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Fears were growing overnight that today’s G8 summit in Scotland was set to be derailed by violence and political bickering.
Sir Bob Geldof, the organiser of the weekend’s Live8 concerts to fight poverty, was downbeat last night.
"We have the potential to make this an historic G8," Geldof said.
"But I don’t think they (G8 leaders) are anywhere near there."
More than 60 people were arrested in Edinburgh as violent protesters infiltrated mass demonstrations for G8.
Police fears that (…)

By Jason Leopold
The audacity inside the Bush administration never ceases to amaze.
The latest example of chutzpah from Bush and co. is the announcement that Joseph Kelliher, a former policy adviser with the Department of Energy who currently serves as a commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the agency that controls the country’s natural gas industry, hydroelectric projects, electric utilities, and oil pipelines and has played a critical role in the deregulation of (…)

Jeremy Hinzman, 26
TORONTO—My name is Jeremy Hinzman. I was a specialist with the 82nd Airborne division. U.S. Army deserter Joshua Key (L) with his daughter Anna and wife Brandi (R) during a meeting of the War Resistants movement and U.S. Army deserters in Toronto, Canada. The 27-year old Key, a father of four children is seeking asylum in Canada. Photo by Jochen Siegle/Polaris Images
I’m from South Dakota, from an area where there were not many jobs. I went through school believing (…)

Dear friend,
Here is a notice for a meeting that may be of interest to you. We would be grateful if you could pass it on to any relevant newsletters, email lists and friends who may be interested. Thanks for your help with this, we look forward to seeing you on July 7th.
David King Director, Human Genetics Alert www.hgalert.org
Sex selection: a global issue A meeting organised by Human Genetics Alert, and The Cornerhouse
In India millions of female foetuses are being aborted, (…)

Mom, Who Lost Son In Iraq, Talks About ’Disgusting’ White House Private Meeting With Bush; Claims He Was Arrogant, ’Totally Detached From Humanity’ And Didn’t Even Know Her Name
Founder of peace group to stop senseless murder of our children, Cindy Sheehan wants parents to ’wake up’ to the illegal nature of the war and Bush’s corrupt motives meriting impeachment. She tells parents to advise their children not to fight, saying it’s better ’to spend a year in jail instead of an eternity in a (…)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Frías called Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and congratulated him on his landslide victory. Closer cooperation between Caracas and Teheran did not begin with Ahmadinejad’s election, since it had long been part of Chávez’s efforts to diminish Venezuela’s dependence on the United States as its primary energy export market, diversify its trade partners, and support the right of self-determination. Caracas and Teheran are said to be both price hawks when it comes to oil, (…)

It is not the reformists’ promise of freedom of expression and association that the Iranian working class rejected in the presidential election this year. What they refused to tolerate any longer is deteriorating economic conditions that neoliberalism brought them. "Mr. [Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad, who catapulted to president-elect from near obscurity as the appointed mayor of Tehran, campaigned on a populist message, promising to redistribute the nation’s wealth, hold down prices, raise salaries (…)

Submitted to the Secretary of the Army in his capacity as Executive Agent for the Secretary of Defense, June 8, 2005.
This report of war crimes committed against U.S. military personnel is submitted to the Honorable Secretary of the Army in his capacity as Executive Agent for the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to Department of Defense Directive Number 5810.01B (29 March 2004) [1] .
This Report is filed by the USS Liberty Veterans Association, Inc. a California non-profit corporation, (…)

The disgraced British Prime Minister Tony Blair is using the G8 for his personal PR and to distract attention from his crimes against humanity in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. As he speaks for the African poor, his troops and aircraft are killing the poor in Afghanistan and Iraq. His men are torturing innocent in US secret prisons around the world. British businesses are busy stealing others’ wealth and resources. Blair is worst than Bush because Bush is honestly stupid. Americans elect (…)

Tuesday/Wednesday, July 5-6, 2005
Yesterday, an Iraqi-American friend stopped by to chat. I showed him the Automotive section of the San Diego Union-Tribune in which there was an article called "War Utility Vehicle" that concerned Humvees. It was written by Jerry Garrett who also writes for Car and Driver magazine.
I was quite disturbed by a photo of a Humvee knocking a car driven by an Iraqi off the road under the "crash first and ask questions later" driving technique used by the U.S. (…)