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Feb 2006 Breaking News and
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Report says 98 dead in US custody in Iraq, Afghanistan 22 Feb 2006 Nearly 100 prisoners have died in US custody in Iraq and Afghanistan since August 2002, the Human Rights First organisation has said on BBC television. At least 98 deaths occurred, with at least 34 of them suspected or confirmed homicides -- deliberate or reckless killing -- according to the group of US lawyers who will publish the report. Their dossier claims that 11 more deaths are deemed suspicious and that between eight and 12 prisoners were tortured to death. Religious charities accuse US of interfering in their work 22 Feb 2006 Islamic charities here yesterday accused the United States and other Gulf governments of meddling in their activities and preventing them from delivering aid to disaster-hit areas. Horrors of Camp Delta are exposed by British victims 22 Feb 2006 An award-winning film director who reconstructed scenes of torture and abuse at Guantanamo Bay has called for the immediate closure of the US-run camp. The White House appears oblivious to the growing international outcry in recent weeks about conditions in Guantanamo Bay. UK police held Guantanamo actors at airport 21 Feb 2006 The actors who star in movie The Road to Guantanamo were questioned by police at Luton airport under anti[pro]-terrorism legislation, it has emerged. The men, who play British inmates at the detention camp, were returning from the Berlin Film Festival where the movie won a Silver Bear award. One of the actors, Rizwan Ahmed, said a police officer asked him if he intended to make any more "political" films. Germans investigate CIA kidnap of innocent citizen 22 Feb 2006 Munich state prosecutors have launched an investigation to determine whether Germany secretly helped the CIA in the abduction of one of its citizens who was held and tortured in a US "renditions" jail in Afghanistan after being mistaken for a terrorist suspect. CIA abductee points to German link 21 Feb 2006 A German abducted by the CIA in late 2003 believes he has identified a man in a police line-up as a native German speaker who was present at his interrogation in an Afghan jail, his lawyer said on Tuesday. U.S. Still Planting Stories in Iraq Media 21 Feb 2006 Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld was mistaken when he said last week that the U.S. military had stopped the controversial practice of paying to plant stories in the Iraqi news media, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday. [Note: Bush's sycophants at the PentaPost have *already* changed their own headline.] Blast Destroys Dome of Shiite Shrine 22 Feb 2006 A large explosion destroyed the golden dome of one of the country's most famous Shiite religious shrines in Samarra early Wednesday, the U.S. military said. Police believed there were victims buried under the debris but had no immediate casualty figures. Iraq: Bombing outside primary school, 2 boys dead 22 Feb 2006 A roadside bomb exploded Wednesday near a primary school in a mostly Shiite area in southern Iraq, killing two boys and injuring four others, police said. Car Bomb in Iraq Kills 22, Injures 28 22 Feb 2006 A car bomb exploded Tuesday on a street packed with shoppers in a Shiite area of Baghdad, killing 22 people and wounding 28, police said. US accused of blowing chance for Iran deal 22 Feb 2006 IRAN offered in May 2003 to open talks with the US on everything from its nuclear program to its support for groups Washington regards as terrorist, but the Bush Administration turned it down, a former Administration official says. Neocon architect says: 'Pull it down' 21 Feb 2006 Neoconservativism has failed the United States and needs to be replaced by a more realistic foreign policy agenda, according to one of its prime architects, Francis Fukuyama, who wrote the best-selling book 'The End of History' and was a member of the neoconservative project, now says that, both as a political symbol and a body of thought, it has "evolved into something I can no longer support". Would Someone Please Interfere in Our Elections? Superpower as Global Dependent By Paul Craig Roberts "President [sic] Bush's Middle East policy is without rhyme or reason... Bush's invasion of Iraq turned a country with a secular government that suppressed terrorism over to Shia Islamists allied with Iran. Bush's invasion of Afghanistan turned the country back to warlordism from the unified polity that the Taliban were achieving and revitalized the drug trade that helps to finance terrorism. Bush's interference in the Palestinian election brought Hamas to office. Bush's interference in Egyptian elections achieved gains for the Muslim Brotherhood. Bush's interference in the Pakistani elections put half the country into Islamic hands..." Why there WILL be a war on Iran: Bush's daddy will pay for it 20 Feb 2006 By Jane Stillwater "Now wait a minute. We taxpayers are already spending $118,000.00 a MINUTE to fund the wars on Afghanistan and Iraq. Why would George W. Bush want to start a war on Iran? That's going to cost us taxpayers even MORE money. That's going to cost us an arm and a leg. Bush doesn't care. Why should he care? It's not his money." Dick Cheney - A Big Bowl of Bad (must see video clip) CBS/Letterman, 20 Feb 2006 Bush Would Veto Any Bill Halting Dubai Port Deal 22 Feb 2006 Dictator