Ms. Magazine, CA: Senator McCain Offers Wife Cindy as Next Miss Buffalo Chip 2008-08-07

The rally is infamous for its Miss Buffalo Chip Beauty Pageant, a contest usually featuring scantily clad or topless women. Though Senator McCain discussed gas prices and veterans in his speech at the rally (see the CNN video of Senator McCain's speech), he also offered his wife as a contestant for Miss Buffalo Chip.

News Hounds: Could Sean Hannity"s Bigoted Double Standard Be Any Plainer Here? 2008-08-07

Peterson frequently makes outlandish accusations of racism against African Americans on Hannity & Colmes. There could be no doubt what kind of commentary ...

Online Journal: Mugabe"s biggest sin 2008-08-07

Mugabe"s Zimbabwe is, along with Sudan , on the central stage of the new war over control of strategic minerals of Africa between Washington and Beijing ...

Contra Costa Times: Never-ending war 2008-08-07

The Arabs did not accept UN Resolution 181, which divided Palestine into independent Arab and Jewish states. The Jewish people accepted the UN plan.

Contra Costa Times: San Jose Jazz Festival lineup packed with Latin stars 2008-08-07

By Jim Harrington San Jose knows how to throw a really big party. For proof, just make your way to the capital of Silicon Valley this weekend.

AlterNet: Justice Department to Question Former Lawyers in Politicization Probe 2008-08-07

Earlier this year, Spakovsky withdrew his name from nomination by President Bush to serve on the Federal Election Commission after repeatedly claiming ...

AlterNet: Are Contractors in War Zones Above the Law? 2008-08-07

As of January, more than 1000 private civilian contractors -- including 110 KBR employees -- had been killed in Iraq , and another 13000 wounded.

AlterNet: Mad for Rachel Maddow 2008-08-07

"You want to know who they're blaming for women voters breaking for Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama ?" a delighted Maddow asked co-panelist Pat Buch ...

AlterNet: Why Obama Could be in Trouble 2008-08-07

But there are reasons -- beyond understandable concerns about Barack Obama's limited experience -- that make a McCain victory possible, indeed may ...

Bay Area Indymedia: Obama Delegate Norman Solomon Defends Warmongering Death Penalty ... 2008-08-07

The other civil rights issue, besides women"s rights, that was not discussed was the death penalty . Both Obama and McCain are staunch supporters of ...

Bay Area Indymedia: US: Hamdan Trial Exposes Flaws in Military Commissions 2008-08-07

by via HRW ( Guantanamo Bay , August 6, 2008) The trial of Salim Hamdan, a Yemeni who has admitted to serving as Osama bin Ladens driver and mechanic ...

Polish News: Ill. Governor Signs Bill to Protect Domestic Violence Victims 2008-08-07

The state of Illinois has enacted a law to strengthen protections for domestic violence victims, reports the Polish News.

PR-Inside.com News: AMERICAS NEWS AT 0500 GMT 2008-08-07

WASHINGTON _ Roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan have gotten less sophisticated and as a result harder for troops to find or avoid, a military official ...

PR-Inside.com News: Cost Effective Digital Camera Accessories 2008-08-07

With a large diversity of products on the market choosing the right one can be a minefield . Solutions such as the Camera Case Selector, which can be found ...

PR-Inside.com News: Federer, Nadal get first round Olympics' matchups 2008-08-07

7 David Nalbandian of Argentina will take on Zeng Shaoxuan, while Sun Peng will face 12th-seeded Fernando Gonzalez of Chile , a bronze medalist in Athens.

PR-Inside.com News: WORLD at 0400 GMT 2008-08-07

Rivals of Sudan's president seek concessions for help in warding off genocide prosecution. US-ANTHRAX INVESTIGATION. Documents, officials point to Ivins ...

RTE.ie: Toyota on the road to profit drop 2008-08-07

Toyota is now stepping up its focus on emerging markets such as China, India, Russia and Brazil to offset weakness in developed markets, while shifting ...

Media Monitors Network: No real difference 2008-08-07

... Lieberman's Yisrael Beitenu party, has always been a survival coalition designed to keep Olmert afloat politically after the Second Lebanon War debacle.

Media Monitors Network: Maybe the time is now ripe for national unity 2008-08-07

The lessons of Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Jordan and Egypt show that choosing not to win an overall majority (even if they think they can) is a more sane ...

Media Monitors Network: Change and no change 2008-08-07

Thus Hamas secured a ceasefire agreement with Israel in Gaza and is in indirect negotiations with Israel to open the Gaza crossing to Egypt .

FinalCall.com: ACLU leads legal challenge against new spying law 2008-08-07

By William Fisher NEW YORK - Civil liberties advocates have already asked a federal court to stop the government from conducting surveillance under the new ...

FinalCall.com: Racial gap widening in Arizona education 2008-08-07

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 has reshaped Arizona classrooms with one overriding goal: Push poor, minority kids until they match the academic ...

FinalCall.com: Prank or police intimidation? 2008-08-07

íThere is a culture that this represents, an action which is representative of hate and gets acted out in terms of police brutality and physical disrespect ...

FinalCall.com: Two women top Green Party presidential ticket 2008-08-07

In an historic and unprecedented move, Ms. McKinney selected 36-year-old journalist, community organizer and activist Rosa Clemente as her vice-presidential running mate making it the first all-female presidential ticket in history.

guardian.co.uk: Australia full-time jobs jump, unemployment steady 2008-08-07

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Australian employment rose by more than expected in July, driven by a surprise surge in full-time positions ...

guardian.co.uk: Mild fall in Japan machinery orders; outlook weak 2008-08-07

13, is expected to show the economy contracted 0.6 percent, a Reuters poll shows. The BOJ's tankan quarterly corporate survey released last month showed ...

guardian.co.uk: Today on the presidential campaign trail 2008-08-07

Pawlenty, a possible McCain running mate, praises Obama's positive message ... Hillary Rodham Clinton seeking solace at Democratic convention for her ...

guardian.co.uk World news: Peter Dowling pays tribute to his father, Eric 'Digger' Dowling, who inspired film The Great Escape 2008-08-07

The son of Eric 'Digger' Dowling talks about the man who inspired The Great Escape

guardian.co.uk World news: Saeed Shah on rumours of Pervez Musharraf's impeachment 2008-08-07

Saeed Shah on how impeachment rumours are overshadowing Pervez Musharraf's planned Olympic trip

guardian.co.uk World news: Seth Freedman: Israel's front-line thugs 2008-08-07

Seth Freedman: Consistent stands against the depravity of the West Bank's lawless settlers are the only way to put an end to their crimes

guardian.co.uk World news: Ian Traynor reports on plans to share intelligence between Europe and America 2008-08-07

Ian Traynor looks at a call to pool policing and give the US personal data on Europeans

guardian.co.uk World news: Guardian Daily podcast: A warning to plan for a bigger temperature rise; plus Eric 'Digger' Dowling 2008-08-07

In our daily audio show, Mike Duran and guests discuss a 'cataclysmic' prediction for our environment; plans to share European intelligence with America; plus the man who inspired The Great Escape

guardian.co.uk: Norske Skog Q2 earnings drop, shares jump 2008-08-07

The group said it would consider selling surplus energy in Brazil following its decision to halt a project to move a paper machine to a Brazilian mill ...

guardian.co.uk: Anthrax trail went from global to FBI back yard 2008-08-07

AP foreign By LARA JAKES JORDAN and MATT APUZZO AP Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - The investigation spanned six continents, but in the end, federal investigat ...

