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Thursday, 27 September 2001, 2:17 pm
Article: Alastair Thompson

AMERICA UNDER ATTACK - FULL COVERAGE
How Dangerous Can Terrorists Be?
SCOOP HOT LINK: Postcard From The Edge Was A Hoax
Keith Rankin: It’s The Putting Right That Counts
Sludge: We The People Of NZ Are Not All In Agreement
CNN Have Got It Wrong – No War Imminent - Academic
Survey: Business Seeking Positivity After Attacks
Goff Talks To The Americans
LATEST ATTACKS NEWS… from Scoop Auckland’s Selwyn Manning
LATEST OPINION AND ANALYSIS
PEACE PROTEST NOTICES AND REPORTS

OTHER NEWS (INCLUDING POLITICS)
National Leadership Coup Rumours
PM Helen Clark And Air New Zealand
Incentive Payment To Auckland DHB Boss
Winston Peters Addresses the Press On…
Global Economic Meltdown?
Scoop Satire – Whole Number Learning
Katya Rivas

AMERICA UNDER ATTACK - FULL COVERAGE

How Dangerous Can Terrorists Be?

- The terrorist network around Osama Bin Laden has been trying to acquire nuclear weapons and nuclear materials since about 1993. There are various reports that he has succeeded in obtaining nuclear weapons and material. See... Terrorism With Weapons Of Mass Destruction [1] . See also Maree’ Howard’s latest on E-Bomb’s… Howard's End: Melting On A Desk Near You Soon? [2] , and the World Medical Association Proposed WMA Declaration On Biological Weapons [3]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00217.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00207.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0109/S00091.htm

SCOOP HOT LINK: Postcard From The Edge Was A Hoax

- This item was been sent in by a reader to clarify any reader confusion around the following picture published on Scoop (See... Scoop Oddity #5: A Postcard From The Edge [1] ) on Monday. See... Scoop Image: Postcard From The Edge A Hoax [2] - See also: HOT LINK: Snopes Terrorist Rumours Page

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00216.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00216.htm

Keith Rankin: It’s The Putting Right That Counts

- Now that the New York dust is settling, it is time to reflect not just on the tragedy but on the opportunities for healing - for putting things right - that the attacks on New York and Washington have given us. See... Keith Rankin: A Safer More Tolerant World? [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00215.htm

Sludge: We The People Of NZ Are Not All In Agreement

- More Sludge reader’s contributions. This time reaction to the assertive Kiwi who posted a message on behalf of all NZers concerning the US’s War on Terrorism republished in the last edition of the Sludge Report… Finally there is another version of the “Bomb Them With Butter Thesis” – again anonymous, and a link to a story demystifying the Q33NY wingdings prophecies…Sludge Report #110 - Kiwis, Proud of the USA [1] and Sludge Report #109 – Bomb Them With Butter [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00206.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00181.htm

CNN Have Got It Wrong – No War Imminent - Academic

- Constant claims that the United States has already deployed massive military forces to the region around Afghanistan in readiness for a large retaliatory strike are misguided, according to a Massey University senior lecturer in Defence Studies. America Not Yet Ready to Pounce [1] . EARLIER: - Opinion: Can Bush Build His Global Coalition? [2] - Sludge Report #108 - War and Delusion [3]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0109/S00085.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00194.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00175.htm

Survey: Business Seeking Positivity After Attacks

- A more positive, pro-active response from Government to motivate New Zealanders to believe in themselves and the nation’s future. This is the overwhelming call in a snap Auckland Chamber of Commerce survey conducted yesterday into the impact on business of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. See..A Nation Hurting For Leadership….. [1] Related: - National - "A TIME FOR LEADERSHIP" - Shipley Speech [2] - NZ First – When The Going Gets Tough The PM Folds [3]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0109/S00111.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0109/S00449.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0109/S00440.htm

Goff Talks To The Americans

- Foreign Minister Phil Goff met in Washington this morning with US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage. Also present for the meeting was Assistant Secretary of State Jim Kelly. See... Goff Meets Armitage in Washington [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0109/S00443.htm

