Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest 21 March 2007

Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 11:10 am
Article: Alastair Thompson

SCOOP COMMENT & OPINION:
Foreign Affairs: Is NZ Poised For A Major Foreign Policy Shift?
Stateside: Where Rosalea Becomes An American Citizen
Motornet: Karl Ferguson Reviews A Korean Diesel
Iraq: A Majority of Iraqis Support Violent Attacks on U.S. Forces
US Attorneys: House Tires Of Lies – Pressure Grows On Alberto Gonzales
Iraq: War Protested Across America & Across The World
PlameGate: Media Leaves Hearings As President's Lies Are Revealed
American Coup News Headlines:
UQ Wire: The Making Of Khalid Sheikh Mohamed
MORE SCOOP COMMENT & OPINION:
Lent 2007: Katya Rivas' Passion Part 12

Foreign Affairs: Is NZ Poised For A Major Foreign Policy Shift?

- A Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the United States may well be a longstanding goal of New Zealand governments going back to 1990. But in 2007, is an FTA with the United States a clever disguise, a red herring masking a more significant shift in New Zealand foreign policy? Scoop's Selwyn Manning analyses an emerging union of common foreign interests. See... State Visit Signals Shift In NZ/US Foreign Policy [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00277.htm

Stateside: Where Rosalea Becomes An American Citizen

- Looking for some stock to invest in? May I suggest companies that manufacture flame-retardant socks, on account of how a whole lot of feet are going to be held to the fire now that your dear old correspondent has sworn to uphold the Constitution. See... Stateside With Rosalea: Stock Alert! [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00318.htm

Motornet: Karl Ferguson Reviews A Korean Diesel

- It’s getting to the point that to be a credible importer of vehicles into New Zealand these days, you need to offer at least one diesel powered vehicle in your passenger car line up (though some prefer hybrids). This is good news for consumers as diesels tend to offer the best of both worlds – good fuel economy but good performance as well. See... MOTORNET: Diesel Kia Leads Lineup [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00340.htm

Iraq: A Majority of Iraqis Support Violent Attacks on U.S. Forces

- How can we ask our soldiers to serve extended duty in a nation where a majority of the people endorses to attacking them? Why isn’t this headline news daily? Why isn’t action on this clearly stated opinion at the center of the current debate on our future in Iraq? What on earth is any politician or governmental official thinking who supports staying in Iraq when a majority of Iraqis endorse attacks on U.S. forces? Widespread exposure and analysis of this clearly stated opinion by the Iraqi people would change U.S. public opinion rapidly and permanently. Where are our leaders? See... M. Collins: Iraqi People to White House - Leave! [1] MORE ON THE WAR THAT WON'T END:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00319.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00339.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00303.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00308.htm

US Attorneys: House Tires Of Lies – Pressure Grows On Alberto Gonzales

- Yesterday on ABC's "This Week," Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) called on key White House officials like Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify under oath. This comes after the Senate Judiciary Committee authorized Senator Leahy to issue subpoenas to 11 current and former Department of Justice officials. See... Leahy Subpoenas: "Tired of Getting Half-Truths" [1] MORE US ATTORNEYS NEWS & NEWSLINKS:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00337.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00298.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00333.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00314.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00300.htm

Iraq: War Protested Across America & Across The World

- War Protests: Rallies are being held all over the country marking the fourth anniversary of the official start of the war, and many of them are focusing on opposing the supplemental spending bill proposed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. See... US Rallies Against The War Spending Supplemental [1] MORE WAR PROTEST NEWS:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00336.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00324.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00323.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00291.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00304.htm

PlameGate: Media Leaves Hearings As President's Lies Are Revealed

- The media left the room on Thursday when Valerie Plame did. The first part of the hearing in which she testified was indeed interesting: But of more importance to our nation, I believe, was the testimony that followed. See... Bush Lied: White House Never Investigated Leak [1] MORE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00287.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00288.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00286.htm

American Coup News Headlines:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00332.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00335.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00307.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00285.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00289.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00284.htm

UQ Wire: The Making Of Khalid Sheikh Mohamed

- Khalid Sheikh Mohamed personifies the "outside enemy" of America. His "confession" upholds the illusion that Al Qaeda outwitted the 40 billion dollar US intelligence apparatus, in waging a terrorist attack on America. The arrest and confessed statements of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed serve to uphold the official 9/11 narrative, namely that the 9/11 attacks were masterminded by Islamic terrorists. The following text by Chaim Kupferberg, first published by Global Research in October 2003, shortly after the arrest of KSM, reveals with foresight and accuracy the nature of the propaganda ploy. According to Kupferberg, a "marketing plan" was established in June 2002 to introduce Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to the public as the 9/11 mastermind. See... Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: 2002's New 9/11 Mastermind [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00316.htm

MORE SCOOP COMMENT & OPINION:

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[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00315.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00338.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00334.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00331.htm
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[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00306.htm
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[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00311.htm
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[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00309.htm
[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00305.htm
[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00301.htm

Lent 2007: Katya Rivas' Passion Part 12

- Pilate ordered that they take Me to the presence of Herod… He was a poor corrupt man who only searched for pleasure, allowing him to be driven to disorderly passions. He was glad to see Me come before his tribunal because he hoped to amuse himself with My words and miracles. See… Jesus Is Taken before Herod [1] EARLIER EXTRACTS FROM THE PASSION:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00330.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00302.htm

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