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Yesterday’s top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1:
Dennis
Hans: The Disinformation Age
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 By Dennis Hans
2:
Israeli
Planes Spray Chemicals On
Palestinians
SOUTHERN NEGEV, March 4, 2003 (IPC)- - Israeli light planes carrying toxic chemicals raided today wide arable lands owned by the southern Negev Palestinian inhabitants, and sprayed these prohibited chemicals over the area. Many residents, including children ...
3:
US
White House Press Briefing by Ari Fleischer
MR. FLEISCHER: Good afternoon. Two announcements for you today. The President began his day with a phone call to Colombian President Uribe. They had very substantive conversations. The President views President Uribe as a close friend and ally. They ...Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
4:
Disaster
In The Global Equity Markets
Some people assume that very little is happening in global equities presently. They assume that "things are a bit quiet", as there is a pre-war lull, but the markets will find a positive direction as the Iraqi question is resolved.
5:
Scoop
Archive: UQ Wire: Tracking All Hijackers (LIHOP
Series)
Tracking All Hijackers (LIHOP Series) From forthcoming "911Skeptics Unite! -the encyclopedia" - now up in a preview at http://www.globalfreepress.com See also... UQ Wire: 911 - They Let It Happen On Purpose!http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/6f/d7/200302281442.cae7a729.html
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7:
Exposing
Bush and His "Techniques of
Deceit"
President George W. Bush and his foreign-policy team have systematically and knowingly deceived the American people in order to gain support for an unprovoked attack on Iraq.
8:
Scoop
Feedback: Israel, Angry From The USA,
Sweden
IN THIS EDITION: Israel's daily aggression against Palestinians - In Response To Andy Binder - Further In Response To Andy Binder - Letter in response to MP Murray Smith's media release on community boards - Palme Plan?
9:
Muscle
Bound, Broke, And Spoiling For A
Fight
It is a sad commentary on politics that hardly ten years after the collapse of the Soviet Union the supposed victor, America, has a prison population that rivals Stalin’s.
10:
Air
New Zealand and Qantas
The Commerce Commission intends to release simultaneously two draft determinations relating to two applications by Qantas and Air New Zealand for authorisation under the Commerce Act in early April 2003.
11:
A
Primer For GWB On The Ten Commandments
It is wonderful to have a U.S. president who reveres so highly the teaching of the Bible, especially with the responsibility he carries for international peace and security. No attempt to understand the president’s approval ratings within the U.S. ...
12:
Ten
Reasons Why Bush MUST Have His
War
The Bush Administration desperately needs this war. Without it, not only might the world discover that the emperor has no clothes, but that he was never elected in November,2000.
13:
Critics
Warn Iraq War Will Provoke
Terrorism
Critics Warn Iraq War Will Provoke Increased Terrorism, Ethnic Conflicts and Global Economic Instability - Interview with Dilip Hiro author and journalist, conducted by Scott Harris
14:
Questions
For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 05 March
1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: What specific directions, if any, has she given to Ministers regarding the Government’s vision of being “in the top half of the OECD” in 10 years, as set out in the Prime Minister’s statement to Parliament ...
15:
Scoop
Feedback: Schools, Traitors, Tall Masts &
NZ
In This Edition: Schools Are Failing Industry - What A Joke - Tall Mast Syndrome - The Sorry State Of NZ Defence
16:
Donna
Awatere Huata Not Credible
"I have been informed by the media that disgraced MP Donna Awatere-Huata is the source of allegations against the ACT Parliamentary staff," ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today.
I'm waiting for the black government cars to come squealing up in front of my house, for the thump of leather on my stairs, for the sound of knuckles on my door, for the feel of steel braceleting my wrists, for the smell of urine in some dank Federal ...
18:
Bernard
Weiner: Bush's Foreign
Adventurism
How to Swagger & Bully Your Way to Disaster: Bush's Foreign Adventurism By Bernard Weiner The Crisis Papers
19:
Questions
Of The Day Transcript - 4 March
2003
1. DAVID PARKER (NZ Labour—Otago) to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he received on growth in the regions?
20:
The
Slippery Slope Approaches in
Colombia
Washington seeks a "strong response" to the current abduction crisis in Colombia, setting the basis for an accelerated posting of U.S. military personnel to the country
21:
Clampdown
On Illegal Street Racing
More streets are to be restricted to non-residential traffic on weekends and public holidays in order to tackle the scourge of illegal street racing in Manukau. This will include a large stretch of Te Irirangi Drive between Dawson Road in Otara and ...
22:
Dunne:
Nats 'game-playing' on Iraq a
disgrace
National's refusal today to seek leave for an urgent debate on the Iraq situation was "political game-playing of the worst kind," United Future leader Peter Dunne said this morning.
23:
Israeli
Daily Aggression on the Palestinian
People
[10] Palestinians were killed including two children and a pregnant, [91] were wounded, among them [5] paramedics [and [29] children, [12] critically including [5] children. [49] Were arrested. [580] Trees were uprooted and [243] dunams were bulldozed. [79] ...
24:
Common-sense?
More Like confused!
The Shadow Leader of the House says United Future's done its image as a Labour lap-dog no favours after launching an unprovoked and fundamentally flawed attack on the National Party.
25:
Green
Party should check its facts
The Green Party should check what it thinks are the facts before it starts quoting the statements of people who do not share its philosophy on gene technology, the Director of the University of California Biotechnology programme, Professor Martina ...
26:
Doreen
Miller: Criminalising An Act Of
Love
According to a recent Fox News report, U.S. leaders are considering prosecuting for war crimes any U.S. citizen who travels to Iraq to be a human shield in an effort to protect the Iraqi people. Yes, the United States now intends to make it a crime ...
27:
American
Public Diplomacy and Islam
Charlotte Beers, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC February 27, 2003
28:
Matthew
Reid: Frightening Times
These certainly are frightening times. Flip on the TV, open up a newspaper or go to a show-everywhere you look there's some Hollywood hot shot or music biz bigwig taking a courageous stand against the 'Bush/Blair Bomb Squad.'
29:
John
Paul II Calls for Intense World Peace
Prayer
VATICAN CITY, MARCH 2, 2003 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II made a renewed appeal for prayer and fasting for peace in the world, especially in the Holy Land and Iraq.
30:
PINR:
Afghanistan's Continued Struggle
Afghanistan is currently seeking political legitimacy not only in the context of Central Asia but in the greater world as well. The administration of Hamid Karzai is faced with a series of obstacles towards that goal.
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Gordon Campbell: On Iran Killing Its Rappers, And Searching For The Invisible Dr. Reti
Peter Dunne: MPs Unusually Quiet On Pay Rise
Ian Powell: Cuba And New Zealand: A Relationship Worthy Of Strengthening
Gordon Campbell: On bird flu, AUKUS entry fees and Cindy Lee
Binoy Kampmark: Israel’s Anti-UNRWA Campaign Falls Flat
Peter Dunne: Luxon Gets Out His Butcher's Knife - Briefly