Daily Archives: December 14, 2007 »

Gitmo troops vandalize Wikipedia

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 0

US military personnel at Guantanamo Bay called Fidel Castro a transsexual and defended the prison for terrorism suspects in anonymous web postings, an internet group that publishes government documents said on Dec. 13. The

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VIDEO: Giuliani Making Millions From Data Mining

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 0

Olbermann discusses with Arianna Huffington the millions Rudy Giuliani has made by more unsavory business tactics. His connections with terrorist countries, indicted aides and now his willingness to violate American’s privacy rights lobbying (possibly

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VIDEO: CIA Torture Jet crashed with 4 Tons of Coke

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 0

A Gulfstream II jet that crash landed in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula in late September bearing a load of nearly four tons of cocaine. This particular Gulfstream II (tail number N987SA), was used between 2003

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Light + Sound = New Weapon

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 0

By Sharon Weinberger Military funded researchers are preparing to test a nonlethal weapon that combines light and sound. Nicholas C. Nicholas, chief scientist of Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory, told an audience yesterday at

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Korean troops out of Afghanistan

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 1

South Korean troops have returned home from Afghanistan, ending the country’s five-year contribution to US-led forces there.   The pullout of 195 troops – mostly medics and engineers – was part of a pledge

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Micro turbines to generate electricity for households

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 9

It is now possible to generate electricity using small rivers and even shallow brooks thanks to the brand new micro turbines developed and produced by Turkish Electromechanics Industry (TEMSAN). TEMSAN, committed to manufacturing turbine

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Diana’s confidante reveals link to MI6

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 0

Jack Malvern Rosa Monckton, a confidante of Diana, Princess of Wales, said yesterday that someone close to her was involved in the Secret Intelligence Service. Ms Monckton, who was with the Princess ten days

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In London, the world gathers against war

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 0

In the end, New Labour ended up returning to the old discredited territory of the British Empire by occupying Iraq and Afghanistan. Derrick O’Keefe Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend a

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UK government blamed for foot and mouth outbreak

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 0

Foot and mouth outbreak scientists blame Defra James Sturcke Guardian Unlimited The Institute for Animal Health laboratory in Pirbright, Guildford. Photograph: Lewis Whyld/Press Association   The government failed in its attempts to stop the

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US ‘tapping cell phones in Indonesia’

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 1

US agents in Jakarta have been eavesdropping on Indonesian citizens’ phone conversations and reading their text messages, a report says. According to the report by investigative journalist Allan Nairn, US intelligence officers in Jakarta

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VIDEO: Fool Me Twice (Bali Bombings)

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 1

Just before the hour mark, we learn the interesting fact that car bombs dont leave craters…So what made rthe 5 foot deep hole in the bali bombing? And the explosion that killed Hariri left

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US accuses Venezuela of secret election funding

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 0

Rory Carroll in Caracas The Guardian Prosecutors in the US have accused Venezuela of secretly funding the election campaign of Argentina’s newly inaugurated president, Cristina Kirchner. The claim ignited a political row between the

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Flawed 9/11 report‘s conclusions are false

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 0

AN American engineer and author recently toured South Africa to dispel alleged myths about the September 11, 2001, attacks. Enver Masud, 68, presented Fatally Flawed: The 9/11 Commission Report to thousands of South Africans

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WAC Ireland Confronts Gerry Adams

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 0

Martin Ingram, a British agent admitted infiltration of the IRA and said that over 70% of their bombings were commanded by British Intelligence. We confronted Gerry Adams to get the info from the ‘horse’s

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WAC Confronts Peter Power

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 0

Members of WeAreChange UK confront Peter power of visor consultants. Visor is a consultancy agency with government and police connections which was running an exercise for an unnamed company that revolved around the London

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Gov tries to restrict Freedom of Information requests

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 0

One of the political mysteries of 2007 is why ministers hastily withdrew their threat to curb requests under the Act. Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, thinks he knows why   It is customary at this

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U.S. House passes bill to ban “waterboarding”

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 0

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday to prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from using “waterboarding” and other harsh tactics to interrogate terrorist suspects. Being voted 222-199, the intelligence bill

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U.N. suspects CIA may continue torture at Gitmo

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 0

Xinhua A United Nations human rights expert expressed grave concerns on Thursday that the CIA may continue using torture on terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay. Martin Scheinin, U.N. special rapporteur on protecting human rights

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MPs: Abandon 42-day limit

Mick Meaney December 14, 2007 0

The government must give up its proposal to extend the period of time terror suspects can be held without trial to 42 days, MPs and peers have said. Home secretary Jacqui Smith has called

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