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Read More »Students at Harvard launch a campaign against Israeli General
A group of students and professors at Harvard University in the United States have launched a campaign against the former Israeli Army Chief of Staff, reserve General Dan Halutz. Halutz, who resigned shortly after
Read More »More police officers to be armed with Taser stun guns
More police officers are to be armed with Taser stun guns under an extension of their use announced by the Home Secretary. Currently, Tasers are used only by officers in firearms squads as a
Read More »Hewitt branded ‘incompetent’ in junior doctors row
The health secretary, Patricia Hewitt, faced fresh calls to resign today over the fiasco surrounding the controversial online application system for junior doctors, which has left thousands without jobs. The shadow foreign secretary, William
Read More »Insects ‘Are Smarter Than You Think’
Scientists claim to have found evidence of ‘free will’ in flies. If the researchers are right, it means the annoying bluebottle or wasp that will not leave you alone is choosing to be a
Read More »Celestial trick of the light reveals invisible dark matter
Ring of gravity in outer space lets scientists ‘see’ exotic material Mark Henderson A rippling halo of dark matter, the mysterious substance thought to account for much of the mass of the Universe, has
Read More »Administration opens door to resignation of Wolfowitz
Steven R. Weisman The Bush administration, shifting strategy in the face of mounting opposition to Paul D. Wolfowitz as World Bank president, opened the door Tuesday to the possibility of his voluntary resignation if
Read More »A Review of Alexander Cockburn’s and Jeffrey St. Clair’s End Times
Stephen Lendman Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair are both veteran journalists and authors doing the kind of muckraking political and other investigative writing only found in the US online and in out-of-the-mainstream publications
Read More »There’s a War Going On (But It’s Under the Radar)
The Alaska Intel ReportThursday Bill Adams There is a war going on folks. No missiles, no bombs, no bullets, but a war none the less. This is a war against democracy, a war against
Read More »New World Order elites: Bildeberg Group to Meet in Istanbul
Open letter to Turkish Prime Minister Timuçin Leflef Communique sent to the Turkish Prime Minister re Bilderberg 2007 8th May 2007 Dear Prime Minister, I am a Turkish filmmaker living in Ireland. It has
Read More »Unmanned plane to boost coastal surveillance
An unmanned surveillance plane will begin patrols of northern Australian waters later this year in a multi-million dollar Federal Government trial. It is hoped the plane, fitted with radars and surveillance sensors, will be
Read More »White House Pushed Ashcroft on Wiretaps
LAURIE KELLMAN President Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program was so questionable that a top Justice Department official refused for a time to reauthorize it, sparking a battle with top White House officials at the bedside
Read More »Big Brother Enters The Womb
Government targets 16-week embryos Unborn babies are to be the youngest members of society targeted as part of the government’s family review. Embryos will be identified when their mothers are 16 weeks into pregnancy
Read More »White House Censors Civil Liberties Report
Larisa Alexandrovna We are fighting the war on terror, so, not only are civil liberties any longer relevant but neither is any report on civil liberties being violated relevant. After all, if you do
Read More »Detainee details claim of torture at Guantanamo
In a transcript, American says he was so upset by his treatment that he tried suicide twice NANCY A. YOUSSEF A Pakistani citizen who grew up in suburban Baltimore, where his father still lives,
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