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In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Global Illiteracy & the "Global War on Terror"
The findings of the National Geographic-Roper Survey 2006, conducted by the National Geographic Society, were released on May 1. The survey explored the Geographic Literacy among young Americans (age 18-24). Key Findings:
# 63% percent of Americans aged 18 to 24 failed to correctly locate Iraq on a map of the Middle East.
# 70% could not find Iran or Israel.
# 90% couldn't find Afghanistan on a map of Asia.
# 54% were unaware that Sudan is a country in Africa.
# 48% of young Americans believe the majority population in India is Muslim.
http://alternativeperspective.blogspot.com/2006/05/global-illiteracy-global-war-on-terror.html
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Raid On Nuclear Fuel Market
05/07/06 "ICH" -- -- In the background of the political joust about Iran, a few countries are reshaping the world. They are taking possession of the global nuclear fuel market. New IAEA regulations should keep newcomers away. The US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, China and Japan will become worlds nuclear filling stations.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12964.htm
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Jimmy Carter: Punishing The Innocent Is A Crime
Innocent Palestinian people are being treated like animals, with the presumption that they are guilty of some crime. Because they voted for candidates who are members of Hamas, the United States government has become the driving force behind an apparently effective scheme of depriving the general public of income, access to the outside world and the necessities of life.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12965.htm
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Zionism Is Nobody's Friend
" I have chiefly had men's views confided to me privately. Some of the biggest men in the U.S., in the field of commerce and manufacturing, are afraid of something. They know that there is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they had better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it." The New Freedom. Woodrow Wilson, 1913
What was this power to which Wilson referred? Why was it talked about in hushed tones and behind closed doors?
http://www.judyandreas.com/index.php?page==showmonth&m=&y= 06
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Bush and Repugs at Their Most Dangerous
This could be the most dangerous period of Bush's reign.
If it's true that the next presidential election has already begun, then it's also true that the end of the Bush regime is unfolding as well. I should be feeling some satisfaction in that, and, I will, when it's over.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050706H.shtml
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Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush
Cowardly and clueless, the U.S. media abandoned its post as Bush led the country into a disastrous war. A look inside one of the great journalistic collapses of our time.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12970.htm
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On Journalism and Media
Watching Western television or reading newspaper reports of Palestine always leaves me perplexed. If I did not live in Palestine and bear witness to Israels military occupation, I would be left with the impression that Palestinians and Israelis are equals with no occupation existing and that this conflict simply requires concessions on both sides.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12966.htm
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Sex, Lies, and Government Contracts
A corruption scandal involving Republicans in Congress, CIA officials, prostitutes on Capitol Hill, and defense contracts has begun to spread.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12963.htm
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Hillary Clinton: Too Much of a Clinton Democrat?
Posted May 7, 2006 09:42 AM PST - Category: POLITICS/CORRUPTION
Moving into 2008, Republicans will be fighting to shake off the legacy of the Bush years: the jobless recovery, the foreign misadventures, the nightmarish fiscal mismanagement, the Katrina mess, unimaginable corruption and an imperial presidency with little regard for the Constitution or the rule of law. Every Democratic contender will be offering change, but activists will be demanding the sort of change that can come only from outside the Beltway.
Hillary's biggest problem isn't Bill, but Jorge!
Photo of Hillary in front of the White House Christmas Tree with Clinton Donor and cocaine smuggler Jorge Cabreras.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/05/AR2006050501717.html
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Documentary about the Franklin Cover-up
Posted May 7, 2006 07:53 AM PST - Category: POLITICS/CORRUPTION
Yorkshire had a contract with the Discovery Channel to produce a documentary on the case for American television.
Finally, the big day came. Their documentary was to air nation-wide on the Discovery Channel on May 3, 1994. It was advertised in the TV Guide and in newspapers for that day. But no one ever saw that program. At the last minute, and without explanation, it was pulled from the air. It was not shown then, and has never been broadcast anywhere since.
http://www.thelastoutpost.com/site/808/default.aspx
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More Questions Surface in the Wake of a Congressman's Bribery Case
Posted May 7, 2006 07:29 AM PST - Category: POLITICS/CORRUPTION
"The inquiry into the poker games has also put a spotlight on the limousine company that ferried Mr. Cunningham and others to the Watergate and Westin Grand. The company, Shirlington Limousine and Transportation, is operated by Christopher D. Baker, a man with a history of criminal convictions and financial troubles. Shirlington won a contract worth as much as $25.2 million to drive homeland security employees and officials around Washington."
$25 million? There must have been some really great "amenities" in the back of those limos!
http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI==http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/07/washington/07inquire.html&OQ==_rQ3D3Q26orefQ3DsloginQ26orefQ3Dslogin&[EMAIL PROTECTED]@@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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The Real Oil Story: The Oil in Iraq
Oil is pretty slippery stuff. The press is playing up $3 a gallon gasoline, record oil company profits, and the $400 million retirement package for Exxons former CEO. But these stories are trivial compared to the oil story they have ignored all along.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12962.htm
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Rumsfeld developing revisionist habits
Translation: this guy is - and has been - lying through his teeth. And the lies are beginning to catch up with him, thanks to some courageous folks who are starting to ask the important questions (NOT the mainstream press, of course).
