Daily Archives: May 14, 2007 »
Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
[Robin Lindley is a Seattle attorney and writer who covers international affairs, human rights, politics, law, medicine, the media, and arts. He was a chair of the World Peace through Law Section of the
Read More »Google searches web’s dark side
One in 10 web pages scrutinised by search giant Google contained malicious code that could infect a user’s PC. Researchers from the firm surveyed billions of sites, subjecting 4.5 million pages to “in-depth analysis”.
Read More »Billions in Oil Missing in Iraq, U.S. Study Says
JAMES GLANZ Between 100,000 and 300,000 barrels a day of Iraq’s declared oil production over the past four years is unaccounted for and could have been siphoned off through corruption or smuggling, according to
Read More »Spitzer proposes DNA database expansion
Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced yesterday he will submit legislation to expand the state’s DNA databank mandating the collection of DNA from every person convicted of a crime, as well as individuals on probation, on
Read More »Monday is Wiretap the Internet Day
May 14th is the official deadline for cable modem companies, DSL providers, broadband over powerline, satellite internet companies and some universities to finish wiring up their networks with FBI-friendly surveillance gear, to comply with
Read More »Government has broken law to bury bad news on ID cards – Clegg
The Government was yesterday accused of breaking the law in an attempt to bury bad news after waiting until the day of Tony Blair’s resignation to publish a report on ID cards that reveals
Read More »From radio telescopes to electromagnetic weapons
A group of Russian scientists from Tomsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow have developed a series of unique compact generators capable of producing high-energy pulses of hundreds and even thousands of megawatts. This compares
Read More »Disappeared without a trace: more than 10,000 Iraqis
Shashank Bengali McClatchy NewspapersWhen her heart is heaviest, Sahira Kereem tries to think of the little things her husband did that annoyed her. She remembers times when she suggested they visit her parents, and
Read More »Israel to continue assassinations
Israel’s security cabinet has approved more assassinations of suspected Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip. Officials say the decision is necessary to stop rocket attacks on southern Israel, but the operations have been condemned
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