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August 1, 2005

Leaked E-Mails Say Guantanamo Trials Rigged

8/01/05 Sales, ABC, Leaked E-Mails Say Guantanamo Trials Rigged

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:03 AM |

Global Warming Making Hurricanes Stronger

8/01/05 Verrengia, AP, Global Warming Making Hurricanes Stronger

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:20 AM |

Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Dies in Riyadh

8/01/05 AP, Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Dies in Riyadh

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:21 AM |

Sudanese VP Killed in Aircraft Crash

8/01/05 AP, Sudanese VP Killed in Aircraft Crash

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:21 AM |

Plenty of food - yet the poor are starving

8/01/05 Vasagar, Guardian, Plenty of food - yet the poor are starving

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:25 AM |

Fruits of global warming

8/01/05 McCarthey, Independent, Fruits of global warming

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:43 AM |

Uzbekistan told US to close down airbase 'after gas deal with Russia' and get out

8/01/05 Osborn, Independent, Uzbekistan told US to close down airbase 'after gas deal with Russia' and get out

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:43 AM |

Can This Fruit Be Saved?

8/01/05 Koeppel, Popular Science, Can This Fruit Be Saved?

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:46 AM |

A Chinese City's Rage At the Rich And Powerful

8/01/05 Cody, Wa. Post, A Chinese City's Rage At the Rich And Powerful

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:46 AM |

British Authorities impose "free speech zones"

8/01/05 BBC, British Authorities impose "free speech zones"

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:47 AM |

Bombs Away?

8/01/05 Macella, Popular Science, Bombs Away? Scientists cast doubt over the Pentagon's plan to build a new nuclear bunker buster

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:48 AM |

How Earth-Scale Engineering Can Save the Planet

8/01/05 Behar, Popular Science, How Earth-Scale Engineering Can Save the Planet

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:48 AM |

New mystery over lynching of Emmett Till 50 years ago

8/01/05 Gumbel, Independent, New mystery over lynching of Emmett Till 50 years ago

