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Meet the world's most dangerous terrorists Delivery drivers, chicken farmers, sack makers, taxi drivers and students. Their weapons of mass destruction include battery chargers, Casio watches, and Peanut oil
Post Date: 2006-03-07 21:22:58 by A K A Stone
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The release of the names and backgrounds of the Guantanamo inmates has revealed what we knew all along, the world's "most dangerous terrorists" are nothing of the sort, they are poor farmers and the like who have simply been grabbed and stuck in cages and publicly tortured for the past four years. We have tirelessly exposed how no Al Qaeda "leaders" have been captured or discovered at Guantanamo Bay either first hand or via information garnered through torture. A US army official visiting Camp Delta was quoted in 2002 as saying there are "...no big fish there. Some of these guys literally don't know the world is round." A recent statistical report, based ...
Cheney Warns Iran of 'Consequences'; will not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon
Post Date: 2006-03-07 13:13:35 by Brian S
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Vice President Dick Cheney said Tuesday that Iran will not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon and warned "the United States is keeping all options on the table in addressing the irresponsible conduct of the regime." Cheney said the Iranian government "continues to defy the world with its nuclear ambitions" and that the issue may soon go before the U.N. Security Council. "The Iranian regime needs to know that if it stays on its present course, the international community is prepared to impose meaningful consequences," Cheney said in a speech to the to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, an influential pro-Israel lobbying group. Cheney spoke as ...
US asks court to drop ex-detainees' torture suit
Post Date: 2006-03-07 08:02:46 by A K A Stone
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal court on Monday to dismiss a lawsuit charging that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld bears responsibility for the torture of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan. ADVERTISEMENT [0] In its first substantive response to the lawsuit filed by two rights groups, the Justice Department said the suit against Rumsfeld should be dismissed based on the "absolute immunity" granted federal officials under 1988 legislation on civil lawsuits. "That act bars suits against federal officials for conduct performed with the scope of their employment except for claims for violations of the Constitution or of federal statutes," ...
A Look At U.S. Military Deaths In Iraq [at least 2,300 members of the U.S. military have died]
Post Date: 2006-03-06 22:27:10 by Brian S
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Monday March 6, 2006 10:46 PM By The Associated Press As of Monday, March 6, 2006, at least 2,300 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 1,805 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. The AP count is three lower than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Monday at 10 a.m. EST. The British military has reported 103 deaths; Italy, 27; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 17; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Slovakia, three; Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, one death ...
Williams: Cuba camp is setting a dangerous precedent America
Post Date: 2006-03-06 16:53:09 by A K A Stone
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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has launched a scathing attack on Guantanamo Bay, condemning the US prison camp as an "extraordinary legal anomaly". Speaking during an eight-day visit to Sudan, Dr Williams said yesterday that detaining people indefinitely when they had not been convicted, and denying them proper legal rights, set a dangerous precedent. He said that the camp in Cuba had created a "new category of custody", in which detainees were prevented from gaining "the sort of legal access that we would probably assume to be important". The archbishop said: "Any message given, that any state can just over-ride some of the basic habeas ...
London store in talks with police to build in-store jail cells
Post Date: 2006-03-06 16:44:07 by A K A Stone
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LONDON — One of London’s premier department stores is in talks with police to build jail cells inside the store to hold shoplifters and identity thieves, police said yesterday. Metropolitan Police said they were in early negotiations for the construction of jail cells at the Selfridges store’s flagship Oxford Street location in London. The cells would operate as “short-term holding facilities for low-level shoplifters,” a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Police said, speaking on customary condition of anonymity. Police are considering the move in light of overcrowding London jails, which they say are swamped with small-time pickpockets and credit card thieves. Under ...
Iran Said To Step Up Plans For Shahab Missiles
Post Date: 2006-03-06 10:37:30 by Brian S
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06 Mar 2006 14:27:43 GMT BERLIN, March 6 (Reuters) - As Iran pursues a nuclear programme the West fears is aimed at producing bombs, Tehran also appears to be stepping up development of missiles capable of carrying atomic warheads, diplomats citing intelligence say. According to an intelligence report given to Reuters by a non-U.S. diplomat, a covert Iranian programme run by people closely linked to Iran's military includes plans to arm its Shahab-3 missiles, which experts believe have a maximum range of around 2,000 km (1,240 miles), with nuclear warheads. The report, which could not be independently confirmed, surfaced as the United States and its allies seek to highlight the potential ...
