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Friday, February 18, 2005 11:41:57 AM

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The US Stands Accused of Kidnapping

By Georg Mascolo and Holger Stark

The case is extremely sensitive. A German citizen may have been kidnapped by American agents and illegally taken to Afghanistan. Now, German authorities are quietly investigating the case. But no one here wants it to interfere with US-German rapprochement.
http://207.44.245.159/article8066.htm

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Secrets and Lies:

An Australian intelligence insider reveals how key dossiers on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction were censored, and how his early reports to Canberra about prisoner abuse were ignored.
http://207.44.245.159/article8067.htm

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Britain Wanted A 'Sexier' Iraqi Weapons Report Claims Scientist :

An Australian scientist involved in the US search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq today said the CIA censored his reporting so that it suggested the weapons existed.
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4130247

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U.S. Withdraws Ambassador From Syria :

Before departing, U.S. Ambassador Margaret Scobey delivered a stern note, called a demarche in diplomatic parlance, to the Syrian government, said an official who discussed the situation only on grounds of anonymity.
http://207.44.245.159/article8072.htm

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Robert Fisk: The killing of 'Mr Lebanon':

This was a bomb that took a long time to construct, a long time to plan. Parked outside the wall of an empty hotel, few would have looked at the car or noticed that it was weighed down on its axles by the weight of explosives, as it must have been.
http://207.44.245.159/article8068.htm

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Robert Fisk Interview : Car bomb kills former Lebanese prime minister:

Robert Fisk is a journalist for the Independent newspaper based in Beirut. He knew Rafik Hariri and was one of the first people to get to the site of the attack. Real Audio
http://207.44.245.159/article8065.htm

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War pimp alert:

Finger-pointing begins as nations ask, 'Who?' :

The United States will consult with other governments "about measures that can be taken to punish those responsible for this terrorist attack," and "to restore Lebanon's independence, sovereignty and democracy by freeing it from foreign occupation," the White House press secretary, Scott McClellan, said.
http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2005/02/14/news/react.html

http://tinyurl.com/6o6fa

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Blast cited by U.S. in anti-Syria move :

The Bush administration, condemning the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister, Rafik Hariri, is suggesting that Syria is to blame and moving to get a new condemnation of Syria's domination of Lebanon at the UN Security Council.
http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2005/02/15/news/lebanon.html

http://tinyurl.com/46a63

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Mob Blames Syria for Hariri Assassination:

An angry mob attacked Syrian workers in southern Lebanon Tuesday and another group threw stones and set fires outside a Syrian government office in Beirut, blaming Damascus for the bomb that killed former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=500960

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Hariri`s consultant: Hariri`s assassination by Mossad aimed at creating tension in Lebanon :

The late Lebanese politician Rafiq Hariri`s consultant Mustafa al-Naser told IRNA Monday evening, "Assassination Hariri is the Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad`s job, aimed at creating political tension in Lebanon."
http://www.irna.ir/?SAB=OK&LANG=EN&PART=_NEWS&TYPE=HE&id=20050215030858

http://tinyurl.com/3z3jz

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Battlefield in a larger conflict:

Lebanon is used by and against Syria in this struggle for power
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1414875,00.html

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Who killed Rafiq al-Hariri?:

Commentators said Syria would most likely be blamed for the killing and as a result feel the repercussions hardest. But many of them wondered what Damascus stood to profit from having a hand in al-Hariri's death.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/AA19EA2C-3683-4980-BFC6-666C15B07D41.htm

http://tinyurl.com/4lj6b

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'Qaeda' Says Jihadists Didn't Kill Hariri:

A statement attributed to al Qaeda and posted on the Internet on Tuesday denied Islamists had killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, saying Lebanese, Syrian or Israeli intelligence were behind the attack.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7630327

http://tinyurl.com/5e3ng

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Analysis: A powerful message that could boomerang:

"It's totally illogical that Syria would do it," said Prof. Eyal Zisser, a Syria expert at the Dayan Institute for Middle East Studies at Tel Aviv University. "It would be such a stupid move on their part."
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1108353358867&a...

http://tinyurl.com/6hja9

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Thirteen Iraqi security personnel and one American soldier killed:

