4 GIs Charged in Iraq Rape-Slaying Case - "The four were accused Saturday following an investigation into allegations that American soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division raped the teenager and killed her and three relatives at her home south of Baghdad."
Are Israeli lives worth more than Palestinian? - "Arab Media Watch expresses its concern at the amount of coverage given to Israel's killing yesterday of almost two dozen Palestinians, including civilians, compared with the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier on 25 June, as well as the continued portrayal of the current crisis as being triggered by the kidnapping." -- Has a picture that will never be seen in the U.S. mass media.
New U.S. Destroyer Sails to Japan - "A new U.S. guided missile destroyer headed to Japan on Saturday amid tensions over North Korea's missile tests."
North Korea and the vanishing American Empire - "Wherever he looked, he would have found examples of the United States and Israel rampaging through Muslim countries; ignoring international law and flaunting the human rights of the native people. Doesn’t this explain why Kim believes that he needs the protection of a nuclear arsenal to ward off an American attack? How can we expect North Korea to stop building nukes when 2 of the world’s most powerful nations have just doused the planet with gasoline and are reaching for the matches?"
Russia secretly offered North Korea nuclear technology - "Russia is facing criticism after secretly offering to sell North Korea technology that could help the rogue state to protect its nuclear stockpiles and safeguard weapons secrets from international scrutiny."
The Republicans Have a Plan - And it is Called FEAR - "Terrorism plots are back in the news. Threats from around the world being hyped - especially threats that though ''sexy'' -- like North Korea -- aren't really threats at all, while real threats like the reemergence of the Taliban in Afghanistan and Islamic extremists taking over Somalia are never mentioned. Too, there are more false claims of WMD having been discovered in Iraq. ... What does it mean? It means it's an election year and, therefore, Bush and Republicans need to instill false fear and outright lie in order to trick voters into supporting them."
Rudy for president? - "Well-connected public figures report that they have been told recently by Rudolph Giuliani that, as of now, he intends to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008."
Bush, Rumsfeld and the Supremes - "George W. Bush, with Cheney and Rumsfeld holding his train (or is that a leash?) continues to strut. He incessantly refers to himself as Commander in Chief of the American people.
He is not, of course. We hear morning, noon, and night about the “war' in Iraq, in Afghanistan, on terrorism, even still the “war' on drugs. But the only real war the government of the United States is fighting today is a war on our republic, a war on the Constitution."
No G-8 seat for China, other big economies - "The G-8 summit that President Bush and seven other world leaders are attending next weekend in Russia is often billed as a gathering of the world's leading economic powers. It is not. Consider: China, now the world's fourth-largest economy and the nation with the most influence over renegade North Korea, is not a member. Neither is India, the world's largest democracy and one of its fastest-growing economies. Nor is South Korea, Brazil, Mexico or Spain, each with a larger economy than G-8 member Russia's. In fact, Spain recently inched past member Canada as the world's No. 8 economy, according to a World Bank tabulation."
The Rendition of Christ: - "While a nation is an abstraction encompassing many aspects and dynamics (i.e. its people, culture, government, resources, etc.) that are in a constant state of flux, there are at least four elements of the United States which have remained relatively consistent throughout much of its history: ... Self-righteous hypocrisy and the banner of Christianity have been staples of the ruling elite in the United States as they have led their followers on a 200 year spree of economic and geographic expansion at the expense of those unfortunate enough to stand in their way."
It's Not About the Interests of Jesus, Muhammad or God - "If we look closer, all religious disagreements can be boiled down to ego and power."
Social Security battle reignites - "The seemingly dead issue of Social Security reform came to life again in recent weeks, with President Bush saying it should be high on the agenda and Democrats warning that Republicans are resurrecting their plan to privatize the system."
Man indicted in phone jamming case will argue Administration approved election scheme - "The fourth man indicted in a New Hampshire phone-jamming scheme -- in which Republican operatives jammed the phone lines of Democratic get-out-the-vote efforts in a 2002 Senate race -- will argue at trial that the Bush Administration and the national Republican Party gave their approval to the plan, according to a motion filed by his attorney Thursday."
New Medicine for AIDS Is One Pill, Once a Day - "The first complete treatment for AIDS that is taken once a day as a single pill is expected to be available soon."
Artificial Blood Experiment Hits 27 U.S. Cities - "In 27 cities across the United States, seriously injured accident victims could end up in a medical experiment, without their knowledge or consent. The experiment involves an artificial blood called Polyheme."
At Colleges, Women Are Leaving Men in the Dust - "A quarter-century after women became the majority on college campuses, men are trailing them in more than just enrollment. Department of Education statistics show that men, whatever their race or socioeconomic group, are less likely than women to get bachelor's degrees — and among those who do, fewer complete their degrees in four or five years. Men also get worse grades than women."
Bush Pilot -- A video showing one possible explanation. I mean, it appears plausible, doesn't it?
Bush urges more science research funding - "The proposal is part of Bush's initiative to boost U.S. competitiveness in the global marketplace through innovation. He also wants to train thousands of new science and math teachers and extend a popular tax credit businesses can receive for investing in research and development. The total price tag over 10 years would be $136 billion."
Invisibility at the flick of a switch - "By exploiting the way that atoms move in solids the researchers have made solid materials turn completely transparent."
Quote of the Day
"Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime."
~ Ernest Hemingway
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