Bush, trying to put down a rapidly escalating rebellion among leaders of his own party, said Tuesday that he would veto any legislation blocking a deal for a state-owned company in Dubai to take over the management of port terminals in New York, Miami, Baltimore and other major American cities. [Bush bin Laden is making sure that conditions are favorable for his next Blue State terror attack.] House Democrat says White House nixed NSA briefing 21 Feb 2006 A top intelligence official was prepared to brief the House of Representatives intelligence committee about President [sic] George W. Bush's domestic spying program last December but was stopped by White House Chief of Staff Andy Card, a leading House Democrat said on Tuesday. CIA withdraws 55,000 pages from open view 22 Feb 2006 The CIA has spent the last seven years covertly sifting through millions of pages of decades-old public archives and removing documents that the agency deems sensitive or embarrassing. U.S. Charges 3 Men in Ohio With Planning Attacks in Iraq 21 Feb 2006 A federal grand jury indicted three Ohio men on terrorism charges alleging they planned attacks to kill U.S. and coalition [occupation] military personnel in Iraq and other countries. One of the men, a citizen of both the U.S. and Jordan, is also accused of threatening to kill or injure pResident Bush, according to the indictment released Tuesday. [Why aren't 3 men in Washington (Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld) charged with planning (and executing) attacks in Iraq?] Security Pro: Skype Can Foil NSA Wiretappers By Preston Gralla 21 Feb 2006 "If you're worried about the Feds snooping on your phone calls, there may be an easy solution: Use Skype VoIP software. Top security expert Bruce Schneier says that Skype encryption can foil the NSA wiretappers." Could Skype's Encrypted Calls Kill Wiretaps? 16 Feb 2006 Even as the U.S. government is embroiled in a debate over the legality of wiretapping, the fastest-growing technology for Internet calls appears to have the potential to make eavesdropping a thing of the past. There is no war on terrorism By Jack Duggan "Of all four missing planes' passenger manifests [from 9/11], not one Middle Easterner was on any of them. A jihadist who is bravely going to his death for the sake of his beliefs in Allah and Islam is a martyr and wants the whole world to know it... Yet not one of the 'terrorists' the American government insists were on the aircraft used their real names or were listed on the passenger lists. At least seven of the nineteen 'hijackers' are still alive... The weekend before the 9/11 WTC demolition, all power was shut down to install 'computer cables.' No one was allowed inside and all security cameras and alarms had no power for 30 hours. Computer cables don't connect with building electricity, so the need to turn off and close both towers to do so is indicative of another motive, like planting charges without alarms and video surveillance. Marvin Bush, brother to President [sic] George and Jeb, was a principal in Securacom, which was in charge of security for the World Trade Center." Bush's Mysterious 'New Programs' By Nat Parry 21 Feb 2006 "...[T]here was that curious development in January when the Army Corps of Engineers awarded Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root a $385 million contract to construct detention centers somewhere in the United States, to deal with 'an emergency influx of immigrants into the U.S., or to support the rapid development of new programs,' KBR said... There also was another little-noticed item posted at the U.S. Army Web site, about the Pentagons Civilian Inmate Labor Program. This program 'provides Army policy and guidance for establishing civilian inmate labor programs and civilian prison camps on Army installations.'" Harvard President Summers Quits, Ends Faculty Clashes 21 Feb 2006 Harvard University President [Reichwing whackjob] Lawrence H. Summers, a former U.S. Treasury secretary, resigned as head of the oldest higher education institution in the U.S. after a five- year tenure marked by clashes with professors. Pelosi Wants Ethics Probe of Deficit Bill 17 Feb 2006 House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi demanded an ethics investigation Thursday into the passage of deficit-reduction legislation that pResident Bush recently signed, a new twist in an episode of Capitol intrigue that blends election-year politics and questions of constitutional law. "Republican leaders chose to ignore House rules, precedent and even the Constitution itself" in sending the politically charged measure to the White House, said Pelosi, D-Calif. Dover, Pa., School Board to Pay $1M 22 Feb 2006 The Dover Area School Board unanimously agreed Tuesday to pay $1 million in legal fees to the plaintiffs who successfully sued to end the policy of presenting "intelligent design" as an alternative to evolution. Supreme Court Reopens Abortion Issue on Alito's First Day 21 Feb 2006 The Supreme Court announced today that it will hear a challenge to a federal law outlawing an abortion procedure, reopening the contentious issue on Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s first day on the bench. Supreme Court to Consider Law Banning 'Late-Term' Abortions 21 Feb 2006 The Supreme Court, stocked with two new conservative justices, agreed today to consider the constitutionality of the federal law banning "late-term" abortions. Bush