Everything you always wanted to knpw about Voting machines, Dick Cheney, and The Carlyle Group, It ain't pretty.

"Those who cast the votes decide nothing, those who count the votes decide everything." - Joseph Stalin

It is now effectively illegal for citizens in 49 states to count their own votes on election day. http://www.votefraud.org/Intro/index.html

LAWSUIT: Voting Machine Engineer Sues, Alleges Machine Design Flaws
Friday 2/21/2003
This afternoon, the disturbing issues surrounding voting machine security were racheted up another notch:

Dan Spillane, a voting machine test engineer, filed a lawsuit against his former employer, DRE touch-screen voting machine manufacturer VoteHere.

Georgia recently approved VoteHere's machines, and the military is considering them for overseas voting. The company does business also in Sweden and England, and appears to be manufacturing, or planning to manufacture, components for other voting machine companies.

Spillane alleges in his lawsuit that he reported over 250 errors in the system, including critical errors of "severity 1" which include errors that may prevent the machines from correctly registering the votes. He sought meetings with company officials to express concerns about system integrity flaws, and created logs and reports of such flaws.

His complaint indicates that VoteHere did not address the flaws, and that the VoteHere system was certified by independent testing labs despite known flaws. Just when the testing lab began its examination of system integrity, VoteHere fired Spillane.

VoteHere's board of directors includes former CIA director Robert Gates. VoteHere's Chairman is Admiral Bill Owens, who was senior military assistant to Secretaries of Defense Frank Carlucci and Dick Cheney. Carlucci, of course, now heads the Carlyle Group and Cheney is Vice President.

retrieve a copy of the lawsuit early next week, case # 03-2-18779-85SEA, filed in King County, Washington. If possible we will post it later in the week at http://www.blackboxvoting.com

Bev Harris
http://www.blackboxvoting.com


http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/26/national/26VOTE.html


Receipts Reflect Fears Over Electronic Votes
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 25 — The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted today to invest $20 million in 5,000 voting machines that produce paper receipts, a move that reflects concerns about the trend toward electronic voting machines.

The vote makes Santa Clara the first county in the nation to purchase the so-called voter-verified paper backup system.

The popularity of electronic voting machines is growing as counties replace the kinds of antiquated systems blamed for Florida's 2000 presidential election debacle. At least 1 in 10 voters nationwide cast ballots in the last presidential election using electronic machines.

Computer scientists in Silicon Valley are calling for a halt to the trend, at least until voting machines are redesigned to produce a paper record of every vote.

The intent is to provide more protection against hackers, or political operatives, who might tamper with the results.

Republican Manufactured Voting Machines Involved in Election Fraud
http://www.voxnyc.com/archives/00000048.htm

Right-wing, radical political activists financed USA's largest voting machine company.
http://www.talion.com/election-systems-software.html

Who are Diebold? The corporate officers are as thick as thieves with the Republican hard right religious nut division. http://www.diebold.com/

Election.com Sold To Group Tied To Saudi Nationals

http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzelec0227,0,2634964.story?coll=ny-business-headlines

Election.com, a struggling Garden City start-up scheduled to provide online absentee ballots for U.S. military personnel in the 2004 federal election, has quietly sold controlling power to an investment group with ties to unnamed Saudi nationals, according to company correspondence.

In a letter sent to a select group of well-heeled Election.com investors Jan. 21, the online voting and voter registration company disclosed that the investment group Osan Ltd. paid $1.2 million to acquire 20 million preferred shares to control 51.6 percent of the voting power.

In a Newsday interview in October, Charles Smith, a representative of Osan who sits on Election.com's board, declined to name the Saudi Arabian investors with a stake in the company, other than to say they were "passive” and part of a larger group that included Americans and Europeans. Smith didn't return phone calls Wednesday. ...

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Rothschilds are part owners of voting machines. They were also behind the whole Enron debacle. Now they will be in charge of the software that runs the voting machines. The other owners have simular NWO backgrounds as well. http://www.rense.com/general31/roth.htm

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Massive voter fraud was being planned for months. The fix was in. Be warned. This exclusive interview with Greg Palast will boil your blood.
http://www.buzzflash.com/interviews/2002/11/04_Palast.html

FLORIDA VOTE FRAUD: High-tech voting system working fine "Go back to sleep, citizen. Nothing to see here!"
http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/830822.asp

Arkansas Republicans went to court to keep votes uncounted
http://www.kark.com/karktv/news/story_tmp.asp?cmd=view&Storyid=4948

A statewide recount in Alabama's gubernatorial election demanded by Democratic Governor Siegelman gave victory to his Republican challenger:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/11/07/politics1919EST0782.DTL

Problems in Texas with touchscreen voting machinery http://www.news8austin.com/content/headlines/?ArID=51022&SecID=2

Kansas provisional ballots caused problems
http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/1771656/detail.html

South Carolina's voting equipment creats difficulties
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/4459621.htm

"The likely truth is that the "invalid numbers" were showing the opposite of the intended result. Better to just throw the whole notion of "asking voters who they voted for" out the window with a cheesy and unbelievable excuse, and rely on known methods such as stolen ballot boxes and outright fraudulent punch machines and the like. THOSE methods have been working for millenia, and that is why the VNS fell back on them, as opposed to
exposing the FACT the fraud starts and ends at the tippity-top. '

Nebraska's election fiasco
http://www.theindependent.com/stories/110602/new_electionglitches06.shtml

New Jersey's tally delayed by computer problems
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-nj--votingglitches1106nov06,0,808514.story?coll=ny-ap-regionalwire

Vote Fraud in Tennessee: Worse than Florida?

Black voters were told to get behind the white voters. They were told to remove NAACP stickers from their cars, or leave the polling place without voting. It all sounds like a promo for "Mississippi Burning," or maybe a documentary about egregious civil rights violations in some Deep South backwater fifty years ago. But it happened in November 2000. http://www.counterpunch.org/tnfraud.html


VOTE FRAUD USA?

The Tennessee Voter Empowerment Team met to discuss information they have received. http://www.nashvilleinsanity.com/evidenceinTN.html

MASSIVE POLLING FRAUD IN FLORIDA
http://www.voxnyc.com/archives/00000043.htm

Florida 2002: Sluggish Systems, Vanishing Votes
http://www.csl.sri.com/users/neumann/insiderisks.html#149

Alert: Ghost Precincts, Vigilance Needed
http://pub103.ezboard.com/fsoldiervoicefrm4.showMessage?topicID=25.topic

Broward vote total off in reporting glitch The missing 104,000 votes raised questions about the county's $17.2 million electronic voting system http://www.miami.com/mld/miami/4460196.htm

Michigan ballot shortages and polling problems
http://www.tv7-4.com/Global/story.asp?S=1002309&nav=1vrjCEZ7

San Francisco ballot shortages
http://www.kron4.com/Global/story.asp?S=1002487&nav=5D7lCElH

18 vote machines missing from Broward elections office

By Buddy Nevins and Scott Wyman | Florida correspondents
Posted October 17, 2002
The Broward County elections office is missing 18 new touch-screen voting machines worth $3,000 each because of poor record-keeping before the flawed Sept. 10 primary, the new elections chief said Wednesday.

"We don't know where they are. I don't think anyone does at this point," said Joseph Cotter, who was hired to fix the problems highlighted by the chaotic primary.

The missing machines were not used in the election. They were part of Elections Supervisor Miriam Oliphant's outreach program and presumably were used to educate voters on how to cast ballots on the ATM-like devices.

