Archive for the ‘u.s.+news’ Category

Luis Posada Carriles, Terrorist Enjoys A ‘Coming-Out’ in Miami

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

the man being honored by 500 fellow Cuban Americans at a sold-out gala was Luis Posada Carriles, the former CIA operative wanted in Venezuela on terrorism charges and under a deportation order for illegally entering the United States three years ago.Read the full story

Conservatives Happier Than Liberals

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Regardless of marital status, income or church attendance, right-wing individuals reported greater life satisfaction and well-being than left-wingers, the new study found. Conservatives also scored highest on measures of rationalization, which gauge a person's tendency to justify, or explain away, inequalities.Read the full story

Hawiians occupy Iolani Palace

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Around Seventy members and supporters from the "the Hawaiian Kingdom Government" occupied the grounds of Iolani Palace on Wednesday, saying the grounds are the property of the "Hawaiian Kingdom." They locked all the gates and barred government workers and the public from entering the area.Read the full story

Congress subpoenas Cheney’s chief of staff on torture

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) today issued a subpoena to David Addington, Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, compelling him to testify before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties on June 26 for any knowledge of harsh interrogation techniques employed at Guantanamo ...

Randi Rhodes Suspended by Air America

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

New York - Air America has suspended on-air host Randi Rhodes for making inappropriate statements about prominent figures, including Senator Hillary Clinton, at a recent public appearance on behalf of Air America in San Francisco which was sponsored by an Air America affiliate station.Read the full story

Inteligentaindigena Indigenismo : CIA enlists Google’s help for spy work - Times Online

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Google has been recruited by US intelligence agencies to help them better process and share information they gather about suspects.Read the full story

Military veterans to deliver citizen arrest warrants for Bush and Cheney

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Backed by family members and supporters all across the nation, U.S. military veterans will serve citizen arrest warrants for George Bush and Dick Cheney tomorrow in Washington, D.C.Read the full story

AP probe finds drugs in drinking water

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows.Read the full story

Press TV - Bush plot to oust Hamas exposed

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

US President George W. Bush is said to have embarked on a secret project for the armed overthrow of the Hamas government in Gaza. Read the full story

Press TV - US forces nab Iraqi journalist

Monday, February 25th, 2008

US troops have stormed into the house of an Iraqi news editor working for Al-Forat TV and detained the journalist and his 19-year-old son. Read the full story