Daily Archives: January 24, 2008 »

Rummy Resurfaces, Calls for U.S. Propaganda Agency

Mick Meaney January 24, 2008 0

By Sharon Weinberger One of the many things I love about Donald Rumsfeld is that he’s totally unrepentant. Back in 2001, the Pentagon under his leadership created the controversial Office of Strategic Influence, which

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Bush Justice Nominee Authorized C.I.A. Torture

Mick Meaney January 24, 2008 1

By PHILIP SHENON and ERIC LICHTBLAU The Justice Department lawyer who wrote a series of classified legal opinions in 2005 authorizing harsh C.I.A. interrogation techniques was renominated by the White House on Wednesday to

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Firefighter: Giuliani ‘ran like a coward on 9/11′

Mick Meaney January 24, 2008 1

David Edwards and Adam Doster Raw Story Families of firefighters killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center rallied in Orlando Tuesday in anticipation of the state’s upcoming Republican primary.

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9/11 Contradictions

Mick Meaney January 24, 2008 2

When Did Cheney Enter the Underground Bunker? David Ray Griffin With regard to the morning of 9/11, everyone agrees that at some time after 9:03 (when the South Tower of the World Trade Center

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U.S. to use Spy Evidence against Citizens?

Mick Meaney January 24, 2008 1

Determining what NSA electronic surveillance can be used by police or introduced into court by Government, may be the next battle Americans have to fight. Dan Scott It is not surprising the Telecom Industry

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Immunization Programs Under Scrutiny

Mick Meaney January 24, 2008 2

Andreas Moritz For many decades, leading scientists and doctors have vehemently promoted the idea that immunization of children is necessary to protect them from contracting such diseases as diphtheria, polio, cholera, typhoid, or malaria.

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Is the 2008 Election Rigged?

Mick Meaney January 24, 2008 1

Rami Nagel Charismatic democratic leader, Barack Obama had a stunning lead going into the New Hampshire primary, with a huge media blitz, and a lot of energy behind him. Then all of a sudden,

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Neocons Lied 935 Times to Sell Iraq Invasion

Mick Meaney January 24, 2008 0

Bush and his top officials waged a campaign of misinformation about the threat posed by Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. By Charles Lewis and Mark Reading-Smith President George W. Bush and seven of his administration’s top

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Amid record losses, Wall Street awarded itself $39 bil

Mick Meaney January 24, 2008 0

By Andre Damon The five largest Wall Street banks doled out a record $39 billion in bonuses last year, according to data collected by the Bloomberg news service. After driving hundreds of thousands of

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Louisiana GOP: Ron Paul stands 2nd

Mick Meaney January 24, 2008 0

The Louisiana Republican Party says the state’s preliminary results indicate that presidential hopeful Ron Paul has come in second. Louisiana Republican Party Chairman Roger Villere said Wednesday in a statement that Senator John McCain

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Cheney demands ‘permanent’ wiretaps

Mick Meaney January 24, 2008 0

The US Vice President, Dick Cheney calls on Congress to ‘permanently’ allow warrantless wiretaps on foreign electronic communications. During a speech to the Heritage Foundation in Washington on Wednesday, Cheney said it is ‘urgent’

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British Government Censoring The Web

Mick Meaney January 24, 2008 2

Frank Fisher When asked to name countries that impose extensive internet censorship, you might think of China, Iran, or North Korea; I doubt you’d think of the UK, but, after the home secretary Jacqui

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