Swissinfo: Malaysia's Anwar bailed in sodomy case 2008-08-07

Anwar faced sodomy charges 10 years ago and was convicted, but that was overturned on appeal, although a corruption charge stood.

Truthdig: Playing the Economic Card 2008-08-07

... over who injected race into the presidential campaign, let"s look at some recent numbers that indicate how Barack Obama could win this close election.

McClatchy Washington Bureau: In Beijing, through a glass, darkly 2008-08-07

Given Iraq and Guantanamo Bay and spying on US citizens, it would have been an empty gesture. The Chinese would have happily pointed that out.

Center for Research on Globalization: Who is Pushing Dope to Destroy Our Indigenous Youth 2008-08-07

Drugs have replaced the residential school program as a means of committing genocide . The difference is that they"ve persuaded our youth to commit ...

Upside Down World: Bolivia: Summit Cancelled Due to Social Unrest 2008-08-07

On Monday night, the protesters occupied public tax and immigration offices and the installations of the recently nationalised telecoms company, ENTEL.

AllAfrica.com: Africa: Bashir; African Leaders Caught in Ethical Dilemma 2008-08-07

The abuse of fundamental human rights of our people forms part of the definition of our beloved continent. It s trapped in the fourfold cobweb of poverty ...

AllAfrica.com: Uganda: Radios Defy Gulu RDC Over Besigye's Tour 2008-08-07

... to address the public on three issues including the Land Bill, President Yoweri Museveni and the government and the Peace Recovery and Development Plan.

AllAfrica.com: Ruhiira Brings Hope to Pregnant Mothers 2008-08-07

The team found Ms Tindimwebwa happily lying on the bed with her child unlike last year where a woman who had gone to deliver at another health centre in ...

AllAfrica.com: South Africa: Ntsume Touches Down At FC AK 2008-08-07

Former Jomo Cosmos midfielder Innocent Ntsume's long search for a new team has come to an end after signing for First Division Inland Stream FC AK.

AllAfrica.com: Africa: "Doha Collapse Won't Mean Suffering for the Poor" 2008-08-07

At the heart of the collapse of the World Trade Organisation's Doha Round last week are the different opinions on liberalisation and its relation ...

AllAfrica.com: Home-Based Care Activities Need More Support 2008-08-07

In a foreword to the report launched yesterday during the ongoing International Aids Conference in Mexico City titled: Caring From Within, Health and Child ...

AllAfrica.com: Africa: World's Largest Aids Conference Calls for Universal Action Now 2008-08-07

UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon and Mexico's president, Felipe Calderon, meet in advance of the AIDS conference in Mexico City.

AllAfrica.com: Sudan: Bashir Finds Strong Support 2008-08-07

... requested that the court's preliminary panel issue an arrest warrant for al-Bashir on charges of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.

OregonLive.com: A strange form of justice - The Oregonian 2008-08-07

... court rejected the government's planned systems of military tribunals, ruling that detainees were entitled to the protections of the Geneva Conventions .

OregonLive.com: Standing-room only? Not on this "Streetcar." - The Oregonian 2008-08-07

But it does seem churlish in a way to complain about a pleasant, affirmative exchange between performer and crowd. On the other hand, it can feel strange ...

OregonLive.com: PORTLAND HOBBY FAIR - The Oregonian 2008-08-07

... fills the space at 3500 NE Martin Luther King Jr . Blvd. that was briefly occupied by Terroir and on the lot once home to King Food Market.

OregonLive.com: More schools are falling short - The Oregonian 2008-08-07

Highland missed the standards for English Language Learner students. Katie Strobel, a Highland parent and the parent- teacher council's volunteer coord ...

OregonLive.com: Schools struggle with federal testing - The Oregonian 2008-08-07

Educators anticipated the performance dip, because -- as required by the 2001 No Child Left Behind law -- about 60 percent of students now must pass state ...

OregonLive.com: Elementary lands in 'uncharted territory' - The Oregonian 2008-08-07

By Stephen Beaven For the first time since the federal No Child Left Behind legislation was passed in 2001, a Portland Public Schools elementary face ...

OregonLive.com: McKinley Elementary fails to meet achievement benchmarks - The Oregonian 2008-08-07

Schools -- such as McKinley -- with large numbers of poor, minority or special education students face the toughest challenges in achieving academic yearly ...

OregonLive.com: Nearly a third of South Metro schools miss federal targets - The Oregonian 2008-08-07

Under the federal No Child Left Behind act, more students must pass the test each year in order for a school to make adequate yearly progress, or AYP ...

ReliefWeb (press release): Gaza patients asked to spy to get treatment - rights group 2008-08-07

Some patients use Erez to go to Israeli hospitals, while others only transit through to reach the West Bank or Jordan . Patients were routinely asked all ...

Buzzle: Chinese Ban on Us Olympian Sparks Protest 2008-08-07

... the platform provided by the Olympics to protest at China's support for the Sudanese government, which is accused of sponsoring genocide in the region.

International Middle East Media Center: Israeli human rights group: Officer who shot bound Palestini ... 2008-08-07

The incident was filmed by a young woman in the village who had a camera provided by B"Tselem . When the video was made public, a number of human right ...

International Middle East Media Center: Israeli settlers prevent a Christian service in Beit Sahour ... 2008-08-07

... erased painting that some Palestinian and international activists made a week ago and wrote some racist graffiti, calling for the death of Arabs.

Desicritics.org: The Grey Lady of Bagram: Dr. Aafia Siddiqui - Kidnapped, Tortured ... 2008-08-07

... February 2002 in Islamabad, Mr. Begg was held in detention centres in Kandahar and Bagram for about a year before he was transferred to Guantanamo Bay .

