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Archive for the Month of August, 2005.
Viewing ALL NEWS articles 376 through 450 of 509.


August 22, 2005

Saudi royals destroying home of Muhammad - Yet despite this outrage, not a single Muslim country, no ayatollah, no mufti, no king, not even a Muslim Canadian imam has dared utter a word in protest. Such is the power of Saudi influence on the Muslim narrative.
(1257 views)

Bribery, Loan Sharking And Murder True American Foreign Policy, Says Economic Hit Man - In one-on-one interview, best-selling author, John Perkins, lays it on the line about corrupt American foreign policy.
(1147 views)

Bankruptcy filings surge as deadline nears - Rushing to beat an October deadline, when the biggest overhaul of the bankruptcy law in 25 years goes into effect, rising numbers of Americans seeking to have their debts erased have filed for protection.
(1761 views)

Iran blames US for Iraq bombings - "American machine-guns are criminal, but those elements who plant bombs are also criminals."
(1142 views)

Health System Discriminates Against U.S. Blacks, Poor - Studies - Black and poor Americans receive less life-saving medical treatment than their white and well-off compatriots, health researchers said in separate studies suggesting that inequality is worsening.
(1864 views)

Saddam's prison letter published - A letter from ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, describing himself as a sacrifice for Iraq, has been published in Jordanian newspapers.
(1233 views)

People torn to pieces, relatives scream - another week in the theme park of death - There are now two Baghdads. One is the Green Zone, where US and Iraqi officials live in a protected realm; the other is the danger zone, where everyone else lives.
(1160 views)

Five Star Trust involvement with Bush and Cheney illegal money movements into the United States confirmed. - French law enforcement authorities who are investigating a major international fraud scheme involving bribes paid to Nigerian officials by Halliburton's Kellogg, Brown and Root subsidiary (while Dick Cheney was President and CEO)...
(9508 views)

OPERATIONS, OPERATIONS, OPERATIONS - Below is a list of U.S. operations from May 2003 to May 2005. Most of them depict violence and many refer to the good old Wild West days of U.S. history. The U.S. may just have to stay in Iraq long enough for the policymakers to run out of words in the dictionary for future operations.
(2023 views)

MindWar: Full Spectrum Fake Terrorism - "In its strategic context, MindWar must reach out to friends, enemies, and neutrals alike across the globe—neither through primitive "battlefield" leaflets and loudspeakers of PSYOP nor through the weak, imprecise, and narrow effort of psychotronics [the relationship between matter, energy, and consciousness]—but through the media possessed by the United States which have the capabilities to reach virtually all people on the face of the Earth."
(1657 views)

Four Americans flew with "Air Bin Laden" flight transporting Bin Laden family members to Saudi Arabia and Europe nine days after 911. - The post-911 domestic flights of Bin Laden family members out of the United States with the sanction of the Bush White House were not the only instances where Americans have flown with the family that spawned "Al Qaeda" leader Osama Bin Laden.
(4353 views)

U.S. BUSINESS AND BUSH FAMILY TIES TO OSAMA BIN LADEN REVEALED - One of the top U.S. contractors in Iraq was also intimately involved in the Bin Laden global financial empire.
(7793 views)

Over 50,000 Venezuelans Have Eye Surgery in Cuba - More than 50,400 Venezuelans have received eye surgery in Cuban hospitals, announced Presidents Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez during a radio and TV program aired on Sunday from Pinar del Rio, Cuba.
(1517 views)

India: Everything Gets Worse With Coca-Cola - In the end it was the "generosity" of Coca-Cola in distributing cadmium-laden waste sludge as "free fertilizer" to the tribal aborigines who live near the beverage giant's bottling plant in this remote Kerala village that proved to be its undoing.
(2792 views)


August 23, 2005

Chavez rejects US criticism - President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela scoffed at US charges that he and Cuban leader Fidel Castro are destabilizing troublemakers in Latin America.
(1167 views)

