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Lockerbie case: new accusations of manipulation of key forensic evidence

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I.P.O. Information Service flamesong On 4 August 2007 Dr. Hans Koechler received from Mr. Edwin Bollier, head of the Swiss-based company MEBO AG, a copy of the German original of an Affidavit, dated 18

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The Princess Diana Cover Up – RINF Documentary

Mick Meaney August 31, 2007 0

By Mick Meaney RINF Alternative News   This first edit from the forthcoming RINF documentary explores the conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. It shows how officials and the mainstream

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DIANA KILLED BY FIAT DRIVER SAYS POLICE CHIEF

Mick Meaney August 31, 2007 0

By Mark Reynolds THE driver of a mystery white Fiat Uno was responsible for Princess Diana’s death, claims the detective who led the inquiry into the crash that killed her. Jean Claude Mules, who

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Speakers, activists take to White House on 9/11 anniversary

Mick Meaney August 30, 2007 0

Speakers, Activists to Rally at White House on 9/11 AnniversaryA mass rally to commemorate the anniversary of 9/11 will be held on Tuesday, September 11, 2007, from noon to 3:00 p.m. at Lafayette Park,

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Teenager arrested, jailed for refusing TB treatment at hospital

Mick Meaney August 29, 2007 2

By Mike Adams Health officials in Lawrenceville, Georgia have arrested and jailed Francisco Santos, a teenager who tried to walk out of a hospital and go home after being diagnosed with TB (tuberculosis). Instead

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Prison officers defy court order

Mick Meaney August 29, 2007 0

Thousands of prison officers are defying a High Court injunction and refusing to end their national strike over a pay dispute. The surprise walkout by members of the Prison Officers’ Association (POA) in England

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A Legacy of Legitimizing Torture

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By Robert Scheer The resignation of the torturer in chief was noted by his patron, the president, as an unfortunate day for American democracy. “It’s sad that we live in a time when a

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Pot Growers Are New Target in “War on Terror”

Mick Meaney August 29, 2007 1

Under Bush, terror has become a justification for any and every abuse of power. By Scott Thill Last time we checked in on the bizarro nexus between cannabis and terrorism, it was none other

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NASA: Astronauts sober for space

Mick Meaney August 29, 2007 0

By Seth Borenstein There is no evidence astronauts were drunk or had been drinking heavily before launching into space, an internal NASA investigation found Wednesday. An independent astronaut health panel’s report of two unsubstantiated

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Documents Shed Light on FBI Electronic Surveillance Technology

Mick Meaney August 29, 2007 0

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has obtained documents through the Freedom of Information Act that reveal the inner workings of the FBI’s Digital Collection System Network (DCSNet), a software suite that allows the Bureau

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£5.2 billion extra to be put into police state

Mick Meaney August 29, 2007 0

QAS Public spending on identity management (IdM) is set to grow by around £5.2 billion over the next four years as government departments look to improve their data authentication systems, a recent report has

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Bush’s brand-new poodle

Mick Meaney August 29, 2007 1

By Pepe Escobar He was impregnably armored by his good intentions and his ignorance. – Graham Greene, The Quiet American PARIS – With former British prime minister Tony Blair out of the picture, there’s

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Announcement Of War Crimes Tribunal

Mick Meaney August 29, 2007 2

International Lawyer Alfred Lambremont Webre, JD, MEd, who is a Judge on the Kuala Lumpur International War Crimes Tribunal, will make a public call for an International Citizen’s 9/11 War Crimes Tribunal.  He will

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Film Screening: 9/11 Ripple Effect – Morecambe

Mick Meaney August 29, 2007 0

Following the recent 6th anniversary of 911, and in commemoration of all the victims of this tragedy, the ‘Red Pill’ group are hosting a free film showing of “911 Ripple Effect”, in the Rainbow

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Webster Tarpley – Lancaster

Mick Meaney August 29, 2007 0

Webster Tarpley 9 November 7:00pm Hugh Pollard Lecture Theatre, St Martin’ s College, Lancaster Free Admission

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US will never let ‘friendly-fire’ witnesses go to a British court

Mick Meaney August 29, 2007 0

By Frances Gibb The families of soldiers killed by American “friendly fire” will never get to see those who may have been responsible for the deaths questioned at inquests, The Times has learnt. In

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Miliband: We will decide when UK troops leave Iraq

Mick Meaney August 29, 2007 2

By Andrew Grice The Bush administration will not have a veto over the Government’s plans to pull Britain’s troops out of Iraq, ministers have made clear. David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, said decisions about

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US intensifies war of words with Iran

Mick Meaney August 29, 2007 1

· US president accuses Tehran of arming militants · Speech aimed at shoring up support for ‘surge’ Ed Pilkington in New York Wednesday August 29, 2007 The Guardian George Bush speaks at the 89th

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Israel Assassinates 11 Yr Old Sitting In A Fig Tree

Mick Meaney August 29, 2007 0

By Mahmoud Al Qarnawi The Israeli occupying forces shot intensively at a child on Friday, while he was sitting in a fig tree in Seida village, near the northern West Bank town of Tulkarem.

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The state Theft of Children – So called British Justice – Even a murderer is treated better

Mick Meaney August 27, 2007 1

The Dark Heart Of England English authorities take newborn babies for adoption – this compares how their legal system treats a pregnant woman and a man arrested for murder. The bulk of English adoptions

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Cancer in Iraq vets raises possibility of toxic exposure

Mick Meaney August 27, 2007 1

By Carla McClain After serving in Vietnam nearly 40 years ago — and receiving the Bronze Star for it — the Tucson soldier was called back to active duty in Iraq. While there, he

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Clash with Cheney over Iran prompted Rove departure

Mick Meaney August 27, 2007 1

By Ray McGovern It is as though I’m back as an analyst at the CIA, trying to estimate the chances of an attack on Iran. The putative attacker, though, happens to be our own

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The CIA’s open secrets

Mick Meaney August 27, 2007 1

By Joseph Weisberg When a federal judge dismissed Valerie Plame’s lawsuit against the Central Intelligence Agency earlier this month, she ruled that the agency was entitled to stop Plame from publishing the dates of

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US intelligence report points to Iraqi government’s removal

Mick Meaney August 27, 2007 1

By Peter Symonds The National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq released last week reflects a growing consensus not just among the US spy agencies, but in the White House and American ruling elite, that

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US attorney general Gonzales resigns

Mick Meaney August 27, 2007 0

Mark Tran Monday August 27, 2007 Guardian Unlimited Alberto Gonzales had worked with George Bush since the 1990s. Photograph: Ron Edmonds/AP   The embattled US attorney general, Alberto Gonzales, today announced his resignation, joining

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