One American soldier was killed and 13 members of the Iraqi security forces including two senior officers were also killed during the 24 past hours in operations most of them concentrated against the security forces.
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/050215/2005021508.html

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Five die in Iraq violence:

FIVE Iraqis were killed and nine others wounded in a string of attacks across the country.Two soldiers were killed and another wounded when a bomb exploded near the restive Sunni town of Dhuluiyah, north of Baghdad
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12265929-23109,00.html

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Iraq war was illegal, British court told:

British opponents of the Iraq war arrested for breaking into military bases were denied justice because the conflict itself was illegal, a court case with potentially far-reaching implications was told.
http://tinyurl.com/4un3y

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Iraq agency 'run like Wild West' :

The senators described the management of the CPA's multi-billion dollar reconstruction programme as a "scandal".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4266231.stm

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Iraqi Shiite coalition names Jafari as PM candidate :

Iraq's Shiite coalition that won the country's Jan. 30 elections on Tuesday named interim Vice President and leader of Dawa party Ibrahim al-Jafari as candidate for prime minister, the Dubai-based al-Arabiya TV channel reported.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-02/16/content_2581034.htm

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Jaafari tipped to become Iraq's PM:

Shi'ite politician and former exile Ibrahim al-Jaafari has emerged as the front-runner to become Iraq's new prime minister as horse-trading to decide who gets what job in the next government enters its final stages.
http://tinyurl.com/6c3pf

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Shia victory is blow to US line on Iran's N-arms:

The victory by Shia clerics in Iraq's elections is likely to complicate US efforts to press Iran to dismantle its nuclear programme.
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/bb316aaa-7e2c-11d9-ac22-00000e2511c8.html

http://tinyurl.com/5z7fg

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India wants gas pipeline extended to China :

"It is possible that Iranian gas would be made available to China by extending the proposed Iran- Pakistan- India pipeline to South China," he said.
http://www.dawn.com/2005/02/15/top9.htm

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Kerry calls for 40,000 new troops:

Kerry said he plans to file legislation to increase the size of the military by 40,000 -- 30,000 in the Army and 10,000 in the Marines -- to help support the country's efforts in Iraq and the larger war on terrorism.
http://tinyurl.com/5brvj

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In case you missed it:

Video: Tariq Ali: Empire and Resistance:

Tariq Ali speaks out on the crisis in the Middle East, the war on terror, and the resurgent militarism of the American Empire.
http://207.44.245.159/article8070.htm

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An Anti-Democracy Foreign Policy:

Guatemala: Unfortunately, the CIA "success" in Iran, which produced the CIA's ouster of Iran's democratically elected prime minister, bred a CIA "success" in another part of the world, Latin America.
http://www.fff.org/comment/com0502f.asp

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Two Fugitives From Russia at Bush Event:

Two Russian businessmen wanted by Russia's government were among the thousands of guests attending a high-profile prayer breakfast with President Bush on Thursday.
http://207.44.245.159/article8063.htm

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U.S. Missile Defense System Flunks Test :

A test of the national missile defense system failed Monday when an interceptor missile did not launch from its island base in the Pacific Ocean, the military said. It was the second failure in months for the experimental program.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050214/ap_on_go_ot/missile_defense

http://tinyurl.com/3ugwc

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Spy reveals Soviet attack plans:

Scientist Alexander Kouzminov said agents were ready to poison military figures, civilian settlements and political leaders with lethal bacteria should war break out between the Soviet Union and the West, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=21316

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US accused of plan to muzzle al-Jazeera through privatisation:

America and its key ally Saudi Arabia are being accused of quietly seeking to muzzle al-Jazeera, the Arab satellite news station that has often incurred Washington's ire for its coverage of Iraq and President George Bush's "war on terror".
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=611218

http://tinyurl.com/6swed

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Israel Plans New W.Bank Settlement After Gaza Exit :

Israel has plans to build a new settlement in the West Bank that could take in settlers uprooted from Gaza, officials said Tuesday, drawing protest from Palestinians who fear losing land for a state they seek.
http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=990858&tw=wn_wire_stor...

http://tinyurl.com/4nsdp

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Court: Reporters Must Testify in CIA Leak Case:

