Iraq War Provoking Terror: Amnesty International

05/23/06 - Tuesday -- WOW!! LISTEN!!!!
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t r u t h o u t | 05.23
Iraq War Provoking Terror: Amnesty International

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/052306A.shtml
"The war on terror and the way it has unfolded is actually premised on the principle that by eroding human rights you can reinforce security," said Amnesty International's Secretary-General Irene Khan. "And that is why as part of the war on terror we see restrictions being placed on civil liberties around the world."

Top CIA Officials to Testify Libby Lied on Leak
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/052306B.shtml
Two top CIA officials will bolster prosecutor's charge that Vice President Cheney's chief aide lied to them, court papers show.

Andrew Bacevich: The Delusions of Global Hegemony
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/052306C.shtml
In an interview by Tom Engelhardt, Andrew Bacevich discusses his subjects of choice: American militarism and the American imperial mission.

Verizon Refuses to Come Clean About Wiretapping
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/052306D.shtml
In a tight-lipped 44-page response to the PUC last Friday, Verizon argued that the commission lacks the authority to investigate a complaint that the telephone company was involved in the NSA program. The company further claimed such information is protected by the "state-secrets privilege."

Iran Target of Apparent US Disinformation Ploy
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/052306E.shtml
A story authored by a prominent US neo-conservative regarding new legislation in Iran allegedly requiring Jews and other religious minorities to wear distinctive color badges circulated around the world this weekend before it was exposed as false.

Mortgage Giant Is Expected to Pay $400 Million in Settlement
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/052306F.shtml
Fannie Mae, the giant mortgage buyer, is expected to pay more than $400 million today as part of a settlement to resolve claims that executives manipulated earnings in the 1990s so they could receive bigger bonuses.

Joshua Holland | End the Hostile Takeover
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/052306G.shtml
Joshua Holland interviews David Sirota about his new book "Hostile Takeover," and how Big Business is "a system corrupted almost beyond recognition. We have a government in which the greater good is subsumed by corporate interests day in and day out, and where political discourse itself is framed by those very interests."

Le Monde | Taliban Danger
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/052306H.shtml
"The violent combat unfolding in Afghanistan illustrates, four and a half years after the Taliban's fall from power, their continuing nuisance ability," notes Le Monde. "Western promises ... have not been followed by results."

Bush Snubs Gore Film on Global Warming
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/052306I.shtml
Is Bush likely to see Al Gore's documentary about global warming? "Doubt it," Bush said coolly Monday. "But Bush should watch it," Gore shot back. In fact, the former Democratic vice president offered to come to the White House any time, any day to show Bush either his documentary or a slide show on global warming that he's shown more than 1,000 times around the world.

Iran and Rumsfeld
A Report by Scott Galindez
http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm
On Thursday, May 18, over 40,000 petition signatures against war with Iran were delivered to the White House. Following the delivery of the petitions, Ray McGovern and Cindy Sheehan led a march to Donald Rumsfeld's house. Four people were arrested trying to deliver a message to the Secretary of Defense.

05/23/06 - Tuesday -- WOW!! LISTEN!!!!
Dr Mike interviews Dr Hussein Ibish about relationships between Islam and the West
click to listen
http://www.mikenewcomb.net/audio/IBISH.mp3