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U.S. Fines Woman for Being ‘Human Shield’. A retired schoolteacher who went to Iraq to serve as a “human shield” against the U.S. invasion is facing thousands of dollars in U.S. government fines, which she is refusing to pay.
Politics/War
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Trading on fear. At home in the US, the propaganda war has been more effective. And a key component has been fear: fear of terrorism and fear of attack.
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4 Terror Suspects Ordered Released Pending Trials. Prosecutors, however, depicted the defendants as dangerous and violent men who practiced military tactics under the ruse of playing paintball war games and were sworn to secrecy in their operations. Looks like the latest version of Yahoo! Messenger (v5.6.0.1339) actually uses the default browser (instead of Internet Explorer) … …
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Israel calls Corrie death ‘accident’. “It is clear the death of Ms Corrie was not caused as a result of a direct action by the bulldozer or by its running her over.”
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Inmates Released from Guantánamo Tell Tales of Despair. Cmdr. Brian Grady, the staff psychiatrist at the camp’s medical facility, said in a recent interview that most prisoners suffering from depression brought their symptoms with them to Cuba. “I don’t know what the effects of this particular confinement are,” he said. “I’d be hesitant to comment.” … …
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They Impeach Murderers, Don’t They? Shame of the nation. Finally received my refund check from Intuit. I returned TurboTax two and a half months ago cuz the whole Macrovision SafeCast protection really pissed me off. Just happened to notice this news item from last month. Macrovision Confirms Intuit Won’t Incorporate SafeCast Product. Booyah.
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Rumsfeld concedes banned Iraqi weapons may not exist. But now, Donald Rumsfeld, the Defence Secretary and one of the leading hawks on Iraq, has admitted that the weapons may not exist. “We don’t know what happened,” he told the Council of Foreign Relations in New York. “It is also possible that [Saddam’s government] decided they … …
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Sipix tech support confirmed that rechargeable batteries are incompatible with the StyleCam Blink II. I should add that their response time was excellent. Senate Deal Kills Effort to Extend Antiterror Act. In an agreement finalized over the last week, Senator Orrin G. Hatch, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, dropped his effort to extend … …
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US detains children at Guantanamo Bay. The US military has admitted that children aged 16 years and younger are among the detainees being interrogated at its prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Flyers advance to the second round for the first time in three years with a huge 6-1 win over Toronto. My original prediction … …
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AP Cameraman Shot and Killed in West Bank. He and other cameramen, still photographers and reporters had been at the bottom of the alley and were wearing brightly colored vests that said “Press.” Just priced a P4-2.4Ghz/128Mb/30Gb/DVD-ROM with WinXP Home and a free Palm Zire for under $500 (Dimension 2350, Dell Small Business division). That … …