Ninth Circuit Rules: "Ashcroft Is Not Above The Law"
By Mike Whitney
In a critical case which could determine the future of "preventive detention" in the U.S., the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that ex-Attorney General John Ashcroft can be sued for arresting Muslims as material witnesses as a pretext for investigating their possible links to terrorism. Continue
By Bill Noxid
In the brief six month or so since his election, this president hasn’t missed a single opportunity to sacrifice the desires of the electorate on the altar of the Corporation, and certainly this embarrassing healthcare reform debacle is yet another prime example. Continue
Iran claims it developed stealth missile interceptor system: "Today, the military is able to both detect stealth cruise missiles and destroy them," the television quoted Miqani as saying. He gave no further details.
Chavez backs Iran nuclear strategy: Chavez, who was visiting the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, said that Iran had the right to use atomic energy for peaceful purposes.
North Korea drops a uranium bombshell: Suddenly, North Korea's peace offensive has exploded in a mushroom cloud with word from Pyongyang that the North's nuclear wizards are about to enter "the completion stage" of their program to develop nuclear warheads with highly enriched uranium.
Confronting Russia? U.S. Marines In The Caucasus: On August 21 the chief of the U.S. Marine Corps, General James Conway, arrived in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi to begin the training of his host country's military for deployment to the Afghan war theater under the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
The Pentagon and Oil: The U.S. military is the single largest consumer of energy in the world. The American GI is the most energy-consuming soldier ever seen on the field of war. In 2005, The U.S. Navy was the largest diesel fuel user in the world.
US unemployment continues to rise: The US unemployment rate has risen to 9.7 per cent, the highest level for 26 years, government data for August has shown
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