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"Conspiracy Of Silence: Sexual practices of those who govern the United States and the murder of the DC Madam"
There has been a lot of coverage on the death of the DC Madam. The mainstream media is regurgitating the governments account of a suicide - this is the same mainstream media that brought us the pentagon sponsored war on Iraq - while the non media conglomerate perspective is geared towards investigating the possible links of 911 and the murder of the DC Madam.
The belief that (…)

The task force members come from prestigious universities, medical groups, the military and government agencies. They include the Department of Homeland Security, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services. The proposed guidelines are designed to be a blueprint for hospitals "so that everybody will be thinking in the same way" when pandemic flu or another widespread health care disaster hits, said Dr. Asha Devereaux. She is a critical care (…)

Battle in Seattle- Anti-Capititalism on the Big Screen
by Paula Geraghty
Townsend’s interpretation of the famous Battle in Seattle, where the World Trade Organisation was shut down due to the emergence of what the media labelled the anti-globalisation movement has finally hit the big screen, and it doesn’t get much bigger (in Dublin) than the prestigous Savoy Screen Number 1!
The whirlwind fictional interpretation of the event which launched the global phenomenon of Anti-capitalism has (…)

By Damien McElroy, Foreign Affairs Correspondent
British officials were today accused of turning a blind eye to an Iraqi woman’s complaints that she suffered sexual harassment while working in the UK Embassy in Baghdad. The unnamed woman was allegedly sacked last year after she refused to perform sexual favours for an employee of a private contractor that ran the embassy canteen.
“I suffered this aggression under the British flag,” she said. “I felt like I had been destroyed.”
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Casualties in Iraq The Human Cost of Occupation Edited by Margaret Griffis :: Contact American Military Casualties in Iraq Date - Total In Combat American Deaths Since war began (3/19/03): 4073 3321 Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03) (the list) 3934 3213 Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 3612 3015 Since Handover (6/29/04): 3214 2688 Since Election (1/31/05): 2636 2425 American Wounded Official Estimated Total Wounded: 30004 23000 - 100000 Latest Fatality May 6, 2008 (…)

http://internationalnews.over-blog.com/article-19391475.html

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These days, immigration is one of the main issues on the European Union’s agenda. Currently, the European Parliament is debating a proposal for a directive establishing "Common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegal staying third-country nationals". The proposed directive is applicable to all third-country nationals, (…)

2008 Elections: Hillary Clinton: No regret on Iraq vote ’How could they have been so poorly prepared for the aftermath?’
From Crackle: Hillary, Responsibility, Iraq 2008 Election r1>
http://internationalnews.over-blog.com/article-19377219.html
Achives CNN April 21, 2004 :
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said she is not sorry she voted for a resolution authorizing President Bush to take military action in Iraq despite the recent problems there but she does regret (…)

CounterPunch May 1, 2008
Dear Michael Moore:
I think I have a fantastic new title for your next documentary about yourself: Hollywood Hypocrite.
Last night on the Larry King Show, you made disparaging remarks about Ralph Nader’s presidential campaign. May I remind you that Ralph Nader is the only high-profile candidate that supports the single-payer health plan – H.R. 676 – which your acclaimed film Sicko and your website emphasizes is “the right of all Americans.”
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New Labour has suffered a crushing defeat. The Blair project of promoting and implementing right-wing policies in the knowledge that traditional working class voters would remain solid died on 1 May 2008. Labour’s vote in the local elections in dropped to 24 percent, a point below the Liberal Democrats and twenty points less than the Conservatives (44 percent). Gioven the scale of the catstrophe, It seems unlikely that Gordon Brown can win the next general election
Awestruck by Margaret (…)