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9-11 is no reason to suspend the Constitution :
Fri Jan 23 00:00:46 2004
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9-11 is no reason to suspend the Constitution :

Essentially, the government is saying in these cases and others that 9-11 suspended the Constitution, and did so for all time, not just the immediate future.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2001840324_floyd21.html

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9/11 is low on White House priority list:

President Bush must be afraid that the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States will produce a report showing that he ignored warnings of an Al-Qaeda strike -- and possibly specific warnings about using hijacked airplanes as missiles. An extension would push any such revelations well into the reelection campaign.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/auto/epaper/editions/wednesday/opinion_04d04c57a54cb15e0044.html

http://tinyurl.com/2omw8

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Weapon of Mass Deception:

One of those essential tools” in fighting the war on terrorism, Bush said, “is the Patriot Act, which allows federal law enforcement to better share information, to track terrorists, to disrupt their cells and to seize their assets.” He forgot to mention spy on ordinary Americans, violate the Constitution, destroy civil liberties and turn the USA into a police state
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_3932.shtml

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NASA's New Antiterrorism Mission :

The program is the second recent example of a NASA effort to mine information storehouses for enemies of the state. Over the weekend, the Electronic Privacy Information Center revealed that Northwest Airlines forked over millions of passenger records to the space agency for a terrorist-screening project, an effort enhanced with data from the 1990 U.S. census.
http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,61987,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2

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Northwest Lands in Hot Water :

Northwest airline passengers who are irate about having their travel records turned over to the government for a data-mining project likely have few avenues for their anger, however, other than a personal boycott of the airline.
http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,61985,00.html

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UK: Snooping industry set to grow:

Snooping powers given to more than 600 public bodies look set to create a small industry of private firms that will help process requests for information about who people call, the websites they visit and who they swap e-mail with.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3414531.stm

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Canada: RCMP searches journalist's home and office for leaked Arar material:

Barry Wright, a law professor at Carleton University, says the Security of Information Act goes too far. "This is a chilling effect on freedom of the press and the public's right to know."
http://www.canada.com/news/national/story.html?id=B6124CBF-E7D4-4410-AAA3-D72165040B57

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Infiltration of files seen as extensive:

Republican staff members of the US Senate Judiciary Commitee infiltrated opposition computer files for a year, monitoring secret strategy memos and periodically passing on copies to the media, Senate officials told The Globe.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/01/22/infiltration_of_files_seen_as_extensive?mode=PF

http://tinyurl.com/2dukn

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The Real State of the Union:

So what’s the good news George? Homelessness increased 50% in three years, poverty increased again in 2003, and more children are going hungry. 502 soldiers died in Iraq, and 100 soldiers have now died in Afghanistan. Is there any good news?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5565.htm

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Stories you might have missed:
Here is a tiny sample of the stories now going under-reported and even buried:
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1074683529261&call_pageid=968256290204&col=968350116795

http://tinyurl.com/2hwcp

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Stop child executions!

Between 1990 and September 2003 Amnesty International documented 34 executions of child offenders in eight countries– the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the USA, China and Yemen. The USA carried out 19 executions – more than all other countries combined.
http://web.amnesty.org/pages/deathpenalty-children-eng

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In case you missed it:

N-bomb for Saddam in three years : SADDAM Hussein has the capability to make an atomic bomb within three years, and has stockpiled enough chemical and biological weapons to wipe out the world’s population, according to the file on Iraq due to be released by Downing Street.
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=994692002

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1,000 boots displayed in Chicago as memorial to soldiers killed in Iraq:

"These young men and women will not have died in vain if truth triumphs," said Michael McConnell, regional director of the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker peace and social justice group that sponsored the memorial.
http://www.adn.com/24hour/nation/story/1126866p-7839706c.html

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Scandal hits promoter that wows US troops:

The investigation found that the celebrities did nothing wrong, but US taxpayers repeatedly paid for first-class aircraft tickets, drinks and limousine services in violation of Pentagon and federal regulations.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/22/1074732543024.html

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Saudi prince blames govt for kidnapping:

Outspoken Saudi prince Sultan bin Turki maintains that he was kidnapped, drugged and flown to Saudi Arabia from Switzerland on orders from the Saudi government to stop him from pursuing an anti-corruption campaign.
http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jan2004-daily/22-01-2004/main/main11.htm

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New evidence halts 9/11 verdict:

Mr Mzoudi, 31, is accused of being an accessory to the murder of more than 3,000 in the 2001 attacks on America and membership of a terrorist group.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3417809.stm

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Justice Department Investigating Lead Prosecutor in Terrorism Trial:

The allegations include withholding evidence from defense attorneys and trying to convince a court employee to get confidential information about a prisoner, the newspaper said.
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAXHOK8KPD.html

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Guantanamo Bay: Hicks trial won't be fair: US lawyer:

The military lawyer assigned to Australian Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks has launched one of the most serious attacks yet on the legal process surrounding his client. Major Michael Mori says the military commission which will hear charges against him "will not provide a full and fair trial".
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1029437.htm

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Canadian to Sue U.S. for Expulsion to Syria :

A Canadian expelled by the United States to Syria as an al Qaeda suspect plans to sue the U.S. government on Thursday for sending him to be tortured, his lawyers said on Wednesday.
http://www.reuters.com/locales/newsArticle.jsp?type=topNews&locale=en_CA&storyID=4178788

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Notice to Army Reserve members: don't count on continuing to avoid mobilization.

