http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martin-garbus/an-incredible-day-in-amer_b_12392.html
Bush Approved Eavesdropping, Official Says - "President Bush has personally authorized a secretive eavesdropping program in the United States more than three dozen times since October 2001, a senior intelligence official said Friday night. The disclosure follows angry demands by lawmakers earlier in the day for congressional inquiries into whether the monitoring by the highly secretive National Security Agency violated civil liberties."
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BUSH_NSA?SITE=7219&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-12-16-20-26-05
New York Times admits it held domestic spying story for a full year - "On the second page of a report which reveals the White House engaged in warrantless domestic spying, the New York Times reveals that it held the story for a full year at the request of the Bush Administration. The Times also reveals that senior members of Congress from both parties knew about Bush's decision to spy on Americans who were making international calls or emails, without warrants. Further, the Times notes that they have omitted information in the article they did write, agreeing with the Bush Administration that the information could be useful for terrorists." -- Am I the only one pissed off about this?
http://rawstory.com/news/2005/New_York_Times_admits_it_held_1215.html
Nowhere to run - "The professor's puzzlement is understandable. More than two years after the war began, and despite the huge financial and human cost, it is difficult to see any real benefits. The weapons of mass destruction that provided the excuse for the invasion turned out not to exist and the idea that Iraq could become a beacon of democracy for the Middle East has proved equally far-fetched. True, there is now a multi-party electoral system, but it has institutionalised and consolidated the country's ethnic, sectarian and tribal divisions - exactly the sort of thing that should be avoided when attempting to democratise. In the absence of anything more positive, Tony Blair has fallen back on the claim that at least we're better off now without Saddam Hussein. That, too, sounds increasingly hollow."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1653454,00.html
Is Bush On Drugs? Denies Ever Claiming 9-11/Saddam Link Now - ""There was no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the attack of 9/11," Bush said. "I've never said that and never made that case prior to going into Iraq."" -- WTF?
http://www.globalnewsmatrix.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3982
Distinguished University of Minnesota Philosophy Professor Joins 9/11 Fight, Saying the Truth Must Be Uncovered - "Professor Fetzer now becomes another in a long list of academicians, including Jones and Griffin, who have cast severe doubt on the credibility of the government’s official 9/11 story, calling for a renewed debate and independent investigation to get at the truth."
http://www.arcticbeacon.com/articles/article/1518131/39247.htm
19 Arrests In National Crackdown On Child Prostitution - "Prostitution rings from New York to Hawaii forced more than 30 children as young as 12 to have sex at truck stops, hotels and brothels, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Friday, announcing a government crackdown. ... "The abhorrent acts alleged in these charges include children being herded around the country as sex slaves, forced to work as prostitutes in brothels and at truck stops, and beaten at the hands of pimps and peddlers," Gonzales said at a Justice Department news conference."
http://www.local6.com/news/5555273/detail.html
Smoking foes try to stop parents from lighting up - "Anti-smoking activists who are driving cigarettes from public places across the country are now targeting private homes -- especially those with children."
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20051215-112826-9119r.htm
No advances made in adult literacy, study says - "About one in 20 adults in the U.S. is not literate in English, meaning 11 million people lack the skills to handle many everyday tasks, a federal study shows."
http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/12/15/adult.literacy.ap/index.html
Scottish DNA expert could identify infamous Ripper - "He left clues as well as bodies but now it is hoped a breakthrough in DNA technology will lead to the true identity of Jack the Ripper being revealed, more than 100 years after he committed his crimes."
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/52646.html
World's Scientists Predict What's Next in Coming 25 Years - "Besides consciousness, the small number of human genes and what the universe is made of, the other big questions on Science's list of 25 are:"
http://www.newswatch50.com/common/printstory/default.aspx?content_id=7e16874d-9eb3-4784-9224-78c168052075
Quote of the Day
"Privacy is the right to be alone - the most comprehensive of rights, and the right most valued by civilized man."
~ Louis D. Brandeis
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