Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics

Thursday, 5 May 2005, 5:09 pm
Article: Alastair Thompson

TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS
LEAD STORY:Scoop Report: "Undesirables" And "Countries Of Concern" Explained
Scoop Feature: Australia Assumes Supremacy Despite ANZAC Spirit
NZ Immigration To Blitz Arab Communities From 10pm Wednesday
SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE:
MORE NEW ZEALAND HEADLINES:
Israel Kills Two School Children During Anti-Wall Protest
MORE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES:

SCOOP COLUMNS:
Greg Palast: Tony Blair's Imminent Defeat
Sam Smith: From A Little Plant Civil Rights Abuses Grow
Book Review: Portfolio Investing Is Not Rocket Science
MORE SCOOP COMMENTARY:
Images: A Wall Of Sand In The Saudi Kingdom

OTHER NEWS (Just Politics)
Winston Peters Outlines His Position On The Treaty
Govt Injects $1.4 Million Into Drinking Water Systems
MORE POLITICS HEADLINES:

LEAD STORY:
Scoop Report: "Undesirables" And "Countries Of Concern" Explained

[1] When on Monday Immigration Minister Paul Swain revoked former Iraqi diplomat Zohair Mohammad al-Omar’s visa citing the fact Mr al Omar had a role in an oppressive regime, this may very well have been the first time this has ever happened in New Zealand. See... New NZIS "Undesirability" Visa Policy Outlined [2] Scroll down for full coverage of this developing story… [3]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00078.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00078.htm
[3] - #more

Scoop Feature: Australia Assumes Supremacy Despite ANZAC Spirit

- STATE OF IT - Selwyn Manning writes that ninety years after ANZACs stormed the beaches at Gallipoli, Australia’s PM John Howard abandoned nine decades of ANZAC spirit boycotting a sacred kiwi ceremony. What does the snub mean for Aust/NZ Relations? And what exactly was Howard signalling? See... Feature: Australia Alters Course On ANZAC Spirit [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00060.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00061.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/features/?s=fc

NZ Immigration To Blitz Arab Communities From 10pm Wednesday

- New Zealand Immigration officials will spark a nationwide investigation tonight targeting Arabs from Iraq and Jordan. The operation will target those who hold visitor’s permits, asylum seekers who have lodged refugee applications, even those who have been granted refugee status and including permanent residents will be under investigation. See... NZ Immigration To Blitz Arabs From 10pm Tonight [1] MORE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00058.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00070.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00052.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00053.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00034.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00032.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00033.htm
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00056.htm

SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00102.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00091.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00046.htm

MORE NEW ZEALAND HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0505/S00056.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0505/S00053.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00100.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00099.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0505/S00036.htm

Israel Kills Two School Children During Anti-Wall Protest

- Beit Liqya, Ramallah, West Bank Two cousins, 14 and 15 years old, were shot dead today a Israeli soldiers opened fire on a demonstration against the Apartheid Wall in the village of Beit Liqya. See... Children Murdered by Israeli Military at Protest [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0505/S00096.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0505/S00095.htm

MORE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0505/S00097.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0505/S00094.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0505/S00092.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0505/S00089.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0505/S00088.htm

SCOOP COLUMNS:
Greg Palast: Tony Blair's Imminent Defeat

Mark my words: Tony Blair won't be re-elected on Thursday. However, he will remain in office. That's because Brits don't vote for their Prime Minister. They've got a "parliamentary" system there in the Mother Country. See... Greg Palast: Tony Blair Can't Win [1] MORE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00072.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00065.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00047.htm

Sam Smith: From A Little Plant Civil Rights Abuses Grow

- The war on drugs was the first major test by the country's elite to see if Americans would willingly surrender their constitutional rights. It turned out that they would and so for the past twenty years invasions of civil liberties increased, America threw more and more of its young people into prison, while exploding drug war budgets did nothing to stem the growth of the drug industry. See... Sam Smith: Pot- The Sina Qua Non Of A Drug War [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00071.htm

Book Review: Portfolio Investing Is Not Rocket Science

- While property is still a favourite of New Zealand investors, author Cameron Watson believes it is important for investors to maintain a balanced portfolio of investments to complement their exposure to the property sector. To help those with little or no investing experience, Watson who is Head of Research at ABN AMRO Craig, has produced a book - Risk, Return and Reality - outlining the basic principles. See... Book Review: Risk, Return & Reality [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00076.htm

MORE SCOOP COMMENTARY:

Russell Brown - Public Address 05/05/05 - Oh Bovver [1] Glenn Peoples - Glenn Peoples: Greens Treat Students As Pawns [2] Mary Pitt - Tea With Aunt Tildie [3] Kamala Sarup - Govts And NGOs Fail To Address Sex Trafficking [4] Narconews - The Haiti Democracy Project Is Not So Democratic [5] John Chuckman - Chuckman: Canadas Emerging Politics Of Destruction [6] Green Left Weekly - Iraq: Making A Killing - The Big Business Of War [7]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00077.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00069.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00075.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00068.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00067.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00066.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00063.htm

Images: A Wall Of Sand In The Saudi Kingdom

- Look at these amazing photos of our recent sandstorm in Jeddah. I got those windows & doors sealed with towels at the edges, just in time! See... Scoop Images: Sandstorm In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00064.htm

Winston Peters Outlines His Position On The Treaty

- The key difference between New Zealand and the colonising experiences of Australia, the Americas, African and Asian nations, was the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Historians debate the just how widely accepted the actual Treaty was by the British, and constitutional experts can debate its relative merits in both law and government. But - no one can dispute that it was signed and was part of a series of events which culminated in the nation we have today. See... Why The Principles Of The Treaty Must Go [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00108.htm

Govt Injects $1.4 Million Into Drinking Water Systems

- A government fund totalling $136.9 million (exclusive of GST) is to be established to help improve drinking water systems in New Zealand communities, Associate Health Minister Pete Hodgson and Local Government Minister Chris Carter announced today. See... $136.9 million to ensure clean drinking water [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00107.htm

MORE POLITICS HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00106.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00099.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00095.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00094.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00105.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00093.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00092.htm
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00101.htm
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00100.htm
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00097.htm
[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00096.htm
[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00104.htm
[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00103.htm
[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0505/S00098.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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