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Friday, 18 June 2004, 4:30 pm
Article: Alastair Thompson

TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS
LEAD STORY:
Families Unconvinced By Latest Version Of 9/11 Events
Tamihere And Samuels Welcome 20% Marine Farm Stake For Maori
MORE NEW ZEALAND HEADLINES:
Sandlines Pacific Mercenaries Killing In Iraq
INTERNATIONAL NEWS HEADLINES
SCOOP FLASHBACK: Was NORAD Asleep On The Flight Deck?

SCOOP COLUMNS:
Hard News & David Slack Are There!
Martin LeFevre: When Bill & Hillary Met George
No Right Turn: What Does A Flat Tax Really Mean?
Sonia Netttnin: Review - Writers On The Borders
Manuel Valenzuela: The Dumbing Down of America
Torture Memos: Bush's Teflon Chipping Off

OTHER NEWS (Just Politics)
Scoop Is In The House
Greens Back Labour’s 20% Maori Marine Farm Allocation
Hodgson Sheds Light On Energy Sector Developments
Winston Asks Whose Kidding The Kidders
The Week’s Select Committee News
Catchpole Wakes Up To Auckland Housing Crisis
Coddington Sounds Forth
Anderton Mentions The ‘P’ Word
Living In The Past: NZ First Wants Traffic Cops Back
Ewen-Street To Stand Down For Parliament

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LEAD STORY:
Families Unconvinced By Latest Version Of 9/11 Events

- "In their second round of testimony concerning FAA/NORAD and national command response to the attacks on 9/11 the Commission seems to have been blinded by hindsight, focusing on a timeline that conflicts with both published reports, witness and pilot statements and earlier testimony by officials." See... UQ Wire: Families Respond to Last 9/11 Hearings [1] MORE: - Audio Analysis- UnansweredQuestions.Org Founders On Flashpoints [2] - 9/11 Commission - The Official Response On September 11 [3] - 9/11 Commission - 9/11 Commission Outline of the 9/11 Plot [4] CLICK HERE (or scroll down) for earlier Scoop coverage of related issues

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0406/S00206.htm
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[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0406/S00204.htm
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Tamihere And Samuels Welcome 20% Marine Farm Stake For Maori

- Government ministers John Tamihere and Dover Samuels have welcomed the offer of a 20 per cent stake in the marine farming industry as a great opportunity for Maori economic development. See... Ministers welcome aquaculture offer [1] FOR MORE: See…NZ POLITICS (or scroll down) [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0406/S00294.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/index.html #a

MORE NEW ZEALAND HEADLINES:

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[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/BU0406/S00245.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/BU0406/S00239.htm

Sandlines Pacific Mercenaries Killing In Iraq

- PORT MORESBY (The National Online/Pacific Media Watch): Lieutenant-Colonel Tim Spicer, the Sandline mercenary of the Bougainville crisis fame of 1997, has resurfaced in Baghdad, Iraq, to head what is undisputedly the biggest private army in the world. See... Sandline Mercenaries Operating In Iraq [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0406/S00187.htm

INTERNATIONAL NEWS HEADLINES

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0406/S00201.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0406/S00200.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0406/S00199.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0406/S00196.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0406/S00194.htm

SCOOP FLASHBACK: Was NORAD Asleep On The Flight Deck?

- On May 21 and 22, 2003, the 9/11 Independent Commission held its second set of public hearings, focusing on the issue of air defense. It's not surprising if you haven't heard about this, because the hearings were poorly covered by the media, with major papers such as the New York Times and Los Angeles Times failing to write any articles on them. See... UQ Wire: The Failure to Defend the Skies on 9/11 [1] . MORE FLASHBACKS: - Paul Thompson - The "Capture" Of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed [2] - MalcontentX - INVESTIGATION: Sept 11th - Unanswered Questions [3] - MalcontentX - 911 INVESTIGATION: Further Unanswered Questions [4] For Much Much More see… 911 UNANSWERED QUESTIONS SCOOP SPECIAL FEATURE '01-'04 [5]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0306/S00031.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0303/S00027.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0202/S00079.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0203/S00098.htm
[5] - http://scoop.co.nz/mason/features/?s=UnansweredQuestions

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911 Timeline: NORAD's Bad Hair Day

SCOOP COLUMNS:
Hard News & David Slack Are There!

- November has come to visit in June. Stroppy northeast winds are buffeting Auckland, casting sprays of drizzle before them. The temperature in Grey Lynn is a balmy 16 degrees. But it's alright. It'll lift before tomorrow's test match... See... Public Address 18/06/04 - Slack's Back! [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0406/S00166.htm

Martin LeFevre: When Bill & Hillary Met George

- The scene this week of Bill Clinton having a rollicking good time with George Bush at the White House during the unveiling of Clinton’s presidential portrait was hard to take. See... Martin LeFevre: The Death Throes of Nationalism [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0406/S00165.htm

No Right Turn: What Does A Flat Tax Really Mean?

