuela have discovered something alarming about the new genetically modified crops filled with insecticide. The insects not only eat them, they seem to thrive on them. Scientists at Imperial College in London and the Universidad Simon Rodrigues in Caracas found that the insects that the chemical additive was supposed to kill were not only feeding on the poison, but the stuff seems to help them thrive."
U.S. Mad Cow Cases Are Mysterious Strain 11 Jun 2006 Two cases of mad cow disease in Texas and Alabama seem to have resulted from a mysterious strain that could appear spontaneously in cattle, researchers say. Government officials are trying to play down differences between the two U.S. cases and the mad cow epidemic that has led to the slaughter of thousands of cattle in Britain since the 1980s.
Tropical Storm Alberto edges toward Florida 12 Jun 2006 Most of Florida's west coast was under a storm watch early on Monday after the first tropical storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season, Alberto, formed off Cuba and appeared headed toward the state.
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