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Date: 05/Dec/2005
1: MalcontentX:
The PlameGate Affair is A
Smokescreen
Take the case of "outed" CIA agent Valerie Plame-Wilson, and the "crime" for which some senior members of the Bush Administration may be facing jail time. Of all the thoughtful observers I routinely scan across the internet, I have found only two ...
2:
Veil
of Secrecy lifted on Somali
Community
In a national first, one of New Zealand’s newest and most misunderstood communities is the focus of a social photography project due to open at the Waikato Museum on December 3.
3:
Jason
Leopold: Rove Running Out of Answers,
Time
The attorney representing Karl Rove in the federal investigation into the leak of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson has made a desperate attempt to ensure President Bush's deputy chief of staff does not become the subject of a criminal indictment.
4:
Mapping
The Real Deal: Fed's Cancellation of
M3
I have been asked by several network members to comment on the cancellation by the Federal Reserve of the publication of its broadest series of aggregate monetary statistics, known as "M3."
5:
Minister
notes change in story by his
accuser
Cabinet Minister David Benson-Pope says he welcomes the release today of police files into historic allegations against him.
6:
Troop
Movements on Eritrean-Ethiopian
Border
Troop movements have been noticed on both sides of the Eritrean-Ethiopian border, where the two countries fought a war from 1998 to 2000, and where restrictions on United Nations peacekeeping patrols continue, with many being prevented from going ...
7:
Scoop
Link: No Clemency For Nguyen Tuong
Van
Sydney Morning Herald Reports that Nguyen Tuong Van could only hold his mother's hand in his final hours. They were not allowed to hug or kiss. Nguyen's mother, Kim, and his twin brother, Khoa, were granted special permission to touch him as they ...
8:
Suzan
Mazur: Sotheby's & The Signed Euphronios
Proceedings resume December 5 in the trial of the dean of ancient art dealers -- Bob Hecht -- and former Getty museum antiquities curator Marion True. Will Sotheby's be called to answer questions about some of the items listed by Italian prosecutors ...
9:
Cruel
and senseless killing of Van Tuong
Nguyen
“Today is an extremely sad day for his family, who are now victims of this horrendous punishment,” said Tim Goodwin, Amnesty International’s Anti-Death Penalty Coordinator.
10:
UN
urges commitment to integrate disabled
persons
Secretary-General Kofi Annan and other United Nations officials today marked the International Day of Disabled Persons - who constitute the world's largest minority group - with a call for a continuing commitment to secure their equal rights and ...
11:
ACT's
The Letter - 5 December
2005
Parliament meets after a one week recess for the final session of the year. Helen Clark and Winston Peters make a rare visit to New Zealand and may even answer some parliamentary questions about their unusual coalition. The economy continues to slow.
12:
Parliament
Must Stockpile an Tennis-Ball
Vaccine
Over recent weeks the public has become more and more aware of a major risk. One that threatens the stability of our country. One that stikes unexpectedly and leaves the helpless victim - though he might not know it for months - as good as dead.
13:
Minister
says report vindicates his
position
Cabinet Minister David Benson-Pope says the expected release tomorrow of police files into historic allegations made against him will vindicate his position.
14:
Marc
My Words - 3 December 2005
Moral indignation is rarely moral; it is mostly indignation of the self righteous variety, made up of a whole lot of "I told you so" strictures accompanied by unpalatable prescriptions of what we ought to do. We get a few of these every year.
15:
David
Benson-Pope Police File – Key
Documents
Today the Police released a CD full of information comprising the investigation file into allegations against David Benson-Pope. The following are several of the key documents from the file. Click on the headline below to view the document. All documents ...
16:
No
Right Turn: Turkish PM Erdogan In
Wellington
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan touches down in Auckland tomorrow on the first state visit of a Turkish PM to New Zealand. I've been wondering what to say about this since I saw the government's press release on the visit last month. ...
17:
No
Fraud Found in Wananga Audit
Rongo Wetere, Tumuaki of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, said the completion of the Auditor General's report into the Wānanga is an opportunity to bring an end to politically-driven attacks on New Zealand's largest tertiary institution.
18:
Wananga
Chiefs Daughter welcomes calls for
inquiry
Responding to Bill English’s call for an inquiry into her programmes; Mahi Ora, Lifeworks and Kiwi Ora, Susan Cullen said today she’d welcome the chance to finally get the truth told.
19:
Cow
Bombs In Costa Rica: Only A Matter Of
Time?
Returning to America after a recent trip to Costa Rica, I could practically smell the fear in the Phoenix airport. Welcome to the Terrified States of America, folks. Kindly remove almost every item of clothing and check all common sense at the gate.
20:
Peachey
apologises, not for being
wrong
Steve Maharey says Allan Peachey's apology to Selwyn College does not go far enough. "All he has done is apologise for getting caught threatening the college, not for being wrong in doing so," Steve Maharey said.
21:
Address
at State Luncheon for the PM of
Turkey
Address at State Luncheon for the Prime Minister of Turkey His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdogan
22:
Huawei
to Construct 1st 3G Network for
EWNZ
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), one of the world's leading networking and telecommunications equipment suppliers, was recognized by New Zealand Econet Wireless New Zealand Limited ("EWNZ") as the latter's strategic partner ...
23:
Collins
concerned by apparent privacy breach
National Party MP Judith Collins says she is concerned by the apparent breach of privacy surrounding the David Benson-Pope police report.
24:
Kiwis
Trapped in Vicious Cycle of
Debt
Three quarters of New Zealanders are trapped in a vicious cycle of debt and underinsurance leaving their families exposed to the risks of financial hardship if a wage-earner dies or is too ill to work, according to an internet poll carried out on behalf of ...
25:
Harmeet
Sooden Was Working With
ISM
Harmeet Sooden (32) a Canadian citizen who had been living in New Zealand, came to Palestine to join the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) in December 2004 and stayed until January 2005.
26:
Nguyen
Tuong Van Will Be Hanged on Dec.
2
1. This is to inform you that the death sentence passed on Nguyen Tuong Van will be carried out on 2 Dec 2005.
27:
PM
Address at New Zealand/Turkey Business
Seminar
It is a pleasure to welcome the Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his distinguished delegation of Ministers, parliamentarians, officials, business leaders, and media representatives to this seminar on New Zealand/Turkey business ...
28:
Letters:
Vigil For Harmeet Sooden 6pm
Monday
I am a personal friend of Harmeet Sooden kidnapped on the 26th of November. I am gathering friends for a vigil for Harmeet and his companions (Monday) at Aotea Square at 6:00 pm, every one is invited regardless of religion or political views. I only ...
29:
AIDS
virus outstrips Africa's containment
effort
Despite a decline in some countries, the overall spread of HIV in Africa was greater this year than ever before, the head of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said today, calling for urgent and sustained action to help the continent ...
30:
Animal
rights website closed down
A bacon company has taken legal action to close down an animal rights website that criticises their farming methods.
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