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Voting process too important to leave to technology
USA Today - column
Canada's political right unites-
Canada's two right-wing opposition parties have agreed to merge
BBC News
Kissinger approved Argentinian 'dirty war'-
Declassified US files expose 1970s backing for junta
Guardian (UK)
Righteous Anger-
The Conservative Case Against George W. Bush
American Conservative Magazine
Bush’s unhealthy relationship with reality
LA Weekly
Samarra Massacre Will Haunt U.S. in Iraq-
The attackers deliberately wore black to evoke symbolic battles from Iraqi
history that resonate with Iraqi Sunni and Shi'a alike. Now, the fighters are being hailed as heroes
Pacific News Service - commentary
'Nobody is safe from' scrutiny of program-
People on both sides worry about possible errors and abuses
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Former U.S. President Drives Home Hard Truths-
Addressing the Geneva Initiative on Palestine this week, former U.S.
President Jimmy Carter said something that the world, particularly Muslims, has long believed but which no prominent U.S.
public figure dared to say publicly since Sep. 11
Inter Press Service News Agency - commentary
A year of extremes provides evidence of global warming
The Independent (UK)
U.S. Ends Foreigner Registration Program
Guardian (UK)
War on terror drains funds from poverty fight-
The war on terrorism has pushed the fight against the poverty that
afflicts billions of people off the international agenda, a leading US economist told the UN's development organisation
Jamaica Observer (Jam) - AFP
Transcript: Secret Government
NOW with Bill Moyers
A New Kind Of Poverty-
America is a country that now sits atop the precarious latticework of myth. It is the myth that
working people can support their families
MSNBC News & Newsweek - opinion
CIA admits lack of specifics on Iraqi weapons before invasion
Channel NewsAsia - AFP
Bush plans new nuclear weapons-
'Bunker-buster' bombs set to end 10-year research ban
Guardian (UK)
Scary and scandalous
Guardian (UK)
Choking off al-Qaeda's cash lifeline
BBC News
Show Me the Money-
Patriot Act helps the Feds in cases with no tie to terror
MSNBC News & Newsweek
Littwin: Gag order leaves troops, reporters speechless
Rocky Mountain News
Military gets break from environmental rules
Christian Science Monitor
American unilateralism alienates allies, isolates us
Philadelphia Inquirer - column by Walter Cronkite
Ozone layer 'sacrificed' to lift re-election prospects
The Independent (UK)
War critics astonished as US hawk admits invasion was illegal
Guardian (UK)
Speedy trial guarantees to be suspended in Miami for trade talks
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
'Shoot-to-kill' demand by US
Guardian (UK)
Nukes option by U.S. in Korea
Washington Times
CIA still finds no evidence Saddam tried to arm terrorists: report
Yahoo News Singapore
Stronger and more deadly, the terror of the Taliban is back
Guardian (UK)
'We could lose this situation'-
- CIA says insurgents now 50,000 strong
- Crisis talks over transfer of power
Guardian (UK)
Why We Should Fear The Matrix-
The "Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange" Program Threatens To Revive Total Information Awareness
FindLaw's Legal Commentary
Sept. 11 panel to subpoena NORAD-
Air defense command promised records but didn’t deliver
MSNBC News
Special deals in rebuilding Iraq?-
Watchdog questions whether Bechtel had inside information
MSNBC News
Secret 9/11 case before high court-
The justices consider a petition for a case with no public record.
Christian Science Monitor
Antarctic ice shelf is melting rapidly, scientists warn
Guardian (UK)
Leaked memo exposes Rumsfeld's doubts about war on terror
The Guardian (UK)
GAO grim on deficit outlook
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
State to Challenge Bush Pollution Rules
CBS 2 Chicago
Not the Best and Brightest
The Cato Institute
Bush steps up fight against European safety testing
The Independent (UK)
Bush covers up climate research-
White House officials play down its own scientists' evidence of global warming
The Guardian (UK)
Homefront Confidential-
How the War on Terrorism Affects Access to Information and the Public's Right to Know
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Mastermind reveals Sept. 11 plot started in 1996, included 10 planes on two coasts
Associated Press / San Francisco Gate
U.N. Says'Ozone Hole' Hits Record Size
Associated Press / Daytona Beach News Journal
Do voters need a paper trail?
