tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211654852011-12-14T21:49:28.090-05:00Excerpts of news and health articles with links to sources. Personal comments, and exclusive articles.madthumbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14739854767637084730noreply@blogger.comBlogger9391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165485.post-10138512442281133582007-10-22T14:23:00.000-04:002007-10-22T14:24:12.802-04:00

--> Alex Jones Arrested- Always looks staged, he always comes out soon after unscathed. No tasering, visible beating, etc. The biggest insult to his listeners is his worse than fake pro-wrestling growly voice, and his not even b movie quality fake ranting and raving.--> Alex Jones Exposed!- This page was published long ago, and quickly climbed google's search engine results for "alex jones" alone

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I'm not, it's the title of the blog. I'm guessing that most vegans will see the title and assume I'm vegan.While waiting in line at the grocery store, a chore I abhor: I observed a young lady who couldn't seem to figure out how a card swipe machine worked. She needed to be told exactly what to do, how to do it, what button to press, etc. While it appeared she was someone probably not worthy of

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He doesn't demand that you mutilate your child's penis, oppress women, enslave and kill other people, etc.He also doesn't ask to be shoved down people's throats-thanks God er uhm Hanky! Hanky is happy: He's not a tyrant that kills people with plagues, pestilence, or bloodshed.Smile, Hanky loves you! Mr.

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De-activism - How to Demobilize a Movement - click for discussion and more.Start a petition for the cause. Even if you submit the petition to it's target: it's still just a piece of paper or digital (fudgeable) record. The petitioners are left satiated feeling they did what they could. When people start to catch on to it's ineffectiveness, move to the next level by having a phone campaign. When

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I said it because I have the power to force God's hand in blessing it. You see.. God works for me and all I have to do is pray.John 11:22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.Many White Nationalists like the John Birch Society would like for negros to go back to Africa, and Mexicans to stay in Mexico so they can make cheap products for us.You know the

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Why do Christians act like this is some big favor or some big deal? Most often they won't lift a finger to help someone in need citing lame excuses like:KJV: For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.Not only do they make themselves appear as if they're always praying; they also don't seem to read or understand their own Bible! What they know about it often comes from the

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We've been poisoned for decades through our water supplies, and food and medical establishments. We've been brainwashed into valuing bling at the cost of harsh slave labor.We want cheap products. Families that aren't even split still have both parents working full time jobs while the government, strangers, and pharmaceutical companies raise their children as profitably as they can. The amount of

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The major problem with alternative health is that in order for it to become popular; it's got to be product based. The problem with it being product based is that most disease's that I'm aware of have causes and don't really need an herb, drug, or pill to be fixed.Take a look at all the diseases such as Lupus, Fibromyalgia, and others that could be caused by silicon dioxide in our pills, spices,

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Video: Israel Busing - Modesty Patrol- Who Must Ride at?The USA sends 10's of Billions of dollars a year to Isis Rah El so they can behave like the Judeo-Christian Colonialists who destroyed the Native Americans, polluted the land, and stirred up conflict elsewhere in the world, and treated their women as slaves.Watch the way peaceful Palestinians are treated as animals:Vid: Bil'in 23rd

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First off, if you call yourself a Christian; you are indicating to rational people that you endorse the Bible as Christ's handbook for our world. Even if you don't believe in the Bible; you are still responsible for promoting it by calling yourself a Christian.Definition of Complicity:Associated with or participating in a questionable act or a crime; having complicity: newspapers complicit with

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Videos: Benny Hinn Expose*You may have seen the first part before. The second part is a follow up. Want more?Related Videos: Fraudulent TelevangelistsBenny Hinn is a LiarDeath Touch VideoRobert Tilton - Failed Faith HealingShare with Christians: Select All: [ctrl+a], Copy: [ctrl+c], Paste: [ctrl+v] the following into a comment, bulletin, or part of your myspace page:Faith Healing Fraud: Benny

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Video: Ralph Nader Discussing the Jewish Lobby Robbing AmericansIsrael shouldn't be a state to begin with. The real Holocaust was about setting up Israel, and religion is helping to fund and support it.What all American's should know about Hillary Clinton-Hillary is the favorite for Zionist donations, and plenty of reasons Clinton's should not be trusted anymore than Bush's.Simply voting isn't

