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June 24, 2006
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Non-Integrating States News - Iraq

U.S. and Iraqi troops push into Ramadi: Taking one neighborhood at a time

U.S. commander in Ramadi region sees no handover to Iraqis into next year

US commander pens plan for exit of troops

The Alleged Destabilizing Iranian Role in Iraq

Pull out of Iraq now, Congressman Murtha urges: Also says that American presence in Iraq is more dangerous to world peace than nuclear threats from North Korea or Iran

Poll: Majority of Americans want withdrawal plan for Iraq

Bomb kills 30 near crowded market south of Baghdad

Car bomb explodes in Iraq's Kirkuk, 1 dead

Graves Eyed for Evidence Against Saddam

Wars force Army equipment costs to triple


Israeli - Palestinian War

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Breaking News

Hamas operative killed in Gaza blast: Explosives-rigged car traveling near the Gaza City residence of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas detonated prematurely

Concerns mount that second Israeli was kidnapped: In the W. Bank this time

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Palestinian's Abbas orders Israeli soldier found

IDF: Kidnapped soldier being held in refugee camp in Rafah area

Israel says clock ticking for Hamas over kidnapped soldier: Olmert has put the army on standby

Gaza Sealed Off, IDF Buildup at the Border

Abbas warns PA ministers of IDF attack

Abbas Warns Hamas Leader Haniyeh: Israel may assassinate you

Hamas Building Barriers to Stave Off Invading IDF Forces

Terrorists claim to WND: Another Israeli kidnapped - Kidnapping apparently took place after PM dismissed demand for release of Palestinian prisoners

82% of Palestinians want prisoner swap

Palestinians Warns: Chemical warfare if Israel invades Gaza - But terrorist sources admit current toxic arsenal 'primitive'

Iran, Syria press Hamas to keep Israeli soldier: Gaza invasion considered as Muslim groups threaten Mideast instability

17 Treated For Injuries in Direct-Hit Rocket Attack in Sderot Settlement


Health troubles persist for 9/11 rescue workers: Rare cancer and lung ailments sprouting up in thousands of 9/11 rescue workers


'Big Brother' Bush and connecting the data dots: The Total Information Awareness program was killed in 2003, but its spawn present bigger threats to privacy -- "It was long suspected that Total Information Awareness survived"

AT&T rewrites rules: Your data isn't yours -- New privacy rules give the telecom giant more latitude when it comes to sharing customers' personal data with government officials


EU urges all countries to sign global anti-torture convention: Responding to American abuses since 9/11

Editorial: EU should not let US off the hook


Heavy Rains Flood Highways Around D.C.: More than a foot of rain fell


Scrawled Bush threat sparks U.S. port bomb scare


'Breathtaking' Waste and Fraud in Hurricane Aid: Costing taxpayers $2 billion so far

Transvestite gang terrorizes Magazine Street, New Orleans


US underestimates Iran's Ahmadinejad at its peril

Talks with US won't benefit Iran: Khamenei -- Rejects talks with U.S.


Miscellaneous Non-Integrating States News

North Korea may have fuel for 13 nuclear weapons

U.S. to Put Patriot Interceptors in Japan: Just days after reports that North Korea may test a missile that could reach both nations

NATO to put more troops in field to challenge Taliban

Two UK troops killed in Afghanistan

Ethiopia kills 111 rebels

Battle in Somalian capital kills 5


Harry Potter may perish in last book, author hints: Will Rowling kill off Harry Potter?


