CURRENT
NEWSLETTER - August 21, 2004
Torture
and Sexual Humiliation Scandal U.S.
Army probe finds torture in Iraq: Colonel may face criminal charges - Abuse
greater than previously disclosed Abu
Ghraib was 'Animal House' at night Blame
widens for Abu Ghraib abuse: Senior commanders at the jail knew Prison
Abuse Probe Blames Intelligence Unit Kerry
Renews Call for Rumsfeld's Resignation: Says official investigation into abuses
at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison demonstrated a failure of civilian leadership U.S.
doctors tied to prisoner abuse: Faked death certificates, Helped design torture
at Abu Ghraib Marine
Says He Saw Iraqi Prisoner Assaulted, Beaten Before His Death
White
House linked to abuse 'cover-up': Abu Ghraib chief (Brigadier General Janice
Karpinsky) says conspiracy may have gone right to top U.S.
Command Faulted in Abu Ghraib Probe: Failures of leadership at the highest
levels of command Abu
Ghraib reports cast pall on Ft. Huachuca appointment of Maj. Gen. Barbara Fast
Report
Puts a Dent in Rumsfeld’s Reputation
Non-Integrating
States News -- Iraq Attack
on Iraq mosque 'kills 25': Mosque near the troubled city of Najaf - Demonstrators
included supporters of both Sistani and al-Sadr Twin
Kufa attack kills many civilian marchers -- Unidentified
gunmen opened fire from an Iraqi National Guard base on thousands of Shiite Muslim
marchers heading to Najaf US
attacks Najaf as UK escorts al-Sistani
Return
of Ayatollah Sistani - Iraq's most senior Shia cleric -- forces a rethink
of the entire situation in Najaf Sadr
loyalty grows, even as Ayatollah Sistani returns Mahdi
Army `ready to fall': Hundreds of rebel Moqtada al-Sadr's supporters trapped
in Najaf's holy shrine America
winning battle, losing the war: "al-Sadr is a better strategist than
George W. Bush" Saboteurs
have attacked about 20 oil pipelines in southern Iraq: Reducing exports from
the key oil producing region by at least one third Iraqi
police seize journalists at gunpoint in Najaf: Released them later Marines
slash final combat training in half: Under growing pressure to ship Marines
to Iraq
Italy
prepared to pull troops out of Iraq if Baghdad government asks MPs'
group seeks to impeach Blair: Using parliamentary procedure last used 150
years ago to remove Blair because of his invasion of Iraq Florida
man burns Marine van, self, after son dies in Iraq
Miscellaneous
Non-Integrating States News US
warplanes enter Iran's air space: Five US warplanes entered Iran's airspace
last Thursday night Iran
calls for pressure on Israel to sign Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
The
news from Iran is grim: Islamic dictatorship--the biggest source of terrorist
training and financing in the world Venezuelan
President Chavez 'ready' to meet Bush
Four
Killed, 39 Wounded in Two Bomb Explosions in Northeastern India Lawyers,
Guns and Eton: British Financiers Allegedly Hatched Coup Plot for Oil-Rich African
Nation
Nine
militants captured in Afghanistan Afghan
President Karzai's government has failed to combat drugs Mozambique
hit by bovine tuberculosis: Thousands of cattle infected
Non-Integrating
States News -- Korean Peninsula North
Korea Nukes May Not Be Resolved Soon North
Korea's insults at Bush seen underscoring flawed US proposal Local
phone services in Pyongyang out of order - Technical glitch Japan
Plans to Launch Spy Satellites: North Korea is Japan's #1 Security Concern
Chinese
Woman facing execution for selling heroin 'forced to have abortion' to she could
be executed
Beep!
Beep! Ultra-Fast Broadband Is Here
Julia
Child: Former U.S. spy during World War II in the Office of Strategic Services
-- Predecessor of today's Central Intelligence Agency
The
"New European Soviet": European Union is rapidly descending into
totalitarianism. Under NAFTA and the proposed FTAA, U.S. policymakers have adopted
the same socialist EU program
Arrest
Made in Shooting of Pastor: Killed at a gas station last week while he tried
to break up a fight
Catholic
Church Denounces Gay Southern Decadence: New Orleans
U.S.
Prepares for Possible Flu Outbreak
No
Legal Reason Why UN Health Body Can't Invite Taiwan as Observer
U.N.