Independent: MDC and Zanu-PF call for end to violence in Zimbabwe 2008-08-07

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's special Zimbabwe envoy was headed to South Africa Wednesday to get an update on the negotiations, Ban's office said.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed: Foreign suitor in bid talks with stockbroker Collins Stewart 2008-08-07

Collins Stewart is in talks with a foreign suitor that could lead to Britain's biggest independent stockbroker being taken over.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed: Citigroup seeks $5bn deal to end mis-selling scandal 2008-08-07

Citigroup is in talks over a $5bn (&pound&#59;2.5bn) legal settlement to claims that it fraudulently foisted auction rate securities on thousands of its savers in one of the biggest mis-selling scandals of the credit crisis.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed: The Ten Best Chutneys 2008-08-07

 

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed: An A-Z of Boris's first 100 days 2008-08-07

 

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed: The Big Question: Why is the United States still imposing the death penalty? 2008-08-07

 

Eat the State: The Bottom One Primary 2008-08-07

We now have an elaborate, expensive straw poll that few people will participate in. Unless you're a close family relative of a fringe candidate ...

NPR: TRIP NOTEBOOK: Bush's tales of elephants and Elvis 2008-08-07

from AP BANGKOK, Thailand August 7, 2008, 03:12 am ET ° When illustrating America's close ties to Asia, never forget the elephants.

NPR: Evangelicals Up For Grabs? Candidates Court Voters 2008-08-07

But McCain is a believer, and he has a powerful story about the time his own faith was tested ë when he was being tortured as a prisoner of war .

Mathaba.Net: German co-ruling party urges destruction of US and Russian nuclear ... 2008-08-07

Germany's co-governing Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Wednesday called for the destruction of all American and Russian atomic weapons.

Mathaba.Net: Army: Top Pakistani Taliban figure among 9 killed 2008-08-07

The statement said that Ali Bakht a top-ranking militant was killed during the operation. "Life at Swat remained peaceful, shops were open and people ...

Mathaba.Net: Iran: Carpet export rises by 5 Percent 2008-08-07

Handwoven carpet export increased by five percent during March 20-June 20 compared to the figure for the corresponding period in the past year.

Mathaba.Net: Iran: 10 historical edifices registered in Shahroud 2008-08-07

Some ten historical monuments in Shahroud, Semnan province, were registered on the national heritage list, bringing the number of registered edifices in ...

Mathaba.Net: Rahim Mashaee: Iran has addressed India's concerns on gas pipeline ... 2008-08-07

The Islamic Republic of Iran had addressed concerns about the dlrs 7.4 billion Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project that India had raised in ...

Mathaba.Net: Iran: Larijani hails Journalist Day 2008-08-07

Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said here Wednesday that in today's world one cannot lead a deliberate life without the media because it is widely known th ...

Mathaba.Net: MP: Iran calls for Iraq's security, stability, development 2008-08-07

Head of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Wednesday that Iran's principled policy is based on consolidating ...

Mathaba.Net: FM denounces Saudi officials' mistreatment of Iranian pilgrims 2008-08-07

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Wednesday strongly denounced Saudi officials for their mistreatment of the Supreme Leader's representative ...

Black America Web: Could Jesse Jr. Replace Obama in Senate? 2008-08-07

Jackson, the son of civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson, said he would accept an appointment to the US Senate if Barack Obama wins the presidency ...

HuffingtonPost.com: Sienna Miller At LA Hotel With Married Lover Getty 2008-08-07

 

HuffingtonPost.com: Harold Pollack: Nikki Tinker: You've lost my respect for running an anti-Semitic campaign 2008-08-07

 

HuffingtonPost.com: Al Eisele: Yes Katie, There Is a St. Paul 2008-08-07

 

HuffingtonPost.com: Coming Soon: "An Inconvenient Truth" For The Economy 2008-08-07

 

HuffingtonPost.com: 500: Deadly U.S. Milestone in Afghan War 2008-08-07

 

HuffingtonPost.com: Larry Gellman: Bush's Worst Legacy -- The Desecration of "Patriotism" 2008-08-07

 

HuffingtonPost.com: Steve Parker: Millions OF Fans Spend Money and Time on Another NASCAR Tire Test 2008-08-07

 

Huffington Post: Wal-Mart's Anti-Union Threats Lead to Backlash, Call for Federal Probe 2008-08-07

Workers' free speech rights are squelched, employers practice various forms of economic coercion, and labor law allows employers to indefinitely delay ...

B'Tselem: Civil Administration threatens to demolish most of al-"Aqabah village 2008-08-07

... evident in the expansion of the settlements, is aggravated by the fact that the very existence of the settlements blatantly breaches international law .

Aljazeera.net: US youth take up political fight 2008-08-07

Frustrated by old-school politics and energised by a wide-open race, young people are expected to be a potent political force in the US presidential election this November

marred-by-protest-887164.html" title="go now">Jamaican preparations marred by protest 2008-08-07

While stormy weather kept British athletes indoors at their training camp in Macau yesterday, it emerged that the Jamaican sprint team, which is expected to dominate competition on the track, has been experiencing some inner turbulence, with former world record holder Asafa Powell at its centre.

Pacific Free Press: McCain: "There Will Be Other Wars" 2008-08-07

The architect of McCain's foreign policy, the surge's working narrative, is Randy Scheunemann. Scheunemann was part of Bill Kristol's Project for the New American Century, PNAC, which preached global military US hegemony. He was a consultant to Donald Rumsfeld, the same Rumsfeld whose strategy McCain later denounced as a failure.

Foreign Policy In Focus: Mexico's Oil Referendum 2008-08-07

Mexicans need to defend our national resources from the energy grab of transnational corporations. The future of Mexico’s oil independence is on the line.

KELOLAND TV, SD: Grandpa McCain Went to Sturgis and All I Got Was a Lousy Rant ... 2008-08-07

McCain goes off on his Grampa Oldguy, I'm hiking my pants up to my chest and going to complain about that damn neighbor kid, Barack Obama.

The Citizen.com, GA: Is McCain insane? 2008-08-07

Did anybody bother to tell McCain that the biker beauty contest is a raunchy, topless and g-string affair complete with simulated sex acts?

New York Times: G.O.P. Drops in Voting Rolls in Many States 2008-08-06

While the implications of the changing landscape for Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain are far from clear, voting experts say the registration numbers may signal the beginning of a move away from Republicans that could affect local, state and national politics over several election cycles.

MSNBC: Author claims White House knew Iraq had no WMD 2008-08-06

Suskind says he spoke on the record with U.S. intelligence officials who stated that Bush was informed unequivocally in January 2003 that Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction. Nonetheless, his book relates, Bush decided to invade Iraq three months later — with the forged letter from the head of Iraqi intelligence to Saddam bolstering the U.S. rationale to go into war.

AFL-CIO: Obama to AFL-CIO Council: He's Counting on Union Movement 2008-08-06

Obama pledged his support for the Employee Free Choice Act, new fair trade policies that don’t reward companies for shipping jobs overseas, a major job-creating investment in rebuilding and repairing infrastucture and a new energy economy.