LATEST ATTACKS NEWS… from Scoop Auckland’s Selwyn Manning

- Violence Flares Against US Embassy in Kabul [1] - On Again Off Again Peace-Talks in 24 Hours [2] - Taliban Is Issued A Chance To Avoid War [3] - US's Ashcroft Warns Further Terrorist Attacks [4]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00212.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00211.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00209.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00208.htm

LATEST OPINION AND ANALYSIS

- Azra Sayeed of Karachi - Reflections on 'Infinite Justice' From Pakistan [1] - Cartoon - BIG Cartoon: The Fifth Horseman [2] - Tony Klug (Gush Shalom) On The Palestinian Israeli Peace Process - Analysis: A Year After The Peace Process Collapsed [3] - Colin Powell - State Dept. Daily Press Briefing September 25 [4] - Powell Remarks with Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld [5] and Powell Remarks with Egyptian Foreign Minister [6] - Shahid Mahmud - Dear Mr. Laden, [7] - Noam Chomsky - Noam Chomsky Composite Interview 22 Sep 2001 [8]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00205.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00204.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0109/S00090.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0109/S00089.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0109/S00088.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0109/S00087.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00199.htm
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00197.htm

PEACE PROTEST NOTICES AND REPORTS

- Peace Movement Aotearoa - More peace vigils, rallies, meetings ... [1] - Scoop BIG Image: Auckland S29 Peace Protest Poster [2] - Auckland March To Stop The US War! – Sept 29th [3] . - Scoop Images: Rally For Peace [4]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0109/S00110.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00198.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0109/S00089.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00165.htm

National Leadership Coup Rumours

- Bill English is desperately seeking publicity as part of his renewed bid to steal the leadership of the National Party off Jenny Shipley, Internal Affairs Minister George Hawkins said today. See... English Desperate for Coverage [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0109/S00442.htm

PM Helen Clark And Air New Zealand

– A great deal of heat and light was generated yesterday over comments from the PM that saw the suspension of Air New Zealand share trading. See- Cullen press conference Premier House 26 September [1] FULL COVERAGE: - NZ First. Prime Minister Still Learning On The Job [2] - NZ First - Peters Calls For The Immediate Disclosure [3] - ACT - . Shifting Blame to Media Shows No Air NZ Strategy [4]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0109/S00430.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0109/S00441.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0109/S00435.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0109/S00432.htm

Incentive Payment To Auckland DHB Boss

- State Services Minister Trevor Mallard today released the State Services Commission's report into Auckland District Health Board and a payment it made to its chief executive. See... Auckland District Health Board Payment [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0109/S00437.htm

Winston Peters Addresses the Press On…

Media Independence? - Business Incompetence - Foreign Policy on the Hoof – Refugees. See... Hon Winston Peters to the New Zealand Press Club [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0109/S00422.htm

Global Economic Meltdown?

– American Markets have opened following the World Trade Center bombing with large falls, huge volumes and interest rate cuts. While there are some optimists out there, other market watchers are picking a full scale recession. LIVE PRICE LINKS: Share Markets [1] - Currencies [2] - Oil Futures [3] - Spot Gold [4]

[1] - http://quote.yahoo.com/m2
[2] - http://quote.yahoo.com/m3?u
[3] - http://www.bloomberg.com/energy/
[4] - http://www.kitco.com/

Scoop Satire – Whole Number Learning

- A preview of a Ministry of Education Policy Discussion Paper has revealed plans to introduce an innovative new method of teaching basic mathematics in primary schools. See... Scoop Satire: New Approach To Mathematics [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00214.htm

Katya Rivas

- Think, My daughter, if at times passivity is not harmful, especially if it deals with someone who has responsibilities. See... Katya Rivas: I Want You to Be Absolutely Like Me [1] and Katya Rivas: I Am Source of the Essence You Seek [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00213.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0109/S00203.htm

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Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.

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