More Florida funny business....

http://www.drudgereport.com/vote1.htm


http://ap.tbo.com/ap/florida/MGAIFTWBQ3D.html
Expert: Palm Beach's New Voting Machines Have Problems
By Jill Barton Associated Press Writer
Published: Jul 16, 2002

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The voting machines that replaced butterfly ballots and hanging chads are checked by an "Enron-style of auditing" and don't provide voters any assurance that their votes are being cast, an expert testified Tuesday.

Rebecca Mercuri, a computer science professor at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, said questions remain about the $14 million machines Palm Beach County purchased to improve its voting system because they are designed to audit themselves.

"The problem with the self-auditing machines is if it's broken, how can it tell you that it's broken?" Mercuri said. Mercuri's testimony provided the latest criticism of a county still embarrassed by the 2000 election debacle. She was called in a Tuesday afternoon hearing to bolster a Boca Raton man's claims that he lost a City Council election in March because the new machines malfunctioned.

Former Mayor Emil Danciu's suit seeks to have the results overturned and a new election held. The suit includes affidavits from eight voters who said they had trouble casting ballots on the ATM-style machines and says voters should be given paper receipts to confirm their vote was recorded. It also seeks to allow an independent review of the voting machines and related software and security features.

Supervisor of Elections Theresa LePore says such a review would void the machines' warranty and that they've been reviewed twice by labs appointed by the federal government and also by a state worker.

She says most of the information the plaintiffs are seeking is filed with the state Division of Elections in Tallahassee and even if it were available, she couldn't provide it because it includes trade secrets of Sequoia Voting Systems Inc., which manufactures the machines.

"I'm not willing to let anyone take a machine and take it apart," LePore said. "I don't think the taxpayers would appreciate them taking apart a $3,500 machine and voiding the warranty."



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"Teresa LePore (Palm Beach County supervisor of elections.... revealed that the county's purchase contract included trade-secret clauses that would make it a third-degree felony to disclose details of the specifications or internal functioning of the machines......Further, she noted that the vendor would void the warranty on the machines if they were opened for inspection. Effectively, any independent verification of proper operation was limited to examining the outside of the box. "

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/publicfeature/oct02/evot.html


"Almost 20 years ago, in a classic paper, "Reflections on Trusting Trust," Ken Thompson, a co-inventor of the Unix operating system at AT&T's Bell Laboratories, said: "You can't trust code that you did not totally create yourself....No amount of source-level verification or scrutiny will protect you from using untrusted code....A well-installed microcode bug will be almost impossible to detect." This computational reality has profound implications for voting systems. Whereas earlier technologies required that election fraud be perpetrated at one polling place or machine at a time, the proliferation of similarly programmed e-voting systems invites opportunities for large-scale manipulation of elections."

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/publicfeature/oct02/evot.html


"It is a known fact that the computer industry does not have the capability, at present, to assure a safe, reliable election using only electronic devices. Thorough investigation of vendor claims (such as those performed by New York City on DRE products), and failures of performance in actual elections, have demonstrated the existence of major flaws. Communities that rely on promises of security and accuracy when purchasing such systems, run the severe risk that they will administer an election whose results may someday be contested — but they will not be able to provide an independent audit that can ascertain the content of the true ballots cast. "
Rebecca Mercuri, Ph.D.

Dr. Mercuri, an electronic vote tabulation specialist and computer science professor at Bryn Mawr, testified on behalf of the Democratic Recount Committee to provide a sworn affidavit on the necessity of a hand recount in the disputed Florida precincts. The testimony was presented as part of the defense brief in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, Atlanta, November 17, 2000.

http://www.voterwest.org/mercuri.html

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"The concept is clear, simple, and it works. Computerized voting gives the power of selection, without fear of discovery, to whomever controls the computer," - James & Kenneth Collier, authors of VoteScam (1992)

"There are no documented cases of electronic vote-rigging occurring anywhere in the country, but only because it's nearly impossible to prove."

"Hand counting is the gold standard against which we check machine counting efficiency."


American Coup: Mid-Term Election Polls vs Actuals

Scoop’s analysis shows that - according to the polls - the Republican Party experienced a pronounced last minute swing in its favour of between 4 and 16 points. Remarkably this last minute swing appears to have been concentrated in its effects in critical Senate races (Georgia and Minnesota) where it secured it's complete control of Congress. http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0211/S00078.htm

How to Rig a Touch Screen Voting Machine I have been in the computer programming business for over 30 years. I have written code that runs in devices like the Touch Screen voting machines. When I decided to write this piece, I wanted to describe what it would take to rig a Touch Screen and get away with it and make it very, very, very hard to detect.
http://www.allhatnocattle.net/november92002.htm


Diebold - The Face Of Modern Ballot Tampering

The lack of any exit polling on November 5 has been oddly ignored by the media. Those pesky tracking polls leading up to the elections have been explained away by a ‘late surge to the Republicans’ caused by.... hmmmm, how about sun spot activity? With no exit polls, there was no other feedback to conflict with the "official" results, this allowed the Diebold touch screen machines to change the way election fraud is carried out.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0211/S00081.htm


Voting Machines - A High Tech Ambush

Personally, I'll never vote on a machine again if I can help it. For the next election, I'll vote "absentee" (i.e., through the mail). In fact, Oregon has wisely rejected voting machines altogether and handles its entire election through the mail. The state of Washington offers that option, and Colorado is considering mandatory mail-in voting. Maybe those states see an ambush when they see one.ambu
http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Articles/Landes_Ambush.htm


Vote of No Confidence Everything you need to know about stealing elections http://www.conspire.com/vote-fraud.html

For all its apparent benefits, touch-screen voting is not a panacea, according to several nationally recognized computer experts. There are no documented cases of electronic vote-rigging occurring anywhere in the country, but only because it's nearly impossible to prove.
http://www.kioskcom.com/article_detail.php?ident=1021

The elephant in the room is vote theft on a massive scale
http://www.onlinejournal.com/Editor_sDesk/editor_sdesk.html

The Greatest Cover-Up Of All: Vote Fraud In America
http://www.votefraud.org/Archive/Write/greatest.htm

CalTech and M.I.T. Computer Experts -- Hacking the Machines
http://pub103.ezboard.com/fsoldiervoicefrm4.showMessage?topicID=24.topic

Why One Tech Maven Fears Computer Voting
http://www.notablesoftware.com/Press/WSJ.html

Rebecca Mercuri loves computers. But when it comes to counting votes in an election, she favors plain old paper. Computers, she says, just can't be trusted with our democracy. http://interactive.wsj.com/public/current/articles/SB985032601926471110.htm

Voting Machine Technology - It's Not Secure
Have elections in America been rigged to slowly, but surely shift power to the right? In the secretive world of voting machines, anything is possible.
http://www.ecotalk.org/VotingSecurity.htm\

When it comes to elections in America...assume crooks are in control...and then act accordingly. http://www.commondreams.org/views02/0916-04.htm

Thirty-one city newspapers have documented voting errors that only add to the ballot-stuffing, dead-people-voting, hide-the-ballots-in-your-trunk, absentee-faking problems of the past.
http://www.talion.com/election-mistakes.html#reports

Computer Vote Counts are Unverifiable
http://www.votefraud.org/Archive/Write/unverifiable.htm

TESTIMONY OF A COMPUTER EXPERT: The Judge stated in his ruling that "There is no adequate and proper safeguard to prevent the computers from being programmed to distort the election results." http://www.votefraud.org/Archive/Write/expert.htm

Why we need to know who owns voting machine companies
http://www.talion.com/election-machines.html#Nebraska

Diebold Magic?
http://www.bartcop.com/111102fraud.htm

Republican Controlled Voting Machines Hand Suprise Victories to...
Guess which party?
http://www.voxnyc.com/archives/00000051.htm

Voter News Service sitting on Election Day data http://www.newsobserver.com/news/nc/story/1902810p-1886603c.html

"Congress could force these companies to submit current source code as a pre-condition, if they wanted to. Congress could keep it secret, so the copyright and trade secret laws would not be infringed. The Senators or whatever would have to sign non-disclosure agreements... there's no valid reason this code is not checked for accurary. Which leaves only invalid reasons for not checking the code - and that would be that they do have ways to monkey with the votes."