U.S. Evangelist Calls for Assassination of Chavez - "We have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability," Robertson said.
(1318 views)

Codex, health and freedom of choice - Will the last person leaving the last health food store, who purchased the last bottle of non-prescription 500mg, vitamin C, please turn out the lights?
(2504 views)

Dance party broken up by police in Utah, USA - Armed with assault rifles and tear gas, the police used dogs to sweep the crowd for narcotics. At least one helicopter was used in the operation.
(1861 views)

Police and Tube firm at odds over CCTV footage of innocent Brazilian's shooting - Police officers and station managers were at odds last night over the existence of crucial CCTV-footage of the shooting of a Brazilian man wrongly suspected of being a suicide bomber.
(3804 views)

Report: Poverty stalks Asian children - Nearly half of Asia's 1.27 billion children live in poverty - deprived of food, safe drinking water, health or shelter.
(2296 views)

Sunnis threaten civil war as Iraq constitution deadline extended - IN A dramatic midnight turnaround, Iraq’s ruling Shia pulled back from threats to force the new constitution through parliament, putting off a vote to buy more time to win over Sunni Arabs who had threatened civil war if it was passed.
(1218 views)

More Evidence of the FBI’s Lie About Nick Berg - There is more evidence about the agency’s deep interest in Berg. When the laptop computer of Zacarias Moussaoui was searched on 9/11, the FBI recovered the University of Oklahoma computer identification record, Berg6273, which belonged to Nick Berg.
(1956 views)

Fascism in America: Are We There Yet? - Is America going fascist? Or has the cursed event already happened?
(3556 views)

Our Reckless Chemical Dependence: Would You Like Sound Round-Up with Your Precautionary Principle? - We already have enough evidence on Roundup to be concerned about its effects on human and animal health.
(1691 views)

Lawsuit filed against Rumsfeld: Cruel Confinement of 'Enemy Combatant' in the United States - Complaint Provides First Look at Isolation and Abuse
(1642 views)


August 24, 2005

Venezuela Slams Robertson Over Remarks - Venezuela's vice president has accused religious broadcaster Pat Robertson of making "terrorist statements"
(1287 views)

Vanunu: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal a Threat to Middle East - The Israeli nuclear expert Mordechai Vanunu asserted that the Israeli nuclear arsenal is a threat to the entire Middle East region, calling on Israel to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Agreement (NNPA).
(1271 views)

US shoots ahead in stun gun design - Existing stun weapons, such as the Taser, typically fire a pair of darts trailing current-carrying wires to shock the target, with a maximum range of about 7 metres. The HSARPA programme aims to develop wireless weapons that can be used over greater distances in spaces such as "an auditorium, a city street or a sports stadium".
(1306 views)

Murdered in Afghanistan? - Shortly before his death, Juan Torres Jr. had called his father from Bagram Air Force Base. Juan Jr. was overwhelmed with fear. He was distraught because of rampant drug abuse, drug dealing, and trafficking among officers and enlisted men inside of Bagram. He was especially upset that officers, as high up as Captains, were involved with this drug trafficking and their superior officers were doing nothing to put a stop to it.
(1749 views)

New Cameras to Watch Over Subway System - Officials unveiled the high-tech future of transit security in New York City yesterday: an ambitious plan to saturate the subways with 1,000 video cameras and 3,000 motion sensors and to enable cellphone service in 277 underground stations - but not in moving trains - for the first time.
(1567 views)

An Eyewitness Account from 'Operation Quick Strike' - Published in the Iraqi newspaper Azzaman, this article purports to be written by a man - apparently a young man - from a neighborhood of Haditha - and describes operations by U.S. forces there. According to Western news reports that the U.S. has not commented on, Haditha is a rebel stronghold where the insurgents are a law unto themselves.
(1226 views)

