January 2008
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By on January 31, 2008
From Anthrax attacks to the suspicious death of Paul Wellstone, more dark intrigues from Washington’s Beltway
Posted in Inside the White House and Washington's Beltway
By on January 31, 2008
Which explains why this web site is having so many problems with its phones: the service provider, British Telecom (BT) is effectively an arm of the state security apparatus
Posted in Implants and surveillance technology
By on January 31, 2008
Protesters who re-enacted one of Blackwater’s worst civilian massacres in Iraq got jail time, while the real killers remain free
Posted in Iraq
By on January 31, 2008
Although it has received virtually zero publicity, Scotland Yard is investigating Tony Blair with a view to prosecuting him and his Attorney General for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity. In much the same way as the Nazis were tried at Nuremberg
Posted in Unreported News
By on January 31, 2008
Having borne the bulk of the fighting – and casualties – in Afghanistan, Canada is now threatening to withdraw its forces from Kandahar unless other members from the Nato coalition show greater commitment
Posted in Afghanistan
By on January 30, 2008
China’s accelerating economic growth is leaving many ordinary folk by the wayside
Posted in Economics
By on January 30, 2008
Iran’s nuclear program is making a lot of people very nervous and not just because of its potential to create nuclear weapons. Borzou Daragahi explains
Posted in Iran
By on January 30, 2008
“American public opinion is the most powerful weapon the IDF has”!!! – Includes video link
Posted in Israel, 'Anti-Semitism', Zionism and US-UK allies
By Robert Fisk on January 30, 2008
A few days ago assassins killed the detective leading investigations into the murder – and attempted murder – of so many of Lebanon’s politicians, journalists and soldiers
Posted in Current Affairs
By on January 30, 2008
Just in case you thought Ahmadinejad actually opposed “globalisation”
Posted in Iran
By on January 29, 2008
It may soon happen argues Kaveh L Afrasiabi. It would be to the benefit of both nations and be a timely riposte to recent French and US sabre rattling
Posted in Iran
By on January 29, 2008
As if ethnic persecution and collective punishment were an exclusively Jewish experience, a postcard (left) depicting Holocaust victim Anne Frank wearing a Palestinian kaffiyeh has outraged Dutch Jewish groups
Posted in Israel, 'Anti-Semitism', Zionism and US-UK allies
By on January 29, 2008
Federal investigators found clues in the anthrax virus that led directly back to the U.S. defence establishment
Posted in "The War on Terror"
By on January 29, 2008
Iran’s top military commander warned Saturday that his forces would retaliate against American military bases in the region if they are involved in a possible future attack on Iran
Posted in Iran
By on January 29, 2008
A senior Hamas commander warns that up to 500,000 Palestinians are ready to risk their lives and break through the border fence again. But this time not into Egypt but into the towns and villages from which they were expelled 60 years ago
Posted in Israel, 'Anti-Semitism', Zionism and US-UK allies
By on January 29, 2008
While America is kept distracted with the Clinton/Obama mud throwing contest, very serious problems are brewing in Pakistan
Posted in Inside the White House and Washington's Beltway
By on January 28, 2008
In contrast to a recent U.S. National Intelligence Estimate, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says that Iran is “quite advanced” in its work on atomic weapons
Posted in Iran