The great road toll fiascoSenior ministers have vented their anger at Downing Street for allowing petitions on its website.
One high-ranking member of the Government said the idea had been dreamt up by a "prat" and was proving to be a public relations disaster.
To make matters worse part of No 10's website crashed after one million people logged on to register their opposition to a plan charge motorists tolls on up to 10 per cent of the nation's roads.
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Flu shot went horribly wrongA flu vaccination went horribly wrong for a public servant who developed a potentially fatal condition, a Senate estimates committee heard today.
A woman developed the nerve disease Guillain-Barre syndrome after receiving a flu shot in 2005 through the federal department of parliamentary services.
Three other people also fell ill but their cases have not been conclusively linked to the Parliament House vaccination program.
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How convenient...: Now It's Personal: Al Qaeda Calls Bush an Alcoholic LiarThe latest taped statement from al Qaeda is an unusually personal attack on President Bush, in which al Qaeda's No. 2 in command, Ayman al Zawahiri, denounces Bush as "an alcoholic, liar and gambler with an addictive personality."
Zawahiri delivers the attack in a 40-minute audio tape released overnight on Internet sites, and relayed to ABC News by an American terror analyst, Laura Mansfield.
On the tape, Zawahiri also condemns American Democrats "as one side of the... (more)
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Told that "one bomb" on Iran will keep current regime in power for 20 years, Bush said "I know", then chuckled and walked awayUPI Reports:At a farewell reception at Blair House for the retiring chief of protocol, Don Ensenat, who was President Bush's Yale roommate, the president shook hands with Washington Life Magazine's Soroush Shehabi. "I'm the grandson of one of the late Shah's ministers," said Soroush, "and I simply want to say one U.S. bomb on Iran and the regime we all despise will remain in power for another 20 or 30 ... (more)
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Ex-CIA Agent: I was fired for showing Iraq was not developing WMDA federal judge has ruled that a CIA agent identified only as "Doe," allegedly fired after he gathered prewar intelligence showing that Iraq was not developing weapons of mass destruction, can proceed with his lawsuit against the CIA. The judge has ordered both parties to submit discovery requests–evidence they want for their case–to be completed by March 15, according to the CIA agent's lawyer and a spokesman for the Justice Department, which is defending the CIA in court.
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Fabricating The Case Against IranBush administration pushes for attack with provocations, espionage, official deceptions, and false flag terror
The Bush administration will attack Iran as early as spring 2007. The administration is on total war footing.
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Ex-Bush Iran official: US seeks pretext for conflict with IranA former top Bush administration official for Persian Gulf affairs has said in an interview this morning on CNN that the US may be trying to spark a conflict with Iran.
Hillary Mann is the former National Security Council Director for Iranian and Persian Gulf Affairs. She warned in the interview that the recent flare up between Iran and the US over the former's alleged assistance to Shi'a militias results from a US desire to provoke conflict with the Iranians.
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Neocon Flubs Keep On Rolling*Reupdated*: Iran 81mm Mortar Story: Twists, Turns, and Eating Crow
From Kurt Nimmo:
It was just yesterday I received an email indicating my assertion the Iranian 81mm mortar story—part and parcel of the neocon effort to finger Iran for killing U.S. soldiers in Iraq—was in error, as it appeared at first glance indeed an Iranian death merchant manufactured 81mm mortar shells, thus debunking my debunking of t... (more)
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Top American General Disputes US Military Claim on Iran The top American military officer, General Peter Pace, declined Monday to endorse the conclusions of U.S. military officers in Baghdad, who told reporters on Sunday that the Iranian government is providing high-powered roadside bombs to insurgents in Iraq. General Pace made his comments during a visit to Australia, and VOA's Al Pessin reports from Canberra.
General Pace said he was not aware of the Baghdad briefing, and that he could not, from his own knowledge, repeat the assert... (more)
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The Bombing of the Golden Dome Mosque; one year laterAccording to the Muslim calendar, today--February 12--is the one year anniversary of the bombing of Samarra’s Golden Dome Mosque. The blast is frequently pointed to as the event which transformed the conflict from an armed struggle against foreign occupation into a civil war. This change in the narrative has had some real benefits for the Bush administration by diverting attention from the nonstop fighting between American troops and the Sunni-led resistance.
The notion that... (more)
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The Road Map to DespotismTruthdig Editor’s note: Despite spending an estimated $80 million, the government was unable to prove that Dr. Sami Al-Arian was a terrorist, yet he remains in prison and his sentence will likely be extended. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges warns that the abusive imprisonment of this nonviolent Palestinian dissenter does not bode well for the rest of us.
Professor Sami Al-Arian, whose persecution and show trial are parts of a long string of egregious ac... (more)
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Propaganda ExtravaganzaSo I have spent a good deal of this evening reading the accounts of the "highly" secretive, "ultra-classified" and "on monumental background" Iran briefing that the White House orchestrated today, just in time for Monday's breaking news. What is quite clear is that US corporate press has become an extension of the White House public relations department.
