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1:
US
Soldiers to America: Bring Us Home
Now
I had the unique opportunity to interview five US military servicemen who just got back from Iraq, or in the case of two men, corresponded with their wives so that I could ask questions of these soldiers by mail.
2:
Dossier
Blows Up in Faces of Blair and
Bush
Brits had African-uranium intelligence from only two sources and about only one nation — Niger. Worse, only one of the sources directly supported the uranium statement in Blair’s dossier cited by Bush in the State of the Union address: the source that ...
3:
Fifteenth
APEC Ministerial Meeting Joint
Statement
APEC Ministers reviewed the achievements of the 2003 APEC year hosted by the Kingdom of Thailand and agreed on initiatives for the 2004 APEC year to be hosted by the Republic of Chile. Under Thailand’s theme for APEC 2003, “A World of Differences: ...Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
4:
Sony
launches its first DVD Handycam
camcorders
AUCKLAND, 10 September, 2003 – Sony's has launched a new DVD Handycam® camcorder that advances the simplicity of making and sharing videos. The new camcorder produces DVD recordings that play back in most current home and PC DVD players, as well as ...
5:
Bev
Harris: Diebold End-Runs Around
Certification
If certification isn't being done properly, the whole house of cards falls. Below are actual copies of internal Diebold memos which show that uncertified software is being used in elections, and that Diebold programmers intentionally end-run the ...
6:
US
Soldiers to America: Bring Us Home Now (Pt.
3)
The following interview is with a sergeant in the U.S. Army who until recently has been completely dedicated to the cause of the US and 100% patriotic by his own definition. He said he has never had the reason or want, to question the government or the validity ...
7:
ACT
Publishes Most Effective MPs
The ACT party today published on its website the list of the most effective backbench Members of Parliament.
8:
Government
Should Not Attack Zaoui Lawyers
“I am requesting that my colleagues in our Labour-Progressive Government stop attacking Ahmed Zaoui’s defence lawyers” said Progressive Deputy Leader the Hon Matt Robson MP today.“ Deborah Manning and Richard McCleod have fought hard for their client ...
9:
Top
SI businesswoman supports sustainable No-GE
NZ
Leading South Island businesswoman Peri Drysdale today endorsed moves to extend the genetic engineering (GE) moratorium for five years.
Richard Prebble Speech to Auckland Regional Conference Alexandra Park Raceway, Auckland 10:30 am, Saturday 18 October 2003
11:
John
Chuckman: Several Steps Closer To
Armageddon
The United States apparently has fitted out the Harpoon missiles it previously supplied Israel to accommodate nuclear warheads.
12:
Top
10 Reasons Helen Clark Should Be The Next
Pope
1. She passionately believes in the Holy Trinity: Helen Clark, Heather Simpson and Judith Tizard.
13:
John
Roughan: Silence Is Health!
Part of the fall out from our last five years of social unrest is to deepen the custom of our people keeping quiet when things go wrong. In fact, the greater the crime, the deeper the silence.
14:
Bludgers
and Thieves Make the Rich
List
Libertarianz released a slightly different rich list today; unlike the NBR Rich List in which each penny of each listee has usually been earned freely - Donna Hall is one notable exception to this, however - this list is of the five highest earning ...
15:
Scientist
says destruction of GE sheep a
scandal
An Auckland-based scientist has made an urgent plea for further research on thousands of GE sheep about to be destroyed because the company that owns them has gone bankrupt.
16:
Inside
A U.S. Election Vote Counting
Program
Publication of this story marks a watershed in American political history. It is offered freely for publication in full or part on any and all internet forums, blogs and noticeboards. All other media are also encouraged to utilise material. Readers ...
17:
What
Killed Alexander The Great?
16 October 2003 What Killed Alexander The Great? Otago Scientist Helps Solve Mysterious Death of Ancient Conqueror
18:
Limbaugh's
Top-Ten Overrated Athletes of All
Time
Note from Dennis Hans: I’d like to wish the Rushman well as he attempts to kick his addiction to painkillers. The following article is based on an imaginary conversation Rush and I had two weeks before he publicly acknowledged his problem. Without further ...
19:
Sludge
Report #154 – Bigger Than
Watergate!
In This Edition: Bigger Than Watergate! - How To Rig An Election In The United States - Fantasy vs Reality - How We Discovered The Backdoor - Evidence Of Motive - Evidence Of Opportunity - Evidence Of Method - Evidence Of Prior Conduct - Consistent Unexplained ...
20:
Place
naming law to be reviewed
A review of the New Zealand Geographic Board Act will update the process of naming places, Minister for Land Information John Tamihere says.
21:
Who
Is The Real Minister Of Maori Affairs?
New Zealand First has asked the Prime Minister to name the REAL Minister of Maori Affairs in her minority government and to explain what that minister actually does for Maori.
22:
Kiwis
Need More of the 'White'
Stuff
Leading registered dietitian, Jeni Pearce, is encouraging everyone to drink a glass of milk today to mark World Osteoporosis Day, today (Monday, October 20).
23:
Hate
Speech Agenda And Censorship Concerns
Hate Speech Agenda And Censorship Concerns Changes To Human Rights Act Signal Suppression Of Non-Pc Viewpoints
24:
Bush
Meets with President Hu of China
President Bush Meets with President of China Remarks by President Bush and President Hu Jintao of China
25:
APEC:
Bush Cites Danger After Osama Tape
by Richard S. Ehrlich BANGKOK, Thailand - U.S. President George Bush said on Sunday (Oct. 19) Osama bin Laden's newest tape proves "there is still a danger," and thanked Thailand's military for sending troops to Afghanistan and Iraq.
26:
In
Bolivia, A President Is Forced To
Leave
At midday no one knew how Friday would turnout here. The whole nation tried to decipher the mysterious and cryptic messages coming out of the Presidential Palace.
27:
Welcome
Home To New Zealand's Liberal
Party
Thank you for attending today. It's great to be here in ACT's urban liberal heartland.
28:
NZ
Raelians Say ‘Yes To Gm’
Members of the NZ Raelian Movement will have an "all GM meal" at Albert Park in Auckland on Saturday 25th October at 1.00pm to demonstrate their support for genetically modified foods.
29:
Kidd
Millennium: Guess Who's Coming To
Dinar
Cartoon by kiddmillennium.com…
30:
Hartmann:
The Battle Hymn of the New Liberal
Media
In the last Democratic debate, one of the questioners pointed out that fewer Americans identify themselves as either liberals or Democrats than at any time since before Roosevelt's New Deal. The implicit question was, "What's so bad about you guys that ...
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Gordon Campbell: On The Rise Of Simeon Brown
Nicholas Khoo, The Conversation: Friend Or Foe? How Trump’s Threats Against ‘Free-Riding’ Allies Could Backfire
Ramzy Baroud: The Fight For Dignity - Reshaping Gaza’s Post-War Narrative
Gordon Campbell: On More Threats To Democracy From David Seymour
Martin LeFevre - Meditations: Good Does Not Fight Evil, But Stands Firm And Dispels It
Binoy Kampmark: Bitter Harvests - The Gaza Ceasefire