Daily Archives: May 24, 2007 »
$2 billion settles 9/11 insurance case
AMY WESTFELDT The builders of the World Trade Center site and seven insurers have reached a $2 billion settlement that ends all outstanding legal battles over its multibillion-dollar policy, state officials said Wednesday. Gov.
Read More »Dustbin spy chips attacked
GOVERNMENT proposals which could lead to homeowners having “spy chips” fitted to their dustbins were today being outlined by ministers. But the leader of Ipswich council warned that any proposals to change the way
Read More »Why are Honest 9/11 Researchers Targetted
bollyn I am an independent journalist who has investigated the events of 9/11 since that terrible day in which our lives and national political reality were so drastically changed. My original research and articles
Read More »Claims of 9/11 conspiracy have suspect running scared
Sue Lindsay, Rocky Mountain News Former Denverite says 9/11 work has made him a target A former Federal Emergency Management Agency videographer accused of killing his wife in Denver is seeking political asylum in
Read More »Bush: be prepared for more bloodshed in Iraq
Rupert Cornwell As Congress prepared for a crucial war-funding vote, President George Bush warned that Americans should prepare for a bloody summer of heavy fighting and more loss of life in Iraq in the
Read More »Greens: ID cards ‘controversial, intrusive and unnecessary’
The Green party has lambasted the government for its plans to phase-in ID cards, reiterating criticism from the joint committee on human rights (JCHR) that the scheme risks promoting racial profiling. Jean Lambert, a
Read More »U.S. Democrats to fund Iraq war with no pullout date
Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell President George W. Bush won a battle over nearly $100 billion to fund the Iraq war as Democratic leaders in Congress on Tuesday abandoned efforts to withdraw troops for
Read More »UK ‘politics of fear eroding human rights’
Nigel Morris Tony Blair’s government has been condemned for exploiting the “politics of fear” by bringing in tougher anti-terror legislation, cracking down on asylum-seekers and allowing the prison population to soar. Amnesty International condemned
Read More »Government knew of HIV risk from imported blood
Expert panel decided against import ban – since then 1,757 have died Sarah Hall Friday May 25, 2007 The Guardian The government’s advisers on medicine knew that patients were at risk of contracting Aids
Read More »‘Loose Change 9/11′ heading for UK cinemas
Revolver have acquired the rights to the hugely successful online film about the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Chris Tilly Online film phenomenon ‘Loose Change 9/11′ has been picked up for theatrical release in the UK.
Read More »Google is watching you
Robert Verkaik ‘Big Brother’ row over plans for personal database Google, the world’s biggest search engine, is setting out to create the most comprehensive database of personal information ever assembled, one with the ability
Read More »Spy drones added to UK’s ‘surveillance society’
It could be the 4 million closed-circuit television cameras, or maybe the spy drones hovering overhead, but one way or another Britons know they are being watched. All the time. Everywhere! The latest gizmo
Read More »Bush grants presidency extraordinary powers
Directive for emergencies apparently gives authority without congressional oversight President Bush has signed a directive granting extraordinary powers to the office of the president in the event of a declared national emergency, apparently without
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