Domestic spying far outpaces terrorism prosecutions
The number of Americans being secretly wiretapped or having their financial and other records reviewed by the government has continued to increase as officials aggressively use powers approved after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Court hears claim linking vaccines to autism
The parents of two 10-year-old boys who believe vaccines caused their sons to develop autism brought their case to U.S. federal court on Monday, arguing a mercury preservative in the shots caused a rare reaction.
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The Twilight of Irredeemable Debt
The most powerful of the latter-day pagan gods that have guided the destinies of humanity for the past two-score years is irredeemable debt.
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Quiet US Confession: Weapons Were Not Made In Iran After All
Longstanding accusations against Iran arming militants in Iraq
In a sharp reversal of its longstanding accusations against Iran arming militants in Iraq , the US military has made an unprecedented albeit quiet confession: the weapons they had recently found in Iraq were not made in Iran at all.
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Hamas Condemns the Holocaust
As the Palestinian people prepare to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nakba ("catastrophe") - the dispossession and expulsion of most of our people from our land - those remaining in Palestine face escalating aggression, killings, imprisonment, ethnic cleansing and siege.
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US laying foundation for Iraq colonization (SOFA)
Washington drew out a draft proposal for a security deal in January 2008, a preliminary part of which was signed by officials of the two countries on March 17.
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Revealed: torture centre linked to MI5
A secret interrogation centre in Pakistan where British terrorism suspects are alleged to have been tortured after UK authorities had them arrested has been found by the Guardian.
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Disturbing Stirrings - Ratcheting Up For War on Iran
Led by Dick Cheney, Bush administration neocons want war on Iran. So does the Israeli Lobby, but it doesn't mean they'll get it.
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Why the propaganda campaign for international intervention in Burma?
The catastrophe wrought by Cyclone Nargis on the Burmese people has provoked an extraordinary campaign by the US and allied powers, and in the international media, demanding that the military junta open its borders to aid and aid officials as well as to American military aircraft, troops and warships.
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Veterans Administration Tried to Conceal Extent of Attempted Veteran Suicides, Email Shows
Top officials at the Veterans Administration tried to conceal information from the public about the sudden increase of attempted suicides among veterans that were treated or sought help at VA hospitals around the country, a previously undisclosed internal VA email indicates.
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Iraq, Depleted Uranium and a Song for Sanity.
'I would like to see it sung all over the world.' Dr Chris Busby.
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