Palm Beach Post
White House is ambushed by criticism from America's military community
The Independent (UK)
Fear as human shield faces jail
BBC News
Bush is losing support on right
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Feds to Create Single Terror 'Watch List'-
Bush Orders U.S. Terrorist 'Watch Lists' Merged Into Single Database Under FBI Supervision
Associated Press / ABC News
Former Aide Takes Aim at War on Terror
Washington Post
US turns to the Taliban
Asia Times
Spectre orange-
Nearly 30 years after the Vietnam war, a chemical weapon used by US troops is still exacting a hideous toll on each new generation.
The Guardian (UK)
Apocalypse soon-
Evangelicals in the US believe there is a biblical basis for opposing the Middle East road map
The Guardian (UK) commentary
Pressure grows over US killing of journalists
Asia Times
US hints at force to disarm rogue states
Sydney Morning Herald (Aus)
U.S., U.K. Waged War on Iraq Because of Oil, Blair Adviser Says
Bloomberg News
Bible brigades-
First bombs to pulverize army, now sermons to "save Iraqi souls"
The Indian Express (Ind.)
Syria now top US target for 'regime change'
Daily Telegraph (UK)
Descent into a charnel-house hospital hell-
A searing visit to a trauma ward [in Baghdad] has Paul McGeough questioning the very essence of humanity.
Sydney Morning Herald (Aus)
House Democrats Want Halliburton Probe
The Guardian (UK)
Wailing children, the wounded, the dead: victims of the day cluster bombs rained on Babylon
The Independent (UK) semi-commentary
In Baghdad Hospitals Overwhelmed By Living and the Dead
Washington Post
Gulf War Syndrome, The Sequel-
'People Are Sick Over There Already'
TomPaine.com
US threatens to eliminate independent war journalists
TheInquirer.net
Cronies set to make a killing
The Observer (UK)
Little hope for post-war boom in US economy
ABC News
Muslims wary of Christians bearing gifts of food and water
Sydney Morning Herald (Aus)
Oregon Law Would Jail War Protesters as Terrorists
Yahoo News
Deal to sell water [in Iraq] all wet, critics charge
New York Daily News
Encryption Battle Brewing
CBS News
Taliban Leader Calls for New Holy War
CenturyTel.net, from Associated Press writer
US Marines turn fire on civilians at the bridge of death
The Times (UK)
Offense And Defense-
The battle between Donald Rumsfeld and the Pentagon
The New Yorker
Allies warned to expect wave of suicide bombs
Evening News (Scot)
Pope Warns That War Could Bring 'Religious Catastrophe'
Washington Post
Halliburton Unit Out of Running for Iraq Contract
Washington Post
Freedom of speech threatened, Gore says
The Tennessean
Who lied to whom?-
Why did the Administration endorse a forgery about Iraq's nuclear program?
The New Yorker
U.S. Steps Up Secret Surveillance-
FBI, Justice Dept. Increase Use of Wiretaps, Records Searches
Washington Post
Al Qaeda Near Biological, Chemical Arms Production
Washington Post
Top White House anti-terror boss resigns
UPI
A reckless path
The Washington Times - commentary
Sixth [British] Aide Resigns Over Iraq
The Guardian (UK)
Justice Bans Media From Free Speech Event
The Guardian (UK)
EU investigates mystery buggings
BBC News
War Means Rights May Be Scaled Back
The Guardian (UK)
Official warns of 'multiple' al Qaeda attacks
CNN
"I made them a stadium in the middle of the camp"-
an unbelievably frank Israeli eyewitness testimony on the demolition of Palestinian houses in the Jenin refugee camp
originally from Yediot Aharonot (Israel)
Benetton clothing to carry tiny tracking transmitters
The San Francisco Chronicle
Air Force Briefing on "Space: The Warfighter's Perspective"
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2003/t03122003_t0312spa.html (copy & paste link into browser)
U.S. Department of Defense
Microwave weapons: the dangers of first use
International Herald Tribune
Ex-CIA Officers Questioning Iraq Data
The Guardian (UK)
Librarians try to alter Patriot Act-
Santa Cruz warns readers that FBI may spy on them
San Francisco Chronicle
Halliburton Unit Is Tapped To Oversee Oil Fields in Iraq
The Wall St. Journal
A think tank war: Why old Europe says no *****
The Sydney Morning Herald (Aus)
GCHQ arrest over Observer spying report
The Observer (UK)
UN launches inquiry into American spying ****
The Observer (UK)
Outlawing science
A Boston Globe editorial
Pakistan claims to have captured Bin Laden's sons
The Independent (UK)
Pentagon wants mini-nuke ban to be lifted
The Guardian (UK)
Halliburton theft ups terror fears-
Fears of a 'dirty bomb' arise with theft of oil services firm's radioactive device in Africa.
