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Martin LeFevre - Meditations
The most interesting thing said so far during the torturous Democratic campaign came, improbably, from that sage,
Hillary Clinton. Intoning in Pennsylvania on Obama’s remarks in San Francisco about people “clinging to guns and
religion,” she said, ...
Bill Berkowitz
OAKLAND, California, Apr 25 (IPS) - The unveiling this week of a new campaign advertisement by the North Carolina
Republican Party -- using video of controversial remarks made by Senator Barack Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah
Wright, and attacking ...
Franklin P Lamb
“These fools do not learn from their past mistakes. When they withdrew from Lebanon, they continued to occupy the Shebaa
Farms and kept our brothers in custody. Had they released them when they left Lebanon, there would not now be a
‘prisoner issue’ ...
Franklin P Lamb
“The Bush administration parking a flotilla from its US 6th fleet off the coast of Lebanon was made necessary, it
claims, to demonstrate Washington’s ‘commitment to stability in the region’. This provocation, aimed at Hezbollah and
also Syria, ...
Franklin P Lamb
“Those bastards [the Israeli military] know the rules and what the US Arms Export Control Act requires! The CBU 58’s are
decades out of date! We [the US] have not even had them in our weapons inventory since we last used them in 1991 during
Desert ...
Franklin P Lamb
“Absolutely not! Without a credible deterrent force, there is no real Lebanese sovereignty. Israel came very close to
getting nearly all it wanted with the 1983 May 17th agreement. Had Hezbollah not prevented this, Lebanon today would be
colonized ...
Lyndon Hood
Ian Wishart, writing under his pen-name "Ian Wishart #1 bestselling author", has produced a new book cover. Clearly of
the same oevre as earlier books such at 'The Divinity Code' and 'Eve's Bite' it explores the same realms of arbitrary
typographical ...
The Maori Party
The Maori Party has tonight praised the incredible generosity of Corporal Willie Apiata in gifting the prestigious
Victoria Cross Medal to the nation.
Franklin P Lamb
“Nobody can impose terms on us, or commit us to anything we do not believe in. Let me be clear: Israel won’t get through
politics what it didn’t get through war, even if the UN resolution gave this to Israel. What they couldn’t do through
...
Karim Sahai
Photo-Essay: Karim Sahai has captured the dawn service at the Wellington Cenotaph, ANZAC Day, April 25, 2008.
New Zealand Defence Force
Corporal Willie Apiata, V.C, will gift the Victoria Cross he received for valour in Afghanistan to a New Zealand trust,
giving more New Zealanders the opportunity to appreciate the honour.
Scoop Photo-Essay
Thousands of people have gathered around NZ before dawn to commemorate those who gave their personal sacrifice, in times
of war. All stood in silence as the sombre notes of The Last Post was observed. And all said: "We will remember them."
Vodafone
At this weekend’s sell-out Vodafone Homegrown music festival in Wellington, punters would probably be surprised to know
that the bottles of water they are drinking would soon be destined to end up as underground cable covers.
Ramzy Baroud
Just days after the Hamas-Fatah clash last June in Gaza, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas looked firm and
composed as he shook hands with members of his new emergency government. He made sure his move appeared as legitimate as
possible, issuing ...
New Zealand Government
Defence Minister Phil Goff today accepted on behalf of New Zealand the Victoria Cross medal awarded last year to
Corporal Willie Apiata of the SAS.
New Zealand Government
Photos of Foreign Minister Winston Peters at the International, French, and British commemorative ceremonies at
Gallipoli on April 24, 2008.
Undernews
Barack Obama has one overwhelming advantage in the race for the Democratic nomination: he's not Hillary Clinton. Which
means that in some ways - most uncertain - things will be different than they have been under two decades of the
Bush-Clinton duopoly.
Te Papa
Technicians preparing for the defrosting of the largest ever colossal squid specimen have successfully practised with a
test block of ice today.
New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Steve Chadwick today opened a new mountain bike track near Taupo which will run from Whakaipo Bay
to Kinloch. Known as the ‘W2K’, the track was funded and developed by a local community group, Bike Taupo.
Maya Schenwar
Bogged down by election concerns, will Democrats in Congress opt to give Bush more war funding than he asked for?
David Swanson
When I started giving speeches about Iraq and impeachment three years ago, I liked to list the major impeachable
offenses for Bush and for Cheney, but as the list grew it became rather cumbersome. It got to the point where adding
another crime to the ...
Scoop Looking Back
Reports + Features + Photo Essays + ANZAC Links: ANZAC Day provides an opportunity to take a look back at Scoop's
coverage, marking a day when Australia and New Zealanders stood side by side, forging a partnership that still exists
today.
Ministry of Health
The Director-General of Health, Stephen McKernan, is warning the New Zealand public about four products that have been
illegally promoted in Singapore for the treatment of erectile dysfunction but have been found to contain dangerous
levels of a prescription ...
Jason Leopold
Newly released U.S. government documents, detailing how Bush administration officials punched legalistic holes in the
Geneva Convention’s protections of war captives, stand in stark contrast to the outrage some of the same officials
expressed in the ...
John Gideon
What happened in Pennsylvania and what can be done about it? All indications, outside of the main stream media, are that
there were problems all over the state with voting systems. There were many anecdotal reports of vote flipping and other
machines failures ...
Scoop Feedback
An age old tradition and observance has been finally put to rest. Anzac Day has been cancelled in the small island
nation of W. Samoa. Having been observed and commemorated since the events of 1915, Anzac Day has always been observed
in Samoa probably since ...
mtv network
The MTV Australia Awards 2008 will air exclusively on MTV Monday April 28 from 7pm.
Chamber Music New Zealand
Harp roadies Kurt Gibson (left) and Ross Hardie prepare to load the harp under the watchful eye of owner Carolyn Mills.
Carolyn's harp is one of two being used by American harpist Yolanda Kondonassis on a tour of New Zealand with flutist
Alexa Still and ...
TVNZ
In response to immense public demand, TVNZ is proud to announce DVD releases marking three pieces of New Zealand
history.
Christchurch City Council
Work begins next week on the Avon River to provide a safer environment for non-powered water craft users.