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U.S. Builds 4 Bases On Iran/Iraq Border
2008-06-28 19:14:03
The US military has constructed four advanced bases 20 miles from Iraq 's border with Iran, a senior Iraqi police officer has announced. al-Noor newspaper quoted the official as saying. He added that one of the bases has been located 30 km (20 miles) from the first border town with Iran and houses remote-controlled launching pads as well as radar systems similar to ones used in Kuwait during the
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Iran Revolutionary Guards chief in new warning to Israel
2008-06-28 19:10:39
The chief of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards has issued a new warning against Israel not to attack it, saying the Jewish state is well within range of its missiles, a newspaper reported on Saturday. "This country (Israel) is completely within the range of the Islamic republic's missiles. Our missile power and capability are such that the Zionist regime -- despite all its abilities -- canno


AT&T Whistleblower: Spy Bill Creates 'Infrastructure for a Police State'
2008-06-28 19:08:01
By Ryan Singel EmailJune 27, 2008 | 1:14:59 PM Mark Klein, the retired AT&T engineer who stepped forward with the technical documents at the heart of the anti-wiretapping case against AT&T, is furious at the Senate's vote on Wednesday night to hold a vote on a bill intended to put an end to that lawsuit and more than 30 others. [Wednesday]'s vote by Congress effectively gives retroact
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30,000 Troops Headed For Iraq In 2009
2008-06-28 19:02:38
Pentagon To Order Move That Would Keep 15 Combat Brigades In Iraq Through 2009 WASHINGTON, June 27, 2008 (AP) The Pentagon is preparing to order roughly 30,000 troops to Iraq early next year in a move that would allow the U.S. to maintain 15 combat brigades in the country through 2009, The Associated Press has learned. The deployments would replace troops currently there. But the decisions
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Executive Order: Continuing Certain Restrictions with Respect to North Korea and North Korean Nationals
2008-06-27 14:45:39
For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary June 26, 2008 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I, GEORGE W. BUSH,
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US Senate approves Iraq, Afghanistan war funding
2008-06-27 00:00:36
The US Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a compromise bill to free up 162 billion dollars for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan , the final congressional step before the bill goes to President George W. Bush for his approval. The legislation passed 92 votes to six in the Senate after its approval by the House of Representatives June 19 topped weeks of haggling between Democrats and


Ex Weapons Inspector: Iran Not Pursuing Nukes, But U.S. Will Attack Before '09
2008-06-26 23:47:32
by Jason Leopold Page 1 of 4 page(s) Tell A Friend Also published at my website, The Public Record. In 2002, Scott Ritter, the former Chief United Nations Weapons Inspector In Iraq, publicly accused the Bush administration of lying to Congress and the public about assertions that Iraq was hiding a chemical and biological weapons arsenal. By speaking out
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Jindal condemns Supreme Court, signs castration bill
2008-06-26 23:41:58
Posted: June 25, 2008 9:35 pm Eastern © 2008 WorldNetDaily Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court announced it struck down the death penalty for child rape in his state, Louisiana Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal signed a bill authorizing castration of sexual offenders. Jindal – frequently mentioned as a potential vice-presidential nominee – said he was "especially glad" to sign the Sex
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Exclusive: No ice at the North Pole
2008-06-26 22:00:40
Polar scientists reveal dramatic new evidence of climate change By Steve Connor, Science Editor Friday, 27 June 2008 It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year. The disappearance of the Arctic sea ice, making it possible to reach the Pole sailing in a boat through open water, would be one of the most
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Seizing Laptops and Cameras Without Cause
2008-06-26 21:54:46
By Alex Kingsbury Wed Jun 25, 11:41 AM ET Returning from a brief vacation to Germany in February, Bill Hogan was selected for additional screening by customs officials at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C. Agents searched Hogan's luggage and then popped an unexpected question: Was he carrying any digital media cards or drives in his pockets? "Then they told me that they we
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Feds raid Blackwater's armory in firearms probe
2008-06-26 21:52:35
By MIKE BAKER – 8 hours ago RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal agents have raided an armory owned by security contractor Blackwater Worldwide. The North Carolina-based company said the raid was part of an investigation into a deal that allowed a local sheriff's office to store high-powered assault rifles at the company's armory at its headquarters in Moyock. Blackwater spokeswoman Anne Tyrrell sa


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2008-06-26 03:41:41
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Dems cut surveillance deal with White House
2008-06-26 00:02:41
By Ken Strickland Senate Producer NBC News updated 6:03 p.m. ET, Wed., June. 25, 2008 WASHINGTON - In the war on terror, Democrats claim President Bush has abused the power of his office, violated civil rights, and trampled on the Constitution. But when given the chance last week to challenge the administration's use of wiretapping, Democratic leaders instead chose to cut a deal with the White
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Syria opens site to U.N. atom probe
2008-06-26 00:00:55
By Mark Heinrich Wed Jun 25, 6:35 PM ET VIENNA (Reuters) - Syria gave U.N. investigators a good look at the site of what Washington says was a secret nuclear reactor before Israel destroyed it, but initial checks were inconclusive and more are needed, they said on Wednesday. Chief U.N. inspector Olli Heinonen said his team was able to take extensive environmental samples at the remote desert


