Monthly Archives: January 2008 »

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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Current financial crisis was topic of Bilderberg 2006

Mick Meaney January 22, 2008 14

The current financial crisis that has happened due to the Sub prime mortgage crisis was a main topic at Bilderberg 2006 in Ottowa. The green & cooperative movement with the libertarian hold the key

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Guantanamo as a symbol

Mick Meaney January 22, 2008 0

By Ramzy Baroud Guantanamo is a dark spot in U.S. history and shall go down in world history as a symbol of injustice and oppression 11 January marked the sixth year anniversary of the

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VIDEO: 1 In 5 Iraq Vets Have Brain Injuries

Mick Meaney January 22, 2008 0

Time magazine Managing Editor Richard Stengel discussed a new Pentagon report that says “1 in 5 American servicemen and women who have been in Iraq are coming back with brain injuries.” Stengel called it

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Brown Prepares to Sell UK Out to Globalist EU

Mick Meaney January 22, 2008 1

Brown refuses to allow a referendum on the EU treaty, insists sovereignty be handed over to the globalists in Brussels Gordon Brown is bringing Britain’s political system into disrepute by refusing to hold a

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Nasa probe reveals image of mystery figure on Mars

Mick Meaney January 22, 2008 2

Life on Mars? Amazing photos from Nasa probe reveal image of mystery figure on Red Planet The Daily Mail  Does this photograph really prove that we are not alone in the universe? Images beamed

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One in ten RFID projects tag humans

Mick Meaney January 22, 2008 0

The percentage of worldwide radio frequency identification (RFID) projects concerning tagging people has increased from eight percent to 11 percent over the last year, according to new research — with the healthcare sector set

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Diana crash survivor to testify

Mick Meaney January 22, 2008 0

The only survivor of the crash that killed Princess Diana is scheduled to testify Wednesday at the inquest into her death. Trevor Rees, formerly known as Trevor Rees-Jones, was the front-seat passenger in the

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The Emails that Dick Cheney Deleted

Mick Meaney January 22, 2008 0

Harper’s Magazine Late last week, right after official White House spokesmen made a series of either evasive or completely false statements about the mysterious case of the vanishing, then reappearing, then perhaps no really

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VIDEO: Bush Pardon’s HIMSELF Against Warcrimes

Mick Meaney January 22, 2008 1

President Bush Passes a Bill giving himself and his whitehouse retroactive immunity for possible war crimes! Don’t you wish we could all do that? NO WAY I WOULD BE A CRIMINAL! AMERICA WAKE UP

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The List: The World’s Top Spy Agencies

Mick Meaney January 22, 2008 0

With the Cold War long over, the CIA no longer faces any real competition, right? Wrong. The world’s top espionage agencies are as busy as ever. This week, the FP List looks at the

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US recruiting under diploma soldiers

Mick Meaney January 22, 2008 0

Afghan military operations and the Iraqi war have forced the US army to recruit soldiers without high school diplomas to fill its ranks. National Priorities Project, a research group that analyzes federal data, found

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How Cheney Fought To Give Bush Dictator Status

Mick Meaney January 22, 2008 0

For three decades Vice President Dick Cheney conducted a secretive, behind-closed-doors campaign to give the president virtually unlimited wartime power. Finally, in the aftermath of 9/11, the Justice Department and the White House made

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“Inconsistencies” over Diana driver samples

Mick Meaney January 21, 2008 0

The procedures used by French medical experts to collect samples from the body of Princess Diana’s chauffeur suffered “inconsistencies”, the inquest into her death was told on Monday by a leading British toxicologist. French

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Bush and Bin Laden continue to benefit each other

Mick Meaney January 21, 2008 0

By Robert Parry Just as Sylvester and Tweety Bird achieved lasting Hollywood fame from their comical cartoon chases, the less amusing duo of George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden continue to benefit each

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