The Washington Independent, DC: GAO: Where is Iraq's Oil Money? 2008-08-06

Of the money that was spent, 90 percent went to "operating expenses" which they list as "salaries, pensions, goods and services." Less than one percent was spent on infrastructure, like water and electricity projects.

Antiwar.com: Wednesday: 1 US Soldier, 27 Iraqis Killed; 22 Iraqis Wounded 2008-08-07

American troops had to be called in, but the fighting spread throughout the southern provinces and Baghdad. Hundreds were killed and wounded before ...

Center for Research on Globalization: Racism and Genocide: Lies of Our Times 2008-08-07

I don"t think that the expulsions of 1948 (of nearly a million Palestinians) were war crimes . You can"t make an omelet without breaking eggs.

Center for Research on Globalization: The Lies Of Hiroshima Are The Lies Of Today 2008-08-07

In the immediate aftermath of the bomb, the allied occupation authorities banned all mention of radiation poisoning and insisted that people had been killed ...

The NarcoSphere: Beware of politicians bearing gifts for the Cold War Hydra 2008-08-07

These countries [the Stans, such as Krygyz] have largely undeveloped legal systems, which means corruption is often the only way things get done.

Upside Down World: Garifuna Resistance to Mega-Tourism in Tela Bay 2008-08-07

Facing the risk of losing communal land titles, local and national organizations came together to expose the corruption and managed so suspend ...

IRINnews.org: MAURITANIA: Military ousts president, seizes power 2008-08-07

NOUAKCHOTT, 7 August 2008 (IRIN) - International leaders, heads of states and human rights lobbyists have condemned the military ouster of Mauritania" ...

HuffingtonPost.com: Steve Young: Sonny Hill: Humanitarian Hall of Famer - Making Basketball, Practice for the Real World 2008-08-07

 

HuffingtonPost.com: Russ Wellen: Do We Really Want Another President Whose Main Concern Is His Rest and Relaxation? 2008-08-07

 

HuffingtonPost.com: Michelle Obama: Barack Is No Elitist 2008-08-07

 

HuffingtonPost.com: Have The Clintons Really Gotten Over It? 2008-08-07

 

HuffingtonPost.com: Karen Hart: Cold Cold Christmas 2008-08-07

 

HuffingtonPost.com: Franken Parries Coleman Attacks In Ad (WATCH) 2008-08-07

 

HuffingtonPost.com: Howie Klein: Is Big Oil Shill Heather Wilson Jumping Back Into The NM-01 Race? Maybe Freedom's Watch Knows 2008-08-07

 

HuffingtonPost.com: Gordon Marino: Brett Favre and the State of Man 2008-08-07

 

PR-Inside.com News: Mauritania leader ousted after political feuding 2008-08-07

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's office said he ácalls for respect for the rule of law and for the immediate restoration of constitutional order in ...

Mathaba.Net: Islam and the Political 2008-08-07

Thus he observes that "as globalization is being universalized as a system of durable inequality, it becomes clear that human rights is nothing more th ...

Mathaba.Net: Tens of thousands mark 63rd anniversary of Hiroshima A-bombing 2008-08-07

At the ceremony, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda pledged that Japan will adhere to the three anti- nuclear principles and take the lead in the world ...

Consortium News: McCain Adopts Cheney's Energy Plan 2008-08-07

Beyond opening up large tracts of protected coastal waters for oil exploration, McCain has called for a massive expansion of nuclear power.

AFL-CIO: 3000 NEA Members Join AFL-CIO 2008-08-07

Opponents of public education are not letting up in their attacks, with school vouchers schemes and resource cuts. We need to work together ...

Sarnia Observer: Accused men face additional charges 2008-08-07

... midnight near the corner of 10th Street and 2nd Avenue East, made national headlines because of a suggestion that racism might have played a role.

New York Times: McCain’s Green-Eyed Monster 2008-08-06

Now John McCain is pea-green with envy. That’s the only explanation for why a man who prides himself on honor, a man who vowed not to take the low road in the campaign, having been mugged by W. and Rove in South Carolina in 2000, is engaging in a festival of juvenilia.

Mainstream Media Project: Current Media Alert 2008-08-06

China has also supported Sudan despite its involvement in genocide in Darfur and has received international attention for its treatment of Taiwan.

Dissident Voice: Remembering the Anthrax Scare 2008-08-06

... attacks and deaths helped generate fear and promote the case for war on Iraqêor for any war, on anyone targeted as seeking weapons of mass destruction.

CounterCurrents.org: A Revolution Of Love + Reflection On The 63rd Anniversary Of 2008-08-06

 

CounterCurrents.org: The European Union As A Potential Rival To US Dominance 2008-08-06

And the EU has also been party to the subcontracting of torture by US imperialism and its íwar on terror.ì EU member countries have been the sites of secret ...

UN News Centre: Eminent Irish jurist appointed UN"s first female legal chief 2008-08-06

... she provided counsel on legal issues arising in Irish foreign policy, particularly public international law , human rights law and European Union law .

UN News Centre: Darfur: Attack on convoy leaves six civilians dead, UN-AU missi ... 2008-08-06

Since taking over from an AU peace monitoring mission in the strife-torn region of western Sudan at the start of this year, UNAMID has deployed just under ...

UN News Centre: Top UN official in DR Congo in push to improve peacekeeper conduct 2008-08-06

... of the Congo (DRC) today pledged to intensify his efforts to ensure that peacekeepers operating in the African country observe the UN Code of Conduct.

UN News Centre: Time for Iraqis to make political progress, UN political chief says 2008-08-06

íThe potential is there, and it is ultimately up to the Iraqi people to make sound choices that will allow them to build a sustainable and lasting peace .

UN News Centre: Stigma the biggest hurdle in battle against AIDS, Ban says 2008-08-06

The media should condemn prejudice and use its influence to advance social change, from securing legal protections to ensuring access to health care ,ì he ...

UN News Centre: Marking Hiroshima anniversary, Ban sees hope for nuclear-free future 2008-08-06

Mr. Ban stressed that support for nuclear disarmament spans the globe, with many ê including educators, religious leaders, current and former government ...

Antiwar.com: Bruce Ivins: The Movie 2008-08-06

Yet apparently it's all perfectly legal in this era of the PATRIOT Act , a brazen assault on the constitutional rights of all Americans made possible ...

Lebanon: Obama: 'Change' that many Lebanese simply cannot believe in - Daily Star 2008-08-06

For Gilbert Doumit, a civil rights activist, a consultant and formerly a staunch supporter of Obama, recent events have made him less excited about ...

