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CLIP AND SAVE THE LIST OF PLANES, BELOW. It will make following the news (lawsuits, prosecutions, investigations) a lot easier.
At a meeting in Athens, Greece, on January 22, 2003, the European Union states gave the United States permission to kidnap Muslims off the street (renditions) and use European airports and airspace.
The minutes of the meeting are at the above link. That’s all the proof you need. Here is the relevant part of the linked file:
"Both sides [EU, US] agreed on (…)

PART I : The Making of the Enemy [ Part One of Two]
The Myth of the Superhuman Enemy
There is purpose behind having enemies, for their existence is the backbone of the corporatists. Indeed, there is a method behind their madness. Having enemies means having control both of fear and hatred of the people, as well as having control of the masses along with their animalistic emotions. Psychology can be manipulated at the push of a few buttons; an entire nation can be mobilized toward war in (…)

Regarding Kosovo and President Bill Clinton, 1999: "No goal, no objective, not until we have those things and a compelling case is made, then I say back out of it because innocent people are going to die for nothing. That’s why I’m against it." Sean Hannity, fox news 4/5/99 "American foreign policy is now one huge big mystery. Simply put, the administration is trying to lead the world with a feel-good foreign policy." Representative Tom Delay (R-TX) "If we are going to commit American (…)

BellaCiao Collective UK
A violent attack is underway in Italy against the law n. 194 which regards the ‘norms protecting maternity and voluntary pregnancy termination’. The attempt is to curb the rights of women to self-determination and to diminish the responsibility women have long exercised and demonstrated in procreation.
We believe the 194 is a good law which enables women to use their freedom responsibly.
We believe this law has not boosted abortion but has granted the support (…)

By Peter Fredson
December 20, 2005
As we come to the end of 2005, I looked back at the G.W.Bush record to see if it reflected glory or shame. I am forced to the conclusion that he is a dirty President. I don’t mean anything connected necessarily with soap and water, but with morals, ethics, “clean” politics, upstanding behavior, model citizenship, fair play, upholding the laws and respecting the Constitution.
I find his conduct to be less than meritorious. GWB prefers to shroud his (…)

By FIONA SMITH
COCHABAMBA, Bolivia - The Socialist firebrand who claimed victory in Bolivia’s presidential race repeated his promise to end a U.S.-backed crusade against coca plants, but said Monday his government would respect private property.
Unofficial results showed Evo Morales - himself a coca farmer - with a decisive lead over seven opponents that would make him the first Indian president in the 180-year history of independent Bolivia and solidify a continental leftward shift. (…)

He’s been called Elliot Ness. He certainly has treated the Bush administration as if they were untouchable. The CIA Leak Case is no more. It’s the wreck of St. Patrick Fitzgerald .
Questions for Mr. Fitzgerald
1) Judge Tatel was presented hard evidence that the Bush administration had engaged in a national security crime that constituted a "breach in the public trust". Why has the Office of Special Counsel refused to perform it’s solemn duty to prosecute these crimes ?
2) Is (…)

WOID #17 -
Strike one for the working guy.
If the Masters of the Universe (New York’s mayor, New York State, the bosses, Wall Street and the lumpenbobos thought this was going to be "1980 Transit Strike, II" they’ve been disappointed.
Nineteen-eighty : good little New Yorkers crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, Job über Alles, with the Mayor playing Right-to-Work Guiding the people, not much in the titty department, though.
This time : nothing. Deserted streets. My post office closed. (…)

A Bush Spy Hearing in Congress? by Rep Louise Slaughter Mon Dec 19, 2005 at 04:57:07 PM PDT
First, please only recommend this diary if you think others should see the information I’m posting.
I wanted to share with you an email I sent out to my supporters all across the country tonight. Just like all of you here I am outraged about the reports of President Bush’s authorization of eavesdropping on American citizens. Unfortunately, we are all too numb to an Administration — which has (…)

So the first thing I want you to think about is, when you hear Patriot Act, is that we changed the law and the bureaucratic mind-set to allow for the sharing of information. It’s vital. And others will describe what that means.
Secondly, there are such things as roving wiretaps. Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires-a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we’re talking about chasing down (…)