"There will be some people who will say, `I do not wish to be a part of that kind of force,"' Helmly said.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/01/20/national0148EST0418.DTL

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Liberty can not be preserved without general knowledge among people." (August 1765) John Adams

263 DAYS ... AND STILL NO WMD FOUND IN IRAQ.

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Three Iraqi women killed in Fallujah:

Unidentified assailants shot and killed three women working for United States-led forces in a central city while a young man was fatally shot on Thursday in the south, police said.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=123&art_id=qw1074767760427B262&set_id=1

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Iraqi police killed in Falluja attack:

Three Iraqi police have been killed and five wounded after they were attacked near the town of Falluja.
http://www.itv.com/news/1547635.html

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Mortar Attack Kills Two U.S. Soldiers, Wounds Another :

Two U.S. soldiers were killed and one was critically wounded in a mortar and rocket attack on a U.S. military base near the restive central Iraq town of Baquba, the U.S. Army said Thursday.
http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=816244&tw=wn_wire_story

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Israelis kill Palestinian child in Gaza:

A Palestinian child has been shot dead by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip near the border fence with Israel, Palestinian medics have said.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/DCC8FDFA-7AB8-49E3-BDB2-DC9BCC60596B.htm

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Child sobs for dead mother:

A Palestinian woman, 31, was fatally shot in the head during the military operation, hospital officials said. Her sister and another relative, a 13-year-old boy, were wounded.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/22/1074732539477.html

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Iraq may be on path to civil war, CIA officials warn :

CIA officers in Iraq are warning that the country may be on a path to civil war, current and former U.S. officials said yesterday, starkly contradicting the upbeat assessment President Bush gave in his State of the Union address.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001841528_cia22.html

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How Much Democracy Should Iraqis Have?

A fight is brewing over how much democracy Iraq's people can handle. President Bush says he wants elections in the country that America occupies - just not right now. He envisions instead an appointed process likely to yield America-friendly officials in Baghdad.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3652854,00.html

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Bush May Seek Billions for Iraq After Election :

President Bush may seek an additional $40 billion or more for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan next year -- on top of the $400-billion military budget he will send to Congress next month, congressional sources and budget analysts said on Wednesday.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=YELXP2DKDFVVUCRBAEZSFEY?type=topNews&storyID=4180257

http://tinyurl.com/244dy

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Taliban warns of more attacks:

The latest warming comes amid a deteriorating security situation sweeping Afghanistan.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/31216CB5-1252-41B1-9B35-AA1F024B66F2.htm

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Military Lawyer Slams U.S. Terrorism Tribunals :

The U.S. Marine Corps lawyer assigned to defend an Australian terror suspect being held at the Guantanamo naval base in Cuba Wednesday criticized the military tribunal process and said it will not allow a fair trial
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=4179427

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USA: "Double jeopardy" for some Guantánamo detainees:

Held in isolating conditions, the detainees held in Guantánamo Bay have not been allowed to see lawyers or relatives, or to have access to any court. Now, even if eventually released with no charge, some may face further injustice: indefinite untried detention, torture or execution in their home country.
http://web.amnesty.org/pages/usa-070104-action-eng

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Patriot Act renewal 'a can of worms' :

Seventeen key provisions of the act, mostly ones which extend the surveillance powers of the federal government, are due to expire Dec. 31, 2005, if no fresh legislation is passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the president.
http://www.upi.com/print.cfm?StoryID=20040121-072910-4598r

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9-11 is no reason to suspend the Constitution :

Essentially, the government is saying in these cases and others that 9-11 suspended the Constitution, and did so for all time, not just the immediate future.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2001840324_floyd21.html

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9/11 is low on White House priority list:

President Bush must be afraid that the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States will produce a report showing that he ignored warnings of an Al-Qaeda strike -- and possibly specific warnings about using hijacked airplanes as missiles. An extension would push any such revelations well into the reelection campaign.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/auto/epaper/editions/wednesday/opinion_04d04c57a54cb15e0044.html

http://tinyurl.com/2omw8

• The State of the Union - (Relative To Terrorism) — homelandsecuityus.com, Fri Jan 23 02:14