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I Witnessed ‘Waterboarding’ — And, Yes, It is Torture
Memo to Media: I Witnessed ‘Waterboarding’ — And, Yes, It is Torture Four decades ago, as a reporter in Vietnam, I saw what it was like. When you hog-tie a human being, tilt him
Read More »£240,000 for Tony Blair’s not so great speech
£240,000 for Tony Blair’s not so great speech on greatness Jane Macartney and Francis Elliot The banquet was readied, the Château Lafite was at room temperature and the 700 guests were in their chairs
Read More »Senate overrides Bush’s veto on water projects
By TODD SPANGLER Among them are an electronic barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to block the spread of an invasive species of Asian carp into the Great Lakes, a new shipping
Read More »Congress approves military, domestic funds
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led Congress, trying to make up for its tardiness in passing essential bills to fund the government, approved more than $1 trillion on Thursday for the military,
Read More »Our Man in Islamabad
Stephen Lendman RINF Alternative News The Islamic Republic of Pakistan was established in August,1947 when its majority Muslim population separated from British-controlled India and became a sovereign state. Since then, the country has been
Read More »Knights Templar Secrets Revealed
The Vatican has published secret archive documents about the trial of the Knights Templar, including a long-lost parchment that shows that Pope Clement V initially absolved the medieval Christian order from accusations of heresy,
Read More »$4.3 million reasons to believe in Ron Paul
An Orange County Register editorial If this doesn’t get the attention of the mainstream media and the Republican establishment, it’s difficult to figure out just what would – but it’s likely that even more
Read More »What are we doing to stop Britain being taken over?
What are we doing to stop our beloved Britain being taken over? This is too frightening and too important to ignore any longer. Peter Hitchens If we don’t want to become a neglected outstation
Read More »Brazil discovers vast new oil reserves
Brazil has discovered huge new petroleum reserves in its south that could turn the country into one of the biggest oil producers in the world, the government and its state-controlled oil company announced Thursday.If
Read More »The Secret History of the Impending War with Iran
The Secret History of the Impending War with Iran That the White House Doesn’t Want You to Know Two former high-ranking policy experts from the Bush administration say the U.S. has been gearing up
Read More »Deadliest Year for US Troops in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) – The U.S. military announced six new deaths Tuesday, making 2007 the bloodiest year for American troops in Iraq despite a recent decline in casualties and a sharp drop in roadside bombings
Read More »Tidal surge sparks flood warning
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has strengthened warnings of severe flooding over the next 48 hours from a tidal surge expected to hit the coast of England. The Environment Agency warned of a “major” tidal
Read More »ID card SCAM ‘to cost £5.6bn’
The projected cost of the identity card scheme will be £5.612bn over the next 10 years, the Home Office says. The figures, which are for October 2007 to October 2017, cover the set up
Read More »Scams funded terror in Iraq
Proceeds went to shadowy ‘Boss’ in U.K., trial reveals By Mike McIntyre and Bruce Owen A high-tech Canadian criminal organization was funding terrorism in Iraq by working under the control of a mysterious London-based
Read More »A Toxic Mix of Neoliberal & Neocon
Sarko comes across as a neoconand, like Bush, driven by the concept of a New World Order Both Left and Right dislike the direction HyperSarko is taking France Neoliberalism – the role of unfettered
Read More »House Panel Gets Earful On Waterboarding
In Spite Of Bickering In D.C., Experts Say Interrogation Method Is Torture, Must Never Be Used (CBS/AP) A hearing on torture opened today on Capitol Hill, and itself launched into a protest about one
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