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Why I Don't Like Your Jesus Propaganda on my Comments Why I don't like Jesus propaganda:He encourages rape and sex slaveryHe's the reason my penis is butchered.He supports racismHe supports racial slaveryHe is a blood-thirsty terroristHe is a plaigiaristHis servants are con-artistsHe is the

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Why is it difficult to convince Christians? They're scared! - Either love Jesus or burn in eternal hellfire!Religion has been used as a tool to control the masses throughout history and now is no different. We've seen how FEMA has contacted the heads of churches so they can work together, and we

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Videos:The illegal Immigration InvasionImmigration by the NumbersThe Immigration DebateDobbs: The North American UnionPeace, Propaganda, and the Promised LandFor people near the borders; illegal immigration is more of and issue. The press tends to cater to people's sense of patriotism. We hear things like "American Lives", or "American Jobs". The only firm opinions I hold on this that people

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Video:Sacred Weeds - Henbane- Did the story of witches come from the sensation of flight induced by applying this with broomsticks to vaginal walls? Discussion: Henbane - Witches and BroomsticksVideo:Sacred Weeds - Salvia Divinorum- Discover this newly discovered hallucinogenic plant that has yet to be legally regulated.Video:Sacred Weeds - Amanita Muscaria- Discover what may have lead to the

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Video: George Allens Campaign Tries to Suppress Votes from Democrats "Tim Daly from Clarendon got a call saying that if he votes Tuesday, he will be arrested. A recording of his voicemail can be found online at: webbforsenate.com/media/phone_message.wav The transcript from his voicemail reads: "This message is for Timothy Daly. This is the Virginia Elections Commission. We've determined you are

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The Jesuit Order - Why I don't Subscribe The people I see pushing the 'Jesuit's Did It' notion, not only tend to have far reaching evidence to support their theories; but they give little or no reason for exposing Jesuits over Zionists or world bankers. They appeal to people's urge to 'dig deeper' as if they're on to something even more sinister and secret. They often

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Olberman's Follow-up on Tabatabainejad's Tasering - Racial Profiling?Acceptable Use of Torture in the USA [Gwinnett County, Georgia]Iranian-American Student Abused By UCLA UCPD With Taser GUNTasers, K-9's used at Counter-Recruitment DemonstrationGuy gets taseredWoman Tazered !! Ouch !! Insane Clip !How to make a Taser from a Disposable Camera

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How much did it really caust? Curious? Click HereTo be a part of the official truth movement: we must accept the lies of the truth tellers.*Comments will be rejected for this blog.

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First lets define what we're waking the "sheeple" up to..Is it:Morphing Space Lizzards?Biblical Prophecy?Radio Mind Control?Wouldn't it be especially insulting to be called sheeple by people who are pimping this stuff? How receptive are people towards people who are condescending to them?What happens when we merge some of this stuff with reality? Doesn't it come out in words and labels like:

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Why I don't like Jesus propaganda:He encourages rape and sex slaveryHe's the reason my penis is butchered.He supports racial slaveryHe is a blood-thirsty terroristHe is a plaigiaristHis servants are con-artistsHe is the wannabe sun of GodHis Apostles are fraudsNo comments will be accepted on this blog. Resources given all have appropriate forums for discussion.

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From Russia, you might say, with love. This weekend, Alexei Kudrin, Russia's finance minister, dropped a bombshell in Washington.Attending the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, Kudrin caused his American hosts discomfort by openly questioning the dollar's pre-eminence as the world's "absolute" reserve currency.The greenback's recent volatility and the yawning US

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THE number of obese children aged 11 to 15 has almost doubled in 10 years.New statistics from the annual Health Survey for England 2004 show that levels of obesity among all age groups of children is still on the rise. Full Article by Jane KirbyForum

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Truth Campaign link added to the linksVlog started: Check it out here! Links for Vlog, and IRC added to navbarHome has been reformatted to be low res friendly. (Sorry people, I use 1600x1200 and hadn't noticed the issue)

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As Merck reels from 11,500 suits over Vioxx, its arthritis drug, the rest of the industry is girding for challenges over another half a dozen widely used medications that plaintiffs' lawyers say have hidden and severe side effects or were improperly marketed.Unlike Vioxx, which Merck stopped selling in 2004, the other drugs remain on the market.The drugs now under attack include Seroquel, an