CNN-Money Magazine
Khalid letters show Osama is alive
The Age (Au)
Bush says force now an option on N. Korea-
For first time, he raises chance if diplomacy fails
The Baltimore Sun
Was 'mastermind' really captured?
The Toronto Star
US plan to use illegal weapons
The Independent (UK)
Iraq and Al Qaeda: No evidence of alliance
International Herald Tribune
Patriot II: The Sequel- Why It's Even Scarier than the First Patriot Act
FindLaw's Legal Commentary
Computerized voting lacks paper trail, scholar warns
Stanford University Report
Why does the US want to attack Iraq? Well, one reason is to see what it's like to microwave lots of people
The Guardian (UK)
Kurdish leaders enraged by 'undemocratic' American plan to occupy Iraq
The Independent (UK)
NYPD Spying Power Widens- Investigative limits are lifted
NY Newsday
GOP plan would revive use of nuclear arms; Policy paper urges new generation of warheads
San Francisco Chronicle
False Alarm?- Terror Alert Partly Based on Fabricated Information
ABC News
COMPTROLLER CALLS FOR REVIEW OF U.S. FIRMS' TIES TO TERRORISM
NYC Comptroller press release
Staff cry poetic injustice as singing Ashcroft introduces patriot games
The Guardian (UK)
also...
hear Ashcroft sing on CNN
Bush Links Faith and Agenda In Speech to Broadcast Group
Washington Post
Fix This Loophole
Washington Post - editorial
Bush budget would overhaul Great Society
Boston Globe
New Anti-Terror Bill: Critics Cry Foul
CBS News
Blair Acknowledges Flaws in Iraq Dossier-
Britain Took Some Material That Powell Cited at U.N. From 12-Year-Old Academic Papers
Washington Post
Secret Draft Of ‘Patriot II’-
Justice Department Drafts Sweeping Expansion Of Anti-Terrorism Act
TomPaine.com
N Korea threatens US with first strike-
Pyongyang asserts right to pre-emptive attack as tensions rise over American build-up
The Guardian (UK)
Al-Qaeda close to creating a 'dirty bomb'
News.Scotsman.com (UK)
Leaked report rejects Iraqi al-Qaeda link
BBC News (UK)
Nasa chiefs 'repeatedly ignored' safety warnings
The Observer (UK)
Terror alert for next Bin Laden
News.Scotsman.com (UK)
In Britain, War Concern Grows Into Resentment of U.S. Power-
Anxiety Over Attack on Iraq Moves to Political Mainstream
Washington Post
World rebels against America
Toronto Star (Can)
800 missiles to hit Iraq in first 48 hours
Sydney Morning Herald (Aus)
Senator wants FBI to explain bonus for official in 9/11 case
Washington Times
'Go pills' gone if US finds a way to send soldiers sleepless into battle
Sydney Morning Herald (Aus)
Terror alerts manufactured?-
FBI agents say White House scripting 'hysterics' for political effect
WorldNet Daily
Casualties of an 'Undeclared War'-
Civilians Killed and Injured as U.S. Airstrikes Escalate in Southern Iraq
Washington Post
Web activists keep constant eye on Pentagon's data-mining point man
The Mercury News
Oakland tackles USA Patriot Act- City plans to announce it won't compromise civil liberties
San Francisco Chronicle
The US may use torture against terrorism
Daily Telegraph (UK)
Officials See Bush Insulated From Hill Probes
Washington Post
Kissinger Quits Post As Head of 9/11 Panel-
Withdrawal a Setback for White House
Washington Post
Britain may scale back its military assistance
Daily Telegraph (UK)
Preemptive Strikes Part Of U.S. Strategic Doctrine-
'All Options' Open for Countering Unconventional Arms
Washington Post
Back, But Not By Popular Demand
Washington Post
'Like a Virus'-
A terror expert says the Kenya attacks prove that Al Qaeda is alive and well and plotting further attacks
Newsweek/MSNBC
'Burning Bush' comment draws prison term
CNN
With runners and whispers, al-Qa'ida outfoxes US forces
The Independent (UK)
Global anger at US 'growing'
BBC News
Three Reagan-era hard-liners return to help run Bush's foreign policy team
New York Newsday
Pro-life reforms set to overturn US abortion laws
Daily Telegraph (UK)
Kissinger's Back...As 9/11 Truth-Seeker
The Nation
Enough Said
San Francisco Chronicle
Big Brother will be watching America
Guardian (UK)
Fresh memories of war-
Soldiers prepare for their second mission at the Bagram military base in East Afghanistan.
