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June 28, 2007
Secret trials for terrorists, says US judge
A Top-Ranking US judge has stunned a conference of Australian judges and barristers in Chicago by advocating secret trials for terrorists, more surveillance of Muslim populations across North America and an end to counter-terrorism efforts being "hog-tied" by the US constitution.
Sarkozy makes bid to take personal charge of the secret services
President Nicolas Sarkozy's drive to stamp his personal authority on all aspects of French government has been extended to the country's famously quarrelsome security services.
The President has appointed a close ally to head the counter-espionage service, the DST (Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire), which is broadly the equivalent of MI5 in Britain. Bernard Squarcini, 51, who is known as le Squale - "the Shark" - has been given a potentially explosive mandate to absorb the other main internal security agency, the RG (Renseignements Généraux).
What happens next?
Will a U.S. Attorney close to Gonzales convene a grand jury?
‘Egyptian spy’ could not have killed himself, say friends
Friends of an Egyptian billionaire who fell four floors to his death are adamant that he did not commit suicide.
Former spymaster: Israeli reports led to agent's death
Former Mossad head Zvi Zamir has said that reports in Israel about Dr. Ashraf Marwan, Israel's Egyptian agent who warned of the pending outbreak of the Yom Kippur War, led to his death.
First, The Web ... Now, The Grid
The World Wide Web was born in 1990 to manage the billions of bytes of data from experiments at CERN, Europe's particle-physics laboratory. Now the same laboratory is gearing up for a new round of experiments that could generate more than a quadrillion bytes of data every month - data that will have to be processed and delivered to researchers around the world. Is there anything in sight that could outdo the Web? Say hello to the Grid.
An Interview with Presidential Candidate Congressman Ron Paul
A world awash in heroin
THE smell of the Afghan poppy season is unmistakable, even from the open door of a Black Hawk helicopter. NATO Soldiers in Helmand province see the expanse of purple and pink blossoms flashing by, but they do little to stop drug production; they worry instead about Taliban fighters mingling among the villagers, and are grateful to avoid being shot down.
Yet the opium economy and the insurgency are mutually reinforcing; drugs finance the Taliban, while their violence encourages poppy cultivation.
US Elites Can't Decide Who Should Rule Palestinians
By Khody Akhavi
Libby becomes inmate No. 28301-016
Libby, who was convicted in March of lying and obstructing an investigation into the leak of a CIA operative's identity, faces 2 1/2 years in prison.
A Chat With The "D.C. Madame" Deborah Jeane Palfrey Update
You only give me your funny paper
Debt markets turn grouchy as creditors ask for more
9/11 Truth Movement Growing in Canada
This inspiring model of urging your neighbors to awaken to what really happened on 9/11 emerged not from Minneapolis or Ann Arbor but from Winnipeg, Manitoba. And Joe Hawkins hopes to light the torch in Montreal, Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, and Thunder Bay, although if anyone south of the border wants to catch the spark, thats fine with him.
The vice president has run utterly amok and must be stopped.
Under Dick Cheney, the office of the vice president has been transformed from a tiny acorn into an unprecedented giant oak. In grasping and exercising presidential powers, Cheney has dulled political accountability and concocted theories for evading the law and Constitution that would have embarrassed King George III.
Israeli president resigns but avoids jail time
Under plea bargain, Katsav must step down but will not face rape charges
Embedded Corporate Networks Continue to Lose Viewers
CBS and ABC fell to their lowest ratings among the coveted adults 18-49 demographic in two decades last week, as reruns and summer alternatives drove viewers from their couches.
Government said to have lost control of Basra
As U.S. troops battle to retake Baghdad and surrounding areas, the government is reported to have lost its control of Basra where almost all of the country’s oil exports originate.
Body that spawned the internet wants to rebuild it
They say that they want "methods to re-think and potentially redesign some of the basic concepts that have shaped today's internet technology. The goal ... is to improve transfer speeds, network-routing efficiency, reliability, simplify network configuration, and reduce cost ... DARPA is interested in ideas that will lead to the development of new addressing schemes (eg, a structured hierarchical addressing system) to supplement the current IP scheme."
E-voting vendor succumbs to California source code demands
Electronic voting machines vendor Election Systems & Software Inc. has finally given in to demands by California's Secretary of State office that it submit the source code used in one of its products. But it made it abundantly clear it is unhappy about the requirement.
FDA Should Reconsider Aspartame Cancer Risk, Say Experts
New Rat Study Links Artificial Sweetener with Lymphomas, Breast Cancer
Now, it’s psyops for your Second Life
U.S defense, intel and homeland security officials are constructing a parallel world, on a computer, which the agencies will use to test propaganda messages and military strategies.
Yank a country’s water supply. Stage a military coup. SWS will tell you what happens next.
The sim will feature an AR avatar for each person in the real world, based upon data collected about us from government records and the internet.
GM crops: 'Point of no return in ten years'
Europe will increase its genetically modified (GMO) crop area by 50,000-100,000 hectares a year over the next decade, US biotech giant Monsanto has said.
Report: ‘Shadow Goverment’ Of Private Contractors Explodes Under Bush
A new report by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform concludes that, under the Bush administration, the “shadow government of private companies working under federal contract has exploded in size. Between 2000 and 2005, procurement spending increased by over $175 billion dollars, making federal contracts the fastest growing component of federal discretionary spending.