Lebanon: Robbed of citizenship: French law stripped Lebanese women of basic ... - Daily Star 2008-08-06

Yet, despite the fact that Lebanese women are guaranteed full civil rights without discrimination under Lebanese law (Article 7 of the Constituti ...

Lebanon: New campaign aims to stamp out use of counterfeit drugs - Daily Star 2008-08-06

He has started investigations, and claims that he has brought evidence forward that showed corrupt government officials to be at the root of the problem ...

Lebanon: Israel fears Hizbullah has advanced anti-aircraft on alert - Daily Star 2008-08-06

Hizbullah has been able to establish a military presence north and south of the Litani River and is already prepared to a large extent to fire rockets ...

Lebanon: Occupation has only corrupted Israel's democracy - Daily Star 2008-08-06

The norms of a colonial and militarist regime have begun to infiltrate the governing organs of Israel's democracy , perverting their proper activities.

New California Media: A Conservative Argues for Immigration Reform 2008-08-06

She began to take a more engaged role, and reached out to business leaders in states including Texas, Colorado, Arizona and Georgia, helping jump-start ...

Center for Research on Globalization: Militarizing the Social Sciences 2008-08-06

Two HTS specialists have been killed this year. Nicole Suveges was killed in June in Sadr City, Iraq while Michael Bhatia was killed in May in Afghanistan.

The Public Record: Memo To Obama And McCain: Items For Your To-Do List 2008-08-06

Mayfield got an apology, a $2 million settlement, and the overturning of some provisions of the USA Patriot Act on constitutional grounds when he sued ...

Media Matters for America: Note to NPR: The only time Mississippi has ever gotten anything ... 2008-08-06

... code for segregation in a part of the country with a violent history. Neshoba County was where Klansmen killed three civil rights workers in 1964.

Media Matters for America: We're caught in a trap ... 2008-08-06

Maureen Dowd today: Yes, it's anti-McCain, OK, fine. But what is source for today's goose will undoubtedly be the seasoning on tomorrow's gander ...

Media Matters for America: NRO's Kirsanow and Hanson falsely claimed Obama has not given h ... 2008-08-06

Again more details: Does this mean an expansion of affirmative action , more of WWII taught as mostly Rosie the Riveter, Hiroshima, and the Japanese ...

Media Matters for America: Citations in Freddoso's anti-Obama book rife with misinformation 2008-08-06

And the groups more favorable to Obama -- MoveOn.org and the labor unions, for example -- might lack the resources to compete with those conservative group ...

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty: Solzhenitsyn Leaves Troubled Legacy Across Former Soviet Union 2008-08-06

Solzhenitsyn also angered Ukrainians by denying the country had been the victim of genocide during the 1932-33 famine . In April this year, the 89-year-old ...

Media Channel: MEDIA-AUSTRALIA: TV Network Denies Censor Role In China 2008-08-06

By IPS News. An electronic paper trail indicates that one of Australia"s leading television networks may be involved in dissuading foreign media in Ch ...

Media Channel: Citizen Journalism Becoming the Rage in Arab World 2008-08-06

While Lebanon enjoys a modicum of press freedom , other Arab countries like Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Syria and Jordan, to name a few, have clamped down ...

Atlantic Free Press: Drive-by Cover Cartoon: The New Yorker Magazine Whacks the Obamas 2008-08-06

Presumably, Carter"s courageous efforts to facilitate dialog and peace between Israeli and Palestinian leaders have qualified him, in Feldman"s mind ...

Atlantic Free Press: A West Bank Town"s Struggle to Survive 2008-08-06

This story does not involve Palestinians perpetrating terrorism against a civilian population but rather popular acts of civil disobedience that persist ...

Atlantic Free Press: Torture, and the Strategic Helplessness of the Americ ... 2008-08-06

... and other potential high-value captives against torture, should they be captured by a power that does not respect the Geneva Conventions .

Atlantic Free Press: The Most Important Vote You Will Ever Cast 2008-08-06

... international treaties such as the UN Charter, Geneva Conventions and Nuremberg Charter, which make war crimes the ultimate crimes against humanity.

Atlantic Free Press: These enemies have faces 2008-08-06

For the Iranians, the lesson was clear: When in danger, Iran can rely on neither the Geneva Conventions nor the UN Charter for protection.

Atlantic Free Press: Torture As Official US Policy 2008-08-06

It stated that these detainees "are not entitled to prisoner of war status for purposes of the Geneva Conventions of 1949." It gave commanders enormou ...

Swissinfo: ICRC "deplores" improper use of emblem 2008-08-06

Use of the symbol in such a military operation violates the Geneva Conventions that protect the ICRC's reputation for neutrality in conflicts.

Swissinfo: ICRC "deplores" improper use of emblem 2008-08-06

Use of the symbol in such a military operation violates the Geneva Conventions that protect the ICRC's reputation for neutrality in conflicts.

Swissinfo: US probe: suspect sent anthrax e-mail warning 2008-08-06

Ivins, 62, was a microbiologist at an Army bio defence research laboratory in nearby Fort Detrick, Maryland. He took an overdose of painkillers and died ...

Swissinfo: Olympic torch feted in Tiananmen 2008-08-06

US President George W. Bush, en route to Bangkok and then Beijing for Friday's opening ceremony, planned to express "deep concerns" over religious freedom ...

Upside Down World: Colombia: Interview with Antonio Navarro Wolf 2008-08-06

The so-called íPink Tide,ì with perhaps the exception of Venezuela, and certainly of Cuba , hasn"t demonstrated a predilection for anything socialist but ...

News Hounds: Knoxville Pastor Seeks Answers From Michael Savage, Bill O'Reilly ... 2008-08-06

"The words you choose may be the difference between war and peace ," said Buice, speaking to a belief in the power of "dehumanizing language.

News Hounds: Kilmeade lies for Bush on FOX and Friends 2008-08-06

Suskind also alleges that the Bush administration knew they would not find WMD in Iraq. Kilmeade shook his head in disgust, amazed that there are still ...

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: Appeals court sides with Air America host in defamation suit 2008-08-06

It was particularly relevant that Rhodes was a radio host, and so she spoke extemporaneously, employing words like " torture " in the colloquial meaning ...

The Nation.: Nuclear Power? Racial Power? Surrender for the Sake of the Plane 2008-08-06

That objection melted away with the Soviet Union and then the arguments became that because nuclear weapons could not be disinvented, a world free of nuke ...

The Nation.: McCain Will Always Have Paris 2008-08-06

To prove the point, Hilton offers an energy plan to rival anything T. Boone Pickens has to offer: "We can do limited offshore drilling with strict environmental oversight while creating tax incentives to get Detroit making hybrid and electric cars. ... Energy crisis solved, I'll see you at the debates, bitches!"

BuzzFlash: BuzzFlash Mailbag for August 6, 2008 2008-08-06

Cops have become emboldened through unconstitutional legal pronouncements such as the PATRIOT Act as well as The Federal government's criminal treatment ...

