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Satellite images of Southern England taken over the last two days showing smoke plumes from the burning Buncefield oil
depot northwest of London. The fires began with explosions on Sunday morning and are still being fought.
Security contractors of the so-called "Victory" Group of the British mercenary Firm Aegis Defense Services have
committed the ultimate war crime: the indiscriminate killing of civilians as part of a "game", not a video game but a
real game of shooting ...
How much damage will men like George Bush, James Dobson, Pat Robertson, Sam Brownback, Ralph Reed, and Rick Santorum
inflict before reason prevails and they are unmasked as the twisted, malevolent charlatans that they are? Fundamentalist
Christians, adherents ...
A master plan for the development of Devonport village is now up for public debate after getting the thumbs up from
North Shore City Council.
Courtenay Place Wellington was packed to the gills this week with thousands of good citizens eagerly trying to catch a
glimpse of the stars on the red carpet outside the Embassy Theatre for the premiere of Peter Jackson's King Kong.
Occasional Scoop ...
Outrage has reached new heights over the abuses of power and process that surround talks on trade in services at the 6th
WTO ministerial meeting in Hong Kong.
In a landmark speech before a most friendly audience at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis on November 30, President Bush
repeated a familiar mantra. His pronouncements were crafty and political, yet were neither concerned with the plight of
Iraqis nor Americans, ...
Speech delivered by Dr. Fidel Castro Ruz, President of the Republic of Cuba, at the Commemoration of the 60th
Anniversary of his admission to University of Havana, in the Aula Magna of the University of Havana,
Biggest Winners: NZUSA scooped the pool with interest-free loans. Now there's no money for anyone. So much for Labour's
commitment to quality education.
• If Bolivia manages to peacefully ride out its convoluted electoral process, stability is far from being guaranteed,
even in the event of an Evo Morales victory.
The threatened giant land snail may be one step further away from extinction thanks to the tenacity of Forest and Bird
and the commonsense of a High Court judge, the Green Party says.
In an unprecedented show of solidarity among poorer countries of the world, Ministers from every group of governments
from the global South (the ‘developing’ and ‘least developed’ countries) have united to present a coherent and
coordinated face to the ...
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald met with the second grand jury investigating the leak of covert CIA agent Valerie
Plame Wilson for several hours Friday. Unless Rove's attorney intervenes at the 11th hour yet again, Fitzgerald is
expected to ...
1. Dr DON BRASH (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in all her Ministers; if not,
why not?
We’ll put the new NBR poll into the masher next week to wrap up the year. The Colmar Brunton TV1 poll came into the
numbers this week showing Labour suffering from a very negative week of Benson-Papal news, and more signs the economy is
slowing and ...
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS: The answer to that question is to be found in 3 years of emails of the National Party’s internal
workings, where the New Zealand Herald is concerned. [Interruption] Oh, I know what those members are thinking: they are
wondering ...
Negotiations on the WTO’s agreement on ‘trade in services’ (the GATS) have taken a controversial turn at the 6th
ministerial conference in Hong Kong. In the giant chess game of the Doha round, services have tended to have a low
profile. Now it ...
Several fishing vessels were observed on the first RNZAF surveillance patrol over the Ross Sea for the 2005/06 fishing
season, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said today.
Just a quick update from the Eastern Front. All my photos from Tuesday are up here, as well as some excellent shots from
Sam Graham, a local journalism student. The past two days has been more of the same: Wheeling and dealing inside the
conference, ...
TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS: Jane Kelsey Reports: GATS A Deal Breaker At Hong Kong WTO Summit Photo-Essay: Event Of The Week -
King Kong Premieres In Wellington Tax: Dunne Seeks Small Business Tax Change Delay Judge Rules For Snail – Now Minister
Must Act Media: ...
Some years ago I met an Argentine man who had been arrested during the 'Dirty War' in the 1970's and was slated to be
tortured. His story is the most graphic example of the wrongful use of thought, as well as the potential for
transcending thought, ...
In a national first, one of New Zealand’s newest and most misunderstood communities is the focus of a social photography
project due to open at the Waikato Museum on December 3.
The Israeli authorities are preparing to demolish the house of an elderly couple in East Jerusalem, on the grounds that
it was built without a permit. Mohammad and Zarifa Abbasi are in poor health, and there are serious concerns that if
they were ...
Bridging the divide on both sides of the Middle East conflict, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has
brought together senior officials from Israel and the Palestinian Authority to discuss cooperation on combating drug
trafficking ...
In just a few years, unsolicited commercial e-mail - generally known as “Spam” -has gone from being a minor nuisance to
becoming a significant social and economic issue. It is also a drain on the business and personal productivity of New
Zealanders.
National Party Leader Don Brash has announced the appointment of Kevin Taylor to the position of senior press secretary
in his office. In this role Kevin will work alongside current senior press secretary Jason Ede in directing National’s
media ...
The parallel worlds of protesters who say the WTO is destroying the lives of people in North and South, and of trade
ministers who desperately seek a cosmetic deal that can keep the WTO alive, finally met last night when a mass
mobilization forced the ...
John Andrews writes: Polynesian Airlines is about to announce its first operating profit in years --- just as its chief
executive John Fitzgerald prepares to leave. The Samoa-based airline’s board is expected to reveal a profit for the last
financial ...
The Revenue Minister seeks a delay in the start date for 3 small business tax changes
See also: BULLETIN #1 - Creating a Climate of Fear in HK BULLETIN #2 - The Antidote to Fear-Mongering BULLETIN #3 -
Opening skirmishes
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