Israeli troops kill 14-year-old Palestinian girl, 2 others, in West BankTEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Israeli troops Tuesday killed three Palestinians, including a 14-year-old girl, as rival Fatah and Hamas fight in the Palestinian territories.
The girl, identified as Daha Abdul Kader, and a 12-year-old friend who was seriously injured, were shot while approaching Israel's security barrier near Tul Karem in the West Bank.
The Israeli Ha'aretz newspaper said the soldiers saw suspicious people approach and opened fire. The army spoke... (more)
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Man dies after police use TaserOfficials with the Lafayette Police Department stand by their use of a Taser gun during a Sunday morning altercation with a nude, and allegedly combative, 29-year-old Carencro man, who would later die at a local hospital from unknown complications.
Officials are waiting on an autopsy report to determine the exact cause of Terrill Enard's death.
According to Lafayette police Sgt. Mark Francis, police believe Enard was under the influence of some type of unknown subs... (more)
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Hockey player fired for not signing flag for troops A junior hockey player has been ousted from the Saint John Sea Dogs after he did not sign a Canadian flag that the team was sending to troops in Afghanistan.
Dave Bouchard — a 20-year-old from Jonquière, Que., who played left wing on the Quebec Major Junior team — said he thought someone else had already signed his name.
But Sea Dogs coach Jacques Beaulieu said he did not accept that explanation and cut him from the team after Saturday's game.... (more)
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Cheney will testify in Plame leak caseVice President Dick Cheney will is set to be a witness for the defense in the case against former chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, according to a report filed by the Associated Press and a statement obtained by RAW STORY.
"We're calling the vice president," the news agency quotes attorney Ted Wells as saying in court. Wells represents Libby, who is charged with perjury and obstruction of justice.
"We have cooperated fully in this matter," a statement release... (more)
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Bush to Expand Size of MilitaryPresident Bush said today that he plans to expand the size of the U.S. military to meet the challenges of a long-term global war against terrorists, a response to warnings that sustained deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan have stretched the armed forces to near the breaking point.
In an interview with The Washington Post, Bush said he has instructed newly sworn-in Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to report back to him with a plan to increase ground forces. The president gave no ... (more)
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The HighwaymenWhy you could soon be paying Wall Street investors, Australian bankers, and Spanish builders for the privilege of driving on American roads
"The road is one succession of dust, ruts, pits, and holes." So wrote Dwight D. Eisenhower, then a young lieutenant colonel, in November 1919, after heading out on a cross-country trip with a convoy of Army vehicles in order to test the viability of the nation's highways in case of a military emergency. To this description of one major ... (more)
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Nuclear Weapon Nearly Detonated At Government FacilityWASHINGTON - An accident that occurred last year as a decades-old nuclear warhead was being dismantled at the government's Pantex facility near Amarillo could have caused the device to detonate, a nonprofit organization charged Thursday.
The Project on Government Oversight watchdog group said the "near miss," which led the Energy Department to fine the plant's operator $110,000, was caused in part by technicians at the plant being required to work up to 72 hours per week.
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Welcome to the world of nano foodsWilly Wonka is the father of nano-food. The great chocolate- factory owner, you'll remember, invented a chewing gum that was a full three-course dinner. 'It will be the end of all kitchens and cooking,' he told the children on his tour - and produced a prototype sample of Wonka's Magic Chewing Gum. One strip of this would deliver tomato soup, roast beef with roast potatoes and blueberry pie and ice cream. In the right order. Violet Beauregarde snatched it, swiftly ate it and, at the pudding stag... (more)
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Britain never thought Saddam was threat - diplomatThe British government never believed Saddam Hussein posed a threat to British interests and warned the US that toppling him would lead to "chaos", according to a Foreign Office diplomat closely involved in negotiations in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq.
Damning repudiation of the government's public claims in the run-up to the war is contained in secret evidence to Lord Butler's committee on the abuse of intelligence over Iraq by Carne Ross, a diplomat at Britain's UN mission... (more)
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No 10 sidesteps inquiry after WMD claim Downing Street brushed aside calls from Sir John Major for a full inquiry into the Iraq war after a former British diplomat revealed that the Government had not believed that Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) posed a threat to the UK.
Sir John backed an investigation after the publication of evidence submitted to the Butler inquiry into Iraq by Carne Ross, Britain's former First Secretary at the United Nations.
Mr Ross's da... (more)
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PM aides deny 'shambles' memo linkDowning Street has denied any connection with an internal memo that apparently admits the Government is seen as a "shambles".
