Sixty-four years ago this month, six million Americans became unwitting subjects in an experiment in psychological warfare.
It was the night before Halloween, 1938. At 8 p.m. CST, the Mercury Radio on the Air began broadcasting Orson Welles' radio adaptation of H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds. As is now well known, the story was presented as if it were breaking news, with bulletins so realistic that an estimated one million people believed the world was actually under attack by Mar... (more)
The stand-off over the 15 British sailors and marines captured by Iran ended with a de facto prisoner exchange, despite denials by Britain and Iran that a swap was intended.
The first sign of a breakthrough the day before yesterday was the release of Jalal Sharafi, an Iranian diplomat abducted from the streets of Baghdad two months ago, whom Iran claimed had been seized by Iraqi commandos controlled by the US. At the same time, an Iraqi Foreign Ministry official said the Iraqi gov... (more)
The captain in charge of the 15 marines detained in Iran has said they were gathering intelligence on the Iranians.
Sky News went on patrol with Captain Chris Air and his team in Iraqi waters close to the area where they were arrested - just five days before the crisis began.
We withheld the interview until now so it would not jeopardise their safety.
And today, former Iranian diplomat Dr Mehrdad Khonsari said if the Irania... (more)
Owners of fat dogs or cats could face prosecution under the Animal Welfare Act which comes into force tomorrow.
The Act, the biggest overhaul of animal welfare legislation for a century, creates a new offence of failing in the duty of care towards a captive animal. Pet owners can for the first time be guilty of an offence before an act of cruelty has been committed, for example by overfeeding their pet.
(KDKA) HEMPFIELD TWP. A teenager in Westmoreland County who spent 12 days in a juvenile detention facility when he was wrongly accused of making a bomb threat says he doesn't want to go back to the school and he wants an apology from administrators.
Police arrested Hempfield Area High School sophomore Cody Webb, 15, last month after school administrators claimed he called in the threat 3:17am on March 12th.
But officials now concede that the call didn't come from We... (more)
Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein of California silently resigned from her post on the Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee (MILCON) late last week as her ethical limbo with war contracts began to surface in the media, including an excellent investigative report written by Peter Byrne for Metro in January. MILCON has supervised the appropriations of billions of dollars in reconstruction contracts since the Bush wars began. ... (more)
"May 1st, 2007 is the implementation deadline for Premises Registration in Wisconsin," reported Family Farm Defenders, adding, "Under Premises Registration all WI residents with livestock (fish, poultry, rabbits, horses, goats, cows, sheep, pigs, etc. etc. etc. ) are required to apply for a unique ID number to identify their farm and let the state know the type and number of animals they have."
Amnesty International has sharply criticized conditions at the infamous Guantanamo prison camp. It says that a new 'super-max' facility has created even harsher conditions with most prisoners being kept in isolation.
Amnesty International has sharply criticized conditions at the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In a report released on Thursday, the organization said around 80 percent of the 385 inmates are being held in "cruel conditions of isolation" with ... (more)
Farmers could soon be growing GM crops that contain human genes and can produce insulin.
The Canadian firm Sembiosys is growing insulin in the seeds of safflower, a seed oil plant, in trials in Chile, the U.S. and Canada. The company claims it will be able to sell a plant-based form of insulin within three years.
The GM industry see this as part of a new wave of plants which could help change public opinion in its favour. Experts already claim to have modified tobac... (more)
The Interpol issued an arrest warrant for three Israelis who are accused of training Colombian private armies, right-wing death squads and drug cartels, Israeli Ynetnews reported.
The Ynetnews added that the three Israelis, Yair Klein, Melnik Ferri and Abraham Tzedaka are wanted for charges of criminal conspiracy, and instruction in terrorism. If convicted, they could face 11 years in prison.
The statements were made by a spokesperson of the Colombian Domestic Intel... (more)
Rudolph Giuliani boldly claims he knows more about terrorism than anyone in the 2008 White House race, riding his image as the hero of September 11, as he chases the Republican nomination.
But the man dubbed "America's mayor" after the 2001 attacks could founder, some analysts say, if he leans too heavily on his iconic image while social conservatives wary of Giuliani's moderate views warn that being a hero is not enough.
FORT IRWIN, Calif., April 4 -- President Bush brought his confrontation with Congress over funding of the war in Iraq to the huge armed forces training facility here in the Mojave Desert on Wednesday, telling troops that to withdraw before "the job is done" would be tantamount to accepting defeat.
Bush, trying to ratchet up pressure on House and Senate Democrats, shared lunch with troops before telling them that congressional efforts to force a withdrawal would undercut the alread... (more)
On 4 April, a jihadist website carried the following posting:
"After a long absence by the shaykh of mujahidin, whom we have missed as well as his speeches, some news is being leaked indicating that Shaykh Usama Bin Ladin, God protect and preserve him and make him a thorn in the throat of the enemies, will make an appearance. The news indicates that Al-Sahab Media Establishment, which specializes in publishing Al-Qa'ida leaders' speeches, has recently finished producing a video f... (more)
Dan Tyler's songs have become hits for LeAnn Rimes, Kenny Rogers, The Oak Ridge Boys, Eddie Arnold, B.J. Thomas, Eddie Rabbit, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and many others. Tyler is based in Nashville.
"The importance of the 9/11 truth movement cannot be overstated. Like me, millions of patriotic Americans question the official explanation of the ... (more)
· Greater confidence offset by rise in antisocial actions
· Childcare scheme to help working class parents
Children who spend more than 35 hours a week at nursery show higher levels of antisocial behaviour than those spending less time in daycare, according to government-funded research.
An evaluation of a £370m government scheme to expand childcare and encourage parents back to work found children were more likely to display antisocial b... (more)
The United States fears that the next September 11-style attack on America could be launched by Muslims from Britain or Europe who feel "second-class citizens" and alienated by a "colonial legacy", according to the US Homeland Security chief.
In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Michael Chertoff, who arrives in Britain tomorrow for talks with John Reid, the Home Secretary, said the US was determined to build extra defences against so-called "clean skin" terrorists from Europe... (more)
Shirley Boys' High School is defending its practice of making students on detention walk around in orange overalls with words identifying them as work crew printed on the back.
The New Zealand Parent Teacher Association (NZPTA) says the practice is unacceptable humiliation that makes the students stand out unfairly.
Principal John Laurenson said the overalls were not intended to shame students. Instead, they were worn by those doing dirty work as part of their deten... (more)
BURLINGTON, NJ, April 3, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On Thursday, March 22, officials at Burlington Township High School enlisted the help of two local policemen to carry out a mock ‘hostage situation’ drill at their school. The drill invoked disapproval from Christian students as the student body was told that the alleged gunmen were “members of a right-wing fundamentalist group called the 'New Crusaders' who don't believe in separation of church and state.”
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