Daily Archives: August 27, 2007 »

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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Labour given £300,000 by unregistered ‘friends’

Mick Meaney August 27, 2007 0

By Ben Russell A group which has donated more than £300,000 to Labour was not properly registered, the party has admitted. Labour Party officials asked Muslim Friends of Labour to register as a members’

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Alarm as police offenders keep jobs in force

Mick Meaney August 27, 2007 1

By Kate O’Hara More than 30 police officers serving in forces throughout Yorkshire were convicted of criminal offences last year, it has emerged. Revelations that so many law enforcers, most of whom are still

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A new intelligence report paints a bleak picture of Iraq

Mick Meaney August 27, 2007 0

By Warren P. Strobel and Leila Fadel A new assessment of Iraq by U.S. intelligence agencies provides little evidence that the American troop “surge” has accomplished its goals and predicts that the U.S.-backed government

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Iraq corruption whistleblowers face penalties

Mick Meaney August 27, 2007 0

Cases show fraud exposers have been vilified, fired, or detained for weeks AP One after another, the men and women who have stepped forward to report corruption in the massive effort to rebuild Iraq

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The War On Working Americans – Part I

Mick Meaney August 27, 2007 1

By Stephen Lendman RINF Alternative News As Labor Day approaches, what better time to assess the state of working America. It’s under assault and weakened by decades of eroding rights in the richest country

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Evidence Suggests CIA Purposefully Spiked Investigations

Mick Meaney August 27, 2007 0

CIA Inspector General’s Report 911Blogger A grave miscarriage of justice is afoot. After years being withheld the Administration finally is forced to release the CIA’s IG Report on 9/11. While earlier news accounts said the

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