Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics

Thursday, 23 January 2003, 4:02 pm
Article: Alastair Thompson

TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS
Hard News Is There!
An Axis Of Common-sense Is Formed At Versailles
911 Dollars – Good Honest Money
Scott Ritter Gets The Cointelpro Treatment
Listener Feature: How crucial is the Qantas buy-in to Air New Zealand’s success?
Tube Talk: New Year’s TV
Howard’s End: Bashed Boy To Be Dumped By ACC
Look What Happens When You Tell Lies
Scoop May Need You!
Chuckman: A Poor Excuse For A War
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Is That A WMD Under Your Prayer Mat?
John Kaminski: America’s Defenders Disastrous Record
History Always Repeats – Stealing Iraq’s Oil Again
Daily Katya Rivas

OTHER NEWS (Just Politics)
Reserve Bank Announces OCR Unchanged
Peace Movement What’s On and Where
Global Peace and Justice Newsletter
Italian Tall Ship Arrives in Wellington Sunday
Dylan Taite Will Be Sadly Missed
No Spray: Give the Kids a Break
Foreign Investors Push House Prices Beyond Reach
Immigration Cause of Spiking House Prices
Rail Business Should Be Priority
English Taunts PM on Treaty Agenda
Action Needed Against Illegal Moth Egg Importers
Burton on Middle-Earth

Hard News Is There!

- So the President of the USA says he's tired of waiting for UN weapons inspectors to finish doing their job. Saddam has been given "ample time to disarm". See... HARD NEWS 23/01/03 - Hypocrisy In The Morning [1]

[1] - http://www.publicaddress.net/default,hardnews.sm#post231

An Axis Of Common-sense Is Formed At Versailles

- Germany has warned against risks that could accompany military action against Iraq and presented arguments to substantiate the German government's rejection of a war option. See... Germany Warns Against Military Action on Iraq [1] and Germany And France Strengthen Bilateral Relations [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0301/S00114.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0301/S00115.htm

911 Dollars – Good Honest Money

- Deception Dollars were reputedly a huge hit during the Jan 18th demonstrations in Washington D.C. and San Francisco at the weekend. Click on the green folding to order your own deception dollars. See... Scoop Images: Get Your Deception Dollars Today! [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0301/S00105.htm

Scott Ritter Gets The Cointelpro Treatment

- This is what we're up against, in America: an evil that is almost demonic in its pure malevolence, a dark destructive spirit that feeds on pain and is animated by the will to crush its enemies underfoot. This is the face of an enemy that must be defeated. See... UQ: Target Scott Ritter - The War Party Gets Ugly [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0301/S00096.htm

Listener Feature: How crucial is the Qantas buy-in to Air New Zealand’s success?

- Fish need bicycles as much as Air New Zealand would seem to need a “strategic alliance” with its arch rival, Qantas. In fact, the decision to conditionally approve this deal as being in the “national interest” marks a defining moment for the Clark government. See... Feature: Waiting In The Wings [1] - And see… http://www.debateairnz.org.nz.. if you support proper scrutiny of the Air NZ/Qantas merger.

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0301/S00098.htm

Tube Talk: New Year’s TV

- A new year brings with it renewed optimism that you’ll be less of a TV-watching slob. As the sun shines and you enjoy your holiday, you imagine achieving all kinds of spiffy self-improving goals: going to the gym more, spending more time in the kitchen slaving over that Jamie Oliver cookbook your Mum gave you for Christmas, and forgoing another new pair of shoes so you can pay off your Visa bill instead. See... Tube Talk - Beware of Bachelors [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0301/S00104.htm

Howard’s End: Bashed Boy To Be Dumped By ACC

- ACC is yet again under public scrutiny following revelations in The Press newspaper and on television that a Christchurch boy bashed unconscious by a dog in 1993, is to be dumped from the scheme next week after a fresh assessment commissioned by ACC has doctors changing their minds. Maree Howard writes. See... ACC Cuts Loose Dog-Bashed-Boy [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0301/S00103.htm

Look What Happens When You Tell Lies

- A bit of fun, courtesy of the fine folks at http://StopEsso.com. See... Humour: Guess Who's Leading George By The Nose [1] . See also.. Bush Is Racking Up "Frequent Liar Miles" [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0301/S00093.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0301/S00062.htm

Scoop May Need You!

- Scoop is looking for experienced sales professionals and/or business based marketing partner to expand Scoop's subscription services portfolio and web-advertising client base. See... Scoop Seeking Sales Professional/Marketing Partner [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0301/S00088.htm

Chuckman: A Poor Excuse For A War

- My head turned when I heard on the radio that a number of chemical warheads had been discovered in Iraq, the words "chemical warheads" evoking powerful suggestions and images. Shortly after first reports, one of Mr. Bush's spokespeople termed it "significant." See... John Chuckman: Twelve Rusted Pipes [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0301/S00102.htm

Firas Al-Atraqchi: Is That A WMD Under Your Prayer Mat?