Global Taxes Are Back: Watch Your Wallet
| Cutting
Edge New Articles Hurricane
Charley Hurricane
Charley Abruptly, Unexpectedly, Changed Course Striking Punta Gorda Area:
A Major U.N. Biodiversity Area Where No Human Beings Will Be Allowed To Live From
Waco To 9/11 -- Understanding
That Our Government Does Not Have The Best Interests of Its Citizens At Heart
And May Even Deliberately Kill Them Related
Storm News: Half
a million in east China move out of typhoon's path Charley
hurls roof tiles straight through walls
"Sustainability
Propaganda" = Loss of Private Property U.S.
shifts view on global warming: Bush now says emissions of carbon dioxide and
other heat-trapping gases are the only likely explanation for global warming
U.N.
Sustainable Development Now Permeates Education: Extreme Environmentalism
Is The Tool For Social Change - Video Prince
Charles: The "Sustainable" Prince
2004
Campaign News Top
Presidential Lawyer Advising "Swift Boats" Vets Quits Bush Campaign:
Democrats asking Attorney General John Ashcroft to investigate the possible "illegal
coordination" between the Bush campaign and "Swift Boats" Vets "Swift
Boat" Writer Lied on Cambodia Claim COLUMN:
Bush's assaults on Kerry smack of dirty politics
Campaign
Stunt Against Bush Aired During Kerry Stopover Kerry
Renews Call for Rumsfeld's Resignation: Says official investigation into abuses
at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison demonstrated a failure of civilian leadership
Former
Democratic Sen. Max Cleland rebuffed at president's ranch: Had letter asking
Bush to condemn attacks on Kerry COLUMN:
Bush's presidency chock full of half-truths, outright deceits Anarchists
hot for mayhem: Police on guard vs. violent tactics NYC:
The vise starts to tighten -- 10,000 cops flooding into an eight-square-block
region, Roadblocks and random checkpoints Bizfolk'll
be busy lying low: Businesses all around Manhattan are telling their workers
to stay away during the Republican National Convention "W"
wants to bond with Bravest: Wants to watch the Republican convention from
a New York City firehouse Mayor
Bloomberg may soon regret the victory he won in court yesterday over Leslie Cagan
and thousands of anti-war protesters
Gay
Issues At Convention GOP
platform takes firm stand against gay unions
VP
Cheney Backs 'Freedom' for Gay Relationships Dubya
is for gay rights: Every once in a while, George W. Bush slips up and reveals
that he really doesn't share the radical right's antigay agenda. Yes, he sucks
up to them, but he doesn't believe what they believe. Revelations from "Larry
King Live" Truth
About Same-Sex Marriage: The 6 Things You Need To Know About What's Really
at Stake -- Book No
Naked Gay Boys, We're Republicans: Gay troupe offers discounts to Republican
convention delegates
Global
Terrorism = Global Dictatorship Civil
libertarians decry police intelligence squads: Federal government is pushing
police departments across the country to rebuild intelligence units to track terrorist
activities Covert
Operations of the U.S. National Security: Lawsuit filed against the U.S. National
Security Agency reveals a frightening array of technologies and programs designed
to keep tabs on individuals Militants
Eyeing Seaborne Attack: U.S General Terror
Attack By Sea Is One of "Repeated Headlines" Since 9/11 - Most infamous
was warning of "Iraqi 'Terror Ships' At Sea" Terrorism
Suspected as Two Russian Planes Crash: Nearly simultaneous crashes No
explosion hits crashed Russian airliner Russia
shaken by air crash enigma
Putin’s
Sochi Residence Targeted by Hijacked Russian Plane
Australian
'Taliban' Pleads Not Guilty to War Crimes Charges Afghanistan's
Taliban fighters are threatening to kill US Secretary Rumsfeld: Also vows
"a flood of jihad" against Americans Bush
and bin Laden families have ties
Israel IDF
divides Gaza Strip into three sections: Due to the ongoing Kassam rockets
and mortar shells attacks Labor
compromises on unity government talks: Advances Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's
disengagement plan Labor
Party Compromise: MKs Still Wary of Peres PM
to bring first disengagement vote to cabinet in October
Jewish
Gaza settlers start pro-evacuation group: Have accumulated about 65,000 signatures
urging Israel's immediate evacuation Evacuation
of Outpost Postponed Settlers
plan mass court petitions over revised fence route: Revised route to protect
Palestinians now infringes on their rights
Minister
Hanegbi may face criminal charges: For "inappropriate appointments"
when he served as Minister of the Environment Attorney
General Menachem Mazuz: Law of Return applies to all Jewish converts Fatah
splinter group calls for killing Arafat
Would-be
female suicide bomber arrested in Nablus
Two
Israelis among dead in Russian airliners crash Israel
Develops Non-Lethal Tank Shell For Crowd Dispersal Israel
makes "skunk bomb" to combat Palestinian protests
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