Russians Find US Bigger Threat Than Iran — Poll
Post Date: 2006-03-06 10:36:20 by Brian S
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Most Russians are not going to support any side in an armed conflict between the United States and Iran. 17 percent of the respondents to the poll held by Levada Center company called the United States a definite threat to the world and 40 percent said it was likely so. 9 percent said Iran was the threat, 33 said it was likely so. Speaking on Russia’s role in a possible conflict, 35 percent said they wanted Russia to become a mediator, 27 expressed the point it was better not to intervene, 18 percent said it was preferable to maneuver between the sides acting in its own interest. Only 6 percent proposed to support Iran, and 3 percent to support the United States. Most Russians asked ...
US ready to sell advanced arms to India: Pentagon
Post Date: 2006-03-03 20:30:13 by A K A Stone
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on the heels of a landmark civilian nuclear cooperation pact with India on Thursday that it was prepared to sell advanced warplanes and other high-tech arms to the south Asia nation. "Where only a few years ago, no one would have talked about the prospects for a major U.S.-India defense deal, today the prospects are promising, whether in the realm of combat aircraft, helicopters, maritime patrol aircraft or naval vessels," the U.S. Defense Department said as President George W. Bush paid a three-day visit to India. "The next step is to turn the talk of prospective sales into reality. The United States is committed to working with ...
Israeli: Pollard gave good info
Post Date: 2006-03-03 19:47:39 by Brian S
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An Israeli intelligence official said Jonathan Pollard gave Israel high-quality information that was important to the country’s security. Rafi Eitan, Pollard’s Israeli intelligence handler, told Yediot Achronot that Pollard’s information was so important that Israeli officials did not consider ending the operation, even though the target was the United States. Pollard, who is serving a life sentence in a North Carolina prison for spying for Israel, recently appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to have his lawyers receive access to classified information he believes can help make his case for clemency. Eitan said Pollard did not expose American agents in the Soviet Union, and ...
Israeli Couple Attacks Christian Shrine; Sets Off Explosions in Christian Holy Site in Nazareth
Post Date: 2006-03-03 19:29:59 by Brian S
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Melee Erupts After Israeli Couple Sets Off Explosions in Christian Holy Site in NazarethBy AMY TEIBELThe Associated Press NAZARETH, Israel - An Israeli couple, joined by a young woman reported to be their daughter, entered one of Christianity's holiest sites on Friday and set off a series of small explosions, sparking a riot that left six people wounded in this Arab town in northern Israel. The family's motives were unclear, but police said they had been treated for psychiatric problems in the past and faced the possibility of losing custody of their children. Although the attack did not appear to be nationalistic, it underscored the tensions between Israel's Jewish majority and its Arab ...
Pentagon Releases Names of Gitmo Inmates
Post Date: 2006-03-03 19:17:49 by A K A Stone
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - After four years of secrecy, the Pentagon released documents Friday that contain the names of detainees held at a U.S. military prison. The release resulted from a victory by The Associated Press in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. ADVERTISEMENT Travelzoo Get Our Top 20® Newsletter in Your Inbox Each Week! The Most "WOW!" Travel Deals on the Internet - here's a sampling: Released MAR 1, 2006 Last-Minute to London (Roundtrip) $241-$368 United Airlines Fly to Orlando from 45+ Cities $99 or less Major Airlines Ritz-Carlton Caribbean Getaway, 4 Nights & Air $634 American Airlines Vacations Bermuda: 3 Nights & Air $349 Bermuda ...
AC-130 Gunships Returning to Iraq to Help With Fight Against Insurgents
Post Date: 2006-03-03 15:52:09 by Brian S
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AN AIR BASE IN IRAQ - The U.S. Air Force has begun moving heavily armed AC-130 airplanes the lethal "flying gunships" of the Vietnam War to a base in Iraq as commanders search for new tools to counter the Iraqi resistance, The Associated Press has learned. An AP reporter saw the first of the turboprop-driven aircraft after it landed at the airfield this week. Four are expected. The Iraq-based special forces command controlling the AC-130s, the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, said it would have no comment on the deployment. But the plan's general outline was confirmed by other Air Force officers, speaking anonymously because of the sensitivity of the subject. ...
