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HEADER NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: I have compiled a list of relevant questions on 9/11 taken from a recent post asking DUers
to list their favourites. In addition, some DUers provided lists of questions posted on other sites which I have
included here. ...
Imagine you wake up from a coma and you learn that 11 months ago, an "Attack on America" destroyed some significant
buildings, killed 3,000 people and forced a war against terrorism. You switch on the news and see pictures of
Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, ...
Saudi Sheikh Khalid bin Mahfouz, an Osama bin Laden benefactor, has laundered money into tax-exempt U.S. entities for
years as a foreign financier of terrorism. But a new 9/11 lawsuit is thrusting Mahfouz’s latent past business links to
George W. ...
In This Edition: Yes, THAT Dail Jones – Green Left? - Time Machine - Open Letter to Hon. Bill English - ILO Rules/Rulz?
– Warmongers - Hey Scoop .. You
This timeline dispels the notion that theorists on 9/11 are working on the basis of supposition and prejudice, it shows
clearly that unanswered questions relating to 911 are probably the most vital issue currently facing the people of this
planet.
6: Minke Sushi
Some issues are so black and white they are never examined, let alone criticized. Like whaling. It’s obvious that every
pro whaler is bad and all anti whalers are good. That’s why, when a guy like Paul Watson, the icon of anti-whalers
weighs anchor ...
“Green Party MP Nandor Tanczos’ private member’s bill seeking to decriminalise cannabis use is short sighted and poses
significant problems,” NZ First MP, Craig McNair, said today.
I don't want to talk here about whether a full-scale attack on Iraq is right or wrong -- or whether, with all the
scandals surrounding Bush, the Administration is using its daily leaks and the whole Iraq debate as giant distractions.
No other nation on the face of the earth uses the words "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" as the premise for
their foundation in government.
Chief Censor Bill Hastings says that he has psychologists on call to counsel him and his staff, “particularly when we
get a run of child pornography from the internet” to view and assess for classification.
The appointment of Joris de Bres as Race Relations Commissioner is a bad omen for genuine human rights in New Zealand,
ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today.
NZ First MP Peter Brown has criticised the Government for not sending any representatives to meet Wei Jinsheng, South
China’s most famous exile, yesterday. “I felt privileged to meet him and shake his hand” Mr Brown said.
Cue sound f/x: audio of Klondike Bar hitting flesh. Woman's voice: "Ouch! Oooch! No! Don't stop! This chocolate and ice
cream is delicious!" So. Alaska nixed Measure 1 for alternative voting by a margin of 2 to 1 last week, and I'm bravely
...
Well, after an extended season we have been exposed to ‘The Vagina’ and quite a show it was too. The Vagina Monologues ,
was tremendously popular, of course, superbly crafted and almost fully accepted by the intelligentsia—and now it is
invading small ...
The top 30 rating items on Scoop for the month of August were...
Colin McCahon Practical religion – the resurrection of Lazarus showing Mount Martha 1969-70 Acrylic on unstretched
canvas Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington Purchased 1985, New Zealand Lottery Grants Board with
assistance from the Molly Morpeth ...
The State Services Commissioner, Michael Wintringham, today announced that Treasury Deputy Secretary and Branch Manager
of Regulatory and Tax Policy, John Whitehead, has been appointed acting Chief Executive and Secretary to the Treasury.
Politicians who bid for votes by promising tougher sentences are contributing to a growing intolerance that could
spiral out of control, says Victoria University criminologist Dr John Pratt.
Parliamentary interest is on MPs' maiden speeches. There are 30 new MPs - six Labour, five National, seven United
Future, eight NZ First, two Greens and two ACT. The new MPs get 15 minutes and are free to speak on any topic.
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation would like to know what’s up
On August 18, the New York Times carried a front-page story headlined, ``Officers say U.S. aided Iraq despite the use of
gas''. Quoting anonymous US ``senior military officers'', the NYT ``revealed'' that in the 1980s, the administration of
US President ...
I respect the decision of Michelle Boag that tomorrow she intends to tender her resignation as President of the National
Party, says National Party Leader Bill English.
Shortly before noon local time Greenpeace activists drove up in front of the embassy, erected the statue and got the
smoke going. After 20 minutes we had to leave in order not to get arrested.
To the 'Establishing and Funding Public and Private Sector Partnerships: Practical lessons from overseas applied to New
Zealand' Conference.
Mad Mike Has Left The (WTO) Building! A Legacy of Moore Market Misery - Mad Mike Finally Gets On His Bike
26: Passmark Change
The General Skills Category passmark will increase from 28 to 29 points next Monday, 9 September 2002, Immigration
Minister Lianne Dalziel announced today.
Pastoral lessees of the South Island High Country will soon feel a chilly wind from the Beehive, as Labour plans a
tenure review.
Could I just thank the members for the warmth of their welcome. From the Prime Minister who came up and welcomed me by
name while I was having dinner with Jeanette on my first night in Bellamy's, to fellow Coast to Coaster Bill English and
all of the ...
"Renewed proposals for public private partnerships in infrastructure funding requires careful analysis by government,"
said New Lynn MP David Cunliffe.
Within a few months, the events of Sept. 11th, 2001 became but an echo of the events that followed. War in Afghanistan,
anthrax, unprecedented powers of detention: the public mind moves from one shock to another, appearing to accept the
government’s ...