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/128032
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Iraq's Shiites Now Chafe at American Presence
A visitor need not go far or search hard to hear and see the anti-American venom that bubbles through this ancient shrine city, which once welcomed U.S. forces as liberators.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12961.htm
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Five servicemen die as anti-occupation forces in Iraq bring down UK helicopter
Five British servicemen died yesterday when an Army helicopter crashed in southern Iraq apparently after being hit by an insurgent missile.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml==/news/2006/05/07/wirq07.xml&sSheet==/news/2006/05/07/ixnewstop.html
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British soldiers die as helicopter is shot down. Then Basra erupts in bloody gun battles
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1769503,00.html
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Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Saturay, 6 May 2006
- Resistance sharpshooter reportedly kills two US troops on patrol in al-Fallujah.
- Resistance bomb in al-Fallujah leaves two US troops reported dead late Friday night.
- Caught under curfew for second straight day, and prevented from leaving their homes, residents of Samarra face disaster with no food, water, or fuel.
- Resistance bomb east of al-Hawijah leaves three US troops reported killed.
- Resistance bomb wounds Polish occupation troops in ad-Diwaniyah.
- Iraqi Resistance shoots down British helicopter in al-Basrah, reportedly killing four British troops.
- Resistance rockets US checkpoint in Amiriyat al-Fallujah.
- Resistance bomb rips through puppet army patrol in Amiriyat al-Fallujah.
- Resistance bombards three major US headquarters in ar-Ramadi.
- US, puppet troops seal off large areas of Baghdad, make mass arrests Saturday.
- Resistance bomb blasts US column in al-Bayya.
- US-installed puppet regime immersed in corruption.
- Caught under curfew for second straight day, and prevented from leaving their homes, residents of Samarra face disaster with no food, water, or fuel.
- Resistance fighter wearing explosive belt kills two high-ranking officers in Iraqi puppet army.
- Resistance bombards Iraqi puppet National Guard base in ad-Duluiyah.
- Resistannce mortars blast US base in Kirkuk Airport.
- Puppet Kurdish regime in northern Iraq declares separate holiday for Kurdish areas alone.
- Resistance bomb wounds Polish occupation troops in ad-Diwaniyah.
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The fall and fall of Afghanistan
Foreign contractors "make as much as US$1,000 a day, while the Afghans they employ make $5 per day," the report charged.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/HE06Df04.html
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U.S.-Israel-Jordan Pact Created Near-Slavery Conditions
Major U.S. companies, including Wal-Mart, Gloria Vanderbilt, Target, Kohl's, Victoria's Secret and L.L. Bean, are buying apparel from sweatshops in Jordan under a three-way trade deal that binds the Arab nation to Israel and the United States, according to a new report.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12967.htm
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Hamas sanctions squeeze the life out of West Bank
As government coffers empty and the flow of trade and goods into the Palestinian territories dries up, medical supplies in hospitals are running dangerously low and basic food supplies are unaffordable for most families.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml==/news/2006/05/07/wpal07.xml&sSheet==/news/2006/05/07/ixnewstop.html
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Settlers stone Hebron schoolchildren
On Saturday, messianic settlers affiliated with the Gush Emunim movement (block of faithful) from the small colony of Maon south of Hebron assaulted Palestinian children with stones twice, injuring four children.
One child suffered a head injury, according to Palestinian sources.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/574DE2C0-5B0A-48B8-ACD1-6854DCB802BC.htm
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Life behind the walls: Palestinian teenagers tell their stories
http://www.lifebehindthewall.com/
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Israel shuts down all crossings on Israel-Gaza borders
Director of Palestinian Crossing Security Salim Abu Safiea told reporters in Gaza that the Israeli side has closed Karni commercial terminal and forced Palestinian workers and merchants out.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/07/content_4518956.htm
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Israel Prevents Patients from Receiving Treatment
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) prevented 274 patients from passing through Beit Hanoun (Erez) checkpoint for receiving critical medical treatment in hospitals of West Bank and Israel.
http://english.wafa.ps/body.asp?id=b04
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Amira Hass: Hungry and Shell-Shocked
Hamas is busy trying to quell false rumors that abound in the streets. One such rumor is that salaries were paid but only to those who support Hamas.
http://www.palestinechronicle.com/story.php?sid=2506230831
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Settlers Assault Humans Rights Workers in Hebron - Soldiers Refuse to Intervene
The oldest settler, approximately 40 years old, got close to their faces and whispered I like to kill Arabs. I like to kill Arabs. Then another settler punched the male HRW, who was still sitting down, in the face. At that point, the soldier located 6 meters away approached but did and said nothing.
