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BA jet crash lands at Heathrow
PA Passengers escaped unharmed today after a British Airways jet crash landed at Heathrow Airport. The aircraft appeared to have landed several hundred yards short of the southern runway – and just yards from
Read More »How the Pentagon Planted a False Story
by Gareth Porter Senior Pentagon officials, evidently reflecting a broader administration policy decision, used an off-the-record Pentagon briefing to turn the Jan. 6 U.S.-Iranian incident in the Strait of Hormuz into a sensational story
Read More »The Thought Police “Protect” the Constitution
Allyson VillarsYesterday, I was ecstatic to be able to surprise John by being at the end of his march from Boston to Washington. But my excitement suddenly turned to shock when we went with
Read More »Big Business Is Even More Unpopular Than You Think
Robert Weissman The U.S. public holds Big Business in shockingly low regard. A November 2007 Harris poll found that less than 15 percent of the population believes each of the following industries to be
Read More »Councillors oppose identity card scheme
Eric McGowan NORTH Ayrshire Council are to officially oppose government plans for identity cards. Councillors voted by a majority of three to reject the controversial documents on Wednesday. Only Labour councillors voted against an
Read More »Former US congressman indicted
An ex-congressman is indicted for his part in an alleged terrorist fundraising and accused of sending $130,000 to a Taliban supporter. A US grand jury indicted ex-Republican congressman from Michigan, Mark Deli Siljander, with
Read More »Lawmaker: CIA tape destruction unauthorized
After hearing, Hoekstra says official acted against direction of superiors The CIA official who gave the command to destroy interrogation videotapes apparently acted against the direction of his superiors, the top Republican House Intelligence
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