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Firas Al-Atraqchi: Zarqawi Be Damned - Nicholas Berg screamed. He screamed when he saw the sword brandished in the
hands of one of his captors. He screamed when he was pushed down on the ground and his held pulled back, ready for the
slaughter. ...
MAdGE (Mothers Against Genetic Engineering in Food and the Environment) today launched a highly controversial billboard
campaign in Auckland and Wellington to provoke public debate about the social and cultural ethics of genetic engineering
in New Zealand.
Amnesty International condemns in the strongest terms the abduction and beheading of an American civilian by an armed
group, Muntada al-Ansar, in Iraq - a video of which was released yesterday. The organization is appalled by the public
display ...
Nicholas Berg screamed. He screamed when he saw the sword brandished in the hands of one of his captors. He screamed
when he was pushed down on the ground and his held pulled back, ready for the slaughter.
*** WARNING: This page contains graphic images of sexual abuse seemingly being committed by US Troops against Iraqi
civilians and POWs. While images have been edited to remove sexually explicit details, many of the images remain highly
offensive. Please view ...
In anticipation of the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the central instalment in
writer/director/producer Peter Jackson's epic trilogy based on the J.R.R. Tolkien masterpiece, Te Papa proudly announces
a world exclusive and a bold ...
The roots of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal lie not in the criminal inclinations of a few Army reservists but in a
decision, approved last year by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, to expand a highly secret operation, which had
been focussed on ...
Today Stephanie Mills staged a protest against the torture of Iraqi prisoners by marching, along with her 5 month old
son and 4 year old daughter, to the US Embassy dressed in nothing but their pajamas. She was inspired by 10 year old
Shane Ellis, ...
The following satirical image was circulating today by email, it's origin is unknown.
Among the hoard of pictures from Iraq viewed by members of America's Senate in a top-secret, eavesdrop-proof room - a
rather grandiose version of one of those smelly little, stained booths for which patrons of Times Square shops used to
pay to watch ...
1. Hon RICHARD PREBBLE to the Minister of Finance: Is it correct that the "Future Directions package" in the May 27
budget is expected to be worth about $2.5 billion and around 300,000 households will benefit, as reported in the New
Zealand ...
The ZM radio network in association with the mary-kateandashley brand is searching for New Zealand's biggest Mary-Kate
and Ashley fan! The winner and two companions will get to meet the most famous teenagers on the planet in their home
city, Los ...
The government is offering more carbon credits to support projects that will reduce New Zealand's greenhouse gas
emissions.
1 Auckland Central Remand Prison—Review 2 Tertiary Education Organisations—Standards 3 Kiwibank—Success 4 Television New
Zealand—Charter Funding 5 Civil Union Bill—Introduction 6 Nuclear-free Legislation—Amendments 7 Parole—Breaches
Dozens of soldiers - other than the seven military police reservists who have been charged - were involved in the abuse
at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, and there is an effort under way in the Army to hide it, a key witness in the investigation
told ...
About 40 tanks and bulldozers invaded Hay Elzaiton at 1 am Tuesday morning with the help of the apaches in the sky.
Israeli occupation soldiers took up positions on rooftops at El-Zaiton area, shooting at every moving object. The
operation was ...
Should Rumsfeld be fired over the prisoner abuse scandal? Frankly, at this point, we're talking barn doors and escaped
cows.
Just when I thought I couldn’t feel more disgust in this race-to-the-bottom ''war against terrorism,'' both sides attain
new depths of human depravity.
THE PRESIDENT: I want to express my condolences to the family and friends of Nicholas Berg. Nicholas Berg was an
innocent civilian who was in Iraq to help build a free Iraq. There is no justification for the brutal execution of
Nicholas Berg -- no justification ...
What's a pro-Treaty, pro-New Zealander, pro-Maori kiwi like me to think? I consider myself pro-Treaty, pro-New
Zealander, pro-Maori, anti-racist. Not many Pakeha politicians have been bending over backwards to describe themselves
that way lately
In some countries, governments can build a huge prison, or a nuclear power station, anywhere they like without
consulting anyone. The government of North Korea, for example, doesn't subscribe to the view that ordinary Koreans have
the right to be ...
PRESIDENT BUSH: Alright, gentlemen. You really screwed up this time. We have very serious business to discuss.
It just gets worse and worse for the Bush administration. In the U.S. war on terror, allegations have surfaced that the
policies of ''torture light'' and sexual humiliation of prisoners were widespread around the world and originated from
high levels in ...
A Delegation from the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) visited Haiti from April 12-19, and documented serious continuing
violations of human rights, including killings, disappearances, burning of homes and intimidation, often directed at
supporters of ...
I've never met Oliver Driver, but I'm liking the cut of his jib. Not only did he have an excellent clown fight on Serial
Killers on Friday ("Hey, when you get the chance to smack a clown, you take it."), but he fronted Frontseat on Sunday in
a ...
Communications Minister Paul Swain today announced his decision on whether to open Telecom New Zealand's network
infrastructure to competition.
The Bush- and Rumsfeld-haters have never been so happy. Like pigs rolling in, as the expression has it, effluent.
They're downright rejoicing - glorying! - in the shame the United States has suffered at the hands of the Abu Ghraib
yahoos.
The State Services Commissioner, Michael Wintringham today announced the appointment of Paula Tyler as Chief Executive
of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services and Maarten Wevers as Chief Executive of the Department of the
Prime Minister and ...
The opening of TrustPower's expanded Tararua windfarm today marks the beginning of an era of rapid growth for wind power
in New Zealand, says Energy Minister Pete Hodgson.
Members of the Aviation Heritage Centre Trust flew up to Wellington airport from Marlborough in a Lockheed 12 aircraft
today to meet Mr Anderton and Peter Jackson, who is a strong supporter of the Centre and has aircraft based there
already.
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