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2006/05/07/settler-attack/
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Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in Gaza Strip
Ministry of Health sources reported that Hasan al-Shafi 55, died on the spot after having been hit by shrapnel in Beit Lahya town. Earlier, on Saturday night, a 60-year-old man Moussa Sawarka was also killed and four others wounded during the Israeli bombardment of Beit Lahya, medicals reported.
http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/Palestine/197708
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Iran: Euro To Replace Dollar As Oil Currency
In July Iran will ditch the dollar in favour of the euro as the currency in which it will accept payments for its oil and natural gas exports, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Friday.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12957.htm
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Iran "will not halt" uranium enrichment: FM spokesman
"Any action by the Security Council will have a negative influence on our cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)," Asefi told a weekly press conference.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200605/07/eng20060507_263631.html
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Iran will change policies if IAEA asks: President
Iran would change its policies if asked to do so by the UN nuclear monitor the IAEA, hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in Baku, according to the translation of his comments, AFP reported.
http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=B587&NewsKind==Current%20Affairs
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Iran threatens not to recognize NPT if its rights not accepted
The nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has "no validity" if Iran's rights to carry out peaceful nuclear research were not accepted, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200605/07/eng20060507_263641.html
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UN's Iran draft needs 'major changes': Russia
The UN Security Council's draft resolution on Iran nuclear issue, legally requiring Tehran to stop sensitive nuclear fuel work, needs to be fundamentally changed, Russian news agencies quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak as saying on Saturday.
http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=B596&NewsKind==CurrentAffairs
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Brazil joins world's nuclear club
Brazil has joined the select group of countries with the capability of enriching uranium as a means of generating energy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4981202.stm
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The two crucial mistakes that cost Straw his job
Jack Straw made two crucial mistakes in his dealings with Tony Blair: one involved the prime minister's relationship with Gordon Brown and the other Iran.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,,1768840,00.html
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Russian bombers flew undetected across Arctic
The commander of the countrys long-range strategic bombers, Lieutenant General Igor Khvorov, said the U.S. Air Force is now investigating why its military was unable to detect the Russian bombers. They were unable to detect the planes either with radars or visually, he said.
As Bush pushes forward into war with Iran, which in turn could lead to war with Russia, here is a little news item that will keep you awake at night.
During a recent war game, Russian bombers were able to fly across the arctic into Canada and carry out four simulated missile attacks against the US without being detected by NORAD and the US Air Force.
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=Q27
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The new 'red scare'
A NEW requirement that applicants for state jobs in Ohio swear that they don't support terrorism strikes us as more a matter of paranoia than protection.
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID==/20060504/OPINION02/605040370
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Surveillance society: The DNA files
Police files hold the DNA of more than 50,000 children who have committed no offence. And that's only the tip of the iceberg - Britain now has the largest DNA database in the world.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article362543.ece
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Australians Obtaining Organs From Executed Prisoners
Prison inmates in China. Australian doctors have said Australians have gone to China to receive organ transplants from executed prisoners.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-5-4/41062.html
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Black Box Voting : 4-5-06: Transcript: Wyle Labs thinks Hursti Hack means 'the system works'
It took Hursti less than 24 hours to find the interpreted code and the memory card security problem which he referred to as "the mother of all security holes." Compare this to the TEN YEARS these testing labs have had to examine multiple iterations of the Diebold optical scan firmware, which they have stated "passed" requirements over and over and over.
http://www.bbvforums.org/cgi-bin/forums/board-auth.cgi?file==/1954/23133.html
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lack Box Voting: 2006 elections "irregularities" piling up
Posted May 7, 2006 07:07 AM PST - Category: VOTE FRAUD
Citizens, use your cell phone cameras to catch vote fraud.
http://www.blackboxvoting.org/
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Creationism dismissed as 'a kind of paganism' by Vatican's astronomer
BELIEVING that God created the universe in six days is a form of superstitious paganism, the Vatican astronomer Guy Consolmagno claimed yesterday.
Brother Consolmagno, who works in a Vatican observatory in Arizona and as curator of the Vatican meteorite collection in Italy, said a "destructive myth" had developed in modern society that religion and science were competing ideologies.
The problem for many believers, like Brother Consolmagno, is that once you start unravelling one of the threads from the cloth that is the collected book of spiritual wisdom from any tradition, the whole cloth gets unravelled. If the creation story in Genesis is a fable, then what about the rest of the content from the rest of the books of the Bible? Are some statements more true than other, or are we really looking at a collection of ancient metaphors for some larger truths?
http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=g4042006
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Cardinal urges legal action against Da Vinci Code
What is this, "Who would Jesus sue"?
Memo to Cardinal Arinze: this will absolutely have the "banned in Boston" effect, making people who otherwise wouldn't be curious about this film flock to see it, hyping both its numbers and its message.
And by the way, Cardinal: people who understand anything about history (and in this case, the history of religion) comprehend that history is always written by the guys who won.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060507/ts_nm/vatican_davinci_dc
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