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U.S. authorities are taking a hard line against the New York doctor who heckled President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao - hitting her with a federal charge that carries six months in prison.Wenyi Wang, 47, a devotee of the Falun Gong movement, was originally booked on a disorderly conduct charge after she crashed Thursday's White House ceremony.But the U.S. attorney's office later decided

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Conventional medicine, as practiced today, is actually pretend medicine. Doctors and drug companies pretend to make patients healthier by giving them drugs. The FDA pretends to protect the safety of the public. Medical journals pretend to print only rigorous, scientifically-sound research papers. Drug companies pretend to care about the lives and health of patients. Non-profit disease front

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President Hu can’t suppress dissent in the United States like he does in China, but the Bush adminstration is helping out where it can.According to a CNN Wire report, CNN producer Joe Vaccarello was removed by Secret Service officers “from covering a private meeting Friday at Yale University after calling out a question about whether Chinese President Hu Jintao had seen protesters lined up

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The CIA has fired an employee for leaking classified information to the news media, the agency announced in Washington Friday.Citing a CIA official who spoke on the condition of anonymity, The Washington Post reported the terminated officer failed a polygraph test."A CIA officer has been fired for unauthorized contacts with the media and for the unauthorized disclosure of classified information,"

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leaked national defense information to a pro-Israel lobbyist in the same manner that landed a lower-level Pentagon official a 12-year prison sentence, the lobbyist's lawyer said Friday.Prosecutors disputed the claim.The allegations against Rice came as a federal judge granted a defense request to issue subpoenas sought by the defense for Rice and three other

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The U.S. State Department is recalling U.S. Ambassador Reno Harnish from Azerbaijan.The Azerbaijani media is rife with speculation that Harnish is being recalled because of a burgeoning human smuggling scandal which came to the attention of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.The Moscow newspaper Trud newspaper reported on Thursday that FBI agents began interviews with embassy officials about the

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PHOENIX The Minutemen are telling the government to deal with immigration, or they will.The border watch group is proposing a new fence along the U-S-Mexico border.Minutemen leader Chris Simcox says they're sending President Bush an ultimatum -- either deploy the National Guard and military reserves to the border by May 25th or beginning Memorial Day weekend, they'll break ground and begin

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Santa Monica, CA -- The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights released a new study today of rising gasoline prices in California that found corporate markups and profiteering are responsible for spring price spikes, not rising crude costs or the national switchover to higher-cost ethanol, as the oil industry claims. Full Article Forum on Gas News

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Recently, the state of Massachusetts passed a universal health care bill which is being hailed by the media as an ideal model for federal and state level legislation to extend health care to all Americans. While Congress and state governments across the nation should start taking action to achieve the goal of extending health coverage to all those who deserve it, they would be better advised to

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WASHINGTON - Members of Congress occasionally lose elections, but they never lose retirement and health benefits that most Americans can only envy. A lawmaker who retires at 60 after just 12 years in office can count on receiving an immediate pension of $25,000 a year and lifetime benefits that could total more than $800,000 Full Article by JIM ABRAMS

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Yahoo Inc. turned over a draft e-mail from one of its users to Chinese authorities, who used the information to jail the man on subversion charges, according to the verdict from his 2003 trial released Wednesday by a rights group.It was the third time the U.S.-based Internet company has been accused of helping put a Chinese user in prison. Full Article by AUDRA ANGOne reason ..er make that 3

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Alvaro Uribe's procession to a second term as Colombia's President hit a stumbling block yesterday as he responded wildly to allegations that his government colluded with paramilitaries to kill civilians.Mr Uribe, the last man standing among Washington's right-wing allies in South America, is riding high in the polls ahead of the presidential election on 28 May. His success is crucial to the

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I was talking to a physical therapist today, and he was trying to convince me that the human body wears out with use, sort of like car parts. He said to me, "Bone is bone." He explained that people who do a lot of running or punching have a lot of joint problems when they get older because the joints wear out when bone rubs against bone. There is a lot of misinformation and distortion in that

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Or Is The Jesuit General What He Says He Is: A Holy Man, Serving God While Leading The Largest And Most Powerful Order in The Catholic Church?Author of Vatican Assassins III, Eric Phelps, explores the true motives of Jesuit General Pete Hans Kolvenbach, as well as exploring his connection to 9/11. Full Article by Greg Szymanski