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:52 AM |

Two Prosecutors Faulted Trials for Detainees

8/01/05 Lewis, NYT, Two Prosecutors Faulted Trials for Detainees

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:53 AM |

Bible Course Becomes a Test for Public Schools in Texas

8/01/05 Blumenthal, NYT, Bible Course Becomes a Test for Public Schools in Texas

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:54 AM |

Battle Over Gay Marriage Plays Out in Indian Country

8/01/05 Romano, Wa. Post, Battle Over Gay Marriage Plays Out in Indian Country

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:55 AM |

The Space Between Battlefield and Home

8/01/05 Ruane, Wa. Post, The Space Between Battlefield and Home

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:56 AM |

Beneath Ice Shelf's Remains, Life Blossoms

8/01/05 Sowti, Wa. Post, Beneath Ice Shelf's Remains, Life Blossoms

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:56 AM |

Nailed by Higher Fuel Costs

8/01/05 Brubaker, Wa. Post, Nailed by Higher Fuel Costs

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:58 AM |

China deal 'too small' for Mugabe

8/01/05 BBC, China deal 'too small' for Mugabe

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:59 AM |

Colombia's Farc attacks intensify

8/01/05 McDermott, BBC, Colombia's Farc attacks intensify

Posted on August 1, 2005 7:59 AM |

Japan slaps trade sanctions on US

8/01/05 BBC, Japan slaps trade sanctions on US

Posted on August 1, 2005 8:00 AM |

The Name of the Great Game

8/01/05 CSM, The Name of the Great Game

Posted on August 1, 2005 8:02 AM |

Pentagon stirs tensions in foreign base shuffle

8/01/05 Sappenfield, CSM, Pentagon stirs tensions in foreign base shuffle

Posted on August 1, 2005 8:02 AM |

As planet warms, storms grow stronger

8/01/05 Spotts, CSM, As planet warms, storms grow stronger

Posted on August 1, 2005 8:02 AM |

Sudan VP Garang killed in helicopter crash

8/01/05 Al Jazeera.com, Sudan VP Garang killed in helicopter crash

Posted on August 1, 2005 8:04 AM |

Too Much of Nothing

8/01/05 Athansiou, FPIF, Too Much of Nothing - Bush and Global Warming

Posted on August 1, 2005 5:25 PM |

August 2, 2005

DNA Test Frees Man Nearly 2 Decades Later

8/02/05 Santanam, AP, DNA Test Frees Man Nearly 2 Decades Later

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:02 AM |

While Senate Stalled on Bolton, Bush's U.N. Plans Advanced

8/02/05 Weisman, NYT, While Senate Stalled on Bolton, Bush's U.N. Plans Advanced

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:03 AM |

Bush Endorses Teaching 'Intelligent Design' Theory in Schools

8/02/05 Hutchins, Knight Ridder, Bush Endorses Teaching 'Intelligent Design' Theory in Schools

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:07 AM |

Questions Linger as Bush Pushes India Nuclear Deal

8/02/05 Giacomo, Reuters, Questions Linger as Bush Pushes India Nuclear Deal

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:07 AM |

The Peak Oil Crisis: A Mid-Summer Review

8/02/05 Whipple, Falls Church, The Peak Oil Crisis: A Mid-Summer Review

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:21 AM |

Suspect's tale of travel and torture

8/02/05 Gray & Cobian, Guardian, Suspect's tale of travel and torture ... Benyam Mohammed's statement 'One of them made cuts in my penis. I was in agony'

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:22 AM |

Chinese Company Withdraws Bid to Acquire Oil Firm in California

8/02/05 Barboza, NYT, Chinese Company Withdraws Bid to Acquire Oil Firm in California

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:25 AM |

The (nuclear) treaty wreckers

8/02/05 Monbiot, Guardian, The (nuclear) treaty wreckers

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:29 AM |

Iran Says It Will Break U.N. Seals Placed at a Nuclear Plant

8/02/05 Faith, NYT, Iran Says It Will Break U.N. Seals Placed at a Nuclear Plant

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:30 AM |

Bush Administration Will Ask China to Agree to Broad Limits on Clothing Exports

8/02/05 Andrews, NYT, Bush Administration Will Ask China to Agree to Broad Limits on Clothing Exports

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:33 AM |

First-Class Fast Lane

8/02/05 Goo, Wa. Post, First-Class Fast Lane

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:34 AM |

Iran Is Judged 10 Years From Nuclear Bomb

8/02/05 Linzer, Wa. Post, Iran Is Judged 10 Years From Nuclear Bomb

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:34 AM |

Pentagon Rejects Use Of Anonymous Quotes

8/02/05 AP, Pentagon Rejects Use Of Anonymous Quotes

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:36 AM |

Sioux Want to Clear Land of Bombs

8/02/05 Walker, AP, Sioux Want to Clear Land of Bombs

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:36 AM |

Israeli 'helped suicide bomber'

8/02/05 BBC, Israeli 'helped suicide bomber'

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:38 AM |

'Eternal planes' to watch over us

8/02/05 Twist, BBC, 'Eternal planes' to watch over us

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:39 AM |

Riyadh to stick to oil policy

8/02/05 Al Jazeera.net, Riyadh to stick to oil policy

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:40 AM |

Cheney Plan Calls for U.S. to Nuke Iran

8/02/05 Szymanski, Am. Free Press, Cheney Plan Calls for U.S. to Nuke Iran

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:43 AM |

New energy probe may harm sea life

8/02/05 Clayton, CSM, New energy probe may harm sea life

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:43 AM |

US, Israel working to mend rifts

8/02/05 Reagan, CSM, US, Israel working to mend rifts

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:45 AM |

Iraq child prisoners abused by U.S. forces – Report

8/02/05 Al Jazeera.com, Iraq child prisoners abused by U.S. forces – Report

Posted on August 2, 2005 7:48 AM |

Attack on Iran: Pre-emptive Nuclear War

8/02/05 Giraldi, CRG, Attack on Iran: Pre-emptive Nuclear War

Posted on August 2, 2005 4:59 PM |

China faces growing land disputes

8/02/05 Griffiths, BBC, China faces growing land disputes

Posted on August 2, 2005 10:12 PM |

August 3, 2005

Reactors & Racism

8/03/05 Mangano, Nation, Reactors & Racism

Posted on August 3, 2005 6:10 AM |

Race-hate crimes surge after bombs

8/03/05 Brown & Morris, Independent, Race-hate crimes surge after bombs

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:07 AM |

Meet the four-legged threat to the US environment

8/03/05 Gumbel, Independent, Meet the four-legged threat to the US environment

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:20 AM |

South Africa reveals plan to seize white farmers' land

8/03/05 Peta, Independent, South Africa reveals plan to seize white farmers' land

