Who Killed Princess Diana?
At 12:25 a.m. on August 31, 1997, a black Mercedes sedan crashed into concrete pillar number 13 in the Alma Tunnel in Paris. In the back seat lay Dodi Fayed dead and Princess Diana — probably the most famous woman in the world — injured but at least still... (more)
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Al-Fayed accuses MI6 and senior royalMohamed al-Fayed insisted today that Princess Diana and his son Dodi were murdered on the orders of a member of the British royal family.
The Harrods owner branded Lord Stevens’ three-year investigation into the August 1997 Paris crash as “garbage” and a “cover-up”.
The senior royal and MI6 were in it together, according to Mr al-Fayed.
He said: “I’m certain 100% that a leading member of the roy... (more)
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Fayed dismisses 'shocking' probe Mohamed al Fayed has insisted he would not accept a "shocking" police probe which concludes that the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, was an accident.
Mr al Fayed said he was "the only person who knows the truth" about the death of Diana and his son Dodi in 1997.
Former Metropolitan Police chief Lord Stevens was presenting the findings of his three-year investigation at a press conference in central London later on Thursday.
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Boston Air Traffic Controller Says 9/11 An Inside JobA former Boston Center air traffic controller has gone public on his assertion that 9/11 was an inside job and that Donald Rumsfeld and the Pentagon tracked three of the four flights from the point of their hijacking to hitting their targets. In an astounding telephone interview, Robin Hordon claims air traffic controllers have been ignored or silenced to protect the true perpetrators of 9/11.
A recording of the phone conversation was posted on Google video la... (more)
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Blair questioned in honours probePrime Minister Tony Blair has been interviewed by police investigating cash for honours allegations.
Mr Blair was not interviewed under caution and he was not accompanied by a lawyer, his spokesman said.
The probe was sparked by revelations Labour was given secret loans ahead of last year's election. Some donors were subsequently nominated for honours.
Assistant Commissioner John Yates, of Scotland Yard, has said he expects to complete his inquiry nex... (more)
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Hidden Camera Exposes Illegal Search by PoliceA driver who wishes to remain anonymous has used a hidden camera mounted in the dash of his car to record instances with police as a protection against potential harassment or any violation of rights.
He was pulled over in a 2002 incident which reveals an illegal search by police recorded on his camera. The man clearly tells police not to search his vehicle because it would be in violation of his 4th Amendment right under the Constitution and threatens to su... (more)
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Stop virtual strip-search Body scanners are a virtual strip-search that Americans should not be subjected to. They offer very little security value in return for the cost to our dignity and privacy.
Let's be clear: The body scanners - known as "backscatter" - are X-ray devices that expose us to radiation. And the government has not carefully studied what long-term effects that radiation will have on frequent fliers, or even casual ones.
But of more immediate concern, t... (more)
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Survey indicates Iraqis in despair More than 90 per cent of Iraqis believe the country is worse off now than before the war in 2003, according to new research obtained by Al Jazeera.
A survey of 2,000 people by the Iraq Centre for Research and Strategic Studies found that 95 per cent of respondents believe the security situation has deteriorated since the arrival of US forces.
The findings follow a poll by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal that found that less than one in four Americans approves... (more)
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KGB influence 'soars under Putin' Pictured: Mr Putin recently toured a new defence intelligence HQ in Moscow
Four out of five political leaders and state administrators in Russia either have been or still are members of the security services, a study suggests.
The unprecedented research implies a huge expansion of KGB-FSB influence in politics and business in recent years.
Many of the officials concerned have been appointed under President Vladimir Putin - ... (more)
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Menezes family lose court battleThe family of Jean Charles de Menezes have lost their High Court battle over a decision not to charge any police officers in connection with his death.
Brazilian Mr de Menezes, 27, was shot by police who mistook him for a suicide bomber on the London Tube last year.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said there was "insufficient evidence" to prosecute any of 15 officers probed.
Three senior High Court judges dismissed the family... (more)
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Death Of The Dollar Former wall street broker, Max Keiser, investigates the US economy and reveals how the American officials have maintained the image of a strong dollar since coming off the Gold Standard. We hear from authors and leading economists who claim that central banks have been helping to manipulate the gold markets and keep the prices down.
How will all this unravel? Max looks at the current US debt levels, the shift away from th... (more)
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Big brother is watching: Security cameras keep an eye on schoolHAVERHILL - If a fight or other problem were to happen in a Consentino Middle School hallway, chances are the principal or another school official could see what was happening and respond in seconds. Video surveillance, like you might find at a department store or gas station, has come to Consentino.
