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Sunday, August 17, 2008 13:29
GMT City
defends 'secret jail' built for DNC DENVER - Activist groups say the converted
warehouse poses a threat to civil liberties. The city maintains the
facility is needed in case of mass arrests during the Democratic National
Convention.
GM
Not Seeing Signs of U.S. Recovery, Wagoner Says General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Officer
Rick Wagoner said he's not yet seeing signs of a recovery in the U.S.
economy or in vehicle sales following the recent decline in oil prices.
"Gori
in ruins"? You decide
Russia's ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin has dismissed media reports
that the Georgian city of Gori is "in ruins." He called the
allegations a "disinformation campaign" and pointed to the
fact that Russian peacekeepers have in fact performed a humanitarian
mission there.
Georgia
used US and Ukrainian mercenaries in its aggression against South Ossetia
Russia has won the war in Georgia. US-based scientist of politics at
Nixon Center, Dmitri Simes, told ITAR-TASS that Russia would now need
to win the world in cooperation with the USA. The expert means that
Russia currently needs to try to turn the past events in South Ossetia
to advantage of US-Russian relations.
Russia's
NATO envoy calls U.S. missile shield 'dead cat'
Russia's ambassador to NATO has compared the U.S. missile defense system
to "a dead cat," since its effectiveness can only be verified
as a result of reciprocal thermonuclear missile strikes.
How
Big Brother watches your every move With every telephone call, swipe of a card and
click of a mouse, information is being recorded, compiled and stored
about Britain's citizens.
Texas
school district to let teachers carry guns A Texas school district will let teachers bring
guns to class this fall, the district's superintendent said on Friday,
in what experts said appeared to be a first in the United States.
Surge
for the dollar as global fears rise The dollar surged to a two-year high against
the pound and a six-month peak against the euro on Friday, as fears
about spreading economic gloom triggered a sell-off in commodities.
Neo-cons
dream of global dominance Former assistant secretary of the US Treasury,
Paul Craig Roberts says the Bush administration ordered Georgia to ethnically
cleanse South Ossetia.
U.S.
Tells Russia to Remove Forces From Georgia The U.S. demanded Russia pull its troops out
of Georgia ``immediately,'' after Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili
signed a European Union-brokered peace plan that ended five days of
fighting.
Paul Joseph Watson: Internet Censorship a Growing Cancer
Steve Watson: British Kids Encouraged To Become "Climate Cops"
Steve Watson: Terror Stopped For Putting My Hand in My Pocket
Paul Watson on the Alex Jones Show: The
state wants your children.