The Ithaca Journal
Domestic Spying Pressed-
Big-City Police Seek to Ease Limits Imposed After Abuses Decades Ago ***
Washington Post
US overlooks key to getting Bin Laden
Middle East Times [you must perform search for article]
Osama issues new call to arms
Guardian (UK)
Perspective: Say hello to Big Brother
c|net News.com
Bush threatens attack over Iraqi 'lies'
Guardian (UK)
Powell attacks Christian right
Guardian (UK)
Justice Department Wins Wiretap Ruling
Washington Post
How bin Laden gave US the slip
Daily Telegraph (UK)
US training Iraqis to run post-Saddam government-
Threat of war: Washington's plans for regime change move into high gear
as weapons inspection teams prepare to return to Iraq
The Independent (UK)
Bush Aides Consider Domestic Spy Agency
Washington Post
This Time a Bush Embraces 'Voodoo Economics' Theory
Washington Post
US Dollars Yielded Unanimous UN Vote Against Iraq
Inter Press Service News Agency
U.S. Hopes to Check Computers Globally-
System Would Be Used to Hunt Terrorists
Washington Post
From New York to Baghdad
a feature by Felix Rohatyn from the New York Review of Books
Fear of U.S. Power Shapes Iraq Debate-
As U.N. Considers War Resolution, a Distrust of American Policy Emerges
Washington Post
US weapons secrets exposed
Guardian (UK)
Can you trust your computer?
NewsForge (Online newspaper for Linux and Open Source)
Press coverage of implanted chips distorted?-
Tech experts warn real threats go unreported by 'mainstream' media
WorldNetDaily
Energy industry's dirty little details about to see light
San Francisco Chronicle
Iraq war 'unjustifiable', says Bush's church head
Guardian (UK)
N. Korea Issue Irks Congress-
Key Democrats Kept in Dark On Admission Before Iraq Vote
Washington Post
Al-Qaida 'has regrouped'
Guardian (UK)
I'm an American tired of American lies-
Woody Harrelson
Guardian (UK)
The US must follow Europe's lead and turn its back on oil-
The rise of hydrogen power makes energy regime change inevitable ***
Guardian (UK)- comment
White House 'exaggerating Iraqi threat'-
Bush's televised address attacked by US intelligence
Guardian (UK)
Court Upholds Secret Hearings
Washington Post
Al-Jazeera broadcasts 'bin Laden' threat to attack America
The Independent (UK)
US hardline on Iraq leaves full-scale invasion a 'hair-trigger' away
Guardian (UK)
Asteroid impact could have led to nuclear war- one of several threats from "near-earth objects"
House Committee on Science
Is 'groupthink' driving us to war?
Boston Globe editorial
(not available free anymore on Web, but available on the Globe's website (off Boston.com) free in
summary form or for $ for the entirety. This is worth it for the interested.)
Did D.C. Police Go Too Far?- Legal Experts Debate Legality of Mass Arrests
Washington Post
Will the U.S. reap what it has sown? Byrd asks
Charleston Gazette
Whites join slide into poverty as US incomes fall
Guardian (UK)
Paralysed Reeve blames Bush and Catholic church for his plight
Guardian (UK)
No Way to Honor Heroes
AFL-CIO
Drain the swamp and there will be no more mosquitoes:
By attacking Iraq, the US will invite a new wave of terrorist attacks
Guardian (UK)- comment
Carter hits out at Washington's "belligerent and divisive voices"
News.Scotsman.com
FindLaw Forum: Why Ashcroft's plan to create internment camps for alleged enemy combatants is wrong
CNN.com LawCenter
US city where you can be guilty until proven innocent
Guardian (UK)
Schumer Warns Of Drop In Customs Inspections At JFK
NY1 News
FBI rebuked over 'illegal' spying
Guardian (UK)
Rein in snoopware, senators say
ComputerWorld
A chill in the library
St. Petersburg Times Online editorial
NASA plans to read terrorist's minds at airports
Washington Times
"Burning Questions...Need Answers": FE's Bill Manning Calls for Comprehensive Investigation of WTC Collapse
www.FireEngineering.com
Beyond the Rubber Bullet: The Pentagon's effort to create nonlethal weapons that hurt but don't kill has set off its own fire storm
Time.com (Time/Life)
Giraffe's medical records are confidential but yours will soon be up for grabs
Insure.com