"There is no First Amendment privilege protecting the evidence sought," Judge David Sentelle wrote in the opinion that went against the two journalists. The decision upheld a ruling by a federal judge that Miller and Cooper were in contempt of court and should be jailed for refusing to testify about their confidential sources.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=501100

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Border talks called `disturbing':

An influential tri-national panel has considered a raft of bold proposals for an integrated North America, including a continental customs union, single passport and contiguous security perimeter.
http://207.44.245.159/article8069.htm

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U.S. stands in way of POWs' compensation from Iraq :

The Bush administration is fighting the former prisoners of war in court, trying to prevent them from collecting nearly $1 billion from Iraq that a federal judge awarded them as compensation for their torture at the hands of Saddam Hussein's regime.
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/02-05/02-15-05/a02wn837.htm

http://tinyurl.com/3qpep

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Lies, Damned Lies And Rice:

A few months ago they told our senators and representatives that their bogus Medicare prescription drug bill would cost $400 billion over the next 10 years. Now that the bill has become law, they've revised their estimate: Now it's $724 billion.
http://tinyurl.com/64ytl

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Letter Says Donor Was Promised Ambassadorship:

"Jack Oliver told me several weeks ago that he was informed that I would not receive one of the eight major ambassadorships but would be receiving an ambassadorship," Acklie wrote.
http://207.44.245.159/article8071.htm

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Cheney's Daughter Named to Mideast Post :

Elizabeth Cheney, will coordinate U.S. efforts to promote democracy and economic progress in the Middle East and Northern Africa, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said Monday.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4802225,00.html

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The Great American Job Sell Out:

Americans are being sold out on the jobs front. Americans' employment opportunities are declining as a result of corporate outsourcing of US jobs, H-1B visas that import foreigners to displace Americans in their own country, and federal guest worker programs
http://www.counterpunch.org/roberts02152005.html

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Ex-aide says Bush failing poor:

A former White House official said Monday that President Bush has failed to deliver on his promise to help religious groups serve the poor, the homeless and drug addicts because the administration lacks a genuine commitment to its "compassionate conservative" agenda.
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/nation/10904290.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6ax67

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$14.1 billion rise ordered for schools in N.Y. City :

The 44 percent increase in operating aid for the schools ordered by State Supreme Court Justice Leland DeGrasse of Manhattan would permit the hiring of more teachers and staff to provide additional services and improvements such as smaller class sizes.
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050215/1067210.asp

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CIA prisoners 'tortured' in Arab jails:

A former CIA official has confirmed suspicions that terror suspects have been flown to jails in Middle Eastern countries where torture is routinely practised, and without reference to courts of law. Real Audio
http://207.44.245.159/article7977.htm

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Video: Oil, Power, and Empire::

Larry Everest speaks at Berkeley, CA. Introduction by Daniel Ellsberg. Why is the U.S. in Iraq. What's the global agenda driving this war. Watch it 0nline now
http://207.44.245.159/article8056.htm

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US fights back against 'rule by clerics':

The US-armed and supported militias in the south will comprise former members of the Ba'ath Party, which has already split into three factions, only one of which is pro-Saddam Hussein. They would be expected to receive assistance from pro-US interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's Iraqi National Accord.
http://207.44.245.159/article8062.htm

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Allawi Presses Effort to Bring Back Baathists:

Seeking to speed the return of senior officials of the former ruling Baath Party into the government, Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has tried to dismantle a powerful independent commission that was established after the American invasion to keep such people from power.
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041013/ZNYT03/410130453

http://tinyurl.com/52bnk

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Israel and/or America Implicated in Killing of Rafik Harriri? :

"This is the work of an intelligence service, not a small group," said Rime Allaf, Middle East analyst at London's Royal Institute of International Affairs.
http://207.44.245.159/article8060.htm

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Secrecy, Torture, Propaganda Mark New American Politburo Practices:

Comrades Cheney and Bush get away with their propaganda with the unflinching support of the American Pravda -- right-wing talk radio, the Fox News Channel, televangelists and the hallelujah chorus of evangelical preachers who use their pulpits to preach the party line.
http://207.44.245.159/article8061.htm

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Video: OUTFOXED :

Outfoxed examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news. This film provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangers of ever-enlarging corporations taking control of the public's right to know.
http://207.44.245.159/article7798.htm

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