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Consolidation among health insurers is creating near-monopolies in virtually all reaches of the United States, according to a study released Monday....carriers are not only creating monopolies and oligopolies in many regions...they're also the biggest purchasers of health care and can dictate prices and coverage terms...Data from the American Medical Association show that in each of 43 states, a

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When Vice President Dick Cheney shuttled across the state Monday on Air Force Two, raising as much as $500,000 for the Republican Party and its candidates, taxpayers footed most of the bill.The campaigns of GOP Senate candidate Mike McGavick and House hopeful Doug Roulstone will reimburse only a tiny fraction of what it cost to fly Cheney to Washington, drive him around in motorcades, put him up

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A CONTRACTOR in Iraq has pleaded guilty to providing money, sex and designer watches to US officials in exchange for more than $US8 million ($10.8 million) in reconstruction contracts.Philip Bloom faces up to 40 years in prison after admitting paying more than $US2 million in bribes to US officials with the Coalition Provisional Authority, which ruled Iraq after the US-led invasion in 2003.

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Oxford University scientists have built an enzyme based biological fuel cell that takes oxygen and hydrogen from an atmosphere to power electrical devices. Full Article

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Apr. 19, 2006 | The analogy between Iraq and Vietnam has proved to be most compelling to the generals who planned and conducted the invasion of Iraq. They kept to themselves their profound disquiet about the rapid rejection of the original plan for invasion that had taken 10 years to develop, the inadequate downsized force, the absence of preparation for the occupation, and the disastrous

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A Palmerston North inventor is driving the length of New Zealand in a car powered by cooking waste from McDonald's to try to prove that vegetable oil can be used as a reliable motor fuel.James MacDonald hopes to patent the engine modification he has spent two-and-a-half years developing."You can use hemp oil, vegetable oil, tallow, chicken fat etc, so any hydro carbon chain," he says.His trip

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MEXICO CITY - Mexican soldiers seized 5 1/2 tons of cocaine worth more than $100 million from a commercial plane arriving from Venezuela, Mexico's Defense Department announced Tuesday. Full Article by E. EDUARDO CASTILLO

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US President George W Bush has backed his Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, against calls from former generals for him to resign."I'm the decider and I decide what's best. And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain," Mr Bush said. Full Article

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Frito-Lay has launched a new "Natural Doritos" product that doesn't have the usual monosodium glutamate (an excitotoxin) and artificial colors found in its flagship product, but it does contain another offensive ingredient: yeast extract. It's listed right on the package of the new Natural Doritos products.Yeast extract is a flavor-enhancing additive that many food manufacturers use in place of

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Dr. David Kelly, esteemed mircrobiologist and international weapons inspector, told Observer reporter before his 2003 untimely death, the laboratory weapons found in the Iraqi were fakes. Full Article by Grreg Szymanski

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One of the largest studies of the impact of food and drink on mental decline has found that eating a Mediterranean diet cuts the risk of Alzheimer's disease by up to 40 per cent. The diet of southern France, Italy and Spain, rich in olive oil and red wine, is known to protect against heart disease and high blood pressure but this is the first time it has been shown to prevent Alzheimer's

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MOSCOW: The US is pressing other world powers to consider what it called targeted sanctions against Iran as an April 30 United Nations deadline looms for Tehran over its nuclear program.World crude oil prices topped $US70 ($95.50) a barrel on Monday, the highest level for nearly eight months, as Iran's pursuit of its nuclear program heightened market fears that Washington might take military

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In what appears to be a reversal of previous policy, the head of the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Julie Gerberding, says that "there is no evidence that it will be the next pandemic, commenting about avian flu. This article in the Tacoma News Tribune says that the remarks were made during a pandemic flu conference that drew 1,200 people from across the state, mostly health department

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In more than 3 years of war, there has never been a positive citing of alleged terror mastermind Abu Musab al Zarqawi. This has led many to believe that he is merely a creation of Pentagon propagandists working with their agents in the western press. Colonel Derek Harvey strengthened those suspicions last week when he admitted in a Washington Post article that the military intentionally “enlarged

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Thirteen of the nation’s most prominent physicists have written a letter to President Bush, calling U.S. plans to reportedly use nuclear weapons against Iran “gravely irresponsible” and warning that such action would have “disastrous consequences for the security of the United States and the world.” Full Article