The Real Scandal Is the Voting Machines Themselves Computerized vote-counting is a terrible system. This is only news to those who haven’t been paying attention. http://www.commondreams.org/views/121400-108.htm

Rage Against the Machine Machines don't have political beliefs. But computer programmers do.
http://www.tnr.com/120400/dugger120400.html

Voting Machine Companies owned by conservative Republican businessmen, bankers, religious nuts http://www.ecotalk.org/VotingMachineCompanies.htm

Repository for Voter Complaints
http://www.votewatch.us/

Republicans dominate the voting machine business:
Republican Voting Machines, Election Irregularities, and "Way-Off" Polling Results
http://www.ecotalk.org/MidtermElections2002.htm

Voting Machines - High Tech Ambush
http://www.ecotalk.org/Vote-By-Mail.htm

Elections In America - Assume Crooks Are In Control
http://www.ecotalk.org/AmericanElections.htm

The Nightmare Scenario Is Here - Computer Voting With No Paper Trail
http://www.ecotalk.org/Dr.RebeccaMercuriComputerVoting.htm

"The code behind exit poll tabulation is astoundingly simple to write. And the more simple it is, the less error prone. Why, with two years and millions (billions?) of dollars could they not get it right? When I took Oracle 8i, we were taught DB querying on the first day, and produced percentage based results the first week. This story is hole-ier than a hula-hoop."

Fraud and manipulation endemic......
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20021106&Category=APN&ArtNo=211060605&Ref=R


Proprietary software makes inspection of electronic voting systems impossible
http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/110602_elections.html


ON SCRAPPING THE EXIT POLLS

"I'm astounded that no one finds this to be of any interest. If you're going to fix an election one thing you need to worry about is an outside party monitoring that election and using well-established and accepted methods of predicting its outcome. Suppose the consortium had McBride beating Bush by 5% and yet Bush was declared the winner. Two possibilities: either the exit polling methodology was flawed or the election was stolen. Are we to believe that a consortium of the nation's most prominent news organizations is so incompetent as to have this happen to them?" www.whatreallyhappened.com


"I'll tell you right now, this election is fixed!"
http://www.drudgereport.com/vote1.htm

"Flyers were being left on cars in black neighborhoods warning that voters with outstanding tickets or warrants might be arrested when they show their ID to vote. Early voters were met by poll watchers from the Republican Party of Arkansas who demanded identification and challenged voter ballots."
http://www.pbcommercial.com/archives/index.inn?loc=detail&doc=/2002/October/22-2390-NEWS1.TXT

Background Stories about ES&S Voting Machines
http://pub103.ezboard.com/fsoldiervoicefrm4.showMessage?topicID=12.topic

Chip Glitch hands victory to wrong party. Guess which party?
http://www.voxnyc.com/archives/00000050.htm

Great Bartcop article on Voting Machine Fraud, Execs GOP contributions
http://www.bartcop.com/110702otter.htm

Fraudulent automated phone messages in Florida Bush said he was unaware of the phone call effort - even though the call says it was ``paid for by Jeb Bush for Governor Campaign'' http://election2002.tbo.com/election2002/MGARSR0D58D.html

Vote Fraud Texas style http://www.jshull.org/

There's only one reason the exit poll has been scrapped. How could they explain away a (potential) lead by the democrats and then suddenly have the GOP controlling congress. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20021105/ap_on_el_ge/eln_voter_news_service

Voting Problems In Orlando, South Florida "These folks are so crooked they have to screw their socks on in the morning"
http://news.tbo.com/news/MGACF5AHY5D.html

Voting Machines' Maker Blamed. How Florida bought easily-rigged ES&S Voting Machines
http://www.tampatrib.com/MGASSAS976D.html

Manufacturers Admit Voting Machines Unreliable How ES&S machines have modems, allowing hacking to access & alter vote tallies
http://www.rumormillnews.net/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?read=5172

The Nightmare Scenario Good explanation by Dr. Rebecca Mercuri on paperless computer voting & fraud http://www.commondreams.org/views02/0805-07.htm

Voting into the void Touch-screen voting machines may look spiffy, experts say they can't be trusted.
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/11/05/voting_machines/

How VNS helped to rig Nov. 5 Election for GOP
http://pub103.ezboard.com/fsoldiervoicefrm61.showMessage?topicID=2.topic

Why did VNS bow out the morning of the election? Did somebody get a horse's head in their bed? http://www.bartcop.com/vns2002.htm

Voter News Service Meltdown - Washington Post article
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10472-2002Nov5.html

"Voter News Service (VNS) is a top-secret private consortium owned by ABC News, The Associated Press, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, and NBC News. It's current headquarters is in Brooklyn, New York. It's been around (under different names) since 1964. It's the only company whose exit poll results are used by the news media to announce the
"projected" winners in races for the president, U.S. House and Senate, state governors, and select races.

With the use of computerized vote counters and the news networks exclusive control over polling data in major elections, the gates to election fraud were wide open. Computerized voting machines have now made election fraud as easy as stealing candy from a baby... If VNS is helping to rig elections, why are they doing it? Generally speaking... I believe that the same people who can't rake in enough money, also can't get enough power. The news networks are owned lock, stock, and barrel by the richest corporations and individuals in the world. They certainly have an agenda.

Their arrogance and disregard for the little guy is clear. They may think that we're not smart enough to pick the 'right' kind of leaders... right for them, that is. So they might try to do it for us. Voter News Service warrants an investigation. Its operations should be shut down regardless. It's in a perfect position to sabotage the election process. Let the counties count the vote and report it to the states. If it takes a day or two for the states to report the results... so be it. Democracy takes time."

Why did VNS bow out the morning of the election?

VNS got into a lot of trouble for correctly calling Florida for Gore after exit polls showed him winning by a comfortable margin. After that 'debacle' they were forced to completely re-design their computer hardware and software. They were my client, and ran on a large IBM mainframe with legacy software.

They were forced to get off the mainframe and on to a completely different hardware and software platform. Everything had to be built from scratch. Supposedly, they didn't have time to fully test the new environment thoroughly far enough ahead of this election cycle. Therefore, they chose to use this election to test the new environment, but not publicly release the results.

Why does VNS think their "Gore wins" Florida 2000 projection was wrong? Bush guaranteed he would win Florida, even after VNS said he lost it. Why is nobody else suspicious?
http://www.bartcop.com/111102bonus.htm

More Magic: winning vote totals uncanny. County Judge Danny Scheel received 18,181 votes. Republican Carter Casteel got exactly 18,181votes. Republican state Sen. Jeff Wentworth also got 18,181 votes. http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/elections/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=180&xlc=860675

VNS - CIA link? VNS, the guys who are deep sixing their exit poll data, used an outside company to develop their computer programs. It turns out that the company is..... Battelle Memorial Institute, an Ohio-based technology company that also works as a defense contractor to help build the new VNS system. A Battelle spokeswoman declined comment on Tuesday's performance. " From:http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20021106/ap_wo_en_po/us_election_vns_6

Battelle was also under investigation during the search for the anthrax killer.
http://www.columbusalive.com/2002/20020530/053002/05300203.html

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Blix: Iraq Actively Cooperating to Disarm

Impeaching Bush

This is a dictatorship? I have twice seen the same film clip on CBS news: an Iraqi citizen buying what looks like a machine gun (Kalashnikov), and another citizen trying out a semi-automatic pistol’s slide action. Both times, the voice-over warned of Iraqis preparing to defend themselves. Nobody mentions the obvious: unless the film clip was staged, Saddam Hussein lets Iraqis buy guns and ammo. This testifies against the theory that Saddam fears an organized uprising. If he fears assassination, he doesn’t fear it enough to impose complete gun control.