British MP George Galloway Announces September Tour of United States to Speak Against War in Iraq - After his speech, the New York Times noted in a July 2 profile, "His House of Commons e-mail box had to be shut down for a spell, after it buckled under the heft of thousands of messages; most came from America, and some were sent by the family members of dead and wounded soldiers."
(1290 views)

The Trillion-Dollar War - The cost goes well beyond the more than $250 billion already spent on military operations and reconstruction. Basic running costs of the current conflicts are $6 billion a month - a figure that reflects the Pentagon's unprecedented reliance on expensive private contractors.
(1114 views)

NBC, CBS, ABC Reject Ad Criticizing Their News Coverage - Apparently you can’t even pay TV networks to cover genocide.
(1861 views)

Treasury Department Claims Power to Seize Gold, Silver--and Everything Else, GATA Says - The U.S. Government has the authority to prohibit the private possession of gold and silver coin and bullion by U.S. citizens during wartime, and, during wartime and declared emergencies, to freeze their ownership of shares of mining companies, the Treasury Department has told the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee.
(1297 views)

Mohamed Atta Senior in U.S. Two Weeks Before 9.11 Attack - In addition to not informing either the 9.11 Commission or the Congressional Intelligence probe which preceded it about Mohamed Atta Senior’s U.S. visit, closed circuit videotape provided to the FBI with evidence of his presence has apparently been erased.
(4816 views)

Trading with the "schoolyard bully" - Canada's free-trade team upset by U.S. decision to ignore tariff ruling
(1195 views)

Chinese Detainees Are Men Without a Country - 15 Muslims, Cleared of Terrorism Charges, Remain at Guantanamo With Nowhere to Go
(1663 views)

Only One Thing Left to Conclude: The Media Want the War - Some local television stations are actually refusing to air anti-war groups' ads, moving this media problem from one of gross dishonesty, into one of actually gagging people and infringing upon the First Amendment.
(1775 views)

Northwest's strike toll: 1,200 jobs gone - About 1,200 union jobs have been eliminated since mechanics and plane cleaners walked off the job three days ago, Northwest Airlines said Monday, as it uses the strike to impose many of the cost-cutting changes it demanded during months of contract negotiations.
(1817 views)

Chavez Offers Cheap Gas to Poor in U.S. - "We want to sell gasoline and heating fuel directly to poor communities in the United States," the populist leader told reporters at the end of a visit to Communist-run Cuba.
(1412 views)

Reuters calls for US to release Iraqi cameraman - News agency Reuters has called for the release of an Iraqi cameraman who has been held by the US military for two weeks.
(1148 views)

Homeland Security's Casualties - ...if you piece together scattered reports from a variety of sources about the impact of the Bush administration’s domestic "War on Terror". In early August alone, a number of disturbing articles suggested that measures designed to protect Americans are seriously undermining the most basic civil rights of both citizens and guests in this country—in an ostensibly still-free society.
(1304 views)

''The Pentagon's Bid to Militarize Space'' - A series of Pentagon initiatives aimed at space militarization and at the creation of new types of armament -- capable of precisely striking small targets in every corner of the world and of neutralizing most of today's anti-aircraft defenses -- will likely result in a new power battlefield in the near future.
(1386 views)

The Madness of King George Permeates Fort Meade - In the spirit of the Soviet "psikhushka" psychiatric hospitals where anti-regime dissidents were sent, NSA is using psychologists to eliminate independent-minded intelligence analysts and other career employees. Adverse psychiatric evaluations of experienced NSA professionals are being used by the neocons controlling the agency to gut America's signals intelligence and information security capabilities.
(3091 views)


August 25, 2005

Halliburton worker admits bribes - A former employee of Halliburton subsidiary KBR has admitted taking $110,300 (£61,225) in bribes from an Iraqi firm it awarded a US contract
(1891 views)

HALLIBURTON: LOSES IRAN CONTRACT DUE TO CORRUPTION CHARGES - According to Tehran authorities, Oriental Oil Kish, a subsidiary of Halliburton operating in the Middle East, won the contract last January thanks to bribes.
(1883 views)

