The Jerusalem Post reports Aug. 15 that New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind is among the many infiltrators to have snuck into the Gaza Strip through the IDF roadblocks. “It was very easy to get in,” Hikind told the Post… Read moreDov Hikind: international scofflaw
A report in Britain’s Sunday Times details how one group of orthodox Jewish girls are preparing to possibly kill Israeli troops who by Aug. 17 will come to evacuate Gaza settlements. Dubbed the “Commando Girls,” these young militants are led… Read moreSome settlers push back pt. IV: Jewish “Commando Girls” plan to kill Israeli troops?
President Bush refuses to rule out military action in response to Iran’s renewed nuclear operations. “As I say, all options are on the table. The use of force is the last option for any president and you know, we’ve used… Read moreUS, EU at odds on Iran military option; Caspian oil route in background
World oil prices briefly fell in response to the 7-7 attacks in London, but now they are once again soaring to unprecedented heights. Reports Reuters Friday Aug 12: Crude oil prices raced to record highs, touching $67 a barrel Friday… Read moreOil at record high; mullahs mull embargo
Bush’s recess appointment of John Bolton may put an end to controversy concerning a frightening revelation to emerge from his confirmation hearings—the extent of warrantless eavesdropping on US citizens by the government. Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Chatter: Dispatches from… Read moreBolton appointment reveals NSA snooping
The apparent reality that a mock bombing drill on the London Underground was scheduled for the morning of 7-7 has got the conspiranoids seeing patterns. They also point to Pentagon terror drills on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 (see… Read moreConspiranoids: nuclear attack imminent
The UK is moving swiftly to implement its pledged expulsion of “preachers of hate,” launching early-morning raids Aug. 11 to round up 10 Muslim militants. The 10 face deportation to their countries of origin under new anti-terrorism measures outlined by… Read moreUK to implement “rendition” policy
It has gone largely unnoticed in all the coverage of Iran’s resumed nuclear fuel enrichment operations, but an official statement issued by the Islamic republic at the emergency meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna Aug. 9… Read moreIran issues anti-nuke fatwa
An Aug. 11 story from NewScientist.com notes recent findings by scientists that the world’s largest frozen peat bog is melting. An area stretching for a million square kilometres across the permafrost of western Siberia is turning into a mass of… Read moreSiberian permafrost melting
The US government is seeking dismissal of a case brought by a “rendition” victim who says he was tortured in Syria, citing rarely used “state secret privilege.” US officials argued Aug. 9 in a Brooklyn court that the case should… Read moreUS seeks dismissal in suit by “rendition” victim
The African Union (AU) Aug. 9 reversed its position on the coup in Mauritania, giving a tacit conditional support to the new military junta. The move came after Nigeria’s foreign affairs minister, Ambassador Olu Adeniji, led a delegation of four… Read moreMauritania: junta consolidates power
At Unocal‘s final shareholder’s meeting Aug. 10, an overwhelming majority approved the $17.5 billion merger with Chevron. Chief Executive Charles Williamson said Unocal considered a sale only after being approached months ago by China National Offshore Oil — known as… Read moreUnocal-Chevron merger approved; global cartel consolidates