Tokyo Stocks Close Near Two-Decade Low

Pentagon Wants Mini-Nuke Ban Ended Easier for terrorists to tote!

Congress to Get More Bad News on Budget Front

Embassy advises Australians to leave Israel Can't leave witnesses to the ethnic cleansing, can we?

Raising Taxes on Every Level Not Good Government, Especially When the Nation is on the Brink of War

The Pentagon has set restrictions on journalists "embedded" with military units Short version: Report what we tell you and only what we tell you.

For 60 million, the cure may kill

U.S., Pakistani Officials Center Hunt for Bin Laden on Caravan

Afghan prisoners beaten to death at US military interrogation base

Oxford hands anti-war petition to No 10

READER PHOTOS FROM PHILADELPHIA MARCH 5th DEMONSTRATION

USAF Fairford - Peace Camp Established

Jews Against War

Draft bill proposed in Congress Second story down

Border fence 'cut for war'

16 moving companies indicted for allegedly swindling customers

16 moving companies indicted for extortion. And, you guessed it, their defense is to scream, "Anti-Semitism"!

America admits suspects died in interrogations This is a polite way to say that these men were tortured to death. This is how the world will remember Americans. I hope the Germans don't mind stepping back to second place as the arch-villains of the modern world.

Lies with a purpose A campaign of deceit, lies, demagoguery, arm-twisting, and bribery is currently being committed by so-called political leaders who are responsible to their people to provide truthful information, but in recent months have refrained from doing so.

Mohammed predicts terror strikes How convenient for the war-mongers. Notice how much press this guy gets, while the government is moving to get the Moussaoui trial under wraps?

China: Iraq War Opposition Is Prevailing

Putin Tells Bush No War

What Can the World Do if the US Attacks Iraq? Arm Iraq. Drop the dollar. Withdraw their investment funds from US markets. Embargos. Increase tariffs on US goods.

Rumsfeld Filled His Pockets with Pyongyang's Nuclear Loot

COULD TALMUDIC INFLUENCE BE AFFECTING THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF SOME OF OUR "LEADERS?" YOU DECIDE...


FBI whistleblower: 'We can't stop terrorism unleashed by Iraq war.' So why are they going ahead with it?

Catholics Debating: Back President or Pope on Iraq?

Bush snubs Helen Thomas Stick to the script, milquetoast boy.

Hekmatyar Apprises Anan Of US Brutalities In Afghanistan, Seeks UN Role The US Army is starting to have the manners and morals of the IDF

Report: bin Laden's sons arrested Here is what I think happened. Yesterday, Israel was reporting that Bin Laden himself had been captured. After Bush had canceled his speech in the morning, he then decided to go ahead on the basis of having "good news" to announce, only to have it turn out that it was Osama's sons who were arrested, not Osama himself. Having already canceled and restarted the speech once, Bush could not cancel it again without looking bad, so he went ahead anyway, which is why he came across as having nothing to say, stammering from one
clichéd war-jingo to another, and dodging questions. UPDATE: It is not confirmed that the arrested men are actually Osama's sons.

UK troops tell of low morale, lack of food

Payrolls Plunged 308,000 in February

The Truth About September 11th From 23 Informative Websites

Saddam has 'motive' for UK attack Remember that "pre-emptive" thing the US has been waving around? It works both ways, you know. As for having the means, Britain built Saddam his mustard gas factory.

BLAIR: I'LL DEFY TRIPLE UN WAR VETO Blair is going to defy the United Nations in order to attack Saddam ... for defying the United Nations.

ARROGANCE WILL COME TO HAUNT BLAIR

Is theft of radioactive material from Halliburton (and was it even a theft?) the prelude to a staged terror attack with a "dirty" bomb?

Thousands in march against war with Iraq


Able President, Military Woes "Please be clear that war protesters are not maligning our own countrymen. We are not in love with Saddam. We are simply trying to make people think about U.S. imperialistic policies, as well as getting our soldiers home safe and sound, and not letting our government sacrifice them for oil wells."

NYC asks Halliburton, G.E. & CononoPhillips to review dealings in Iran and Syria.

Move On Emergency Appeal to the UN

Israel orders destruction of mosque next to Basilica of Annunciation This is not going to help the situation.

France supplying Iraq with spare parts for their fighter jets.

Blix says some progress in Iraq arms cooperation

Euro hits four-year high against dollar When the rest of the Arab nations change from the dollar to the Euro as the oil currency of choice, the US economy will shatter.

Blix report devastates US claims No underground or mobile weapons labs. No uranium enrichment.

American special forces are already paving the way for mass invasion

UK Government to outlaw begging I guess that's easier to do than fixing the economy so that begging is unnecessary.

Pakistan's Army Gets New Nuclear-Capable Missile

'Dirty Bomb' Material Stolen From Halliburton In Nigeria That Halliburton is involved suggests this is part of a US Intelligence Operation. As a side note, Cesium 137, the actual material stolen, is a soft metal that, like Mercury, melts at low temperature (82 degrees F), and like Sodium, reacts with water. Cesium-137 is a source of Beta-particles and has a half life of 30 years, but decays into Barium 137m, which produces far more
dangerous gamma rays. There has been one major accident involving Cesium 137, involving an improperly discarded medical radiotherapy machine in Brazil in 1987. Scavengers found the machine and pried it open, triggering a disaster second only to Chernobyl.

Blix: Iraq Now Proactive on Disarmament Inspections will work if given time.

Blix: Inspections Need More Time

Israeli Troops Seize Chunk of Gaza Strip "C'mon! Start bombing Iraq so we can get the ethnic cleansing going, already!"

Khatami hopes Iraqi disarmament will set stage for Israel to disarm Israel is already defying more UN Resolutions than Iraq, protected by the veto of Israel's slave-state the US.

Blix Tells UN Iraq Has Made Substantial Progress in Disarming

U.S., Britain to Give Iraq Short Deadline

Transcript of weapons inspector's U.N. presentation - Mar. 7, 2003 WARNING: This transcript is from CNN so it may be short a few words, the last Blix transcript from CNN was missing 750 words ! You can listen to Blix's remarks at un.org

Gov't Predicts Record Gas Prices in April If Bush's oil buddies can't get rich in Iraq, they'll just suck it out of you!

Pyongyang: We'll put a torch to New York

Blix says "no evidence" of proscribed Iraqi mobile activities

US CAUGHT USING FAKE DOCUMENTS AGAIN TO JUSTIFY IRAQ WAR! The head of the U.N. nuclear agency said on Friday that the documents backing U.S. and British allegations that Iraq had attempted to import uranium from Niger were "not authentic." (Now we know why the US media kept cutting away to the non-story about the arrest of Osama, no wait it was
Osama's sons, no wait we don't know who they are, in Pakistan

Why Hussein Will Not Give Weapons of Mass Destruction to Al Qaeda Iraq is a secular government. If Saddam gave Al Qaeda weapons of mass destruction, it is likely Al Qaeda would turn them on Saddam.