BuzzFlash: Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for August 6, 2008 2008-08-06

... before the Iraq invasion, Habbush had relayed to the Americans through British intelligence that there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Straight Goods: Time to rethink Canada's mission in Afghanistan 2008-08-06

... on the road to democracy and a regime based on the rule of law and respect for the rights of women as the Harper government would have us believe.

Straight Goods: Bill C-543 far better than Bill C-484 2008-08-06

New private member's bill would penalize assault on a pregnant woman rather than harm to fetus. by Joyce Arthur Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada ...

Straight Goods: Rabbi Lerner meets with the King of Saudi Arabia 2008-08-06

He is certainly right about the intransigence and human-rights -violating policies of the Israeli government as it attempts to punish the entire Palestini ...

Just International: BIL IN GRASSROOTS NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE MOVEMENT A LIGHT OF HOPE ... 2008-08-06

To see the continuing building of the wall and further Israeli settlements, particularly around Jerusalem , and fresh rubble of demolished Palestinian home ...

BlueOregon: The Senate Race Through Jeff Mapes' Eyes Jeff Alworth 2008-08-06

While we're strong believers in free speech , we reserve the right to delete comment spam or other offensive material. Our contributors, however, reserve ...

McClatchy Washington Bureau: US contingent pleased with China's arrangements for games 2008-08-06

... participation ultimately helps a common goal. "The word ' peace ,' if we can work more toward it,' he said, "it will be somehow wrapped in the Olympic flag."

McClatchy Washington Bureau: Nader gaining access to ballots, hanging on in polls 2008-08-06

He clinched a major victory last Saturday by getting on the California ballot as the nominee of the Peace and Freedom Party.

McClatchy Washington Bureau: Just when you thought it was safe, Nader's coming back 2008-08-06

As for Obama, Nader said he "lost all respect for him" when the Illinois senator spoke out against impeaching Bush . Nader supports impeachment because ...

McClatchy Washington Bureau: Shrinking African lake imperils wildlife 2008-08-06

More precisely, the island was underwater, hidden beneath the vast surface of central Africa's Lake Chad . The emergence of the island, whose sweltering ...

McClatchy Washington Bureau: 9/11 victim can't speak at sentencing hearing 2008-08-06

By Carol Rosenberg | The Miami Herald GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba ë A military judge Wednesday spurned a Pentagon plan to have an FBI agent who was ...

Bay Area Indymedia: Free Filipino Political Prisoner Randall Echanis Now 2008-08-06

It is a smack of political persecution and a pattern of repression by the US-Arroyo regime against known NDFP peace consultants It has been the SOP of ...

Bay Area Indymedia: URGENT: CINDY SHEEHAN NEEDS YOUR HELP 2008-08-06

We are at a critical stage and need people who really want to hold Pelosi accountable for the failure to bring impeachment charges against Bush and ...

Bay Area Indymedia: Palestinians unfairly hit by Israeli policy in Gaza 2008-08-06

Goods produced in Gaza cannot leave to reach their markets in the West Bank or Egypt and critical supplies cannot be brought into Gaza.

Bay Area Indymedia: The Beginning of a New Era for the Bay View Newspaper 2008-08-06

We receive at least 60 pieces of mail per week from prisoners, including pen pal requests, reports of torture and abuse , and requests for legal support ...

Tapped: SUSPICIOUS BUNDLES. 2008-08-06

Earlier this week, McCain drew questions about more than $60000 in donations that were made this year to the Republican National Committee and his campaign ...

Tapped: TODAY ON TAP ONLINE: IRAQ EUPHEMISMS. 2008-08-06

Here's something that might count as a breaking euphemism. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki last week ordered 50000 Iraqi troops to conduct raids throughout ...

Tapped: ECONOMIC WHOAS. 2008-08-06

Robert Borosage, Celinda Lake (it's definitely Celinda Lake Day at TAPPED), and Drew Westen announced a new economic policy war room that will be doing ...

AllAfrica.com: Nigeria: Priest Wants Human Trafficking Tackled From Root 2008-08-06

Fr. George Ehusani, a Catholic priest, Monday in Abuja said that human trafficking should be tackled from the root. Ehusani, Parish Priest at the Church ...

AllAfrica.com: Kenya: 57 Councillors In Uhuru List Lose Jobs 2008-08-06

íAs you are aware, Ms Passaris had upgraded her interest and vied to become the MP for Embakasi in the by- election . She wrote to ODM on the withdrawal ...

AllAfrica.com: Ethiopia: Police Threaten to Block Distribution of Independent ... 2008-08-06

... a threat to public order or national security. In 2007, the Committee to Protect Journalists named Ethiopia the world's worst backslider on press freedom .

AllAfrica.com: Rwanda: Genocide Report 'Neither Independent Nor Legitimate' 2008-08-06

The French statement reiterated support for the International Criminal Court but said the Rwandan inquiry had no "independence or impartiality" because ...

AllAfrica.com: Sudan: Al-Bashir's Indictment 2008-08-06

After months of dilly-dallying, the International Criminal Court at the Hague has accused Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, of committing genocide ...

AllAfrica.com: Liberia: Oscar Quiah Lies Prostrate Begging For Forgiveness 2008-08-06

... the Centennial Memorial Pavilion on Ashmun Street where he was testifying before commissioners of Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).

AllAfrica.com: Bonny Youths Blame Crisis On N500 Million Shell Largesse 2008-08-06

In a petition by the Bonny chapter of the National Youths Council to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the youths alleged that the traditional ...

AllAfrica.com: Chad: Deaths From UXO 'On the Rise', Says MSF 2008-08-06

... including the June battles [between rebels and government soldiers in eastern Chad] there must be left-over shells or unexploded ordinance of some kind ...

Huffington Post: Nuclear power? Racial Power? Give it up! 2008-08-06

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Huffington Post: Cannibal Democrats and Other Very Bad Things 2008-08-06

It's spouting everywhere from the so-called liberal media (the people who claim they're all for free speech ). Take for example this bit of ridiculou ...

Huffington Post: The Great Olympic Swindle: How China Tricked the World on Pre ... 2008-08-06

It appears China is actually for an unfettered freedom of the press , as long as that freedom doesn't conflict with Chinese law, which expressly limits ...

Huffington Post: Welcome to the Orwell Olympics 2008-08-06

We speak out for a free press, freedom of assembly and labor rights -- not to antagonize China's leaders, but because trusting its people with greater ...

Huffington Post: Bayh-Watch: The Obama Veepstakes Heat Up 2008-08-06

LGBT blog The Bilerico Project offers a convincing collection of circumstantial evidence that points to Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh as the frontrunner ...

