Pelosi says she learned of waterboarding in 2003

" WASHINGTON – Under strong attack from Republicans, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused the CIA and Bush administration of misleading her about...

Japanese businessman Kazutsugi Nami arrested for £1bn fraud

Japanese Police have arrested a businessman and 21 of his executives for allegedly defrauding investors of a reported 126 billion yen. Kazutsugi Nami, chairman of L&G, was drinking a tankard of beer when police, accompanied by reporters, arrested him in a restaurant...

Sri Lanka -High Court reissues warrants on Prabha and Pottu Amman

" The Colombo High Court yesterday (26 ) reissued an arrest warrants for LTTE leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran, head of LTTE intelligence wing Pottu Amman and two other senior members of the outfit in connection with the assassination of former foreign minister of...

Vote-scam fliers target black neighborhoods

"Vote-scam fliers target black neighborhoods"" With just weeks to go before the presidential election, voter intimidation has reared its ugly head. An anonymous flier...

Internet group sues US govt for electronic eavesdropping

George Bush has been spying emails and other electronic data to check on the war on terror. But now an american non profit organisation Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit against President George W. Bush and other senior members of his...

Thai judges issue warrants to arrest protesters

Following yesterday's massive street demonstations in Thailand, judges has ordered the arrest of the protest's organizers. Police have still been unable to negotiate an end to the protests, and they are...

Japan sets sights on whaling activists

"Will three anti-whaling activists from the UK and US end up standing trial in Tokyo? Japan is attempting to press charges against activists for the first time since 2000, when protesters started harassing the Japanese whaling fleet in earnest. Earlier this week Tokyo's...

The Greatest of All Time

"  The First 10 Amendments to theConstitution as Ratified by the StatesDecember 15, 1791 Preamble Congress OF THE United Statesbegun and held at the City of New York, on Wednesdaythe Fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.   THE...

Adviser Says McCain Backs Bush Wiretaps

WASHINGTON — A top adviser to Senator John McCainsays Mr. McCain believes that President Bush’s program of wiretappingwithout warrants was lawful, a position that appears to bring him intocloser alignment...

BC's RCMP: Shut Down Alleged Money Launderers

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorNothing like airing out an Accused Criminal Dirty Laundry, by the RCMP to Rinse British Columbias Nasty Stains which stubbornly cling to our Societies...

Arlen Specter Demands Spy Probe... in NFL

US Senator Arlen Specter is up in arms over alleged spying in the National Football League, but nationwide illegal wiretapping doesn't seem to show up on his radar. Way to keep your eye on the ball, Sen....

Glynn County Sex Offender Captured

"A fugitive wanted by the Glynn County Sheriff’s Department was by the U.S. Marshals New York /New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force in Rochester, New York on April 25, 2008, based on information generated...

Continental Energy closes first institutional placement

Dallas, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Continental Energy Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board:CPPXF) today announced that it has closed a private equity placement with Macquarie Bank Limited. The placement was arranged by the London office of Macquarie's Energy Capital Group...

Bush Signs Law to Widen Reach for Wiretapping

"President Bush signed into law on Sunday legislation that broadly expanded the government’s authority to eavesdrop on the international telephone calls and e-mail messages of American citizens without warrants." They who would give up an essential liberty for safety,...

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