Big Brother is watching, and students are aware of what it means to them.
"I found out about it last year," eighth-grader Matthew Tavares said. ... (more)
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John McCain’s War On Blogsohn McCain has made clear that he doesn’t like the blogosphere.
Now he has introduced legislation that would treat blogs like Internet service providers and hold them responsible for all activity in the comments sections and user profiles. Some highlights of the legislation:
– Commerc ... (more)
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Romano Prodi: Olmert’s Wind-Up Cathy ChattyNot long ago, Ehud Olmert was caught admitting Israel has a hoard of nukes, a well-known enough fact, although generally unspoken in the corporate media. For accidentally speaking the truth, angry voices arose from across the Israeli political spectrum—mostly of one monotonous color—demanding Olmert take a hike for speaking the unspeakable.
Now Olmert was discovered “coaching” Italian prime minister Romano Prodi “on what to say during their joint pre... (more)
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Dumb and Dumber Congress CrittersDown in Texas, they grow them stupid. Not that all Texans are stupid, mind you, just Democrats elected to represent the people.
For instance, when Congressional Quarterly national security editor Jeff Stein interviewed in-coming chairman of the Intelligence Committee, El Paso’s Silvestre Reyes, he asked whether al-CIA-duh, er “al Qaeda,” is a Sunni or Shi’ite organization, the good Representative was flummoxed.
“Predominantly—... (more)
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Gaza border shots 'targeted PM'Hamas says the shooting on the convoy of the Palestinian prime minister at a Gaza border post was an assassination attempt by a rival faction.
Ismail Haniya's convoy came under fire when it was allowed to cross, after being held there for several hours.
A bodyguard was killed and Mr Haniya's son was shot in the face as the fire fight erupted at the Rafah checkpoint.
Border guards allied to President Abbas' Fatah faction, exchanged fire with Mr Haniya... (more)
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Antidepressants a Suicide Risk for Young AdultsWidely used antidepressants double the risk of suicidal behavior in young adults, from around three cases per thousand to seven cases per thousand, according to a huge federal analysis of hundreds of clinical trials. It marks the first time regulators have acknowledged that the drugs can trigger suicidal behavior among patients older than 18.
Officials at the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday that the higher risk was found in patients 18 to 25 and that the risk faded amo... (more)
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Bush Approval Rating Hits New Low A new ABC News/Washington Post poll has some dismal numbers for President Bush:
49 percent "strongly disapprove" of his job performance overall, his worst rating ever in that category.
62 percent of Americans "disapprove" of Bush's job performance overall, his second-worst rating in that category.
18 percent "strongly approve."
77 percent of Republicans approve of his job performance.
70 percent "di... (more)
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Mint bans melting coins now worth more as liquid than loot WASHINGTON -- Given rising metal prices, the pennies and nickels in your pocket are worth more melted down than their face value -- and that has the government worried.
U.S. Mint officials said Wednesday they were putting into place rules prohibiting the melting down of 1-cent and 5-cent coins, with a penalty of up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 for people convicted of violating the rule.
Because of the prevailing prices of metals, the cost of p... (more)
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Torture Is at the Heart of America's War on Terror After thousands of years of practice, you might have imagined that every possible means of inflicting pain had already been devised. But you should never underestimate the human capacity for invention. United States interrogators, we now discover, have found a new way of destroying a human being.
Last week, defence lawyers acting for Jose Padilla, a US citizen detained as an "enemy combatant", released a video showing a mission fraught with deadly risk - taking him to the ... (more)
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Torture, Impeachment and a Vietnam Vet's TearsThe true horror of what President Bush--and the Republican-led 109th Congress--have done to all of us American citizens by authorizing torture in our names came clear during a talk I was giving on impeachment to a group organized by the New Jersey chapter of Progressive Democrats of America. I had been reciting the growing list of Bush crimes against the Constitution and the laws of the land and had gotten to the issue of torture. At that point Bruce Tornari, a large guy... (more)
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Analysts: Dollar collapse would result in 'amero'Two analysts who have reconstructed money supply data after the Fed stopped publishing it argue a coming dollar collapse will set the stage for creating the amero as a North American currency to replace the dollar.
The reconstructed M3 data – the broadest measure of money – published on econometrician Gary Kuever's website, NowAndFutures.com, shows M3 increased at a rate of 11 percent in May, compared to 9 percent when the Federal Reserve quit publishing M3 data ea... (more)
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