Monthly Archives: April 2007 »
Iraqi Petroleum privatization, CIA MK-Ultra, PYSOPs
Indymedia The upcoming petroleum privatization of Iraqi oil reserves is being watched by international community, never a better time for PSYOPS military brainwashing campaigns here in north america. distract the media from Iraqi oil
Read More »Britain becoming a Big Brother society, says data watchdog
Sophie Goodchild Britain is in danger of “committing slow social suicide” as such Big Brother techniques as surveillance cameras and recording equipment spread into every aspect of our lives, the nation’s information watchdog will
Read More »Guantanamo: A Long Train of Congressional, Executive, and Now, Judicial Abuses
P. Gardner Goldsmith In a stunning contradiction of the principles enshrined in the Unites States Constitution, the US Supreme Court on April 3 denied petitions of certiorari to two plaintiffs who have been held
Read More »CIA boss warned Bush on UK intelligence
Philip Sherwell America’s former spy chief has revealed how he warned the White House that Britain had “exaggerated” reports that Saddam Hussein tried to buy uranium ore in Niger – claims that President George
Read More »82 Inmates Cleared but Still Held at Guantanamo
By Craig Whitlock More than a fifth of the approximately 385 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been cleared for release but may have to wait months or years for their freedom because U.S.
Read More »Let’s poke Big Brother in the eye
The USDA proudly boasts on its website that nearly 385,000 people have registered their premises to participate in the National Animal Identification System. They do not say how many of these people were registered
Read More »Ex-CIA chief criticises Iraq war
George Tenet, the former director of the CIA, has criticised the US invasion of Iraq, saying that officials supporting the war did not hold a “serious debate” about whether Saddam Hussein was a threat.
Read More »Sleepwalking into a surveillance state
Government and corporate threats to online privacy are the topics of a major Montreal conference If the federal Liberal MP for NDG-Côte-des-Neiges, Marlene Jennings, gets her way, she may very well become the toast
Read More »TV Is Losing Its Audience
In the past few weeks, a raft of top shows on all major networks have hit record lows: Lost, Desperate Housewives, ER, My Name Is Earl, The Simpsons, Two and a Half Men, CSI:
Read More »US moves to limit lawyers’ access to Guantanamo inmates
Tom Carter In the wake of recent revelations of widespread torture and abuse at the Guantánamo Bay prison camp, the US Justice Department has taken legal action to restrict lawyers’ access to their clients
Read More »Human rights report: Israeli forces systematically attack Palestinians
PCHR The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights issued a report for the period, 19 through 25 April entitled, “Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian
Read More »World Bank group voices concern over Wolfowitz
group of about 50 World Bank officials at the forefront of the bank’s anti-corruption fight on Thursday expressed deep concern with the crisis surrounding bank chief Paul Wolfowitz.In a letter to Wolfowitz and the
Read More »Contractors playing major role in U.S. intelligence
Private contractors, including for-hire intelligence analysts, computer technicians and spies, now form a “key part” of the overall intelligence workforce, according to a survey by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The
Read More »RINF Film Screening: Sweet Misery – A Poisoned World
29 MAY 2007, TRINITY COMMUNITY CENTRE, LANCASTER, 7:30PM FREE ADMISSION Press release to follow
Read More »RINF Film Screening: American Blackout
15 MAY 2007, FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE, LANCASTER, 7:30PM FREE ADMISSION Many have heard of the alleged voting irregularities that occurred during the presidential elections of 2000 and 2004. Until now, these incidents have gone
Read More »IRAQ: Walls will increase violence, specialists say
IRIN News Baghdad specialists and citizens have hit out against the US strategy of building walls around Sunni districts that are surrounded by Shia areas. They say such barriers would worsen the lives of
Read More »Surveillance goes too far
Over the years, Wal-Mart has acquired a growing crowd of critics. The retail behemoth is regularly the target of unfavorable billboards, newspaper ads and at least one critical documentary. So it’s hardly surprising that
Read More »UK tries to sabotage BAE bribes inquiry
Attempt to oust legal expert heading European corruption investigation David Leigh and Rob Evans Tuesday April 24, 2007 The Guardian The UK is covertly trying to oust the head of the world’s main anti-bribery
Read More »UK supermarkets are ‘driving down wages of world’s poorest workers’
Susie Mesure The low prices enjoyed by shoppers at British supermarkets are paid for by poor wages, job insecurity and a denial of basic human rights for workers in some of the world’s poorest
Read More »A coverup of torture, racism and complicity in war crimes
The evidence of British abuse and killing of Iraqi civilians is part of an iceberg of disgrace which demands a public inquiry Phil Shiner Monday April 23, 2007 The Guardian Images of the battered,
Read More »Boris Yeltsin dies at age of 76
Boris Yeltsin, the first president of Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union, has died aged 76, the Kremlin has announced. Yeltsin died of heart failure on Monday in the Central Clinical Hospital
Read More »How Hitler cheated death in 1943 coup… thanks to the Allies
DER Führer Adolf Hitler ist tot. These six words, announcing the death of the Nazi leader, should have brought the Second World War to an end in November 1943. The sentence was part of
Read More »Hormones To Suppress Hunger In Babies
Plans to add a hormone which suppresses hunger to baby formula food is unlikely to work say experts. University of Buckingham researchers are looking at adding leptin to formula milk to curb future over-eating.
Read More »The island where Britain has refused to allow democracy
Inhabitants of a tiny place which served as a crucial base for British forces during the Falklands conflict say the UK government promised them a new regime, but changed its mind after 9/11. Could
Read More »Germany ‘wants Wolfowitz to go’
Germany believes Paul Wolfowitz’s position as head of the World Bank has become unsustainable, a German minister has told the Financial Times Deutschland (FTD) newspaper. World Bank staff have called for Wolfowitz to quit
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