Daily Archives: September 13, 2007 »
Post codes help Big Brother keep an eye on us
By Roger Highfield and Nic Fleming Post codes: not just for post anymore Jason and Samantha, the “burdened optimists” of Chatham ME5, are young, ambitious and reckless. They are in unskilled or semi-skilled jobs
Read More »Chair of 9/11 Commission admits official evidence was ‘far from the truth’
Peter Tatchell Even the chair of the 9/11 Commission now admits that the official evidence they were given was ‘far from the truth’. Six years after 9/11, the American public have still not been
Read More »Castro says US lied about 9/11 attacks
Mark Tran and agencies Guardian Unlimited Fidel Castro has accused America of spreading disinformation about an explosion at the Pentagon on September 11 2001. Photograph: AP Fidel Castro today joined the band of
Read More »Paddy Ashdown was a spy
EX-LIB Dem leader Lord Paddy Ashdown has been outed as a spy by successor Sir Menzies Campbell. Ashdown, a former Royal Marine who served with the elite Special Boat Service, was long suspected to
Read More »Government Did Not Take Action After Spinach E. coli Breakout
Government regulators never acted on calls for stepped-up inspections of leafy greens after last year’s deadly E. coli spinach outbreak, leaving the safety of America’s salads to a patchwork of largely unenforceable rules and
Read More »Guantanamo: “Ghost” Prisoners Speak At Last
The Guantánamo Transcripts: “Ghost” Prisoners Speak After Five And A Half Years, And “9/11 hijacker” Recants His Tortured Confession By ANDY WORTHINGTON In another resounding demonstration of the importance of legally constituted checks and
Read More »Senate Intelligence Panel Seeks CIA Nominee’s Withdrawal
By Joby Warrick Members of the Senate intelligence committee have requested the withdrawal of the Bush administration’s choice for CIA general counsel, acknowledging that John Rizzo’s nomination has stalled because of concerns about his
Read More »FBI Official Charged With Abduction, Assault
Man Accused of Terrorizing Woman; Defense Says Allegations ‘Out of Character’ By Daniela Deane For nearly six hours, a senior FBI official terrorized his Arlington County girlfriend, at times holding her at knifepoint in
Read More »Is Government ID the next Government IT failure?
Now that the government has officially put the various contracts for the ID card project out to tender, the mutterings are starting to turn into a clamour: is the latest massive public sector IT
Read More »US troops who criticised Iraq war strategy killed in Baghdad
· Article claimed Bush’s policy was total failure · Deaths reported on eve of presidential address Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington Thursday September 13, 2007 The Guardian Two US soldiers who helped write a critique
Read More »Rudy Giuliani accused of exploiting 9/11 role
James Bone (Chip East/Reuters) Rudy Giuliani was criticised for giving a reading at the 9/11 memorial event yesterday Rudy Giuliani risked a controversial appearance at Ground Zero in New York yesterday as rival presidential
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