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According to this AP item, Microsoft and Yahoo may soon build massive data storage facilities in a rural corner of Washington state known for wide open spaces and potato farms. Coincidentally (hmmmm?), the site is not far from a large NSA data-mining facility. BoingBoing reader Stricky thinks something sinister may be afoot: Full Article

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We learned last week that a dubious program in which thousands of pages of once-classified historical documents were removed from public view was protected by an agreement in which the National Archives and Records Administration covertly helped the Air Force, the CIA and other agencies to pull the documents and cover up the reclassification effort. Full Article

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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which maintained it had no plans for expansion, is now changing course. Mongolia, Iran, India and Pakistan, which previously had observer status, will become full members. SCO's decision to welcome Iran into its fold constitutes a political statement. Conceivably, SCO would now proceed to adopt a common position on the Iran nuclear issue at its summit

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US-led forces in Afghanistan say they are investigating two separate incidents in which they may have killed civilians and Afghan policemen.Seven civilians died during a battle with insurgents in the eastern province of Kunar on Saturday. Full Article

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"This is one of the things we saw on TV. God knows how many crimes they have committed which we have not seen." Full Article by Samia Nakhou

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A study published in April 2005 revealed that more than 70 percent of adults aged 50 or older are now using some form of alternative therapy. This includes medicinal herbs, meditation and chiropractic care. The fact that these people are adopting alternative medicine and using it in their own lives is fascinating in and of itself, but what is really fascinating about this research is the response

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Both the White House and 10 Downing Street trying to cover financial tracks in the illegal arms trade, showing governments on both sides of the Atlantic are facilitating the sale of weapons in the Middle East, weapons used to kill American and British soldiers. Full Article by Greg Szymanski

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Human Rights Watch says it believes U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld could be criminally liable for the torture of a detainee at Guantanamo Bay in late 2002 and 2003.The universally respected international organization was commenting on an Army Inspector General's report which contains a sworn statement by Lt. Gen. Randall M. Schmidt that implicates Secretary Rumsfeld. Full Article

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A GROUP opposed to AOL's certified email plans has alleged that the ISP has been caught censoring emails from outfits it doesn’t like.MoveOn.org, a petition group against AOL's certified email plans, sent out its normal optin newsletter to its members, on Thursday, only to find that it had been blocked by AOL.Not only was the email blocked, but MoveOn didn’t get a note saying that it had been.

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White House monitors their media contacts WASHINGTON -- Scientists doing climate research for the federal government say the Bush administration has made it hard for them to speak forthrightly to the public about global warming. The result, the researchers say, is a danger that Americans are not getting the full story on how the climate is changing.Employees and contractors working for the

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BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. President George W. Bush is expected to approve within days a national pandemic influenza response plan under which the government would expand the Internet and possibly permit foreign countries to print U.S. currency during a flu pandemic. Washington Post reported on Sunday that the document is the first to spell out how the U.S. government would detect

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In a recent poll, 57 percent of Russians regard the US as a 'threat to global security.'MOSCOW – Call it cold war II, the sequel.An intensifying shouting match between the US and Russia has stirred fears that the two former adversaries could be drifting back to a familiar ideologically charged rivalry. Full Article by Fred Weir

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AUSTRALIAN boys spend up to a third of their waking hours in front of a screen, putting them at greater risk of sleep disorders, behavioural problems and obesity. Full Article

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A combination of lycopene and vitamin E suppressed the growth of prostate cancer in mice, but had no effect when used independently, say Dutch researchers.The role of tomato and its extracts to protect against prostate cancer has been reported in several epidemiological studies, which lycopene supplement producers have been quick to promote. The new research, led by Professor Wytske van Weerden

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Millions missing from program for rebuilding WASHINGTON -- American contractors swindled hundreds of millions of dollars in Iraqi funds, but so far there is no way for Iraq's government to recoup the money, according to US investigators and civil attorneys tracking fraud claims against contractors.Courts in the United States are beginning to force contractors to repay reconstruction funds stolen

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Playtime over, a toddler says nighty-night and spreads a blanket on the floor on top of his silver-colored friend. It is an everyday scene at one US nursery school, where robots are immersed among children to find out what it takes for machines and humans to develop long-term relationships. Full ArticleSoon we won't have a need or love for our own kind.