Nigeria work prompts subpoena: Chicago Bridge, Halliburton joined to do project - The Securities and Exchange Commission has subpoenaed documents from Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. as part of an investigation into Halliburton Co.'s business dealings in Nigeria, the company said in filing.
(1833 views)

Lynchings in Haiti; ethnic cleansing in Dominican Republic - Escalating violence continues to make life unlivable in Haiti, with police forces and foreign "peacekeepers" contributing to the bloodshed--while those who flee to the neighboring Dominican Republic face racist attacks and mass deportations.
(1206 views)

Study Sees Race Disparity in Traffic Stops - Black, Hispanic and white motorists are equally likely to be pulled over by police, but blacks and Hispanics are much more likely to be searched, handcuffed, arrested and subjected to force or the threat of it, a Justice Department study has found.
(3535 views)

Arctic Ocean Could Be Ice-Free in Summer Within 100 Years, Scientists Say - The current warming trends in the Arctic may shove the Arctic system into a seasonally ice-free state not seen for more than one million years, according to a new report. The melting is accelerating, and a team of researchers were unable to identify any natural processes that might slow the de-icing of the Arctic.
(1719 views)

New Law slated to install Police State in Canada - Connie Fogal, Leader of CAP, says " 'NO' to an impending federal law to give police and national security agencies new powers to eavesdrop on cellphone calls and monitor the Internet activities of Canadians".
(1250 views)

Lawsuit Against Rumsfeld Threatens US-German Relations - The Pentagon made thinly veiled threats on Monday, suggesting US-German relations could be at risk if a criminal complaint filed in German courts over Abu Ghraib proceeds.
(1267 views)

New Study Links Antidepressants To Suicide In Adults - Commonly used modern antidepressants can cause adults as well as children to attempt suicide, a new study says.
(1628 views)

Canada makes show of force over disputed Arctic territory - Three Canadian warships were steaming through Arctic waters as Ottawa displayed a new and almost bellicose determination to protect the sovereignty of its northernmost boundaries.
(1119 views)

Nearly 9,000 U.S. troops dead? A NATIONWIDE CALL FOR INFO FROM SURVIVORS. - WHAT YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW
(1482 views)

Shoplifting as Social Commentary - "Yomango is a brand name whose principal objective ... is not the selling of things," according to the movement's manifesto, "but the ... promoting of shoplifting as a form of disobedience and direct action against multinational corporations. Buying is an action based on obedience; (we are) taking to the extreme the free circulation of goods."
(1845 views)

Houston, Texas : Home of CIA-Mob-Bush Crime Family - You know that four Bush biographers have supposedly committed suicide? Four? One journalist/statistician/actuary wrote a recent article on the probabilities of this happening. He concluded that it was as close to totally impossible as possible.
(7413 views)

Clarke reveals terror deportation rules - The government today substantially expanded its criteria for deporting or excluding foreign nationals it believes pose a threat to the national interest.
(1156 views)

UN finds global inequality rising - A UN report has found that the world is more unequal today than it was 10 years ago, despite considerable economic growth in many regions.
(1956 views)

Judas Retires: Jerry Ceppos and the Burning Memory of Gary Webb - ...in early October, 1996, the offensive against Gary Webb’s brilliant work began.
(2415 views)

Corporations' Power to Influence Ballot Questions Subverts Democracy - The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled corporations have a right to spend unlimited corporate funds to influence ballot questions. As citizens in dozens of communities have learned, that power enables giant corporations to turn ballot measures -- theoretically the purest form of democracy -- into yet another sphere of corporate dominance.
(1741 views)


August 26, 2005

Estate's Rites - The estate tax represents a profoundly American idea: Although parents should be able to pass on wealth to their children, great concentrations of personal wealth should not grow unchecked from generation to generation. As Franklin Delano Roosevelt put it, "Inherited economic power is as inconsistent with the ideals of this generation as inherited political power was inconsistent with the ideals of the generation which established our government."
(1742 views)

