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1:
Armitage
IV with CNN with Tokyo Bureau Chief
Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State U.S. Embassy Tokyo Tokyo, Japan June 10, 2003
2:
UN
Radio: Situation Deteriorates In
Liberia
UN Radio: Liberia, Seeking Arrest of Liberian President, situation deteriorates in Congo, Annan condemns suicide attack in Jerusalem, Israel Prevents UN relief team from Attending Meeting, food aid for Palestine…
A wee jem of a photo taken at Turoa today. The cold weather that has battered the lower North Island the last couple of days has been dumping snow on Mt Ruapehu, down to the base area at Turoa as you can see.
4:
Questions
For Oral Answer - Thursday, 12 June
2003
1. RODNEY HIDE to the Minister of Maori Affairs: On what date and how did he learn that his reply to Question for Written Answer No 257 lodged on 13 February 2003 that “I am advised by my officials that there have been no payments of cash by Maori Sports ...
5:
Experts
Questioning Iraq Intel Silenced Before
War
Six months before the United States was dead-set on invading Iraq to rid the country of its alleged weapons of mass destruction, experts in the field of nuclear science warned officials in the Bush administration that intelligence reports showing Iraq ...
6:
Court
Battle To Protect Whales Against Navy
Sonar
We need your immediate support as we go to trial in a case that is critical to the future of marine mammals on this planet. Three weeks from now, NRDC litigators will face off against the Bush administration in federal court with the safety of entire ...
7:
Opinion:
Islam, Democracy, & Human Rights In
Iraq
Two powerful forces are at work in Iraq. How they are handled will determine whether they blend harmoniously or collide in conflict.
8:
State
Dept. Daily Press Briefing for June 10
ANNOUNCEMENTS 1 Welcome to Students from Miami University of Ohio 1 Secretary Powell to Announce Release of the Department s Trafficking in Person s Report 1 Secretary Powell to Deliver Keynote Address at Annual Dinner of the Global Business Coalition ...
9:
Questions
Of The Day Transcript - 11th June
2003
1. Immigration—Qualifications 2. Te Mângai Pâho—Mâori Sportscasting International 3. Family Law—Confidence in Associate Minister 4. Prisoners—Deportation 5. Early Childhood Education—Participation 6. Capital and Coast District Health Board—Cardiac ...
10:
Powell
Press Briefing Santiago, Chile
SECRETARY POWELL: Good evening ladies and gentlemen. It is a great pleasure for me to be back in Santiago, Chile. It is my first visit in almost twelve years. Last time here I was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and I am privileged to be back ...
11:
Hard
News 11/06/03 - Letter Etcetera
A letter below in response to yesterday's post. No, I don't think Americans are "the worst people in the world" - and I had misgivings about using the quote for fear of that misunderstanding. But it was a compelling illustration of the trouble ...
12:
Approval
of Chile, Singapore Trade Pacts
Nears
Washington -- A key Republican lawmaker says he believes Congress will act quickly to pass legislation implementing U.S. free trade agreements (FTAs) with Chile and Singapore.
13:
PINR:
Washington Aims To Isolate Militant
Islam
Recent comments made by U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz further articulate the Bush administration's less prominent reasons for removing from power the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq.
14:
WTO
trade liberalisation worth billions to
NZ
The trade liberalization achieved in the World Trade Organisation's Uruguay Round was worth about $9 billion to New Zealand, and had resulted in about 17,600 extra jobs, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said today.
15:
Iraq:
How Bush, Howard and Blair lied about WMD
On May 30, US President George Bush told Polish television that the US military had found Iraq's “weapons of mass destruction” (WMD). Well, sort of. Remember the three (some media outlets have inaccurately reported two) trailers the US found.
16:
Belgian
Court Opens Way for Israeli General
Trial
A Belgian court ruled on Tuesday that a case against an Israeli general, who was involved in carrying out war crimes at Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in 1982, can go ahead.
17:
How
Saddam Brought Down the Mother of All
Editors
Sources within the New York Times say Howell Raines would still be executive editor if only he had refrained from pressuring publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. to sign off on a major investigative story that, it turned out, simply was not fit to print.
18:
Three
Kiwis Named Among World’s Most Sexy Women
Three New Zealand women are listed among FHM magazine’s annual 100 Sexiest Women in the World list, announced today.
19:
John
Chuckman Cartoon: Middle East
Realities
Cartoon By John Chuckman
20:
Discover
of Earliest Homo Sapiens in
Ethiopia
Scientists from the United States, Ethiopia and several other countries have uncovered fossils of the earliest modern human, Homo sapiens -- filling a major gap in the human fossil record.
21:
John
Chuckman: The Man Who Wasn't
There
I read something recently about America's Middle East initiative, the "road map," offering Bush the chance for greatness. Verbal excess like that demands a realistic discussion of the prospects.
22:
Bill
English and his side-kick talking
nonsense
Associate Justice Lianne Dalziel today accused Bill English of mischief-making over the intent of the Care of Children Bill.
23:
Greens
urge equal treatment for same-sex
couples
Green MP Metiria Turei today urged the Government to "hold firm" in the line of homophobic fire, following criticism of the Care of Children Bill.
24:
Sutton's
Stunning Stats - "Nah boo sucks"
Trade statistics showing New Zealanders benefited to the tune of over $9 billion and thousands of new jobs made a mockery of those voices calling for trade barriers and the abolition of the World Trade Organisation said Trade Liberalisation Network, ...
25:
Satire:
The Rise And Rise Of Illegal
Caffeine
Where there is demand a supplier, whenever possible, will provide; this is the first law of economics. It is also the first law of the street - and in the streets of a once-proud capital, there is a demand being met by means illegal that has police ...
26:
IDF
Come Under Fire on Israel-Egypt
Border
Tuesday Night Israel Time: IDF forces along the Israel-Egypt border, near the city of Rafah, came under heavy fire. Terrorists directed small arms fire at IDF forces, fired 8 anti-tank missiles, and hurled 28 grenades. No injuries to IDF forces were ...
27:
Wolfowitz
Interview with Vanity Fair's
Tannenhaus
Wolfowitz - ''The truth is that for reasons that have a lot to do with the U.S. government bureaucracy we settled on the one issue that everyone could agree on which was weapons of mass destruction as the core reason, but -- Hold on one second.''
28:
Jury
Still Out On John Jury
ACT New Zealand ACC Spokesman Heather Roy today called for ACC Minister Ruth Dyson to launch an inquiry into the case of 27-year tetraplegic John Jury, who is currently being cared for by his 11-year-old grandson.
29:
Nato
Defence Ministers To Meet In
Brussels
Ministers of Defence from NATO and partner countries will meet at NATO Headquarters, 12-13 June, to review progress made in transforming NATO's military structure and capabilities.
30:
10
Palestinians Killed in ‘Black
Tuesday’
Three Palestinians from the same family were killed Tuesday afternoon when Israeli Apache gunships fired several missiles at a car and a civilian building in the northern Gaza Strip town of Jabalya, a few hours after a failed assassination attempt on a ...
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