School locked down after 'ninja' sighted in woods(humor)
2008-06-25 17:24:49
-Mark Thespot- The Associated Press BARNEGAT, N.J. - It's the case of the nonexistent ninja. Public schools in Barnegat were locked down briefly after someone reported seeing a ninja running through the woods behind an elementary school. Turns out the ninja was actually a camp counselor dressed in black karate garb and carrying a plastic sword. Police tell the Asbury Park Press the man was
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White House Refused to Open Pollutants E-Mail
2008-06-25 16:12:31
By FELICITY BARRINGER Published: June 25, 2008 The White House in December refused to accept the Environmental Protection Agency's conclusion that greenhouse gases are pollutants that must be controlled, telling agency officials that an e-mail message containing the document would not be opened, senior E.P.A. officials said last week. The document, which ended up in e-mail limbo, without
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Iran: Time running out over nuke issue
2008-06-25 16:11:12
CNN) -- Iran's powerful speaker of parliament warned other countries Wednesday not to provoke Iran and cautioned against moves that would "cost them heavily." Ali Larijani also recommended that Western nations consider the recent comments from U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei, who said Saturday that a strike on Iran would turn the Middle East into a "ball of fire."
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Chomsky: Bush & Cheney Always Saw Iraq as a Sweetheart Oil Deal
2008-07-12 18:23:24
y Noam Chomsky , Khaleej Times Online. Posted July 12, 2008. U.S. war planners want an obedient client state that will house major U.S. military bases, right at the heart of the world's major energy reserves. The deal just taking shape between Iraq 's Oil Ministry and four Western oil companies raises critical questions about the nature of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq -- questions
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There Is No Fourth Amendment
2008-07-12 18:20:14
There Is No Fourth Amendment 07-11-2008 www.roguegovernment.com Lee Rogers Skull and Bones member, war criminal and traitor George W. Bush recently signed HR 6304 or the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 into law that effectively makes the Fourth Amendment null and void. The new law disregards the protections guaranteed in the Fourth Amendment and allows the government to spy on people without a


Administration rejects regulating greenhouse gases
2008-07-12 18:15:50
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration, dismissing the recommendations of its top experts, rejected regulating the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming Friday, saying it would cripple the U.S. economy. In a 588-page federal notice, the Environmental Protection Agency made no finding on whether global warming poses a threat to people's health or welfare, reversing an earlier conclusion at
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Iran to target '32 US bases' if attacked
2008-07-12 18:14:35
Iran will target "32 US bases and the heart of Israel" if it is attacked, the Fars news agency quoted an aide to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as saying on Saturday. "If America and Israel shoot any bullets and missiles against our country, Iranian armed forces will target the heart of Israel and 32 US bases in the region before the dust from this attack has settled,"


U.S. Soldiers Lose Haven in Canada
2008-07-12 18:11:08
By IAN AUSTEN TORONTO — James Corey Glass, apprentice mortician and United States Army deserter, was keeping an unusually close eye on the text messages coming into his cellphone. He was hoping to hear that a court had blocked the Canadian government's attempt to send him back to the United States. On Wednesday afternoon, the message came: Mr. Glass, 25, could remain in Canada while he appeale
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Arab state tells Israel it would not oppose Iran strike
2008-07-11 16:31:02
By Yoav Stern, Mazal Mualem and Barak Ravid Official representatives of an Arab country have hinted in meetings with Israel i officials that they would not oppose an Israeli military operation against Iran, sources in Jerusalem said this week. According to the sources, the representatives of the Arab country said they are worried by Iran's growing influence in the region, primarily among Shi'ite
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remember?
2008-07-11 16:01:43
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the


Federal Judge Ruling: George W. Bush is a Felon
2008-07-11 15:20:01
Chief Judge Vaughn Walker of the US District Court in California has ruled that President George W. Bush is a felon. The ruling stems from the case of Al-Harmain Islamic Foundation Inc. v Bush, a case which will now be remembered as making it official that Bush's program of 'warrantless spying' is illegal. Judge Walker held that the president lacks the authority to disregard the Foreign
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FCC chief says Comcast violated Internet rules
2008-07-11 15:16:58
By JOHN DUNBAR, Associated Press Writer (07-11) 04:31 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) -- The head of the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday he will recommend that the nation's largest cable company be punished for violating agency principles that guarantee customers open access to the Internet . The potentially precedent-setting move stems from a complaint against Comcast Corp. that the


Cotati council votes to impeach Bush, Cheney
2008-07-11 15:15:45
BY MARY CALLAHAN THE PRESS DEMOCRAT The Cotati City Council is the third in Sonoma County to weigh in on impeach ment for President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney . The council voted 3-2 Wednesday night to approve a resolution calling for impeachment proceedings against the nation's two top officials. Voting "yes" were Cotati Mayor Pat Gilardi, Councilwoman Janet Orchard


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2008-07-11 15:13:48
Appeals court sets back White House's secrecy efforts A federal appeals court on Friday set back the White House's efforts to keep the names of its visitors secret. The Washington court threw out the government's appeal in the case in which a watchdog group is trying to find out how often prominent religious conservatives visited the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney's residence.


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2008-07-11 14:58:55
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