How new Iraqi constitution compares to old one - The word "democracy", of course, appears in the media again and again. "Rights for women" were once touted as a goal of the occupation regime, but they have quietly faded away. One thing is for sure, however: the right of foreign oil companies to fatten off Iraq’s copious natural resources will be in the constitution in the tightest lawyerly language possible.
(1224 views)

Damaging children for the sake of profits - TeenScreen is being used to push drugs on a population of kids who, in the eyes of many experts, are already overmedicated. An estimated 10 million children in the US are now taking mind-altering drugs that have documented side-effects of suicidal ideation, mania, psychosis, and future drug dependence.
(2072 views)

Privatizing the Truth; Bush's war on information - The "privately" owned media is only capable of producing a narrative that is compatible with the goals of ownership. Curtailing civil liberties (Patriot Act, National ID etc) and waging war are never in the public interest; they only serve the narrow objectives of the few who stand to gain from them directly. It is critical that the propaganda-system be progressively exposed so the public can see its destructiveness and work to create a different model.
(1664 views)

Deal ends Ecuadorian oil crisis - A crippling strike in Ecuador's oil industry has come to an end after protesters reached an agreement with the government and oil companies
(1184 views)

CEO: Worker Pay Ratio Shoots Up to 431 : 1 - The ratio of average CEO pay (now $11.8 million) to worker pay (now $27,460) spiked up from 301-to-1 in 2003 to 431-to-1 in 2004. If the minimum wage had risen as fast as CEO pay since 1990, the lowest paid workers in the US would be earning $23.03 an hour today, not $5.15 an hour.
(1715 views)

Israel orders Palestinian land seized - Israel has issued orders to seize Palestinian-owned land to link a main Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank to Jerusalem, officials say, a step that could isolate Palestinians from Jerusalem.
(1146 views)

Analysis: Oregon Breast Milk Contaminated - The breast milk of Oregon women is contaminated with a high level of toxic flame retardants known as PBDEs, researchers say. Overall, they had levels of PBDEs 20 to 40 times higher than levels found in women from Europe and Japan
(1923 views)

Venezuela's Chavez Squeezes Oil Companies With Taxes - On July 14 in the western city of Maracaibo, Venezuelan government tax auditors and a prosecutor went to the offices of Chevron Corp., the second-largest U.S. oil company. They seized boxes of records to build a case that San Ramon, California-based Chevron and 21 other energy companies owe Venezuela $3 billion in back taxes. The raid is part of President Hugo Chavez's push to squeeze more money out of foreign companies that want to pump oil from the world's fifth- largest petroleum exporter.
(1178 views)

Consumers will foot bill for Net spooks - Last week, Justice Minister Irwin Cotler unveiled plans to present a legislative package to cabinet this fall that would require Internet service providers to put all Internet communications, including chat rooms, e-mails, text messages and Internet telephony, under surveillance at the request of law-enforcement agencies who obtain a court order. Police can already use court orders to request Internet communication, but service providers are not required to monitor the Internet, often leaving gaps in the data available to authorities
(1715 views)

WASHINGTON HAS FOUND THE SOLUTION: "Let's Divide Iraq as We Did in Yugoslavia!" - They have found the solution! Divide Iraq into three mini-states and then pit them against one another. Does that remind you of something else? Oh, yes! It's not the first time something like this happened....
(1546 views)


August 27, 2005

Venezuela signs Jamaica oil deal - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has signed a deal with Jamaica to supply it with oil at preferential rates.
(1146 views)

Italy 'did deal to free hostages' - Maurizio Scelli, the outgoing head of the Italian Red Cross, said the deal had been kept secret from the US. "Had the Americans known about it, this could have damaged the subtle strategy," Mr Scelli told Italy's Rai radio after speaking to a newspaper.
(1427 views)


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