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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, ...
A SECRET blueprint for US global domination reveals that President Bush and his cabinet were planning a premeditated
attack on Iraq to secure 'regime change' even before he took power in January 2001.
1. GEORGINA BEYER to the Minister of Social Services and Employment: What reports, if any, has he received on the
placement of welfare recipients into paid employment?
UQ WIRE EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the full text of the “secret report” referred to in an earlier UQ wire item
today, “UQ Wire: Secret Bush Iraq Regime Change Blueprint” . The original in .pdf format is located at
http://www.newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdf ...
Hon. BILL ENGLISH (Leader of the Opposition): I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. This question was submitted to the
Prime Minister, because it related specifically to comments, by either herself or her spokesperson, that she was not
going to comment ...
A comprehensive new report into the impact of genetically modified crops in North America has huge implications for this
country, Green Party Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said today.
This week Khidhir Hamza, a former Iraqi nuclear scientist who defected to the U.S. in 1994, testified before a U.S.
Senate panel investigating Iraq's nuclear armaments. Hamza told U.S. Senators that Iraq was three years away from
creating up to three ...
In This Edition: Senate Hearing On Iraq “Blitzkrieg” Now On - Richard Butler Is A U.S. Spy – A CIA Asset
United Future New Zealand leader, Peter Dunne, today announced that the Parliamentary caucus has decided to oppose the
Tertiary Education Reform Bill and the Television New Zealand Bill, currently being considered by Parliament.
ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Foreign Affairs & Defence Spokesman Ken Shirley today accused the Prime Minister of selective amnesia over the 1975 Indonesia invasion of
East Timor.
The release of a report by the UK Soil Association entitled “Seeds of doubt: experiences of North American farmers of
genetically modified crops” has led Groundswell spokesperson Tremane Barr to conclude that the Royal Commission on
Genetic Modifications belief ...
A genetic discovery by Dr Geoff Chambers of Victoria University has revealed that many Polynesians have inherited a
genetic factor from Asian ancestors which may assist in reducing an overall risk of them developing alcoholism. The
discovery also reveals ...
Helen Clark’s policy of playing dumb on the SAS troops looks more and more like a political convenience than a genuine
concern for the safety of the troops, says National Leader Bill English.
ACT New Zealand Conservation and Energy spokesman Ken Shirley is calling on the Prime Minister to settle the impasse
created by two of her Ministers.
Unfortunately the US is on a determined course towards war that can only be stopped by a massive international movement
of opposition.
Yesterday’s top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
New Zealand First has called on the Government to honour its election pledges and accept the social security legislation
that abolishes income and asset testing for elderly people in long term care.
New research released today by the New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) shows that some banks are
rejecting applications for mortgages based on the size of graduate’s student loan debt despite the Banking Ombudsman and
the Government ...
In a teleconferenced select committee hearing today on the "boy racer bill", the Mild Greens were told by acting
committee chair Georgina Beyer, that the content of their submission was considered abusive of members of the committee.
“Reports that the killers of Michael Choy could be out of prison in just 18 months confirms that Labour’s Sentencing
and Parole Act was nothing more than a worthless exercise and exposes their willingness to continue to ignore the 1999
referendum ...
A damning new report from the UK Soil Association demonstrates that GE food crops have been a practical and economic
disaster, estimated to have cost the US economy at least NZ$ 25 billion between 1999 and 2001 in farm subsidies, lower
crop prices, ...
The Government must hold a full inquiry into the leaky building crisis if it wants to restore faith in the country’s
building industry, says National’s Housing spokesperson, Dr Wayne Mapp.
A U.S.-led ouster of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein could open a bonanza for American oil companies long banished from
Iraq, scuttling oil deals between Baghdad and Russia, France and other countries, and reshuffling world petroleum
markets, according to ...
Victoria University Vice-Chancellor Professor Stuart McCutcheon today announced the appointment of a new Pro
Vice-Chancellor to join the University’s senior management team. “I am delighted to announce the appointment of
Professor Pat Walsh as Pro Vice-Chancellor ...
There now, calm down, My little cucarachita [a familiar, affectionate term in Spanish] . You are the only one to blame
for accepting situations or people that upset you. Now, get away, you have a week to escape everything, to think more
calmly and analyze ...
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 ...
Nelson MP Nick Smith today goes to the Wellington District Court for the first hearing in his attempt to prosecute
Child, Youth and Family for not ensuring children in it’s care are attending school.
General Debate Speech – Sue Kedgley - DELIVERED AT 3.25PM - I have in my possession a memorandum that was sent by the
Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand to all District Health Board members over a week ago, which states that the entire
pharmacy sector in New ...
New consumer credit legislation introduced to parliament yesterday will make credit providers more accountable to
consumers, Acting Consumer Affairs Minister Lianne Dalziel said today.
The Government is trying to avoid the leaking building crisis by suppressing key parts of the report, and refusing to
debate the issue in Parliament, says National's Internal Affairs spokesperson Judith Collins.