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The October Surprise: Global Panic
By Stephen Lendman – RINF | Since 9/11, the notion of an October surprise has been around. The idea going something like this. Another real or manufactured terror attack. The dominant media stokes fear.
Read More »Pilger’s law: ‘If it’s been officially denied, then it’s probably true’
John Pilger, scourge of injustice, is still battling after half a century of campaigns. He’s even gunning for Tony Blair. By Ian Burrell Cross the threshold of John Pilger’s south London home and the
Read More »Riot police use violence to break up student demonstration
Harare – Riot police broke up a student demonstration in Harare, injuring at least four people and arresting three Tuesday, in the first such incident of police violence since the signing of a power-sharing
Read More »Pilots ready to seek legal action over ID cards
The British Airline Pilots Association union has warned it may seek a judicial review of the government’s ID cards scheme to prevent pilots being forced to carry identity cards. By Natasha Lomas | As part
Read More »Counterterrorist Data Mining Needs Privacy Protection
A National Research Council report represents an attempt to address privacy concerns that have dogged past counterterrorist data mining programs like Total Information Awareness. By Thomas Claburn | In a sweeping new report that
Read More »Secret Papers Reveal Tony Blair Sold Out to Big Tobacco
Secret documents recently obtained by British reporters under the United Kingdom’s Freedom of Information Act that show former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair ordered tobacco sponsorship exempted from a new law banning tobacco advertising
Read More »Banks dictate conditions of US financial bailout
By Alex Lantier | The 936 point rise on the US stock market yesterday was the American ruling elite’s initial verdict on the extraordinarily favorable terms the government is granting to financial firms in
Read More »BRITISH STUDY SAYS POT LESS RISKY THAN ALCOHOL, SHOULD BE LEGALIZED
NORML - The potential health risks associated with cannabis are less than those associated with alcohol and do not justify the continued criminalization of the plant or its users, according to a report published
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