Last Updated:
Monday, August 11, 2008 21:45
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Mercenary Captured By Russians
An American mercenary has been captured by Russian forces along with
a number of Georgian soldiers according to a report from the Russian
news website Izvestia, providing more evidence that the U.S. and NATO
are covertly supporting the Georgian army in a proxy war with Russia.
McCain
warns Russians of "severe, long-term negative consequences"
Describing the Russian assaults that have gone beyond the disputed territory
and into sovereign Georgia as "Moscow's path of violent aggression,"
the GOP nominee suggested that Putin's aim may be to overthrow the pro-U.S.
government in Georgia.
Russia
brushes aside ceasefire calls after Georgia withdraws
Russian forces were moving to take total control of South Ossetia last
night as Georgia withdrew troops amid intense diplomatic efforts for
a ceasefire to end the three-day conflict in which 2,000 people have
reportedly been killed and up to 22,000 displaced.
"Martial
Law" Declared in Arkansas Town
Areas of a town in Arkansas have been placed under a 24-hour, non-stop
curfew described by the mayor as "almost akin to martial law".
Opec
income hits record as oil prices soar Opec nations earned as much in the first half
of this year as they did in the whole of 2007 – thanks both to
record oil prices and record production – triggering a big increase
in its spending.
US
planes make secret landings in Kenya US military planes have been making secretive
landings in Kenya in what is feared to be an effort to move terror suspects.
US
lighting Mideast powder keg?
Three more US warships are reportedly heading towards the Persian Gulf
amid ongoing tension in the region.
WeAreChangeLA
questions Dennis Kucinich about 9/11
WeAreChangeLA asks Dennis Kucinich about breaking the silence in regards
to using the truth about 9/11 as the 'portal into truth,' so that people
will begin to look at many other pressing issues (lies).
Invisibility
cloak one step closer, scientists say Scientists have created two new types of materials
that can bend light the wrong way, creating the first step toward an
invisibility cloaking device.
Olympic
2008 opening ceremony ‘faked’
As the ceremony got under way with a dramatic, drummed countdown, viewers
watching at home and on giant screens inside the Bird's Nest National
Stadium watched as a series of giant footprints outlined in fireworks
processed gloriously above the city from Tiananmen Square.