Huffington Post: What Do Women Want? 2008-08-06

How will the candidates ensure that girls and women get an equal chance at a quality education and well-paying jobs? How will educational programs ...

Huffington Post: Texas Executes Mexican-Born Killer, Ignores Objections From White ... 2008-08-06

Protesters Fred Gavin, right, and Andre Lapallade, left, demonstrate before the scheduled execution of Mexican-born death row inmate Jose Medellin, Tuesday ...

Huffington Post: On the 63rd Anniversary: Why Hiroshima Matters More Than Ever 2008-08-06

The Russians still have many of their nukes but these remnants of the "superpower" era -- and the lack of airtight security surrounding them -- get little ...

New America Media: Expensive Clothing Improves Your Health and Kills Universal Health ... 2008-08-06

... we should focus on creating some brand of universal health care so when people who actually need this technology can get it in a way without selling ...

La Raza: Fabiola Pomareda: Y las empresas? 2008-08-06

La criminalizacin de los trabajadores inmigrantes detenidos en las redadas es clara; pero qu ha pasado con las compaŠas IFCO, Cargill o Koch Foods? English Translation

La Raza: Fabiola Pomareda: What About the Companies? 2008-08-06

Immigrant workers detained during ICE raids are being charged as criminals, but who is going after the companies that employed them? Traduccin al espaol

Black America Web.com: Tonyaa Weathersbee: Relationship Between Obama and Hip Hop Is Being Tested 2008-08-06

For some time now, a flirtation of sorts has been going on between the hip-hop world and the first black presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia: Alicia Marie and YO!Radio Crew: Black Teens Have the Bilingual Blues 2008-08-06

This week on YO!Radio - walk it out for AIDS, black teens have the bilingual blues and a young DJ gives props to his pioneer DJ dad.

YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia: Min Lee: In YO!House -- My First Place After Being Homeless 2008-08-06

After living on the streets of San Francisco for some three years, 25-year-old Ed decided that he wanted a home of his own.

news.newamericamedia.org: Law Firm Hopes to Dispel Stereotypes About Muslim Women 2008-08-06

A group of American Muslim women is forming the first Muslim women's law firm to stand up for the rights of Muslims and to clear misconceptions about Muslim women.

Los Angeles Sentinel: Yussuf Simmonds,: Waters Calls for Federal Investigation into Police Killings 2008-08-06

There are several investigations looking into police killings of black men in Inglewood by different law enforcement agencies including the Los Angeles County District Attorney and the State Attorney General.

news.newamericamedia.org: Korean American Voters Overwhelming Support Obama 2008-08-06

Korean American voters overwhelmingly back Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) over Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)

YO! Youth Outlook: Eming Piansay: Expensive Clothing Improves Your Health and Kills Universal Health Care 2008-08-06

 

CounterPunch: What I Re-Discovered in Mexico 2008-08-06

... who is also in the PAN and probably won the election through fraud , announced shortly after taking office in December 2006 that he would reinitiate PPP ...

CounterPunch: Did Rightwing Talk Shows Drive Him to Kill The Knoxville Unitari ... 2008-08-06

Speaking of Free Speech , O'Reilly, Savage and Hannity are *just* exercising theirs. Along with their feminine counterparts, Dr. Laura and Ann Coulter ...

CounterPunch: This is Horseshit 2008-08-06

Hypothetically: "Why am I not enraged that my country has killed or hurt so many people for absolutely no noble cause in my name and with my tacit approval?

CounterPunch: The Unholy Trinity 2008-08-06

 

ReliefWeb (press release): USCRI calls on President Bush to support alternatives to hum ... 2008-08-06

Now he needs to respect the human rights and human dignity of refugees in Thailand and work with the Thai government to implement a plan to resolve th ...

ReliefWeb (press release): Human Rights Council Advisory Committee 2008-08-06

Further, it was noted that the Advisory Committee had the right to make proposals in order to improve its efficiency and its working methods .

ReliefWeb (press release): United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime welcome the newly ... 2008-08-06

... of domestic legislation, including drug and human trafficking , corruption, terrorism, crime prevention and capacity building in the justice sector.

ReliefWeb (press release): First lady Laura Bush visit highlights need for aid to Burmese 2008-08-06

Washington, DC - First Lady Laura Bush's visit to Thailand's Mae La camp, which houses thousands of Burmese refugees , emphasizes the need for continued ...

ReliefWeb (press release): FEWS Afghanistan Weekly Climate Forecast 06 - 12 Aug 2008 2008-08-06

1) Much of Afghanistan has received below normal precipitation during the winter and spring, along with an early snow melt. 2) Extreme heat (maximum ...

ReliefWeb (press release): Soldiers help build Afghanistan"s future 2008-08-06

By Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn D. Graham KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 6, 2008 ê Wherever US forces are deployed across Afghanistan -- whether conducting ...

ReliefWeb (press release): Canadians' shoes are on the other foot now ê in Rwanda 2008-08-06

For the past three years, beneficiaries of this program have been internally displaced people (IDPs) and refugees in Chad and Sudan's Darfur region.

ReliefWeb (press release): Daily Brief on Côte d'Ivoire for 05 Aug 2008 2008-08-06

Previous sensitization sessions on women's rights led to the cancellation of ceremonies for the excision of 40 girls scheduled for July 2008.

Independent: No fat Czech, or fat cheque, will persuade Hislop to see Captain Bob 2008-08-06

By Henry Deedes The actor Philip York is currently enjoying another run of the acclaimed one-man show, Lies Have Been Told: An Evening With Robert Maxwell ...

Independent: The butterfly effect: How a blip became a credit crunch 2008-08-06

As President Bush (and he should know) remarked the other day, "Wall Street got drunk... It got drunk and now it's got a hangover.

Independent: The tragic last moments of Margaret Hassan 2008-08-06

And she just lies there. There is no visible blood, nor wound. It is over. Should such terrible things be seen? Margaret's immensely brave Iraqi husb ...

Independent: President toppled in breakfast-time coup 2008-08-06

In June, parliament called for a no-confidence vote in the President, after his appointment of 12 ministers, some of whom were accused of corruption .

Independent: Johann Hari: Don't let the Games blind us to the plight of China' ... 2008-08-06

Yet many of us want to believe we are being tolerant ê and even anti- racist ê by sticking our fingers in our ears when it comes to the conflict within Ch ...

Independent: The Big Question: Why is the United States still imposing ... 2008-08-06

The death of Jose Medellin brought an instant diplomatic protest from Mexico , which had demanded that he and 50 other Mexicans on death row in America ...

Independent: Julian Hall's Edinburgh Festival diary 2008-08-06

... thing I had to do at the Fringe this year was take a call from my son, who was touring Nicaragua , [and phoned] to say he had been kidnapped at gunpoint.