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:20 AM |

The tiny pest that threatens to gobble up the Big Easy

8/03/05 Buncombe, Independent, The tiny pest that threatens to gobble up the Big Easy

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:21 AM |

Documents Tell of Brutal Improvisation by GIs

8/03/05 White, Wa. Post, Documents Tell of Brutal Improvisation by GIs

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:24 AM |

US campaign forces Chinese to abandon $18.5bn bid for Unocal

8/03/05 Griffiths, Independent, US campaign forces Chinese to abandon $18.5bn bid for Unocal

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:24 AM |

China Retreats Now, but It Will Be Back

8/03/05 Bradsher, NYT, China Retreats Now, but It Will Be Back

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:25 AM |

Drug Makers to Police Consumer Campaigns

8/03/05 Saul, NYT, Drug Makers to Police Consumer Campaigns

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:25 AM |

Before the War, CIA Reportedly Trained a Team of Iraqis to Aid U.S.

8/03/05 Priest & White, Wa. Post, Before the War, CIA Reportedly Trained a Team of Iraqis to Aid U.S.

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:26 AM |

Detainee Alleges Abuse En Route to Guantanamo

8/03/05 Sullivan, Wa. Post, Detainee Alleges Abuse En Route to Guantanamo

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:29 AM |

FBI Flight Plans Hit Turbulence

8/03/05 Poulsen, Wired, FBI Flight Plans Hit Turbulence

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:30 AM |

National Oil Firms Take Bigger Role

8/03/05 Blum, Wa. Post, National Oil Firms Take Bigger Role

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:30 AM |

Gangs rampage in Sudan's capital

8/03/05 BBC, Gangs rampage in Sudan's capital

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:33 AM |

Organic farms 'best for wildlife'

8/03/05 BBC, Organic farms 'best for wildlife'

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:34 AM |

Iran hardliner becomes president

8/03/05 BBC, Iran hardliner becomes president

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:34 AM |

Reliance plans huge oil expansion

8/03/05 BBC, Reliance plans huge oil expansion

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:34 AM |

Oil price heads back above $62

8/03/05 BBC, Oil price heads back above $62

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:36 AM |

China, Russia to launch 1st joint military exercises

8/02/05 ChinaView, China, Russia to launch 1st joint military exercises

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:37 AM |

Mauritanian army deploys in capital

8/03/05 Al Jazeera.net, Mauritanian army deploys in capital

Posted on August 3, 2005 7:37 AM |

Report Says U.S. Held Two Yemeni Prisoners in Secret Underground Jail

8/03/05 Faul, AP, Report Says U.S. Held Two Yemeni Prisoners in Secret Underground Jail

Posted on August 3, 2005 4:41 PM |

Vehicle Targeted in Iraq Attack on Marines Is Better Suited for Beach Landings

8/03/05 Jelinek, AP, Vehicle Targeted in Iraq Attack on Marines Is Better Suited for Beach Landings

Posted on August 3, 2005 4:41 PM |

U.S. Official Accuses Venezuela of Supporting Colombian Rebels

8/03/05 Gedda, AP, U.S. Official Accuses Venezuela of Supporting Colombian Rebels

Posted on August 3, 2005 4:43 PM |

Tropical Storm Harvey grows, aims at Bermuda

8/03/05 Reuters, Tropical Storm Harvey grows, aims at Bermuda

Posted on August 3, 2005 4:54 PM |

Bombing Mastermind Aswat Works for MI-6

8/03/05 Nimmo, CRG, Bombing Mastermind Aswat Works for MI-6

Posted on August 3, 2005 4:57 PM |

Military Offers Peace Corps Duty to Aid Recruiting Effort

8/03/05 Cooperman, San Fran Chron, Military Offers Peace Corps Duty to Aid Recruiting Effort