We have no idea what our $19 billion has gotten us
"We have no idea what our $19 billion has gotten us," said Rep. Martin T. Meehan (D-Mass.), chairman of the Armed Services subcommittee on oversight and investigations, noting that the United States investment represents $55,000 per Iraqi recruit.
Federal Government's No-Bid Contracts Receive New Attention
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-California) is at it again. The chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released a report looking into lucrative no-bid contracts the federal government doled out last year. The report, which critics immediately branded as a partisan attempt to tar the Bush administration, looked into several "worrisome trends," among them:
Vaccinated Children Two And A Half Times More Likely To Have Neurological Disorders Like ADHD And Autism, New Survey In California And Oregon Finds
As the first trial in Vaccine Court explores the relationship between vaccines and autism, a new survey released today indicates a strong correlation between rates of neurological disorders, such as ADHD and autism, and childhood vaccinations.
Ahmadinejad: "I am not anti-Semitic"
Palestinians should Decide on Two-State Solution
Senate Blocks Immigration Bill
Supporters Fall 14 Votes Short Of Keeping Immigration Bill Alive In Senate; Bush Disappointed
FTC shoots down Net Neutrality, says it is not needed
The Federal Trade Commission today dealt a serious blow to "Net Neutrality" proponents as it issued a report dismissive of claims that the government needs to get involved in preserving the fairness of networks in the United States.
White House asserts executive privilege
President Bush, moving toward a constitutional showdown with Congress, asserted executive privilege Thursday and rejected lawmakers' demands for documents that could shed light on the firings of federal prosecutors.
Lockerbie bomber allowed appeal
The man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing has been granted leave to make a second appeal.
Supreme Court: Schools can't use race to assign students
The Supreme Court dealt a severe blow to school integration efforts today, ruling that the Constitution forbids assigning students to particular schools because of their race, even when the goal is campus diversity.
Lethal legacy of tank-busting uranium dust
Toxic, radioactive dust released from armour-piercing depleted uranium shells lingers for decades in the environment and contaminates land far from where it is used, according to British scientists.
The finding raises fears that communities living in or returning to war zones may be forced to live on contaminated ground, in danger of inhaling the substance or consuming it in food or water supplies.
N.H. Governor Signs Law Banning Real ID
New Hampshire on Wednesday rejected the federal Real ID Act as tantamount to requiring a national ID card, joining five other states in opposing it.
Feds expand lobby probe to past aide
California GOP Rep. John Doolittle's former legislative director said Wednesday he has been contacted by federal investigators in their probe of Doolittle's ties to jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Boy, 6, 'tricked to wear suicide bomb'
A six-year-old boy was recruited by Taleban fighters for a suicide bombing attack against US soldiers, according to the child, who instead turned himself in to Afghan National Army soldiers.
Kabul suicide attack kills 2 Americans: police
A suicide attacker drove a bomb-filled car into a foreign military vehicle in Afghanistan's capital Kabul Thursday, killing two American nationals and an Afghan woman, officials said.
Over 30 Iraqis killed, 50 wounded in a Baghdad car bomb
A car bomb attack on a mini-bus and taxi meeting point in Baghdad killed at least 30 people and injured 50 others Thursday morning, according to a police source.
Urban population to exceed 50 per cent
The world crosses a threshold next year when more than half of its population, some 3.3 billion people, will live in urban areas for the first time, a UN report has said.
Text messaging to spell end for parking meters
Motorists will use credit or debit cards to pay for parking.
Those with a mobile phone will be able to do so by text, after setting up an account with their card and car registration details.
Philippine military waging 'dirty war' on left: HRW
The Philippine military is waging a "dirty war" against leftwing activists and journalists, an international human rights group charged in a report released Thursday.
Mugabe threatens to seize firms
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s president, has threatened to seize foreign companies, including mines, that have raised prices and cut output in what he claims is an economic "dirty tricks" campaign to oust his government.
Stem Cells Made From Eggs, Not Embryos
Scientists say they've created embryonic stem cells by stimulating unfertilized eggs, a significant step toward producing transplant tissue that's genetically matched to women.
Norman Mineta Confirms Dick Cheney Was in PEOC Before Pentagon Attack Contradicting 9/11 Report
Mineta says Vice President Cheney was "absolutely" already there when he arrived at approximately 9:25 a.m. in the PEOC (Presidential Emergency Operations Center) bunker on the morning of 9/11. Mineta seemed shocked to learn that the 9/11 Commission Report claimed Cheney had not arrived there until 9:58-- after the Pentagon had been hit, a report that Mineta definitively contradicted.
China Shuts 180 Food Factories
Inspectors Find Formaldehyde, Illegal Dyes, Industrial Wax Used To Make Products
DARPA's Better Bionic Arm: Our Most Limb-Like Prosthetic
In a first for prosthetics, a new mechanical arm gives its user the sense of touch.
Another, Ron Paul Song
A new song by the Constitutional Cats.
Costs Skyrocket As DHS Runs Up No-Bid Contracts
$2 Million Security Project Balloons to $124 Million
Iraq by the Numbers
By Tom Engelhardt
Global poll shows wide distrust of United States
Distrust of the United States has intensified across the world, but overall views of America remain very or somewhat favorable among majorities in 25 of 47 countries surveyed in a major international opinion poll, the Pew Research Center reported Wednesday.
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