Japan's PM Koizumi to get warm embrace in Washington


UN drug chief sounds alarm over European cocaine


Editorial Comment: Demand accountability on planned secret US base on Australian soil


Bush Slams Leak of Terror Financing Information: Says it was "disgraceful" that the news media had disclosed a secret CIA-Treasury program to track millions of financial records in search of terrorist suspects. The White House accused The New York Times of breaking a long tradition of keeping wartime secret

Bush ignores laws he signs, vexing Congress

Sales calls push secret Homeland Security hotline phone number to the refuge of the "Do Not Call list"


New ratings create buzz for Bill Clinton: Chant of "4 more years breaks out" - But it's unclear whether popularity will aid wife


Global Warming Crisis = Global Dictatorship

US Supreme Court to rule on pivotal case on global warming

Bush: Climate change is 'serious problem' -- Archives: Rush Limbaugh calls Bush "George W. Al Gore" for his switch on Global Warming

Glaciers are said to be melting at their fastest rate for 5,000 years


Activists call for "Peace Department": It's a new idea that is gaining popularity among grassroots groups in the United States


Does 'Jesus Loves Porn Stars' Bible Go Too Far?

Internet providers to create database to combat child porn


Wow! 47,600 buyouts: Deal speeds up GM turnaround by 2 years - Biggest corporate downsizing in U.S. automotive history

CURRENT NEWSLETTER -- June 24, 2006


'Big Brother' Bush and connecting the data dots: The Total Information Awareness program was killed in 2003, but its spawn present bigger threats to privacy -- "It was long suspected that Total Information Awareness survived"

AT&T rewrites rules: Your data isn't yours -- New privacy rules give the telecom giant more latitude when it comes to sharing customers' personal data with government officials


Supreme Court Ruling Could Halt Guantanamo Trials

EU should not let US off the hook on issue of illegal prisoner treatment at Guantanamo Bay Prison: EU protest strong enough to shake the stubborn US policy on its infamous incarceration centres


Supreme Court Ruling on Police Raids Endangers Citizens: when police conduct an illegal, no-knock raid, any evidence they seize in the raid can still be used against the suspect at trial, even though the raid was conducted illegally


Iran Repeats: Oil is potential weapon in atomic weapons controversy


Non-Integrating States News - Iraq

Al-Qaida Group Claims to Kill 4 Russian hostages in Iraq

Moscow Says Claims of Russian Diplomats’ Deaths Not Confirmed Yet

Top Sunni cleric held as US soldier on patrol dies: At the end of a particularly deadly week for American forces in Iraq

Baghdad bombs kill 8

US charges another soldier in Iraq killing: For shooting an unarmed Iraqi man in February - Soldiers placed an assault rifle by the body in an apparent cover-up attempt

Iraqi gunmen abduct 16 employees of govt institute - Technology Research Insitute"

Pull out of Iraq now, Congressman Murtha urges: Also says that American presence in Iraq is more dangerous to world peace than nuclear threats from North Korea or Iran

First troops could leave Iraq in fall: Top U.S. commander's plan would see sharp reductions by end of 2007 if things go well

'We must end the ugly reality of life in Iraq': Iraqi Prime Minister as he presents Amnesty Plan - Urges timeline be established for Iraqi security forces to take control of country

U.S. Lawmakers Denounce Iraq Amnesty Plan

Iraq's victims of violence doubt Maliki peace plan -- Highlights of Amnesty Plan

Shias reduce the olive branch for insurgents

Iraq Amnesty Plan part of grand strategy by President Bush to stablize Iraq prior to November elections

British Army wives get phone death threats from Iraq: Soldiers in Iraq warned to take great care when using mobile telephones to call home

Resistance Within the US Military to the War on Iraq

Iraqi oil production at 2.5 mln bbl/day: Highest since the United States removed the Saddam Hussein regime from power three years ago

Saddam clings to hope U.S. will enlist his aid - His lawyer insists


Israeli - Palestinian War

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Palestinian Terror Group Al-Aksa claims chemical capabilities: Group claims it has managed to manufacture and develop at least 20 different types of biological and chemical weapons

PM Olmert Orders Military Operation in Gaza: Following the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier

Israeli chief of staff says missing soldier alive

Israel 'will ensure Hamas govt toppled' if soldier slain

Iran trained Hamas attackers: Israel weighing heavy response to 'stunning' Palestinian raid and kidnapping