Posted on August 3, 2005 4:57 PM |

Nigerians say Chevron attacked 2 villages

8/03/05 Ackerman, Mercury News, Nigerians say Chevron attacked 2 villages

Posted on August 3, 2005 5:04 PM |

Mauritanian Army Takes Power

8/03/05 VOA, Mauritanian Army Takes Power

Posted on August 3, 2005 5:25 PM |

August 4, 2005

Shuttle Commander Sees Wide Environmental Damage

8/04/05 Franks, Reuters, Shuttle Commander Sees Wide Environmental Damage

Posted on August 4, 2005 5:51 AM |

Paraguay: U.S. Military Presence Stirs Speculation

8/04/05 Sciscioli, IPS, Paraguay: U.S. Military Presence Stirs Speculation

Posted on August 4, 2005 5:56 AM |

The Twilight Era of Petroleum

8/04/05 Klare, MoJo, The Twilight Era of Petroleum

Posted on August 4, 2005 6:02 AM |

US military to increase domestic surveillance

8/04/05 Regan, CSM, US military to increase domestic surveillance

Posted on August 4, 2005 6:18 AM |

The N.E.D's Latest Front Group - Inside Bush's "World Movement for Democracy

8/04/05 Barry, CounterPunch, The N.E.D's Latest Front Group - Inside Bush's "World Movement for Democracy"

Posted on August 4, 2005 6:19 AM |

China's nuclear might under US scrutiny after Taiwan threat

8/04/05 AFP, (SpaceWar) China's nuclear might under US scrutiny after Taiwan threat

Posted on August 4, 2005 6:24 AM |

US dishes out arms to South Asian rivals

8/04/05 Kapisthalam, Asia Times, US dishes out arms to South Asian rivals

Posted on August 4, 2005 4:43 PM |

Yuan hits 4th straight high

8/04/05 Asia Times, Yuan hits 4th straight high

Posted on August 4, 2005 4:48 PM |

Stakes raised in nuclear poker

8/04/05 Bidwai, Asia Times, Stakes raised in nuclear poker

Posted on August 4, 2005 4:48 PM |

Waiting for a tsunami - U.S. Economy

8/04/05 Wakefield, Asia Times, Waiting for a tsunami - U.S. economy

Posted on August 4, 2005 4:51 PM |

Ice shelf collapse was biggest for 10,000 years

8/04/05 Connor, Independent, Ice shelf collapse was biggest for 10,000 years

Posted on August 4, 2005 5:27 PM |

Benefits of national identity cards were oversold, admits minister

8/04/05 Woolf, Independent, Benefits of national identity cards were oversold, admits minister

Posted on August 4, 2005 5:27 PM |

A deadly belief is reborn: Beyond life, beyond death

8/04/05 Vidisha, Independent, A deadly belief is reborn: Beyond life, beyond death

Posted on August 4, 2005 5:35 PM |

The first cloned dog comes with a health warning

8/04/05 Connor, Independent, The first cloned dog comes with a health warning

Posted on August 4, 2005 5:35 PM |

August 5, 2005

CNN Suspends Bombastic Novak for Cussing, Walking Off Show

8/05/05 CHB, CNN Suspends Bombastic Novak for Cussing, Walking Off Show

Posted on August 5, 2005 5:26 AM |

Rewriting History - Japan & The Bomb

8/05/05 Gay, CHB, Rewriting History - Japan & The Bomb

Posted on August 5, 2005 5:26 AM |

Military Planners Tell Bush Iraq War 'Cannot be Won'

8/05/05 CHB, Military Planners Tell Bush Iraq War 'Cannot be Won'

Posted on August 5, 2005 5:26 AM |

Tracking the Stuff That Bombs Are Made Of

8/05/05 Brosnan, CHB, Tracking the Stuff That Bombs Are Made Of

Posted on August 5, 2005 5:50 AM |

ID cards may create health underclass, MPs say

8/05/05 Woolf, Independent, ID cards may create health underclass, MPs say

Posted on August 5, 2005 5:51 AM |

A Bursting Bubble

8/05/05 McFeatters, CHB, A Bursting Bubble

Posted on August 5, 2005 5:51 AM |