Independent: Foetuses tested for DNA links to Tutankhamun 2008-08-06

Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said that if the foetuses are unrelated to Tutankhamun, they may have been placed in his tomb to allow him to "live ...

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed: Hot tickets fetch £500 for a pair 2008-08-06

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is locked in a battle with dozens of its members after discovering them selling their advance tickets for the London run of Hamlet on eBay, at hugely inflated prices of up to &pound&#59;500 a pair.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed: McCanns outraged at failure to pass on information of possible sighting of daughter 2008-08-06

A little girl who called herself Maddy and claimed she had been taken from her parents while on holiday was seen in a shop in Amsterdam days after Madeleine McCann vanished, according to documents released by the Portuguese police yesterday.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed: Poll of polls shows Labour at its most unpopular since 1935 2008-08-06

Gordon Brown is leading Labour to its worst electoral defeat since the 1930s, according to a new ";poll of polls"; for The Independent. On current levels of support, Labour would lose almost half its MPs at the next election and David Cameron would become Prime Minister with an overwhelming majority.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed: The Ten Best Nail Varnishes 2008-08-06

 

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed: Paula John: Market news 2008-08-06

 

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed: Can You Afford It?: Marchwood Gate, Chichester 2008-08-06

 

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed: The acid test: World's weirdest experiments 2008-08-06

 

Amnesty International UK: Hamdan: Unfair trial compounds injustice of unlawful detention 2008-08-06

Yesterday the Pentagon confirmed that Hamdan would remain in indefinite detention as an ' enemy combatant ' regardless of the verdict.

Registan.net: Horton Heard A Who? 2008-08-06

I"ve been putting off buying Ahmed Rashid"s latest polemic on Afghanistan (he covers Central Asia about as much as I do). It"s not that I don"t think it" ...

RINF.COM: The i-9-11 event and the end of the Internet as we know it? 2008-08-06

... with the initially ignored but now widely recognised "side effect" of weakening civil liberties and disregarding human rights when convenient.

RINF.COM: Gitmo Detainees Subject to Detention Even If Acquitted: Pentagon 2008-08-06

Some detainees at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba will likely never be released because of the danger they pose, and those tried and acquitted will still be subject ...

RINF.COM: FBI used aggressive tactics in anthrax probe 2008-08-06

In the Wen Ho Lee case, Lee became the focus of a federal probe into how China may have obtained classified nuclear warhead blueprints.

RINF.COM: White House "buried British intelligence on Iraq WMDs" 2008-08-06

The report stated that according to Mr Habbush, Saddam had ended his nuclear programme in 1991 ë the same year that he destroyed his chemical weap ...

RTE.ie: RTÉ Television unveils new season 2008-08-06

'Blood of the Irish' traces the origins of Irish people, while 'Death or Canada' explores the lives of the Irish who escaped the Famine to settle in T ...

RTE.ie: RTÉ Television unveils new season 2008-08-06

'Blood of the Irish' traces the origins of Irish people, while 'Death or Canada' explores the lives of the Irish who escaped the Famine to settle in T ...

PR-Inside.com News: WORLD at 1600GMT 2008-08-06

... premier pledges to free more than 150 Palestinian prisoners in a meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas in a bid to energize sluggish peace talks .

PR-Inside.com News: WORLD at 1000GMT 2008-08-06

Zuma's trial on fraud and corruption charges linked to the deal is to start at the end of the year, and he has hinted he will try to drag President Thabo ...

PR-Inside.com News: BearingPoint to Host 2008 Second Quarter Earnings Call on Aug. 11 ... 2008-08-06

... 801-6888 outside the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada) and entering conference code 16824978 from 7 pm ET on Aug. 11 through 11:59 pm ET on Aug.

PR-Inside.com News: OAS chief worried by political violence in Bolivia 2008-08-06

AP LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - The head of the Organization of American States says he's ádeeply concernedà about political violence in Bolivia ahead of a vote ...

PR-Inside.com News: Legal milestones at Guantanamo 2008-08-06

_June 29, 2006: US Supreme Court sides with Hamdan's lawyers in ruling that planned military tribunals violate US and international law .

PR-Inside.com News: EUROPE NEWS AT 1800GMT 2008-08-06

BRUSSELS, Belgium _ France joined the United States in rejecting Iran's response to an incentives package aimed at defusing a dispute over its nuclear ...

FAIR: Dubious Debates 2008-08-06

Fox News" Chris Wallace (5/15/07) dismissed Paul"s recommendation that íwe should pull our troops outì of Iraq, asking if in light of a írecent poll ì th ...

CorpWatch.org: UK: UK questioned on online ad system 2008-08-06

The Foundation for Information Policy Research (Fipr) has been one of the more outspoken critics of Phorm. Fipr's general counsel Nicholas Bohm believe ...

Ms. Magazine: Proposed Legislation in Iran Would End Death by Stoning 2008-08-06

Iran's state media announced Wednesday that Iran has suspended the use of stoning as a way to carry out the death penalty .

Black Agenda Report: The FCC and the Emperors of TV Have No Clothes 2008-08-06

A handful of public interest organizations like the Leadership Council for Civil Rights have spoken up, the LCCR at one point noting that some three ...

Black Agenda Report: Corporate Media Makes Greens Invisible 2008-08-06

The Washington Post refuses to cover the Statehood Green Party , despite the fact that they are the number two vote-getters - outpolling Republicans - in ...

Black Agenda Report: Inventing Terror at Home 2008-08-06

The author, a former congressperson and current presidential candidate on the Green Party ticket, dissects legislation that would classify as terroristic ...

Black Agenda Report: Why Are Democrats Taking Money From Wal-Mart? 2008-08-06

John McCain, the likely Republican presidential nominee, opposes the Employee Free Choice Act and voted against it last year. Putting aside the important ...

International Middle East Media Center: Israeli Prime Minster pledges to release 150 Palestinian prisoner ... 2008-08-06

The Palestinian official pointed out that the two leaders will meet again in two weeks, within a series of Palestinian-Israeli peace talks , in the hope th ...

International Middle East Media Center: Detainees in Huwwara on hunger strike in protest to medical negligence 2008-08-06

The detainees stated that detainee Ala" Hannoun, from the Balata refugee camp in Nablus, was shot by 16 live rounds and the doctors had to replace some ...

International Middle East Media Center: Soldiers kidnap a female member of Nablus city council 2008-08-06

It is worth mentioning that Israel is still holding captive 44 Palestinian legislators and officials, including the head of the Palestinian Legislative ...

International Middle East Media Center: The Israeli army invades west bank cities 2008-08-06

Moreover troops raided the residence of Salah Nassar and demolished yards, fences and the front wall of the house. Meanwhile, a number of Israeli military ...