US troops 'pouring into Saudi Arabia' If Saudi Arabia thinks the US will keep its promise to withdraw all its forces after the war, they are dreaming. The US will not keep its promise because there will never be an end to this war.

Humor break

ElBaradei: Proof Iraq Imported Uranium Was Fake I hear that all the major networks went to commercial when this came down.

Mel Gibson Takes Up Traditional Catholicism

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Back with more news

THE MEDIA COVER-UP OF THE GORE VICTORY
PART FOUR: DEMOCRACY, GENERAL ELECTRIC STYLE I was just chewing the fat with a co-conspirator, and the issue of GE's ownership of NBC came up. He alerted me to this article at Make Them Accountable.com If you have some time, it would behoove you to spend some time over there. Lots of decent journalism going on that manages, SOMEHOW, to fly under the radar.

A war policy in collapse A good piece by James Carroll. Easy to remember bits to leave your war ahwks friends without an effective counter!!

ISRAELI TERROR AGAINST THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE What the US government doesn't want you to see.

ISRAELI TERROR by John Pilger Did you watch his online video? I offered you a link. I can't make you do stuff. You need to learn all that you can.

Israeli officer court-martialled for refusing order to target civilians I linked to this via anorther source. Where is the US Media? We know, and now so do you. I cannot verify the accuarcy of this reporting. Someone MUST!!!

An End to the Israel Experiment? Yes, 6 billion a year to support 2 million Israelis amongst 200 million Arabs doesn't seem like such a good idea. But with approx. 200 nuclear weapons, and Washington by the throat do we keep dishing out the aid? So far the answer is an unqualified yes. PNAC will insure that Israel stays at Washington's teat for a while longer. I'd just cut the aid. It's the Israeli issue that most hurts our safety. a Religious homeland may have been quaint in the past, but there is no future for a land such as this.

As North Korea engages the west, or vice-versa, it's your duty to learn more about this nuclear equipped nation, good info. here

More From Warren Buffett

More about Hussein Kamel

Canada’s prime minister denounces US “regime change” policy Way to go, Chretien!!! He actually read UN Resolution 1441. One has to wonder, Who's next? I think it'll be another Middle-Eastern country that may pose a threat to Israel.

The 2003 Spending Orgy People about to go bankrupt often indulge in a spending binge before their credit cards are shut off. Looks like Bush is playing the same game with the Federal Budget!

US hits roadblock in push to war It's a Turkey!!!

Organizers of Antiwar Movement Plan to Go Beyond Protests More Civil Disobedience. YAYYYYYYY!!

Two lawsuits allege that civilian mechanics at Charleston Air Force Base were told to falsify maintenance records on C-17s, the cargo planes used to haul supplies overseas for a possible war with Iraq. How dare they get in the way of Bush's war!!!

Capital One CFO resigns Shares fall; Willey faces insider-trading charges Well, whaddya know, an insider trading story. I thought corporate oversight was so pre-Iraq.

The Fraud Monster.com

Critical flaw exposes Internet e-mail

Flap over war criticism in schools ends swiftly Thank you anti-patriots, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly and the rest of you fire breathers. Try journalism!

Israel rejects US criticism of its deadly raids You Don't Like it? Okay, no more weapons for you. Hell, we'll cancel all of your aid. How do you feel now?

US takes bugging at the UN to 'new levels' Umm, American Press, where is your anger? At least you casn feign anger. WTF are you good for? Absolutely Nothing!

Fresh Israeli Incursion In Nablus, Children Used As Shields The claim here is that the Israelis are using Palestinians as human shields. US Press? Hello? Can we get some sort of objective reporting on this issue? I thought not.

Iran says US war aimed to protect Israeli interests NO FUCKIN' WAY!!! (heavy sarcasm)

Stopped at: CIA Caught

Still More News

Bush says Force Now Option on North Korea Todd says, all of our troops in the region will become carbon bits, as well as most of the South Koreans. Bush is a master at diplomacy.

Advisors warn Bush he faces "humiliating" defeat on UN resolution Jesus handles humility well.

Union Warns Movie Execs Not To Pick On Antiwar Actors Okay, Hollywood gets blanket protection. Don't expect it to last. See who owns what studio, and place your bets.

White House may lose its Sheen of peace To keep Martin on the show, email TheWestWing.

Russia May Use Veto Power to Stop War We've heard that at this point, Russia will use its veto power. No matter, BushCo will claim they're irrelevant.

More on US spooks, NZ style Where is the US press? Is this a holiday?

Bush has what's known in Poker circles as a 'tell" When Bush lies, he twists his mouth around to the side and bites his lip. Of course he lies on other occasions. I'd argue that anytime his lips move, he's trying to sell you a whopper.

WARshington Post justifies jingoism on Iraq This isn't new news, but it bears another look.

The War on Iraq: Conceived in Israel Now we like to present alternative views to the press, whom I've heard nary a word about PNAC from, but unless you can convince me that this is not the brain(dead) child of Paul Wolfowitz, PNAC member, I'll stick with that scenario. Read it, but always be skeptical, always. That's the only way to truth.

Bush is too expensive for the US: War Machine funding, which, oddly enough does not include funding for the Iraq conflict There are a lot of jokes in there, but I'll allow you to come up with them. I'll just have a good cry.

The Disinformation Age: How George W. Bush and Saint Colin of Powell are lying America into an
unnecessary war — and what honest journalists can do about it As much as I respect Dennis Hans, our only honest discourse seems to be coming from outside the traditional American Media. If it wasn't for the UK, we'd be even more in the dark about what's really going on.

Blair rating at new low Good show, mates!!

Dershowitz: Torture could be justified Whenever you want to get the information you want, torture always works. It may not be correct information, but it'll stop the torture.

Still more about US bugging of the UN Don't expect the co-opted US press corps to be pursuing this with any zest.

Books not Bombs about to commence Mar. 05!! If you're a student of any age, in any country, join the protest!

"New Concepts in CBRN Warfare in the Light of the Gulf War Experience" Acrobat required.

Mossad, Mossad – Coming soon to a town near you! Maybe they'll recruit you!!

US Censorship Thwart's Film Highlighting Israel's Human Rights On All Major US Networks Guess what? It's working.

Senior US diplomat blames Bush for throwing the nation into disarray More on the Kiesling resignation.

LA Times Story(elaborate log-in process) Bush Pushes the Big Lie Toward the Brink"So the truth is out: George W. Bush lied when he claimed to be worried about Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction. Otherwise, Iraq's stepped-up cooperation with the U.N. on disarmament would be stunningly good news, obviating the need to rush to war." Much More at link.

Japan's Koizumi faces a 'Tony Blair bind' on Iraq Tony can't get a break. I know Bush will dump him at some point.

More News 03/03 03/04

Man, this is alot of work

'Serves rude America right' Turks on the street speak out against various war related issues. A good read. Esp. the last two paragraphs. :)

Read This! It's a good bit of Bush's 03/03 "press conference." He's a great man, threatening Mexico for not following the game plan, etc., etc.

Put away the cuddly toys. Now it's time to get tough UK paper urges Civil disobedience!! Way to Go!!!

More about Spying at the UN, a Grand Old Tradition

More about the Identities of Khalid Sheikh Muhammad The best article Yet. Why isn't the US Press on this?

2,000 US marines to come under British command Blair kisses Bush's ass, threatening his political career, and this is what he gets. I'd go for the now defunct 'Turkish Package." Yeah, man.

Letter to Bush: Please Bomb Seattle Pretty good satire.

Another try by US to use Chemical weapons. Damn those treaties!

Raided family of microbiologist denies official version of al-Qaida arrests U.S. Press, where are you? Helllllo!!