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NEW YORK - Along a gritty stretch of street in Brooklyn, police this month quietly launched an ambitious plan to combat street crime and terrorism.ADVERTISEMENTBut instead of cops on the beat, wireless video cameras peer down from lamp posts about 30 feet above the sidewalk.They were the first installment of a program to place 500 cameras throughout the city at a cost of $9 million. Hundreds of

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JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel has proposed freeing a leader of the Palestinian uprising if the United States releases Jonathan Pollard, the former Pentagon analyst convicted of spying for the Jewish state, army radio reported Sunday.The report said Israel would free Marwan Barghouti, who is serving five life sentences for masterminding deadly attacks, in return for Pollard. Pollard is serving a life

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Excerpt:Does Abu Mus’ab al-Zarqawi really exist? If he does, could he be serving Israel, the U.S., and other Zionists‘ imperialist interests? One should question how come the U.S managed to capture Saddam Hussein, a president of a country, who used to have palaces with gold toilet bowls, but have failed to capture ‘Zarqawi’, a guy who would be running away in sandals in the sand. The answer is

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WASHINGTON - By the end of the year, the government plans to select the design of a new generation of nuclear warheads that would be more dependable and possibly able to be disarmed in the event they fell into terrorist hands, according to the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Full Article by WALTER PINCUS

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Jonathan Pollard's attorney said Sunday that the United States would release the convicted spy if Pollard's onetime handler, Rafi Eitan, handed over a secret document which details broad Israeli government involvement in the affair.U.S. and Israeli officials Sunday denied media reports that Israel may free jailed Tanzim leader Marwan Barghouti in exchange for the Bush administration releasing

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Let me start by addressing the health effects during 9/11.As a result of exposure to the dust and smoke, many people living and working in downtown Manhattan experienced short-term health effects. Generally, these effects included coughing and eye, nose and throat irritations. In some cases, people experienced an increase in asthma attacks and some health professionals have reported new cases of

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As a rule, Americans don't like losers. Losing football, basketball and baseball coaches are fired at the drop of a penalty flag on the field. Nobody sheds any tears when they exit the sports arena. The same principle applies in politics. Losers don't get much respect.The United States is losing the war in Iraq. As this is President George W Bush's war, by rights he should be fired. But there is

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Recently a reader asked my opinion of the Jewish holocaust:"Some of the 911 people think that there were no 'death camps' as such, but apart from cruel executions to terrorise inmates the vast bulk of deaths occurred because of Typhus and other diseases towards the end of the war when things started to go badly for Germany and food supplies became very scarce. There is a Red Cross document on the

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It’s supposed to protect you from predators spying on your computer habits, but a bill Microsoft Corp. helped write for Oklahoma will open your personal information to warrantless searches, according to a computer privacy expert and a state representative.Called the “Computer Spyware Protection Act,” House Bill 2083 would create fines of up to a million dollars for anyone using viruses or

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NASHVILLE -- The Senate voted Thursday to prohibit consumption of a plant with hallucinogenic properties, though it can still be grown and harvested "strictly for aesthetic, landscaping or decorative purposes."The bill by Sen. Tim Burchett, R-Knoxville, applies to Salvia Divinorum A, an herb related to sage that is native to parts of Mexico. Full Article by Tom Humphrey

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Feeling flush because you're getting a nice tax refund this year? You're not alone. Some of America's largest corporations—a virtual who's who of the Fortune 100—have been reporting their own hefty tax windfalls, thanks to an absurd provision of a law designed to create jobs.IBM, for example, is banking a $2.8 billion refund—well, better to call it a "tax savings"—because instead of paying the

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A PEACE protester has slammed the government for bodging a law which was created specifically to end his demonstration.And he has pledged to fight the latest bid by the Government to evict him from protesting outside the House of Commons.Brain Haw, 56, has held a five-year anti-war protest outside Parliament. Last July he won a legal battle to continue the fight owing to a drafting error in a new

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The President played the scoundrel--even the best of his minions went along with the lies--and when a former ambassador dared to tell the truth, the White House initiated what Special Prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald calls "a plan to discredit, punish or seek revenge against Mr. Wilson." That is the important story line.If not for the whistleblower, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, President

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Of the more than 670,000 troops deployed to the Gulf in 1991, about one-third of them now receive disability compensation.Remember your mother's warning, "If you can't clean up after yourself, don't make the mess"? Didn't we subject our children to that mantra?But what was and is a continuing motif running through the theater of family life has not apparently carried over into the theater of