- In a press release this morning, United Future's Gordon Copeland pointed out that ACT's tax policy would result in a tax increase for three-quarters of New Zealand taxpayers: "According to information released with the Budget, New Zealand has 2.847 ... See... No Right Turn: A Tax Cut For Every Worker [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0406/S00164.htm

Sonia Netttnin: Review - Writers On The Borders

- The U.S. premiere of Writers On The Borders (Ecrivains Des Frontieres,) showed at the Gene Siskel Film Center on Sunday. The third annual Chicago Palestine Film Festival hosted the screening, along with one of the film’s directors, Samir Abdallah. See... Film Review And Response: Writers On The Borders [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0406/S00163.htm

Manuel Valenzuela: The Dumbing Down of America

- Something is amiss in the great nation called America. Ominous sirens warning this reality can be heard emanating loudly through invisible winds of change circulating our towns and cities. See... The Dumbing Down of America: Part I of II [1] & The Dumbing Down of America: Part II of II [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0406/S00161.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0406/S00162.htm

Torture Memos: Bush's Teflon Chipping Off

- The teflon that has enveloped George W. Bush is chipping off. Arriving in office with the promise of a "humble" foreign policy, Bush was sitting pretty at the beginning of his term. But George’s honeymoon has turned sour. See... Marjorie Cohn: The Torturer-in-Chief [1] MORE: - Full Text: The US DoD Torture Memo - Scoop - LINK: The Gonzales Memo - Washington Post [2] MORE SCOOP COMMENTARY ON THE TORTURE MEMOS: - William Rivers Pitt: Nuremberg Revised [3] - No Right Turn: Non-Denial Denials [4] - Steve Weissman: Torturing Mr. Bush [5] - Weiner: Torture Memos Reveal Fascist Mentality [6] - Torture Inc. - Oliver North Joins the Party [7]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0406/S00167.htm
[2] - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38894-2004Jun13.html
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Chris Carter Helps Save Hawkes Bay Kiwi

Scoop Is In The House

- For Thursday's questions and answers see... Questions for Oral Answer - Thursday, 17 June 2004 [1] . For Wednesday's Q&A see… Questions & Answers for Oral Answer - 16 June 2004 [2] , for Tuesday's see... Questions & Answers For Oral Answer - 15 June 2004 [3]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0406/S00269.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0406/S00242.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0406/S00216.htm

Greens Back Labour’s 20% Maori Marine Farm Allocation

- The Green Party today welcomes the allocation of 20 per cent of marine farming space to Maori, as proposed by Fisheries Minster David Benson Pope this afternoon, but warned that the proposals do not provide an adequate solution to the difficulties ... See... Mixed kete for Maori in aquaculture allocation [1] ALSO: Labour horse-trading with Maori on fish farming [2] - National & Labour Both Botch Maori Marine Farming [3] - New Maori Fishing Quota Will Gut Race Relations [4] - Aquaculture Deal Naked Racism [5] - Labour Uses Fisheries Bait To Hook Maori Voters [6]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0406/S00272.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0406/S00288.htm
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[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0406/S00282.htm

Hodgson Sheds Light On Energy Sector Developments

- Hon Pete Hodgson Address to the Electricity Engineers' Association of NZ Conference 2004 .. See... Overview of energy sector developments [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0406/S00291.htm

Winston Asks Whose Kidding The Kidders

- 12.30pm on Friday, 18 June 2004 Public Address by the Rt Hon Winston Peters to the people of Christchurch Papanui Club, 310 Sawyers Arms Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch See... The Political Maelstrom Who Is Being Sucked In? [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0406/S00290.htm

The Week’s Select Committee News

- Committee meetings Seventeen committee meetings were held this week, sixteen in the parliamentary complex and one in Auckland. See... Select Committee Business: 11 June to 18 June 2004 [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0406/S00289.htm

Catchpole Wakes Up To Auckland Housing Crisis

- “Provision for housing in Auckland will not be enough to meet the needs of unchecked immigrant arrivals there,” said New Zealand First Housing spokesperson Brent Catchpole. See... Housing Desperate In Auckland [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0406/S00287.htm

Coddington Sounds Forth

- Though we sometimes despair that the wheels of freedom move too slowly, and the burden of government on our backs seems to get heavier, it's comforting to know that every day, a bunch of New Zealanders get up and go to work vowing to do at least one thing ... See... Liberty Belle 18 June 2004 [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0406/S00278.htm

Anderton Mentions The ‘P’ Word

- I would like to introduce the issues for discussion by talking about why I take drug and alcohol issues seriously. See... Jim Anderton: Public forum on ‘P’, alcohol & drugs [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0406/S00277.htm

Living In The Past: NZ First Wants Traffic Cops Back

- New Zealand First deputy leader, Peter Brown, says changes to the Government transport sector should include transferring traffic police back to the Ministry of Transport. See... Send Traffic Cops Back To MOT Says NZ First [1] ALSO: Cops' Lives On The Line [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0406/S00276.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0406/S00274.htm

Ewen-Street To Stand Down For Parliament

- Green list MP, Ian Ewen-Street has announced that he will not be standing at next year's election. See... Ewen-Street to step down in 2005 [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0406/S00273.htm

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