http://www.bushflash.com/pl_lo.html
The myths of Hiroshima - "The hard truth is that the atomic bombings were unnecessary. A million lives were not saved. Indeed, McGeorge Bundy, the man who first popularized this figure, later confessed that he had pulled it out of thin air in order to justify the bombings in a 1947 Harper's magazine essay he had ghostwritten for Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson."
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-bird5aug05,0,760322.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions
The bomb didn't win it - "The idea that it was militarily necessary to drop the atomic bomb in 1945 is now discredited.The first exhaustive examination of Japanese, Soviet and US archives, by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, confirms the argument that Truman went ahead in order to get Japan to end the war quickly before the Soviet Union came into the Pacific war and demanded a say in Asia. The use of atomic weapons against Hiroshima and Nagasaki did not provide the US with the free hand it had wanted and has proved disastrous for the world."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1543754,00.html
West turns blind eye as police put Saddam's torturers back to work - "IRAQI security forces, set up by American and British troops, torture detainees by pulling out their fingernails, burning them with hot irons or giving them electric shocks, Iraqi officials say. Cases have also been recorded of bound prisoners being beaten to death by police. In their haste to put police on the streets to counter the brutal insurgency, Iraqi and US authorities have enlisted men trained under Saddam Hussein’s regime and versed in torture and abuse, the officials told The Times. They said that recruits were also being drawn from the ranks of outlawed Shia militias."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7374-1683578,00.html
After 10-Year Hiatus, Pentagon Eyes New Landmine - "The George W. Bush administration may soon resume production of antipersonnel land mines in a move that is at odds with both the international community and previous U.S. policy on the weapons, says a leading human rights organisation."
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=29765
Man Kills Another in Dispute Over Iraq War, Press and Police Call It a First - "Douglas Moore, 65, of Martin, who supports the war, shot and killed Harold Wayne Smith, 56, of Manchester, who opposed it, according to investigators. Moore was released without being charged after he convinced police he had acted in self-defense."
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001010741
US must spend ‘billions’, retool Iraq strategy to win - "Winning the war in Iraq will require at least a decade of US military involvement, spending hundreds of billions of dollars, and adopting a new strategy that would see more US troops killed, a top military analyst in Washington has said."
http://www.bahraintribune.com/ArticleDetail.asp?CategoryId=2&ArticleId=78732
Dobson needs education on (padded) cells - "Dr. Jack Kessler is chief of neurology at Northwestern University's medical school. He has devoted his professional life to easing suffering by trying to regenerate nerve cells. Dr. Josef Mengele was Hitler's "Angel of Death." He killed concentration-camp prisoners in painful medical experiments designed to create a master race. James Dobson's recent attempt to link the two physicians by comparing Nazi torture tests to embryonic stem-cell research places the Focus on the Family founder exactly where he deserves to be: On the lunatic fringe."
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_2914786
Man Rapes 15-Year Old, Then Phoned Victim's Mother to Gloat - "A gloating rapist called his teenage victim’s mother on a stolen mobile phone to tell her about the depraved attack, police revealed today. Armed with a screwdriver, he subjected the 15-year-old girl to two sickening sex assaults in west Belfast. A second thug used a metal bar to batter three boys she was with and stop them rescuing her."
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=151804120&p=y5y8x48z6
Indian mascots, nicknames to be banned in postseason by NCAA - "Fed up with what it considers "hostile" and "abusive" American Indian nicknames, the NCAA announced yesterday it would shut those words and images out of postseason tournaments, a move that left some school officials angry and threatening legal action."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2002423669_nickname06.html
'Nightmare' scenario as state claimed affectionate photos as Child Porn - "The ordeal is finally over, but for the past year, a North Carolina family has been torn apart after state officials claimed family photos of a father kissing his baby's belly button were some kind of child abuse."
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45477
Telecom for Tots - "It's a good thing this is a column because I'd like to launch today's edition with a question: How young is too young to own a cell phone? Beats me. I have no idea. I know, however, that it just doesn't sit right with me whenever I read stories about how the billion-dollar cell-phone industry is spending a sizable chunk of that change to convince parents that their 6-year-olds need one. ... Even though cell phones for children are marketed as a tool for children to contact parents in an emergency, in reality the phones allow advertisers of all kinds to better market to children, the letter said. 'Despite the [wireless] industry's rhetoric, [Walt] Disney and the telecommunications companies really want to use children as conduits to their parents' wallets. And marketers want another way to bypass parents and speak directly to the nation's children,' the letter said.""
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/05/AR2005080500544_pf.html
Alternative Media Amplifies as Mainstream Gatekeepers Decline - "The number of individuals worldwide who acknowledge that there is a hidden hand shaping world events is growing at a faster rate than ever before. This is directly due to the burgeoning power of the alternative media and the declining influence of the establishment media. Mainstream media has been caught so many times colluding with government in order to sell major domestic and foreign policy initiatives on a foundation of lies. People are voting with their feet and turning away from the mainstream and seeking the truth. The alternative media is by no means perfect, we make mistakes just as the mainstream does. The difference is that the alternative media actively attempts to tell the truth rather than actively attempting to hide it or misdirect the reader. Furthermore, when we make a mistake we also make the retraction clear, rather than burying it in small type on page 27."
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/august2005/070805alternativemedia.htm
Drink More Diet Soda, Gain More Weight? - "People who drink diet soft drinks don't lose weight. In fact, they gain weight, a new study shows."
http://www.nancymarkle.com/fatter/
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"I don't know what's going on in the scenes behind. I worry about it some of the time."
~ Matthew Sweet
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