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Wolfowitz - ''The truth is that for reasons that have a lot to do with the U.S. government bureaucracy we settled on the
one issue that everyone could agree on which was weapons of mass destruction as the core reason, but -- Hold on one
second.''
Minister Shaath: if Israel pledges to stop its aggression policy then Hamas, Jihad May Have No Choice
Secretary of StaSecretary of State Colin Powell’s recent use of the B-word (''bullshit'') during a practice session at
the CIA for his February 5 presentation at the United Nations has lifted the veil, if ever so slightly, on a question
that every administration ...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Burma has boasted its two "very good neighbors," China and India, will blunt U.S.-led sanctions
amid attempts in Washington for tightening boycotts to support detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Pictures of the majority of the new All Blacks squad - pictured courtesy of All Blacks sponsor Air New Zealand today at
Auckland Airport.
On May 21 and 22, 2003, the 9/11 Independent Commission held its second set of public hearings, focusing on the issue of
air defense. It's not surprising if you haven't heard about this, because the hearings were poorly covered by the media,
with major papers such as the New York Times and Los Angeles Times failing to write any articles on them.
THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for coming out to say hello. (Applause.) Thanks for your introduction, Tommy. I appreciate this
warm welcome. I have a question for you: Can you hear me now? (Applause.)
Sourced from hawkesbay.com - Parody based on original cartoon by Cox & Forkum .
Kelly Osbourne chose a stunning Karen Walker black satin prom dress to present and interview guests at the 2003 MTV
Movie Awards filmed in Los Angeles last Friday.
- Fallout from the bitter debate over war in Iraq can be expected to play a dominating role at the summit and reshape
major relationships among OAS members-if not in the meeting hall, then in the corridors.
What would a truly two-dimensional film, devoid of symbol, narrative and space, look like? To answer that question,
Porirua installation artist Douglas Bagnall is creating a film-making robot with no concept of space, supported by the
Screen Innovation ...
Special Court for Sierra Leone: Amnesty International calls on the government of Ghana to arrest President Charles
Taylor
Born and raised in Upper Hutt, I’m moving back to New Zealand from London in a couple of weeks. I first came to Britain
almost eight and a half years ago (1995) and I’ve spent the majority of my time since in this simultaneously interesting
yet cynical, ...
The following highly unusual item appeared in the Polish media this week in the wake of coverage of President Bush's
tearful visit to Auschwitz.
Jayson Blair was a reporter for The New York Times who fooled his employers and readers by making up stories. Until a
few weeks ago he embroidered, faked and invented reports that were printed in the now embarrassed NYT and was eventually
found out and fired.
President Bush said June 5 that the United States and its coalition partners have "made sure that Iraq is not going to
serve as an arsenal" of weapons of mass destruction for terrorist groups.
Amnesty International is concerned that victims of forced trafficking are being failed by the judicial system in
Montenegro. Recently a high profile trial collapsed after the Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica, the capital of
Montenegro, halted criminal ...
GENEVA - In the process to find the host city of the 32nd America's Cup, eight European cities were retained for further
consideration in March this year. At that time the eight, in alphabetical order: Barcelona (ESP), Elba (ITA), Lisbon
(POR), Marseille ...
Hutt Valley suburb Wainuiomata was still unaccounted for this morning, despite intensive police efforts to recapture
the renegade township after it escaped from its basin enclosure in a daring bid for freedom.
As a writer I never quite know where the conversations in my head leave off and the paper begins. The internet,
moreover, has turned writing into one big conversation, kind of like hip hop, where writers bounce and riff off each
others' stuff, constantly ...
Narco News has obtained a copy of an email, sent this morning by El Salvador news correspondent Thomas Long to Newsweek
reporter Seth Mnookin. The text is now published for you to read:
Cartoon by http://www.kiddmillennium.com…
With each passing day, the questions surrounding Iraq's missing weapons of mass destruction take on added urgency. Where
are the massive stockpiles of VX, mustard, and other nerve agents that we were told Iraq was hoarding? Where are the
thousands of liters ...
A controversy over the sudden closing of a flight school in Orlando in early March reveals a hidden connection between
the bankruptcy in Orlando and the secretive organization which ran Huffman Aviation in Venice, the unacknowledged home
base of Mohamed Atta ...
The government has this afternoon signed a Heads of Agreement to buy the rail network for $1, take out a 35 per cent
stake in Tranz Rail and rescue it from insolvency through an immediate cash injection of $44 million, Finance Minister
Michael Cullen ...
"The Government of Zimbabwe has responded to peaceful attempts at public protest this week with an ongoing wave of
intolerance and brutality," Deputy Spokesman Philip Reeker said in a statement issued by the State Department June 5.
ACC claimants across the country are running their own fund-raising "Telethon" via the Internet, to gather funds for an
independent inquiry after it was revealed by the Sunday Star-Times last weekend that ACC was compiling a list of angry
and unstable ...
Despite misleading presidential rhetoric, almost half of all American taxpayers will get less than $100 this year and
next from President Bush’s just-passed tax plan. In 2005, threequarters of taxpayers will get less than $100, and in
2006 and later ...
Thank you, John. I am delighted that the Shangri-La conference is back for a return engagement and I am delighted to be
back again, myself, and very honored to be here sharing the podium with two distinguished Senators like Chuck Hagel and
Jack Reed. ...
ACT New Zealand Leader Richard Prebble revealed today he had received a draft report from the Auditor General's office.