Warren Buffet, yes that one, warns about derivatives, potentially a financial WMD Read what the Sage from Omaha has to say.

Have something seized at an airport, you may be able to buy it back Fuckin' preposterous.

Philippino onslaught pulled back. Maybe the US is thinking they'll need some fresh soldiers if Baghdad doesn't go well They were supposed to be training anyway.

Turkish Stocks Plunge on War Vote Have you seen the Dow lately?

U.S. military plugs Israel into real-time war monitoring Chickenhawks in Israel can watch live as well. How very nice.

Nude Protesting John Ashcroft must be blushing.

More news to come later. I'm such a wuss. :)

News 03/03 03/04

yeah, yeah I didn't do anything yesterday. I have a note, honest!

Houston freer than New York? One person has reason to believe so.

Criminalizing Cryptography. A Bad Idea Let's start rounding up terrorists instead. Whaddya think?

So, Bush Wants Civil Disobedience? Hey. don't be so naive!! It's Conditional!

War to Start on 03/13? Big mistake A snippet from the article: "One of the first casualties of the conflict - apart from Saddam - is likely to be French President Jacques Chirac" who is against war on Iraq, the paper said.

It said US President George W Bush telephoned Chirac last week and told him that "we will not forgive and we will not forget." I hve little doubt Der Shrubber said this. As for the timing issue, the next link is an absolute Must Read!!!!

Bush's Bombs to start dropping on Holy day? This will insure that Muslims the world over will get all warm and cuddly with the US' plan of Imperialism!! Who knew?

Charlotte Beers, US Propaganda tool to the Middle-East quits over, 'Health Issues'> Yeah, the health of the US Mid-East policy is in an ICU.

Condi's NSA Bugging of the UN just part of a long proud heritage of bugging the UN

One Front, Two Fronts, No Fronts, Iraq's Fucked

Allied Aircraft and Their mis-labeled Weapons Systems Weapons Used against suface troops while enforcing No-Fly Zones. "Hey, we didn't know!"

Today's terror master-mind Keeping Hush He has to be as important as the spooks tell us he is, right? Or is he just another guy named Mohammed? We don't know, nor will we ever.

Democracy for Iraq? Who the Fuck is he kidding? "Must Obey Sharon. The Bible tells me to."

Al-Qaeda Planned Pearl Harbor Attack? Who the Hell knows.

Report on the Failure of the US Media This article is a few paragraphs in length, it ought to be a book. Hrmmmmmph.

Bushies 2K4 run being planned. Why is there no opposition? This guy is a sitting duck to a good Rebuplican challenger. American Democracy, your oxymoron for the day.

Court Rules: Media Can Lie Well, the courts only a couple of hundred years out of step on this one. Sad, sad, sad. Fox News is involved. There's a shocker.

Yeah, the economy's bad, but it can, and will get worse Bush, the "MBA President", oh the irony.

Jim Marrs "Rule by Secrecy" and the Kennedy Assassination Rule By Secrecy, an idea that's as fresh as today!

Al-Qaeda and the missing millions A British Embarrassment--Not coming to a theater near you!

Israel: Sharon establishes new government with ultra-nationalist and fascistic parties Hard to improve on a headline like that!!

Arabs are Dogs Redux Yes, we try to present opposing viewpoints. Angry Canadian man lashes out at Arabs whilst US lashes out at entire world. See the big picture.

"Letter to the President: Restore justice and equity to the land" Mixing Czarist Russia with George W. :)

Honey, have you seen my glasses and the Constitution? Read it. It's good.

Now The Japanese Know How To Protest! Read it. Do it!

Martin Sheen Gets Hate Mail Presumably over his anti-war stance. A caveat, this is coming from that Reactionary Rag, The World Net Daily.

The government of the United States has the most incredibly outrageous and unmitigated gall. According to the official position of the White House, the worst thing on the planet is Saddam Hussein. Apparently, they don't have any mirrors in the White House. Mirrors and Diplomacy are bad.

Russia ready to send militray monitors to Iraq And a Veto to the UN Security Council. Hey, that's the rumor.

Britons and others, talking about Tony B. Now, where's my direct line to the Whitehouse?

More about Ariel, and his friendly ways. The Sharon adminstration is the second biggest threat to peace. But We're NUMBER ONE!!

FACING REALITY: US barbarism I can add nothing. Read, learn, get active!

Bad Week-End for War Hawks Maybe it'll get worse from here.

No Money for Bush's Neverending Wars That's okay, we can always issue bonds. I wonder who will buy them?

Iraq: We have no more to declare Yes, we will halt further destruction of our El-Samoud 2s as well. What do we really have to lose. This war was planned back in '98 while the first round of UN Inspectors were still here!!

More about Ariel and His Ethnic Cleansing Buddies

Israeli officer court-martialled for refusing order to target civilians This needs to be flushed out by the International media. Help!!!

84% of Japanese oppose Iraq attack I guess this means that they, "Just Made the List."

U.S. may lose interest in Iraq after war -analysts Naw, Look at the Great Job we did in Afghanistan!! Come on guys!! I see anarchy and a humanitarian nightmare.

Turks Say No Means No Revote on denial of U.S. is put off Good for the turks!!!

Archaeologists fear plunder of Iraq in any war Another form of Collateral Damage that can never be repaired.

Emergency services face 'catastrophic incident' test UK to Plan Terror Preparedness Excercises. Failure is Certain.

PNAC and the Death of Our Republic It's no secret that I'm wholly against the neocon idealogues that comprise PNAC, but one election cycle, and they could be neutered. Two cycles, and they'll need new shock troops.

Satellite system used by authorities to track suspects Our simple advice, 1) Read the article 2) Stay Inside. Remember, in this Amerika, you're presumed guilty until you die.

Analysts: Bush Plan Backfires
Attack not vital with Iraq yielding Read the last two paragraphs. Perle and Co. Read: PNAC have it all laid out you.

Patriot Act is assault on civil rights, constitutional lawyer tells audience We have seen the traitor, and it is U.S.

Hatch Criticizes 9/11 Report by Judiciary Committee Members Specter says 9/11 attacks could have been prevented. Will you ever know the truth? Not as long as Bush Inc. is at the helm.

Baghdad reveals location of nerve agent and anthrax The headline is misleading. What Baghdad has done is to show the UN inspectors where the remains of the weapons of mass destruction destroyed in 1995 are buried. These are the weapons Bush claimed were "unaccounted for". Well, guess what. NOW they are accounted for. This is why Bush has now changed the reason for the war from WMDs to "Saddam must go". Another coup for Saddam. Will it matter in the end? No.

New Zealand police criticise US embassy over release of hoax terror letter Your tax dollars at work. Oddly enough, the Kiwis are adamantly against the Bush war. Coincidence?

THIS WEDNESDAY IS THE GLOBAL MORATORIUM TO STOP THE WAR! Expose PNAC!! Do Your Part!!

Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman: 'Bush would be guilty at Nuremberg' Great read!!! The article lays out the case very nicely.

Robert Fisk: A breakthrough in the war on terror? I'll believe it when we see some evidence That's the way journalism is supposed to be done. Are you listening my US Press Corps lackeys?

300,000 mentally ill in US prisons Why the fuck do we get the good stories from the Foreign Press? I know the answer, but it still pisses me off.

More on Doe V. Bush

Officials: Alleged al Qaeda paymaster in custody Unnamed US official claims, "He's not a HUGE fish." but apparently of legal size. :)

British ministers: Attack on Iraq to take place after U.N. vote; Baghdad continues to destroy missiles War to happen regardless of anything. the Russian veto won't stop it, nor will anything Saddam does. The fix is in.

