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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1: Energy
Experts Ponder End of Oil
Energy Experts Ponder ‘Once Oil’s Gone, Then What’? - Otago University hosts international conference on sustainable energy options-
2:
Russ
Wellen: Nuclear Terrorism Goes Prime
Time
Is nuclear terrorism finally hot? Not like a potato, but as in what-is/what's-not? If the public's imagination can be captured by a mysterious organization like the Priory of Sion via Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, why not by an even more secret ...
3:
Pringle:
Bin Laden Sitting In A Cave Laughing
The war in Iraq is a miserable failure, any way you look at it. Retired General Anthony Zinni, former commander of the US Central Command, had it right when he said that by manufacturing a false rationale for war, abandoning traditional allies, propping ...Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
4:
New
Non-Fiction: "Lawless World" By Philippe
Sands
Lawless World - America and the making and breaking of Global Rules from FDR's Atlantic Charter to George Bush's Illegal war -A New Book By Philippe Sands
5:
Deforestation
Continues At Alarming Rate
Each year about 13 million hectares of the world's forests are lost due to deforestation, but the rate of net forest loss is slowing down, thanks to new planting and natural expansion of existing forests, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization ...
6:
Auckland
mayors win nude swim with Bob
Harvey
The winner of the much talked-about naked swim with Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey has gifted the prize to Auckland’s three other metropolitan mayors and the Minister for Auckland Issues - all in the name of closer regional relationships.
7:
Dolphin
export from Solomons feared
Forty wild-caught dolphins that have been held captive in the Solomon Islands for up to three years are expected to be exported illegally to the Bahamas this week. Reliable sources say the dolphins could be taken out of the country on two separate ...
8:
Bush
May Soon Order Attacks on Bases Inside
Syria
President Bush May Soon Order Aerial Attacks on Insurgent Military Bases Inside Syria By IIMCR, http://blog.iimcr.org November 14, 2005
9:
Did
Israel have Prior Knowledge of the Amman
Bombs
Did Israel have prior knowledge of the terror attacks on three hotels in Amman, Jordan, which led to the death of 57 people? According to an official Jordanian statement, the casualties included 33 Jordanians, six Iraqis, two Bahrainis, three Chinese, ...
10:
Suzan
Mazur: The Provenance Of Bob Hecht
We've seen little in the popular press about the secretive 86-year old Robert "Bob" Emmanuel Hecht, Jr., shaman of the antiquities trade, in between news of his trial this week in Rome for trafficking in stolen art and his sale of the Euphronios vase ...
11:
Questions
for Oral Answer - 15 November
2005
Dr DON BRASH to the Prime Minister: Has there been any amendment or addendum to the Cabinet Manual to accommodate the arrangement her Government has reached with New Zealand First and United Future allowing their leaders to be Ministers, but not fully ...
12:
Liberians
Elect Africa’s First Woman
Leader
Imogen Prickett is a New Zealander working with the UN in Liberia. Imogen writes: On a bustling street in central Monrovia, my favourite message of the presidential campaign is still scrawled on a wall; it reads “Ellen, She’s our Man”.
13:
Questions
& Answers for Oral Answer 15 November
05
1. Ministerial Responsibility—Cabinet Manual 2. Housing—Capital Gains Tax 3. Student Loans—Treasury Forecast 4. Employment—Statistics 5. Inflation—Government Policy 6. Air New Zealand—Engineering Outsourcing 7. Television New Zealand—Confidence 8. Air ...
14:
US
Army Article On Fallujah White Phosphorous
Use
A March '05 publication by the US Army confirms that US soldiers used white phosphorus offensively in the Battle of Fallujah. This directly contradicts statements made by the U.S. Department of Defense and by the US State Department.
15:
Neptune
Gets More Military Hardware
The cruel sea off Wellington's South Coast acted as the knackers yard for the once mighty and proud HMNZS Wellington. Thousands of Wellingtonians trooped out to see their city's naval namesake make its final downward journey.
16:
Road
to Wrestlemania 22 Tour
DON”T MISS THE SHOW EXTRAORDINAIRE OF 2006 World Wrestling Entertainment® brings WWE® SMACKDOWN® ROAD TO WRESTLEMANIA® 22 TOUR
17:
William
Fisher: The Next Judy
Miller?
There is an amusing irony in the CIA asking the Justice Department to investigate who leaked to the Washington Post the information that the Agency had set up a covert prison network in Eastern Europe and other countries to hold important terrorism ...
"The passing of Vine Deloria, Jr. a prominent Native American scholar, whose research, writings, and teaching have encompassed history, law, religious studies, and political science is indeed a sad occasion for the international indigenous community," said ...
19:
Cannibalism
popular with mussels
Cannibalism, thought to be relatively rare in the animal kingdom, has been found to be prevalent among the green-lipped mussel.
20:
Don
Brash: Notes For Address In Reply
Speech
I move that the following words be added to the Address: "and that it informs Her Excellency that this House has no confidence in the Labour-New Zealand First Government because it has no serious programme to secure rising incomes for all New ...
21:
VIDEO:
Ranucci Doco - Fallujah The Hidden
Massacre
A video doco by Sigfrido Ranucci entitled "Fallujah: the Hidden Massacre," provides evidence that White Phosphorous - a new form of napalm - was used against Fallujah. WARNING: This video contains graphic and possibly disturbing footage.
22:
Kiwi
workers backing their Aussie mates
today
"The Howard government's cynically named WorkChoices legislation is nothing about choice," said Ross Wilson, President of the Council of Trade Unions. "The proposals will allow employers in worksites with less than 100 employees to fire ...
23:
Graham
Amendment Invokes Constitutional
Crisis
In blatant defiance of the Constitution's guarantees of Habeas Corpus and separation of powers, the Senate on Thursday approved the Graham Amendment to the Department of Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 49 to 42. Five Democrats joined all but ...
24:
150,000
Protest Against Howard's Industrial
Reform
An estimated 150 000 people demonstrated against the proposed industrial relations reforms today in Melbourne. The massive crowd stretched from Federation Square up to Carlton Gardens. As expected ALP reps were out in force to capitalise on the discontent ...
25:
Public
Address 15/11/05 - Revolution In Maori
Time
Two weeks ago, Pita Sharples called for an inquiry into the use of Maori tikanga by government agencies and questioned whether it was done "for the benefit of the state more than for the benefit of the people"...
26:
Chief
Censor Misuses Living Word
In his Office's Annual Report 2005, the Chief Censor, Bill Hastings, has effectively hailed the 22 February 2005 - the day "the first substantial amendments to the Films, Videos and Publications Classification Act came into force" - as marking a "fresh ...
27:
Rice
With Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
PRESIDENT ABBAS: (As translated) -- terrorist attack that took place in Amman, killing a number of innocent persons.
28:
Lyndon
Hood: Satirist 'Apologises' to
Howard
Scoop's resident Satirist today issued a belated apology to Australian Prime Minister John Howard for writing a column titled " Howard Demands Emergency Anti-Wolf Legislation ". The article made childish jests towards Mr Howard's recent announcement of urgent ...
29:
UN
Commends Peaceful Run-Off Elections In
Liberia
The United Nations Security Council today commended Liberians for their commitment to peace during the recent run-off presidential elections and, citing the threat posed by the potential repatriation of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, ...
30:
Bonus
Joules: The Cartoon Perfectimo
Today is the funeral of Rod Donald, co leader of the NZ Green Party, profound patriot and outspoken advocate for the dispossessed and for Fair Trade. I have just heard his coffin will be taken to Christchurch cathedral in a bus. Trees are being planted ...
ENDS