Under what circumstances would the following criteria for a news story ever be considered "journalism:"
1). Repo... (more)
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A Terrorist by Any Other Name José Padilla also known as Abdullah al-Muhajir or Muhajir Abdullah, is a U.S. citizen accused of being a terrorist by the United States government. He was arrested in Chicago on May 8, 2002, and was detained as a material witness until June 9, 2002 when President Bush designated him an illegal enemy combatant and transferred him to a military prison arguing that he was thereby not entitled to the normal protection of U.S. law or the Geneva Conventions.
Then there was the... (more)
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Talking Toilets To Tell Us Right From Wrong The state of New Mexico has ordered 500 talking urinal cakes that will deliver a recorded anti-DWI message to bar and restaurant patrons who make one last pit stop before getting behind the wheel.
The "Wizmark" device subjects users to a female voice reading the following script: "Hey there, big guy. Having a few drinks? Listen up. Think that you've had a few too many? Then it's ... (more)
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Neo-Con Talks Show Host Yearns For Terror Attack to Silence DissentThis post by Austin at Jesus General falls very much in line with my question of the conservative fear of The Other from yesterday.
On January 31st, Amanda Marcotte wrote about how conservative pundit Mike Gallagh ... (more)
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Disabled Woman Dies After Being Tased 10 Times GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL -- Nine months after Emily Delafield, 56, died after being tased by police, her family has few answers about the events that led to her death.
"This has been a very tragic and sad situation," nephew Ryan Delafield said.
According to Green Cove Springs Police, the wheelchair-bound Delafield was arguing with family members and swinging knives and a hammer when they arrived at her home.
Ryan Delafield says he is his aunt’s pe... (more)
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Why Saddam Was Killed? If Western media and Western leaders are telling you that; “Iraqis executed President Saddam” and that “the U.S. had nothing to do with his murder”, they lied. This act of murder and violation of International Law are parts of U.S. barbarism in Iraq. The aim is to escalate the violence against the Iraqi people and justify ongoing U.S. Occupation and colonial dictatorship.
Lets’ be plain clear. Iraq has no sovereign government. Iraq is occupied by mor... (more)
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H. J. Res. 23: Abolishing personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibiting the United States Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 23
Proposing an amendment the Constitution of the United States relative to abolishing personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibiting the United States Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 7, 2007
Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. MILLER of Florida) introduced the following joint resolution; which was refer... (more)
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'Wash Post' Joins 'NYT' in Trumpeting 'Anonymous' Claims on Iranian Weapons in IraqNEW YORK First it was Michael Gordon in The New York Times on Saturday. Now The Washington Post and other media outlets have joined in suggesting a slam dunk case for Iranian weapons killing Americans in Iraq.
An article by Joshua Partlow from Baghdad -- long atop the Post's Web site -- first carried the declarative headline, "Iran Sending Explosives to Extremist Groups in Iraq," without even "U.S. officials say." The headline was later changed but, amazingly, the story remained a... (more)
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U.S. heats up rhetoric against IranThe United States is moving closer to war with Iran by accusing the "highest levels" of the Iranian government of supplying sophisticated roadside bombs that have killed 170 U.S. troops and wounded 620.
The allegations against Iran are similar in tone and credibility to those made four years ago by the U.S. government about Iraq possessing weapons of mass destruction in order to justify the invasion of 2003.
Senior U.S. defence officials in Baghdad, speaking on cond... (more)
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Pentagon unit defied CIA advice to justify Iraq warAn "alternative intelligence" unit operating at the Pentagon in the run-up to the war on Iraq was dedicated to establishing a link between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida, even though the CIA was unconvinced of such a connection, the US Senate was told yesterday.
A report presented to the armed services committee by the Pentagon's inspector general, Thomas Gimble, exposes the Bush administration to new charges of manipulating intelligence to make its case for going to war against Sadd... (more)
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Target Tehran: Washington sets stage for a new confrontationThe United States is moving closer to war with Iran by accusing the "highest levels" of the Iranian government of supplying sophisticated roadside bombs that have killed 170 US troops and wounded 620.
The allegations against Iran are similar in tone and credibility to those made four years ago by the US government about Iraq possessing weapons of mass destruction in order to justify the invasion of 2003.
Senior US defence officials in Baghdad, speaking on condition ... (more)
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Report: Cheney to snub Japan defense minister for calling Iraq war 'mistake'TOKYO: U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney plans to spurn meetings with Japan's defense minister next week in protest over his having called the American-led Iraq war a "mistake," a news report said Monday.
Cheney is to meet top officers in Japan's Self-Defense Forces during a visit starting Feb. 20 but has asked Japan not to schedule any talks with Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, Kyodo News agency said.
Late last month, Kyuma told reporters the decision to invade Ira... (more)
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