U.S. Intel: Qaeda Plotting 'Big Bang' In Iraq
Post Date: 2006-03-03 15:47:53 by Brian S
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March 2, 2006 (CBS/AP) U.S. officials tell CBS News that intelligence has picked up reports that al Qaeda in Iraq is planning what one source calls the "Big Bang," a spectacular terrorist attack in Iraq against either a single high-profile target or multiple targets simultaneously. Last week's mosque bombing in city of Samarra that brought Iraq to the brink of civil war was the work of terrorists, some U.S. officials have theorized. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi seems to be betting that another big bang would push the country over the brink, reports CBS News correspondent David Martin. The bomb in one of the holiest sites for Shiite Muslims set off violence all across the country that ...
The U.S. radiates civilians and soldiers with depleted uranium
Post Date: 2006-03-03 12:25:59 by Brian S
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Last week, the U.S. military placed an order for $38 million in depleted uranium rounds, bringing the total amount of the order from a West-Virginia Based company to $77 million for fiscal year 2006. The new order was placed with Alliant Techsystems for 120-mm ammunition. Once the new deal is completed, the company will have produced 35,000 rounds for the U.S. army. In a statement, the company making the deadly weapon said: "Its state-of-the-art composite sabot, propellant, and penetrator technologies give it outstanding accuracy and lethality." The Pentagon uses depleted uranium in its rounds because it says that it is extremely effective in penetrating heavy armor. But critics ...
Protests Paralyse Pakistan Before Bush Visit
Post Date: 2006-03-03 10:45:13 by Brian S
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March 3, 2006 4:20 PM ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A nationwide strike called by Islamist parties paralysed Pakistan on Friday ahead of the arrival of U.S. President George W. Bush a day after a suicide car bomber killed an American diplomat and two other people. Bush was due to fly from New Delhi to Islamabad on Friday evening for the last leg of his tour of South Asia, where he aimed to discuss progress in the war on terrorism in his talks with President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday. "I will meet with President Musharraf to discuss Pakistan's vital cooperation in the war on terror and our efforts to foster economic and political development so we can reduce the appeal of radical ...
One Killed As Muslim Anti-Bush Protest Turns Violent In India
Post Date: 2006-03-03 10:43:25 by Brian S
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NEW DELHI (AFP) - One person was killed and dozens injured during demonstrations by Muslims in northern India against President George W. Bush that turned violent hours before the US leader was to wind up his maiden trip to India. Police in Lucknow, capital of Uttar Pradesh state, used teargas and truncheons to break up clashes between Muslims and Hindus when the protests degenerated into fierce street riots, said city police chief Ashutoch Pandey. "Muslims after offering prayers went around ordering shops to down their shutters to protest President Bush's visit to India which sparked off the clashes because the Hindus objected," Pandey said. "One person was killed in the ...
US General Won't Rule Out Chance Of Iraq Civil War
Post Date: 2006-03-03 10:30:00 by Brian S
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Mar 3, 2006 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. commander in Iraq said on Friday that the crisis of sectarian violence triggered by last week's bombing of a Shi'ite shrine has passed but refused to rule out the possibility of a civil war. Army Gen. George Casey, briefing reporters at the Pentagon by teleconference from Iraq, also said he has not made any decision yet on whether to recommend to the Pentagon and President George W. Bush reductions in U.S. troop levels in Iraq. Such a recommendation on force size will be made in the spring, he said.. "Is the violence out of control? Clearly not. Now, it appears that the crisis has passed," Casey said. "But we all ...
Holocaust Victims Sue Over Lost Property
Post Date: 2006-03-02 23:07:54 by CapnCarlos
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NEW YORK (AP) -- A lawsuit filed Thursday seeks damages from the French government for property lost by 75,000 Jews and others who were sent to Nazi death camps during World War II. The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court by Holocaust victims and their heirs. It said France established and ran holding camps where Jews and others were forced to turn over their property - from bank accounts and insurance policies to artworks and other valuables. The plaintiffs are seeking an accounting of the property and disgorgement - repayment of money allegedly earned through fraudulent means. They are also seeking restitution and compensatory and punitive damages. The lawsuit names as ...