Palestinians want Israeli soldier swapped for Palestinian prisoners

Palestinian attack Israeli army post: 2 Israelis, 3 Palestinians killed

PM Olmert apologizes for Palestinian deaths in recent Israeli airstrikes


Japan Agrees to US Deployment of Missiles: U.S. plans to deploy the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles _ designed to intercept ballistic missiles, cruise missiles or aircraft


Philippines on alert for deadly volcanic mudflows


2 Dead, 5 Hurt in Denver Shooting Rampage: Inside a Safeway grocery chain warehouse


Miscellaneous Non-Integrating States News

Top Sri Lankan Military Officer Killed

Suicide bomber dies in abortive raid on US-led convoy in Afghanistan

Afghan President Karzai losing foreign support

Rebels blow up Pakistan gas pipeline: Also fired a rocket that hit a hotel and a residential compound for army medical staff

Earthquake Warning System Planned For Qinghai-Tibet Railway

Explosion rocks Turkish resort, some injured

Brazilian President Lula bounces back from scandal to run for re-election

Kidnapped Candian missionary freed in Haiti


Widespread power outage all over Southcentral Alaska


U.S. firefighters in Mexico as American West burns: Despite raging blazes throughout Southwest, California sends state teams south of border

Murder wave hits southern Mexico in election run-up: Eleven people including four police officers were murdered over the weekend


Gorbachev Urges West Against Interfering in Russia’s Domestic Affairs


Floods Spark Evacuations on East Coast: In Pennsylvania, Delaware and along Maryland's Eastern Shore


Microsoft To Combine Telephones With Computers: Part of total communications push


New Zealand Dog owners vow to flout chipping law: Confusion, howls of protest and determination to flout microchipping regulations have emerged


Bag holding British police anti-terror files lost in street

U.S. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., wants the New York Times and other newspapers indicted for reports on a secret financial-monitoring program used to trace terrorists


Moral Collapse

Gay pride parades held across nation

Giving God the Hook: Nevada Senior tried to use the G-word during her valedictorian speech had her microphone cut by school officials

Is Teacher-Student Sex OK if the Student is 18?


Genealogy of Fifth Generation Combat Air Fighter Planes

 

Israeli - Palestinian War

Crisis Deepening

IDF strikes Palestinian Authority Interior Ministry

Israeli Offensive Called Premeditated Plan Designed To Bring Down Hamas Government: Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh

Hamas Offers Captured Soldier: Arab leaders tried to forge a deal that would halt the Israeli offensive

Arab Anger Flares at Israeli Incursion

Fatah official: Hamas only brought violence -- it was Hamas who brought these Israeli actions upon the Palestinian people

Gaza Troubles May Affect Israel Withdrawal From West Bank

Egypt's President Mubarak demands Hamas be expelled from Syria

Christian Pilgrims Back Israeli Troops During Gaza Incursion: About 25 people, wearing white T-shirts that said "Your God is my God," waved Israeli flags and sang religious songs


Bush vs Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules against Bush on Gitmo trials: Supreme Court ruled today that President Bush overstepped his authority in ordering military war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees -- ruling, a rebuke to the administration and its aggressive anti-terror policies -- Justice Stevens said the proposed trials were illegal under U.S. law and international Geneva conventions

Bush vs. the Constitution: The Supreme Court's Hamdan decision should be enough for the president start taking the Constitution seriously

World reacts with skepticism, optimism to U.S. court decision on Guantanamo

Bush still hoping to hold military trials


Bush administration has been unable to muster even half of the 2,500 National Guardsmen it planned to have on the Mexican border by the end of June

US Bill would require Houston police to enforce immigration laws: Cities deemed "sanctuaries" could lose many millions of Federal dollars


President welcomes Japan's PM Koizumi as good friend

Closet hobbies of world leaders past and present: Japan's Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, is in Graceland to pay homage to his hero Elvis

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Team believes it found Noah's Ark: Returns from Iranian mountain with petrified wood, marine fossils - 14-man crew included evangelical apologist Josh McDowell