Deficits definitely matter Except if you're a failed businessman, born to royalty that has never had to manage money.

Patriots Rally for America IV Translation: Uninformed pseudo-patriots rally for a war they'll never have to serve in. Are they dull children of the administration? I'd say yes. Convenient patriots.

"If You Want To Win An Election, Just Control The Voting Machines" Seems simple enough. I'll get me some. :)

Bush Pulls a Page Out of Goering's Playbook Read it, and see if you can find any difference between Goering's statement and the current Admin's behavior.

End New links One

Potentially specious article about Russian ship movement

I'm breaking protocol here. Being unable to properly address the article, I've decided to post it here. I have contacted the webmaster, and depending on the outcome, the article will stay, or not stay. We respect copyrights, and never post anything that we haven't gotten permission to. Thank you!!

RUSSIA: Warships Head for the Persian Gulf

Please note: This article appears in reverse chronological order

March 1, 2003: Two destroyers and a supply ship are on their way from Vladivostok to the Persian Gulf.

February 28, 2003: A Russian Mi-8 multi-mission helicopter came under fire from a large caliber machinegun on the night of the 27th, during a mission to evacuate troops from a hostile area. The helicopter was seriously damaged in a bad weather landing on a wooded mountainside. The three crew members and 16 servicemen aboard survived. All were evacuated from the landing area. - Adam Geibel

February 27, 2003: Low pay and a rising cost have living has left 56 percent of the officers in the armed forces living below the poverty line (an income of 59 dollars a month or less.)

February 24, 2003: With 80,000 troops and police and troops in Chechnya, the government is under fire over what the real casualty count has been. The government says 4,700 have died there in the last year, press reports say that's how many died just in 2002. Non-government groups say that 11,000 Russian troops have died in Chechnya since 1999.

February 20, 2003: A soldier in the missile forces, stationed in Siberia, shot four other soldiers to death and then committed suicide. Some 800 soldiers have died like this in the last year, with troops using loaded weapons, carried while on guard duty or training, to settle disputes or grudges with other soldiers. In addition, some 1200 soldiers are killed each year because of the custom of older soldiers abusing new conscripts (a custom the army has been trying to eliminate for some time.)

February 19, 2003: In Bolshoi Kamen, on the Pacific coast, a facility for dismantling decommissioned nuclear subs has been officially opened. Many foreign nations, especially Japan, funded the project. The main function of the facility is to safely remove radioactive components from the old subs.

February 17, 2003: Trying to capitalize on it's extensive experience selling military aircraft to India, Russia is trying to beat out Boeing and Airbus to sell civilian aircraft to Air India. Russia's civil aviation industry has lost most of it's captive markets with the end of the Cold War. But even before 1991, Russia was able to sell some of its cheaper and more robust (if less elegant) transports to Third World nations. This time around, Russia is offering it's IL-96-300, at a price about 30 percent less than the Boeing and Airbus offerings.

February 16, 2003: Fighting in Chechnya over the weekend revealed that four of the rebels killed were Turks. Military intelligence has reported that about 20 Turkish Islamic radicals are fighting with the Chechen rebels, in addition to a number of Arabs.

Chechen rebels are split on the policy of attacking Chechen policemen (working for the pro-Russian provincial government.)

February 15, 2003: Nine Russian soldiers were killed in Chechnya. The government refused to negotiate with the current rebel leadership, and is looking for other rebel leaders who would be more reliable (and capable of dealing with dissident groups.) The Chechen rebels belong to several different groups, which do not get along all that well with each other.

February 11, 2003: In 42 months of fighting in Chechnya, some 3,000 civilians have disappeared. The government blames the rebels, and the rebels blame the army. Both are probably correct.

February 10, 2003: Rebel violence in Chechnya left six dead.

February 10, 2003: The Chechen resistance movement's media organizations reported that a reconnaissance and sabotage brigade led by rebel commander Abdullah Shamil "Basayev" was responsible for the truck-bombing of a Grozny government building on 27 December 2003. Basayev said that a Kamaz truck carried 4 tons of TNT and a UAZ jeep 600 kg of TNT. The Kamaz was driven by the father of two children; the 15-year-old daughter sat together with her father and his 17-year-old son drove the UAZ. The mother of the family had been killed during bombing and pro-Moscow Chechen forces had recently killed the elder son. Basayev has also claimed responsibility for organizing and carrying out the recent Moscow theater siege.

Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov said that he had arranged for peace talks to begin. The government has has previously refused to deal with Maskhadov, who was the leader of Chechnya in 1999 when the Russians invaded.

In Chechnya, rebel actions left three policemen and three rebels dead.

February 8, 2003: Russian weapons sales reached $4.7 billion in 2002, but this activity is expected to decline in a few years if the defense industry doesn't invest in more research and development. Most of the current export sales are to China and India. Both of these customers, especially China, are mainly buying Russian technology, and Russia isn't producing much new military technology.

February 7, 2003: In Chechnya, rebel actions left ten policemen and three soldiers dead.

February 4, 2003: Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov has been using a portable television transmitter, with a range of about 25 kilometers, to broadcast videos calling for continued resistance to Russian rule. The technique was used twice today, and the rebels said they had three portable transmitters. The Russians can locate such transmitters if they stay on the air too long, so only short messages can be shown.

February 3, 2003: Chechen police have begun night patrols in many areas. For years, the pro-Russian police force withdrew to its bases at night, surrendering the province to the rebels until daylight. Rebel violence left six Russians and three rebels dead.

January 29, 2003: In Chechnya, three Russian soldiers died when their vehicle ran over a rebel land mine.

January 22, 2003: After one month of operation, Russia's first full time chemical weapons destruction plant has destroyed 60 tons of mustard gas.

There you have it, a months worth of potentially valid Russian military activity. Once I get word back from the webmaster, I may know more about the validity of this series of reports.

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News Part Two

Blair gives go-ahead for war without UN More dissing of the UN. These guys want war, and everyone be damned.

Hungary: U.S. Military Violated Airspace and The US has apologized. My savvy readership is well aware that Hungary is one of the countries 'On Board' for the war with Iraq. Is there no one we haven't pissed off about this unjust military action? I adore irony :)

"Bring back slavery" You mean it left? Nice piece about some of the nastier aspects of our "Friends." This article wants to be read!!

"The End of Days" An essay about why we feel as we do. If you're troubled, READ IT!

An Appeal from Dr. Helen Caldicott to THE POPE! Yeah, yeah, another Christian piece. As one of the very few that's listening, JP II is a reasonable person to voice your opinions to..however, his religion like all religions--Secular Humanism notwithstanding--is based on a fantasy. Boy, kept my atheism intact :)

The National Debt Clock if this doesn't concern you, then you must be under sedation. Remember, this is ONLY the federal debt. Add in the states, municipalities, and other parties, and I think it just about doubles. As always, I'll scour the planet to get a more accurate reading :)

Boycott committee launched
New group will target products of pro-Israeli firms. That's sure to raise Ariel's blood pressure. Or does something else reside in his circulatoy system?


See the CIA's New Logo, Photoshop, repeat! It's fun!!

Quick facts on Richard Perle, a security risk? Please don't tell his PNAC buddies, they're all squeaky clean.

UPDATE 2-Judge says US Air can terminate pilot pension plan. So, we haven't had enough angry men flying aircraft laden with fuel? US Air can suck shit, but chopping pensions is like applying a bandage to stop terminal cancer.

Turkey Snubs Bush, Bush sulks but will seek revenge. Actually this is just another article about the Turkish Parliamentary vote of yesterday. I though it could use some added drama :) Hey, I was wrong.

