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U.S. Food and Water Supply Poisoned by Perchlorate
By Joanne Waldron | According to a report by the Organic Consumers Association, a toxic chemical that is a byproduct of rocket fuel is rapidly poisoning the food and water supply in the United
Read More »Judge says gov’t must produce waterboarding memos
A federal judge has ruled in New York that the government must either produce memos on waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods used by the CIA or explain why they should be kept secret.
Read More »Corporate Whistleblowers Are Left Dangling
By JENNIFER LEVITZ | The Department of Labor, charged with enforcing the federal law protecting corporate whistleblowers at publicly traded companies, has been dismissing complaints on the technicality that workers at corporate subsidiaries aren’t
Read More »White House strategy is to help McCain win in November
The Fake U.S. Victory in Iraq The Independent | Political events in Iraq are seldom what they seem. The hand- over by the US military of control of Anbar province, once the heartland of the
Read More »Obama might pursue criminal charges against Bush administration
By Elana Schor in Washington | Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden said earlier this week that he and running mate Barack Obama could pursue criminal charges against the Bush administration if they are elected
Read More »RNC protesters charged with terrorist offences
RNC 8 Charged with “Conspiracy to Riot in Furtherance of Terrorism” In what appears to be the first use of criminal charges under the 2002 Minnesota version of the Federal Patriot Act, Ramsey County
Read More »Cabinet Office ordered to release secret memos on Iraq dossier
Secret emails and memos showing how the Iraq war dossier was “sexed-up” must be released by the Cabinet Office, The Independent has learnt. By James Macintyre | Richard Thomas, the information commissioner, has
Read More »New revelations on VP choice heighten crisis of McCain campaign
By Patrick Martin | After a series of politically damaging reports about Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and her family, there is mounting speculation that Republican presidential candidate John McCain may be forced to replace
Read More »“Labour making our job harder” – police chief
By Vikram Dodd | One of Britain’s most senior police officers has claimed government policies have damaged public and police confidence in the criminal justice system. Mike Fuller, chief constable of Kent, told the
Read More »Amy Goodman: Why We Were Falsely Arrested
By Amy Goodman | ST. PAUL, Minn.—Government crackdowns on journalists are a true threat to democracy. As the Republican National Convention meets in St. Paul, Minn., this week, police are systematically targeting journalists. I
Read More »LSD, Ecstasy Tested on Terminally Ill Patients
Researchers are exploring the use of hallucinogenic drugs like LSD and ecstasy as a form of “psychedelic psychotherapy” for terminally ill patients, London’s Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday. A clinical trial involving LSD began in
Read More »‘Stealing America’: Voting-Fraud Documentary
The numbers don’t add up. By Michael Ordoña | $3.8 billion: The initial Help America Vote Act allocation that California Secretary of State Deborah Bowen said “pushed many counties into buying electronic systems that
Read More »Blair bodyguard left gun in cafe
A police firearms officer left a gun in a coffee shop where it was discovered by a member of the public. The pistol was reportedly left in the toilets of a central London branch
Read More »Hundreds Arrested for RNC Protest
The Advocate | More than 300 people were arrested for protesting in St. Paul, Minn., at the Republican National Convention since its start, two of them younger than 18. As of September 2, 120
Read More »Big brother, big bother?
Is the proposed Communications Data Bill a step too far for the British way of life? Timothy Pitt-Payne reports By Timothy Pitt-Payne | On 15 July this year, the Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas,
Read More »DNA databases shut after identities compromised
Nature | Several DNA databases run by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, the Wellcome Trust in London and the Broad Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, were closed to public access
Read More »Thai government tries to shut down 400 websites
By Oliver Luft | Thailand’s Information and Communications Technology Ministry sought court orders yesterday to shut down about 400 websites and advised internet service providers to block 1,200 sites it considers a danger to
Read More »McCain Strategist Blasts Media
By Howard Kurtz | Sen. John McCain‘s top campaign strategist accused the news media Tuesday of being “on a mission to destroy” Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin by displaying “a level of viciousness and scurrilousness” in
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