Admits to 'Mixed Signals' Regarding Laboratory on Renewable Energy 22 Feb 2006 Dictator Bush acknowledged on Tuesday that his administration had sent "mixed signals" to the Department of Energy's primary renewable energy laboratory here, where government budget cuts forced the layoff of 32 employees who were then hastily reinstated just before Mr. Bush's visit. Photo: 21 Feb 2006 Bush the Moron knocks over some lab samples as he receives a tour of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on Tuesday. Proposals Aimed At High Cost of Electricity 21 Feb 2006 Attorney General Richard Blumenthal unveiled sweeping proposals to lower Connecticuts skyrocketing electricity costs, including a windfall profits tax on generators and a state authority to purchase power, and finance, build, buy and operate power plants. Richard Blumenthal said Connecticut's electric markets are in a crisis and he blames what he calls several failed federal policies. Ark. Can't Sue Okla. Over Water Pollution 22 Feb 2006 The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an attempt by Arkansas to block Oklahoma from taking legal action against several poultry companies accused of polluting a regional watershed. Mystery blob eating downtown Los Angeles 21 Feb 2006 A mysterious black blob attacked downtown Los Angeles on Monday with a tar-like goo that oozed from manholes, buckled a street and unmoored a Raymond Chandler-era brick building, firefighters said. About 200 residents were forced to flee as a hazardous materials team and dozens of firefighters worked throughout the day to identify what was first deemed "a black tarry substance" and later morphed into a "watery mud." While outside temperatures struggled to break 60, sidewalks in the vicinity steamed at 103 degrees, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Ron Myers said... Firefighters returned at 1 p.m. to find a Slimer-like ooze lurking beneath central Los Angeles. Vaccination: Gravy Train to Lifelong Sickness By Sepp Hasslberger 21 Feb 2006 "Evelyn Pringle, investigative writer on health matters, has pulled together in a comprehensive review what we know about the widespread health damage caused by vaccines..." Deadly Bird Flu Hits Seventh EU Nation 21 Feb 2006 Tests confirmed H5N1 in three birds found dead in Hungary, making the country the seventh EU nation with an outbreak of the deadly strain of bird flu, officials said Tuesday. http://www.legitgov.org/flu_oddities.html Germany fears bird flu is getting out of control 21 Feb 2006 Germany today reported 22 new cases of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, as politicians gave warning that the virus was getting out of control. EU weighs immediate flu jab programme 21 Feb 2006 European veterinary experts have met in Brussels to decide whether to grant controversial requests from France and the Netherlands to begin an immediate programme of "preventive vaccination" against avian flu. Tower Ravens Caged Over Bird Flu Threat 21 Feb 2006 The ravens at the Tower of London have been moved indoors to protect them from the threat of bird flu, the man in charge of the birds said Monday. According to legend, if the ravens leave the 11th century fortress on the River Thames, its White Tower will crumble and the Kingdom of England will fall. 'Monster' Cat In China Weighs 33 Pounds 21 Feb 2006 A 33-pound cat in Qingdao, China, is being described as a "feline monster" because of its 31-inch waist and large size, according to a report... The cat's owner said it has no interest in eating fish but prefers to eat six pounds of chicken and pork each day. [21 Feb lead stories:] U.S. Reclassifies Many Documents in Secret Review 21 Feb 2006 In a seven-year-old secret program at the National Archives, intelligence agencies have been removing from public access thousands of historical documents that were available for years, including some already published by the State Department and others photocopied years ago by private historians... "The stuff they pulled should never have been removed," intelligence historian, Matthew M. Aid, said. "Some of it is mundane, and some of it is outright ridiculous." Emergency war supplemental hides millions for NSA facilities 20 Feb 2006 Buried in last week's $72.4 billion emergency supplemental appropriation bill for the war on terror is nearly half a billion dollars worth of military construction... The supplemental also includes $35 million new money for the expansion of the National Security Agency's top secret listening post at Menwith Hill in Yorkshire, England, and authority to spend $700 million appropriated in previous years for construction or expansion of NSA facilities in Augusta, Ga., and Kunia, Hawaii. Three journalists face prison for revealing existence of secret CIA prisons in Europe 10 Feb 2006 Reporters Without Borders has appealed to the Swiss justice and defence ministers to drop complaints against three journalists who revealed the existence of secret CIA prisons in Europe. CLGers: Please contribute for February's expenses, thank you! And, thank you to all who have donated previously!! http://www.legitgov.org/#contribute Address to receive newsletter: http://www.legitgov.org/#subscribe_clg CLG Newsletter editor: Lori Price, General Manager. Copyright © 2006, Citizens For Legitimate Government ® All rights reserved. CLG Founder and Chair is Michael Rectenwald, Ph.D.
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