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Archive for October, 2006

Britons Could be Microchipped in a Decade

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Human beings may be forced to be ‘microchipped’ like pet dogs, a shocking official report into the rise of the Big Brother state has warned.

Posted in Surveillance |

‘The Military Commissions Act of 2006 subverts who we are as Americans. Beware.’

Monday, October 30th, 2006

George W. Bush likes to call himself “the Decider,” and on signing the Military Commissions Act of 2006 - presented him by the Republican-controlled Congress

Posted in Politics |

The NAFTA Superhighway

Monday, October 30th, 2006

By now many Texans have heard about the proposed “NAFTA Superhighway,” which is also referred to as the trans-Texas corridor.

Posted in General |

New motor first to be powered by living bacteria

Monday, October 30th, 2006

A new motor designed by scientists from Japan offers the best of both worlds: the living and the non-living.

Posted in Science Technology |

Over 300 may never leave Guantanamo

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Many of the 435 suspected terrorists held in concrete and metal prisons on a US military base in Cuba might never go home.

Posted in War & Terrorism |

854 million still go hungry

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Ten years after world leaders pledged to halve the number of underfed people the number of hungry is actually on the rise, the United Nations said.

Posted in General |

Glitches cited in early voting

Monday, October 30th, 2006

After a week of early voting, a handful of glitches with electronic voting machines have drawn the ire of voters, reassurances from elections supervisors — and a caution against the careless casting of ballots.

Posted in Science Technology |

Blair accused of trying to ‘privatise’ war in Iraq

Monday, October 30th, 2006

The Government has been accused of reneging on pledges to control private security companies operating in Iraq because it wants to “privatise the war” as part of its exit strategy.

Posted in War & Terrorism |

How the Bush Family Makes a Killing from George’s Presidency

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Halliburton scored almost $1.2 billion in revenue from contracts related to Iraq in the third quarter of 2006

Posted in Business, Politics |

Cow’s Milk Not Healthy For Humans

Monday, October 30th, 2006

People who have been taught that cow’s milk is the “perfect food” may be shocked to hear many prominent medical doctors are now saying dairy consumption is a contributing factor in nearly two dozen diseases of children and adults.

Posted in General |

Saddam’s trial farce stumbles to climax

Sunday, October 29th, 2006

Murdered lawyers and witnesses, political meddling, judges dismissed, lies in evidence: the prosecution of the Iraqi dictator has been flawed from the start.

Posted in War & Terrorism |

The Way Out Of War

Sunday, October 29th, 2006

Staying in Iraq not an option. Many Americans who were among the most eager to invade Iraq now urge that we find a way out.

Posted in War & Terrorism |

Police chief wants to arrest flag-burners

Sunday, October 29th, 2006

Britain’s most senior Muslim policeman says that protestors who burn flags should be liable for prosecution under a new offence.

Posted in General |

Police close in on Blair

Sunday, October 29th, 2006

LABOUR’S chief fundraiser has implicated Tony Blair as the key figure in the cash-for-honours scandal, a well-placed source has revealed.

Posted in Breaking-News |

Israel seeks image makeover

Sunday, October 29th, 2006

After decades of battling to win foreign support for its two-fisted policies against Arab foes, Israel is trying a new approach with a campaign aimed at creating a less warlike and more welcoming national image.

Posted in General |

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