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Excerpt:In terms of the death toll attributable to this current batch of depraved demonic warlords, there really is no reasonable comparison with the Nazis. The eventual death toll will be so vastly greater for Bush/Blair (this includes Bush 1 and Clinton to a minor degree, but chiefly Bush and his crew) that there will be no basis for comparison. These people, if you can reasonably call them

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CANBERRA, Australia — The government will send all asylum seekers arriving by boat on Australia's mainland to island detention camps, the country's immigration minister announced Thursday. Full Article by ROD McGUIRK

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According to the findings of a recent survey by local rights NGOs, women were treated better during the Saddam Hussein era – and their rights were more respected – than they are now."We interviewed women in the country and met with local NGOs dealing with gender issues to develop this survey, which asked questions about the quality of women's life and respect for their rights," said Senar

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For the past several decades, and especially since the Six-Day War in 1967, the centrepiece of US Middle Eastern policy has been its relationship with Israel. The combination of unwavering support for Israel and the related effort to spread ‘democracy’ throughout the region has inflamed Arab and Islamic opinion and jeopardised not only US security but that of much of the rest of the world. This

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A light source that could put the traditional light bulb in the shade has been invented by US scientists.The organic light-emitting diode (OLED) emits a brilliant white light when attached to an electricity supply.The material, described in the journal Nature, can be printed in wafer thin sheets that could transform walls, ceilings or even furniture into lights.The OLEDs do not heat up like

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Anticorporate protesters went after Nestlé for its infant formula. Now they're at it again--this time accusing the company of using cocoa harvested by forced labor. With their bright pink wigs, colorful placards and painted smiles, the crowd in front of San Francisco's Metreon movie theater last July looked like extreme fans come to celebrate the opening of the latest Willie Wonka film. But these

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BOSTON -- Federal Magistrate Judge Robert Collings has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to release key documents relating to the regulation of mercury emissions from power plants, Attorney General Tom Reilly announced today. Power plants are the largest producers of mercury, which poses serious neurological risks, especially to children and pregnant women.Last year AG Reilly

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Internet shoppers accustomed to tax-free purchases from Apple Computer's iTunes Music Store soon may be in for an unpleasant surprise.State legislatures and tax officials, eager to find new ways to boost government spending and curb budget shortfalls, are eyeing the burgeoning market for digital downloads as a potentially lucrative source of revenue. Full Article by Declan McCullagh and

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China has introduced regulations that make it illegal to run an email server without a licence. The new rules, which came into force two weeks ago, mean that most companies running their own email servers in China are now breaking the law. Full Article by Simon Burns

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Exxon Made Record Profits in 2005Soaring gas prices are squeezing most Americans at the pump, but at least one man isn't complaining.Last year, Exxon made the biggest profit of any company ever, $36 billion, and its retiring chairman appears to be reaping the benefits.Exxon is giving Lee Raymond one of the most generous retirement packages in history, nearly $400 million, including pension,

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An RAF doctor who refused to serve in Iraq has been sentenced to eight months in jail and dismissed from the service. Full Article

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The Christian world may be one step away from a big sensation. The U.S. National Geographic Society has posted an English translation of the “Gospel of Judas” on its web site. Up until 1970, the document had been thought irretrievably lost.The papyrus comprises 62 pages in the Coptic language. The document dates back to the third or fourth century. It is believed to be a copy of an earlier Greek

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China has carried off the world's largest reduction in poverty by grasping that market economies cannot be left on autopilot China is about to adopt its 11th five-year plan, setting the stage for the continuation of probably the most remarkable economic transformation in history, while improving the wellbeing of almost a quarter of the world's population. Never before has the world seen such

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Pressure is growing on US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, with more retired generals calling for him to resign over the Iraq war.The White House has said it is happy with the way Mr Rumsfeld is handling his job and the situation in Iraq. Full Article

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Toledo- There are no little murders. But Gerald Robinson is about to go on trial in Toledo for one that is unusually large, judging by the interest.He is a Roman Catholic priest. The victim, Sister Margaret Ann Pahl, was a nun, and the slaying occurred more than 20 years ago, in the chapel of a hospital where they worked.The crime is anchored to Easter Sunday - the most sacred, defining day in

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