The Mail on Sunday reports that the document was prepared for Tony Blair by senior aides, and gives a bleak assessment of Labour's situation.
It expresses concern that the party is viewed as riven by "internal conflicts" and lacking "grip and competence on vital issues".
The memo also apparently warns that the position of Mr Bl... (more)
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Real U.S. shortfall: $4.6 trillion in redThe real 2006 federal budget deficit was $4.6 trillion, not a previously reported $248.2 billion, according to the 2006 Financial Report of the United States Government as released by the Treasury Department Friday.
"The 2006 federal budget deficit of $4.6 trillion is $1.1 trillion more than the 2005 federal budget deficit," econo... (more)
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India's shameFive years ago this week, on December 13 2001, the Indian parliament was in its winter session. The government was under attack for yet another corruption scandal. At 11.30 in the morning, five armed men in a white Ambassador car fitted out with an improvised explosive device drove through the gates of Parliament House. When they were challenged, they jumped out of the car and opened fire. In the gun battle that followed, all the attackers were killed. Eight security personnel and a gardener wer... (more)
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U.S. Troops Should Leave Country, But How Will America Then Keep Control of Oil Fields?Advising the Bush administration on how to deal with the Iraq fiasco, the report of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group urges the president to clarify that Washington does not seek to control Iraq's oil.
It then gets down to business and sets out exactly how Washington should take control of Iraq's oil.
The report calls for Iraq to pass a Petroleum Law — to be drafted with U.S. help — that would allow foreign oil companies to develop Iraq's vast and largely ... (more)
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Army chief accused of lying about Britain's readiness for Iraq war An inquest into the death of a British tank commander killed in Iraq has heard a tape he recorded three days before his death, in which he accuses the Army of telling "a blatant lie" by saying that British troops were ready for war, and tells his wife, "I just want to come home."
Sergeant Steve Roberts, 33, died in a "friendly fire" incident after he was attacked by a stone-wielding Iraqi man while manning a checkpoint outside the southern city of Az Zuba... (more)
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'Model pupil' ends up with criminal record for a push in the playground The police were accused of "invading the classroom" last night after a 14-year-old schoolboy ended up with a criminal record for pushing over a boy he suspected of bullying his younger brother.
The boy, a prefect who is described as a "model pupil" by his school, was given a formal reprimand by officers after an investigation. His name and offence have now been placed on the Police National Computer.
His reprimand for a "violent crime" will also re... (more)
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The eugenics crusadeFor many if not most people, the term "eugenics" gives rise to one of two images: Nazi Germany's attempts at "purification" and creating an Aryan master race or the science fiction predictions of such films as Gattaca.
Fewer are aware (and some who are aware would rather forget) that there was a powerful eugenics movement in the United States during the first half of the 20th century.
And though it would be comforting to think the movement was the product of a radic... (more)
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Diana Murder plot by MI6 man Detectives at Scotland yard investigating the death of Princess Diana did uncover an assassination plot by an MI6 officer.
The sensational admission is buried in the report by Lord Stevens.
Yet it is the first time anyone in the service has formally said that he believes it does have a James Bond-style licence to kill.
The astonishing admission will trigger questions in Parliament about whether MI6 has an unofficial policy of proposing state-sponsore... (more)
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Neocons: We expected Israel to attack SyriaThey are a unified group of American intellectuals, who held key positions in Bush administration and were blamed for getting US into Iraq. Most of them are Jews, so they are obviously accused of risking America in favor of Israel. Israeli Meyrav Wurmser claims that if situation is bad, Israelis are also to blame
WASHINGTON - It hasn't been a good year for neocons, that group of conservative American intellectuals pulling some strings of US policy, particularly during the George W... (more)
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Gingrich defends free speech curbsMANCHESTER – Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich last night defended his call to limit freedom of speech to combat terrorism, comments that last month provoked strident criticism from liberal groups.
Gingrich said the threat of biological or nuclear attack requires America to consider curbs to speech to fight terrorists, if it is to protect the society that makes the First Amendment possible.
"Our friends at the 'ACLU left,' of course, were staggered... (more)
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Military objective: less sleep, more fightDriven by the U.S. military's quest for a super soldier who is stronger, faster and can fight for days, researchers across the nation are seeking to challenge the notion of a good night's sleep.
One of those is Lexicon Genetics. The Woodlands-based company recently received a grant from the Department of Defense, which has funded studies looking for ways to allow humans to sleep less and perform better far longer.
Lexicon's scientists have used genetic engineering t... (more)
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