Iran's President Warns That Bullying West, Zionists Will Soon Fall
Post Date: 2006-03-02 22:52:44 by Brian S
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Iran's hardline president on Friday warned that bullying Western powers and Zionists will fall soon, saying Muslims can no longer tolerate their tyranny and harassment. Mahmoud Ahmedinejad said the root cause of challenges faced by the Muslim world can be found in the "hegemonic tendencies" of certain bullying powers, a clear reference to the United States and Europe. "But domination and bullying will not last much longer. Bullies and Zionists beware, you are going to fall," Ahmedinejad said in a public lecture in Kuala Lumpur on the last day of a three-day official visit. Ahmedinejad appeared to use "Zionists" as a sweeping reference to Israel and Jews. He ...
A Look At U.S. Military Deaths In Iraq [at least 2,294 members of the U.S. military have died]
Post Date: 2006-02-28 22:45:34 by Brian S
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As of Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006, at least 2,294 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 1,800 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. The AP count is four lower than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EST. The British military has reported 103 deaths; Italy, 27; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 17; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Slovakia, three; Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, one death each. Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, ...
The Queen's Death Star Depleted Uranium Measured in British Atmosphere from Battlefields in the Middle East
Post Date: 2006-02-28 00:58:34 by Coral Snake
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The Queen's Death Star Depleted Uranium Measured in British Atmosphere from Battlefields in the Middle East By Leuren Moret 2-26-6 The Sunday Times Online, February 19, 2006, reported on a shocking scientific study authored by British scientists Dr. Chris Busby and Saoirse Morgan: "Did the use of Uranium weapons in Gulf War 2 result in contamination of Europe? Evidence from the measurements of the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), Aldermaston, Berkshire, UK". The highest levels of depleted uranium ever measured in the atmosphere in Britain, were transported on air currents from the Middle East and Central Asia; of special significance were those from the Tora Bora bombing in ...
Google Imposes Worldwide Ban On China Critical Website Space War accuses company of selling out to "boys from Beijing"
Post Date: 2006-02-25 01:52:01 by Coral Snake
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Google Imposes Worldwide Ban On China Critical Website Space War accuses company of selling out to "boys from Beijing" Paul Joseph Watson/Prison http://Planet.com | February 24 2006 For the first time in what some fear will signal a growing trend, Google Inc. has banned and removed a mainstream news website from all its worldwide search engines, seemingly due to the website's reports on China's geopolitical affairs and military technology. Google came under fire last month for agreeing to install government search filters on its Chinese based search engine. The company that was founded on the motto "don't be evil," claimed that some censorship was acceptable because ...
Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat
Post Date: 2006-02-24 15:21:49 by continental op
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Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat A Sudanese man has been forced to take a goat as his "wife", after he was caught having sex with the animal. The goat's owner, Mr Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat and took him to a council of elders. They ordered the man, Mr Tombe, to pay a dowry of 15,000 Sudanese dinars ($50) to Mr Alifi. "We have given him the goat, and as far as we know they are still together," Mr Alifi said. Mr Alifi, Hai Malakal in Upper Nile State, told the Juba Post newspaper that he heard a loud noise around midnight on 13 February and immediately rushed outside to find Mr Tombe with his goat. "When I asked him: 'What are you doing there?', he ...
Will Bush Administration Close Gitmo? A drop in the ocean when two entire countries have been turned into gulags
Post Date: 2006-02-22 21:15:23 by A K A Stone
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Developments over the past few days indicate that the Bush administration may be on the verge of announcing the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. If this happens it will be a token political gesture and the worldwide torture and rendition program will not cease. Two top British Labour party ministers and the United Nations have both publicly called for the facility to be shut down. On Friday, the Northern Ireland secretary Peter Hain told BBC One's Question Time: "I would prefer that it wasn't there and I would prefer it was closed." The London Mirror is today reporting that Foreign Secretary Jack Straw's comments, in which he stated, "I am absolutely clear the US ...
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