- A row has broken out between Iraqi officials and UNMOVIC over a controversial inspection of one of Baghdad's largest and most populated mosques, the Al-Nidaa mosque. See... Who Gave the Orders to Inspect a Mosque? [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0301/S00101.htm

John Kaminski: America’s Defenders Disastrous Record

- If the U.S. government's defensive response was anything like it was on 9/11/2001, and the invasion was anything like we imagined during the Cold War, you could rest assured that all the targets would be destroyed, the perps would get away, and America would never figure out who actually did it. See... John Kaminski: What If America Was Really Invaded? [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0301/S00099.htm

History Always Repeats – Stealing Iraq’s Oil Again

- In all the countless hours the corporate media devote to broadcasting the Bush administration's lies and deceits about Iraq, that simple and crucial question is almost never addressed. And for good reason. See... US Corporations & Iraqi Oil, Skulduggery Since 20s [1] ...See also COUNTDOWN TO WAR FEATURE PAGE [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0301/S00097.htm
[2] - http://scoop.co.nz/mason/features/?s=countdowniraq

Daily Katya Rivas

- Hope is always green because it does not turn pale with the fluctuation of human things, it does not pall with the winds of setbacks, and it does not change under the rain of contradictions. Here I have explained the mystery. See... Katya Rivas: Trust Is an Act of Love and Hope [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0301/S00084.htm

Reserve Bank Announces OCR Unchanged

- The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 5.75 per cent. Governor Alan Bollard said “A key development since November has been a further sharp rise in the New Zealand dollar against all major currencies. See... OCR unchanged at 5.75 per cent [1] ALSO: - NZ First - Reserve Bank Should Cut OCR Says Peters [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0301/S00071.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0301/S00172.htm

Peace Movement What’s On and Where

- * Emergency response vigil details * with the impending new ‘official’ war against the people of Iraq, the list of emergency response vigil details will be included in each ‘what’s on where’ e-listing. See... National - what’s on where listings [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0301/S00070.htm

Global Peace and Justice Newsletter

- The GPJA committee is calling on all supporters of Peace and Justice to make the weekend of February 15-16 days of mass antiwar action. See... Global Peace And Justice Auckland Newsletter [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0301/S00069.htm

Italian Tall Ship Arrives in Wellington Sunday

- Wellingtonians will be treated to a magnificent sight when the Italian Navy’s tall sailing ship, Amerigo Vespucci, escorted by a welcoming flotilla, arrives in Wellington on Sunday January 26 on its first visit to the capital, Minister for the America’s ... See... Capital to welcome spectacular Italian tall ship [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0301/S00176.htm

Dylan Taite Will Be Sadly Missed

- Broadcasting Minister Steve Maharey is paying tribute to TVNZ rock journalist and producer Dylan Taite, who passed away last night. See... Dylan Taite will be sadly missed [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0301/S00175.htm

No Spray: Give the Kids a Break

- United Future MP Larry Baldock is calling for MAF to alter its painted apple moth spraying programme so children won’t miss their first day of school for 2003. See... No spraying on first day of school, says Baldock [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0301/S00174.htm

Foreign Investors Push House Prices Beyond Reach

- Land-grabbing foreign speculators are stealing the own-your-own-home dreams of thousands of young and less well-off New Zealanders, Green Party Co-leader Rod Donald said today. See... Foreign buy-up wrecks home-ownership hopes [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0301/S00173.htm

Immigration Cause of Spiking House Prices

- New Zealand First claims the Government’s policy of uncontrolled immigration is systematically destroying the New Zealand tradition of home ownership. See... Immigration Pushes Up House Prices - Peters [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0301/S00171.htm

Rail Business Should Be Priority

- It is essential that the needs of New Zealand’s rail commuters, manufacturers and exporters are the first priority when it comes to sorting out the Tranz Rail mess, according to United Future leader and Ohariu-Belmont MP, Peter Dunne. See... Dunne: Rail users’ needs override ideology [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0301/S00170.htm

English Taunts PM on Treaty Agenda

- National Party Leader Bill English says he’s surprised Helen Clark is refusing invitations to publicly explain her Government’s position on Treaty of Waitangi issues. See... English calls on Clark to outline Treaty agenda [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0301/S00169.htm

Action Needed Against Illegal Moth Egg Importers

- Forest and Bird is calling on the government to publicise the name, and prevent a United Kingdom company from exporting to New Zealand, after the exporter mailed illegal live moth eggs to New Zealand. See... Action needed on UK exporter of illegal moth eggs [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0301/S00068.htm

Burton on Middle-Earth

- First, I ‘d like to welcome tonight’s audience, especially the industry partners who are here tonight—our Kiwi Expert Agents, Wholesalers, Airlines and Media. See... Mark Burton's Lord of the Rings—Sydney Speech [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0301/S00168.htm

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Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.

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