Ex-Agents: FBI Enlists Violent Informants And yes, we're here to protect you. Read the article and see how the FBI 'investigates' cases, or doesn't.

Can anybody verify that this ad appeared in the NYT? Anybody? Bueller?

Turkey's Refusal Stuns US this next bit is rich: "They did what?" blurted one State Department official I dunno, we seem really dopey at times. Heh.

IRAQ: US 'intelligence' is `garbage' say inspectors. Boy, those UN peaceniks are picky about the intelligence Powell presented to the UN. Expect a real showdown this week. America: Arrogant, Undermining and Entertaining.

Police State 2003. It's the Aussies Turn at the Plate. Not to worry, we're reading your email to keep you safe. Right.

Doe V. Bush, A test of the Constitution's power. Interesting reading!

Israeli Forces Damage Palestinian Hospital--I guess those IDF folks can't keep it holstered for long. Another great day for peace.

Not Getting Enough Info. about the Palestinian-Israeli issue? Go here and watch Tom Hayes': Country and the Land. Just do it!!!!

Iraqi FM calls (UAE Cabinet Minister) Sheikh Zayed son "Zionist agent". I can't tell if this is just political grandstanding worthy of the US Government, or if it's legit. The UAE has split with the rest of the Arab League, but that doesn't mean that Zayed is an Israeli shill. *shrugs*

1989 story about Bush Sr. Whitehouse call Boy sex ring. Is this true? I have no idea, although the notion that Sr. is something of a paedophile does emerge from time to time. Until substantiated, this one's a mere internet curiousity.

US prepares to use toxic gases in Iraq. If true, this in violation of a treaty that not only the US signed, but also SPONSORED!! Oh, the hypocrisy. A must read!

The day the earth died. A chilling story about an almost forgotten Bio-weapons attack. We sold this stuff to Saddam, he has never used it against anyone. I fear in the 21st century that we'll see far more technologically advanced critters take over for agents such as Anthrax. Nano-technology is a good bet. Until then we can be sure that we can molecular engineer some really nasty bugs, such as the FRONTLINE reported Russian developed Smallpox/Ebola synthesis. Scary stuff indeed. Read the article!!

"Black" Radio Exposed: An Interview with Shortwave Specialist Mika Makelainen. Great read!! I learned something--hard to believe, I know. The description of the intent of "Black Radio" is nothing new to most in the US. We just call the propaganda, Fox News :)

US accused of spying on Security Council delegates. Nice. I have the memo referenced in the article in it's original form--don't ask. It appears that Condi Rice may be a little too paranoid. I suppose being in the same building as Der Shrubber would have that effect on anyone. No, I'm not defending the actions of Rice, or any member of the US or any other government that engages in this sort of activity.

GOP Aides Revise Bill To Help Big Firms: Lobbyists See Opening For Special Favors. The repugs are at it again. This is very low. I've noticed that Bush's self-serving rhetoric regarding "Corporate Governance" has left the building. It didn't require a soothsayer to foretell that one :)

ABOUT 2000 anti-war protesters have taken their message to the United States embassy and the Lodge. It's an Aussie article. Yet another example of a government being unresponsive to the people.

Suspected Sept. 11 mastermind Suspected Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is expected to be turned over to U.S. authorities and interrogated in an undisclosed foreign country, a U.S. official said on Saturday. Am I being too suspicious, or is it possible that the US' case against Mohammed wouldn't stand the scrutiny of US justice? Is this even the same suspected Khalid Sheikh Mohammed? A 'stand in'? I have never been as concerned as I am right now about our government's motives.

My reasons for suspicion arose, in part from this article claiming that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was killed by Pakistani Rangers some time prior to 10/30/2002. An additional claim is that the FBI interrogated, "Mohammed's Widow" in a safe house somewhere in Pakistan. I dunno. Something stinks. Badly.

Pakistani's family shocked by Al Qaeda arrest

Top 9/11 suspect seized in Pakistan. Read the four articles and look at the glaring inconsistencies. I am ever the skeptic, but I've never found anything of value by accepting the scripted line, and parroting of others. Hrmmmph!

Could Tony Blair look at the internet now, please?. Why is the British Prime Minister the only person who seems to be unaware of the US hawks' agenda. I don't think Mr. Blair is the brightest of world leaders, but I cannot fathom that he has not been issued the pertinent PNAC documents the author alleges he hasn't. Bush, on the other hand, well, somebody printed him up a batch, I'm sure.

No plans for new Turkey vote on US troops: official. Yes, call me cynical but there's a gap between "No plans for new Turkey vote", and there will never be another vote on this matter. If the US caves and gives Turkey the 30 billion in direct aid and loans they asked for, I fear that we'll see another vote.

Libyan riot police prevent angry crowds from storming Saudi embassy. Wanna read an Arab pissing match? Here's your chance :)

Poll: Jordanians return to hard-line stance towards USA due to its regional policy. I can't tell if this is going to directly influence the Jordanian government, but at least their government appears to be listening to the people. George W. Bush, read this, please :)

The unofficial but rapidly growing British and European embargo on supply of military equipment to Israel is causing grave concern to Israeli military planners. Well, well, at least "Old Europe" has a real plan to curtail the Isreal nuclear threat. Will the US follow suit? Hint: NFW :)

Negroponte knows a lie when he hears one. He ought to. His past is filled with lies and deceit, but Bushy anointed him as US Ambassador to the UN. Read about nefarious John at the link.

American billions keep Arab regimes sweet. I read yesterday that it cost on annual basis 95 billion dollars to secure our oil interesta around the world. This includes bribes, err aid rather, and troop deployments. There's a big reason our petroleum is cheap here. It's because most of the costs are subsidized by the US government. Cheap petroleum is now seen as an entitlement in the US. I think that the money scould be better spent. Or, not spent. Now that's a novel idea! Oh yeah, read the article, it's by Robert Fisk. He's a real journalist :)

OFFICIAL 911 STORY UNRAVELLING. Wow, lots of yelling. Compare that article with the incomparable job Jared Israel and his staff have done at Emperor's Clothes 9/11 Page.

Revealed: US dirty tricks to win vote on Iraq war. These neocons will do anything to get their way. Including putting relationships that are in some cases centuries old. Don't they realize they'll be collecting unemployment very soon? :)

Today's Newsbag

'Pro-War' Movement Springs Into Action claims the Co-Opted Fox News. Is it just me, or does being, 'Pro-War' equate to a very disturbed personality? I don't think it's me. This time :) These bastards are looking to be boycotted. Rupert Murdoch is a true enemy of the state, along with his bobble-headed 'journalists.'

Not really a breaking news story, but REALLY Important. I pulled this from, What Really Happened.com: "Study this. This is how the US Government sells you wars. "when a research team from the communications department of the University of Massachusetts surveyed public opinion and correlated it with knowledge of basic facts about U.S. policy in the region, they drew some sobering conclusions. The more television people watched, the fewer facts they knew; and the less people knew in terms of basic facts, the more likely they were to back the Bush administration." I'll see if I can find some supporting information about this alleged survey. Stay Tuned!!

Secret, Scary Plans or Korean War Redux Read this, please.

Bush and Blair to ditch UN if France blocks intervention,or, fuck you, we'll have our unjust war, thank you. I know this article in various forms has been around for an entire day. So sue me for not posting it earlier :)

Arafat: Israel inciting Iraqi war okay Yassir, but you need to bear in mind that the nafarious PNAC boys have been planning this since 1992. Yes, that's right. It's Wolfowitz's brain(dead?) child. The First Relatively public announcement of their plans is here.The timing is noteworthy because PNAC's letter to Clinton is dated 11 months before the inspecors were pulled fom Iraq by the UN.

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