Internet backlash forces Japan to shelve plans to send relief planes to China

The troubled historical relationship between China and Japan appears to be preventing Japan from sending aid to China for earthquake relief efforts."A frenzied cyberspace backlash on China’s notoriously active...

Manufacturing a Food Crisis

How the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, World Trade Organization, Washington and the North American Free Trade Agreement created the Mexican and global food crisis. "When tens of thousands of people staged...

Dine-and-dash driver indicted in robbery, assault

Hit and Run Man Indicted"A man accused of seriously injuring two people with his sport-utility vehicle after he ran outon his restaurant bill was indicted yesterday on one count of aggravated robbery and four counts...

St Jude Riata defibrillator wires under scrutiny

"NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reports are emerging that some St Jude Riata Defibrillator Wires are in rare instances puncturing holes in the hearts of cardiac patients, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday in its online edition. The devices in question -- the Riata line of...

18-Years-Old Hacks The Orange County 911 System And Dispatched SWAT Team

"A Washington State teenager is facing 18 years in prison on charges that he used his PC to access Orange County, California's 911 emergency response system and convinced the sheriff's department into storming an area couple's home with a heavily armed SWAT team. Randall...

Investing in your future

"THE biggest employer in Corby, UK,  has pledged to invest in its future workforce as it celebrates its 70th anniversary this weekend. The general manager of leading UK industrial supplier RS Components has said the company is committed to forming links with schools and...

Car carrying four men speeds past Customs entry in Port Angeles

"Car carrying four men speeds past Customs entry in Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES - A car carrying four men reportedly sped through the U.S. Customs port of entry off the ferry from Victoria on Wednesday night. The Port Angeles Police Department received a...

The last best hope

"Harry Reid was despondent after the all-night Senate session produced yet another defeat for the Democrats. " “We did the very best we could,” he said. “I strongly believe we should have a bipartisan foreign policy…We need to do something to change the course of...

New Everest Records That Are NOT From The Highest Point On Earth ... :: Oblat...

".. a change in the MSM template is in order. As documented here at Oblate Spheroid, in a post at the end of March, Mount Everest is NOT the highest point on Earth … or to put it another way … the closest place...

Beyond the Green Zone's 'Gated Community,' Bush's Surge Is Failing

"Bush's "surge" has put army and police checkpoints everywhere in Baghdad but Iraqis are terrified approaching them because they do not know if the men in uniform they see are in fact death squads. Tools email EMAIL print PRINT 21 COMMENTS picture8 Share & save this...

$3.9 MILLION OUTLAY - Posted by Mike Fomkin

"Wednesday, March 07, 2007 Mark Niquette and Encarnacion Pyle THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH  After learning that taxpayers have picked up the check for nearly $3.9 million in food costs at state-sponsored meetings during the past two years, Gov. Ted Strickland has halted the...

US, Britain and Israel - Harassing Syria and Iran

"By George S. Hishmeh The US, Britain and Israel are on record saying they are not planning any military action against Iran because of its ambitious nuclear programme, which may ultimately yield a nuclear weapon, probably not on the same scale as Israel, Pakistan and...

Four Alarm Fire Destroys Church

"Oregon - Portland Fire and Rescue responded to the report of a church on fire at 106 NE Ivy St. Crews reported seeing a column of smoke in the area as they were responding. When Heavy Rescue 1 arrived they reported...

The truth of Nangpa La

"The truth of Nangpa La The body of the Tibetan nun, left in a snow path on Nangpa La. Courtesy of Pavle Kozjek (click to enlarge).07:44 pm EST Dec 31, 2006 "Hi, my name is Pavle Kozjek, from Slovenia, and I just...

Goading Iran into an attack

One of the most interesting parts of President George Bush's speech last night was his cryptic remarks, and an implicit threat, directed at Iran and Syria."Iran is providing material support for attacks on American...

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