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Non-Integrating States News - Iraq

The Iraq Debate: To stay or to go? Disastrous Iraq war has become a grave political embarrassment for US President George W. Bush and his British ally, Prime Minister Tony Blair

US Marine and a Soldier Died in Iraq

3 Terror Suspects Killed in Iraq Fighting

Pipeline attacks suddenly cease about three weeks ago: Whatever the cause, U.S. forces welcome free flow of oil from north, boom in exports

Putin Orders Death for Killers of Russians in Iraq

US training Iraqi troops 'as quickly as possible': White House insists

U.S. claims gains against al-Qaida in Iraq

Iraq leader meets rebel groups to talk peace: Meets with rebel leaders face-to-face

Freed Abu Ghraib prisoners burning with anger: May be even more determined after their prison time to take up arms against US and Iraqi forces

Anti-war tunes are getting a hearing

Bahraini business group to build Iraq airport

More Japanese forces leave Iraq base

Terrorists have students, educators in their sights: Violence takes toll on education as Iraqi scholars leave schools, teachers leave the country


Tony Snow mum on 'gays' in military: White House Spokesman says Bush's position on issue is 'well-established' -- Bush administration has continued the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on homosexuals in the military established during the Clinton administration


"Bin Laden" praises 'martyr' Al Zarqawi: New video tape

Bin Laden defends attacks on Shi'ites in Iraq


ACLU sues school over Jesus picture: Classic portrait has hung in hallway for 30 years

Criminalizing Christianity: Process is already underway

Federal Appeals Court Rules Cross On Top of High Hill Must Be Torn Down


US Senate committee passes India nuclear pact


Russia Test-Fires Ballistic Missile

Bush Warns N. Korea Not to Test Ballistic Missile

G8 urge Pyongyang to immediately return to six-nation negotiations and to not test missile

Major Pacific exercise underway with North Korea m issile test in background: One of the biggest displays of allied naval strength since World War II


Operation Rescue Buys Abortion Mill: Closed Clinic Will Become OR Headquarters and Memorial to Pre-born


Delaware River Waters Begin to Recede

Northeast lags USA in flood insurance

Historic Documents Spared in National Archives Flood: Declaration of Independence was not at risk when floodwaters infiltrated the National Archives building this week


Miscellaneous Non-Integrating States News

Some 20 countries have potential to develop nukes - Russian Defense Minister Ivanov

Pakistan committed to normalisation of ties with India: Pakistan's PM

Islamabad (Pakistan) resents US election advice

Sudan Still Opposed to U.N. Peacekeepers

Philippine Official hurt, driver killed in armed attack

Number of India's child prostitutes on rise

No women elected to Kuwait's new parliament


Turkey membership talks could be suspended, says EU


NYC Mayor Unveils Hurricane Preparedness Plan: Storm of category four or higher has never hit the city in recorded history

Storm Tracker: A history of hurricanes in New York—including the day in 1893 that Hog Island disappeared for good


Vatican vows to expel stem cell scientists from Church


G8 foreign ministers meet in Moscow


Ousted cast member Star Jones Reynolds Reveals: ABC Said to 'Make Up a Story' And They Would Go Along With It

Related Story: CBS Is Brazenly Selling False News Stories To Local Networks: These stories are acted out according to a script but passed off as "Breaking News"


British Government warns of flu vaccine delays and shortages


US Stocks: Market up on Fed's rate-pause hint


Japan elderly population ratio now world's highest: Nation struggling with falling birth rate


Turkmenistan wants to increase gas price for Ukraine

Bass, Bradley vote against ending offshore oil and drilling ban: House plan is designed to allow energy companies to tap natural gas and oil beneath waters from New England to Alaska


Michigan Lawmakers pass bill allowing deadly force: Strengthening the right of Michiganians to use deadly force in self-defense against thugs who break into their homes or threaten them on the street

Michigan Coalition forms to support eminent domain proposal: Constitutional amendment would restrict the power of a local government to forcibly buy private property

 

 

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