August 2004
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By on August 26, 2004
Time was when the Washington Post was a bastion journalistic inquiry and integrity. Today it largely serves the White House’s own needs, by highlighting stories that serve the current administration, while playing down others that don’t
Posted in The Media
By on August 26, 2004
People recoil at the suggestion but proof stares us in the face every day
Posted in Behind The "News"
By on August 26, 2004
Iranian Defence Minister Ali Shamkhani has warned that Iran might launch a pre-emptive strike to prevent an attack on its nuclear facilities
Posted in "The War on Terror"
By on August 25, 2004
The controversial plan is still around, even though its originator, Ahmad Chalabi, may soon be behind bars
Posted in Iraq
By on August 25, 2004
It sounds like something out of Star Trek but it may be about to become a tangible reality
Posted in Fringe Science, New Discoveries and Developments
By on August 25, 2004
An object lesson in how the mainstream media distorts and misrepresents, in this case the technology behind the events of September 11, 2001
Posted in September 11
By on August 24, 2004
Carl Cameron’s Fox News investigation into Israeli spying in the US and surveillance of suspects involved with 911. For the record, this item has subsequently been removed from the Fox News website. See Part 4 or the 4 part investigation here
Posted in September 11
By on August 24, 2004
More dynamite disclosures from a White House insider. This week: revelations on how the latest “Osama bin Laden tapes” were concocted
Posted in Inside the White House and Washington's Beltway
By Xymphora on August 23, 2004
We all knew. There were no weapons of mass destruction. It was always a lie, and a supremely obvious lie. The Washington Post and the New York Times didn’t just report the lie, they participated in it
Posted in The Media
By on August 22, 2004
Forget an October Surprise, a much worse one could come in September: Full-scale war between the United States and Iran may be far closer than the American public might imagine. For Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani Wednesday warned frankly and openly that if his military commanders believed the United States was serious about attacking his [...]
Posted in "The War on Terror"
By on August 22, 2004
The race for the White House is turning into the political equivalent of a street fight. With both contenders now fighting dirty
Posted in Political Intrigue
By on August 22, 2004
In the run up to the Republican National Convention, police have revealed an array of hi-tech devices to be deployed at the convention. Including a Humvee mounted Long Range Acoustic Device, developed for the military
Posted in Miscellaneous
By John Kaminski on August 22, 2004
With footage from TV networks — often stuff that was shown only one time and never seen again — the new “911 In Plane Site” video proves conclusively that the US government lied about the events on that fateful day
Posted in September 11
By on August 22, 2004
Like George Bush, John Kerry has some illustrious royal ancestors and a lot of blue blood in his veins. More than George Bush in fact, which some observers say gives him the edge in the race for the presidency
Posted in Hidden and Revisionist History
By on August 21, 2004
Like rumors of the Second Coming, they never happened!
Posted in Behind The "News"
By on August 20, 2004
In 1871, Albert Pike, the head of US Freemasonry, outlined a plan to totally subjugate humanity. The plan called for three successively bloodier world wars, each one sowing the seeds for the next. Are we on the brink of third and final war?
Posted in Predictions: from the past or for the future
By on August 20, 2004
The gloves are off in what is shaping up to be the nastiest Presidential campaign ever, as controversy mounts over the “Swift Boat Veterans for Truth” advert
Posted in Political Intrigue
By on August 19, 2004
A new video on 9/11 has left many in a state of shock. The video, featuring eyewitness interviews and footage from that fateful day, left some visibly upset and prompted one to ask: “How did we miss this all this time?”
Posted in September 11
By on August 19, 2004
The fact is that Iraq is in a much bigger mess today than before the war. The situation was summed up by a former inmate of Abu Ghraib prison: “We want electricity in our homes, not up the arse.”
Posted in Iraq
By on August 18, 2004
Between them, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed an estimated 200,000 Japanese civilians. Yet as Mark Weber explains, they could have been avoided
Posted in Hidden and Revisionist History