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It's time to stop beating around this Bush and start beating up on him -- but good. There is no set of humanitarian or
democratic principles by which this administration would not have been removed in any sane society.
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.
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. ...
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 Commander of Maritime Forces (Pacific) to the Royal Canadian Navy arrives in New Zealand tomorrow for a five-day
visit.
NOTE: While not directly 911 related the following two stories (linked below) concerning whistleblowers coming forward
are directly relevant to the 911 story in the context of the case of former FBI translator Sibel Edmonds . - The UQ Wire
Editor
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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 ...
In an interview with Kevin List former Corrections Minister in the Labour-Alliance Government and now Progressive MP
Matt Robson picks up the political football of law and order and gives some of the hard issues around private prisons a
sound kicking.
New Zealanders will pay more for their electricity and have less security of supply as a result of Maori spiritual
arguments over the Resource Management Act, says National's Environment spokesman Nick Smith.
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.
1. Hon TONY RYALL to the Minister of Justice: Why did he include new section 134A in the Crimes Amendment Bill (No 2)
and what process did he use to secure Cabinet or Cabinet committee approval for the introduction of the bill?
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 ...
*** 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 ...
Back in November of 2003, retired Special Forces master sergeant Stan Goff played the role of prophet in an open letter
he wrote to American soldiers engaged in the occupation of Iraq. In his letter, Goff wrote:
National Party Social Services spokeswoman Katherine Rich says she has uncovered yet more dubious spending from the fund
that paid for the now infamous 'hip-hop study tour'.
Plenty of reader responses, then, to yesterday's post picking through the falsehoods and faulty logic of the Sunday Star
Times "shock" lead story on the Crimes Amendment (No 2) Bill. With a single exception they have all been roughly as
appalled as I ...
President Outlines Steps to Help Iraq Achieve Democracy and Freedom Remarks by the President on Iraq and the War on
Terror United States Arm You War College Carlisle, Pennsylvania
The United States and Britain make suitable partners. Abuse and torture at the Hola camp in Kenya in the 1950s, Fort
Morbut in Aden in the 1960s and the Castlereagh interrogation centre for twenty years in Ireland remain potent symbols
of British ...
The United Nations General Assembly's Special Committee on decolonization wrapped up its Pacific regional seminar after
hearing some 51 conclusions and recommendations regarding the situation in the world's 16 remaining non self-governing
territories.
1 & 3 Crimes Amendment Bill (No 2)—Age-related Sexual Conduct 2 Government Spending—Pressures 4 Quota Management
System—Confidence 5 Community Education—Inquiry into Spending 6 Telecommunications—Unbundling of Local Loop 7 Auckland
Transport Package—Proposals ...
Green MP Keith Locke wants answers from the Government over the long detention of a New Zealander, Andreas Schafer, in a
US jail in Iraq.
In a similar way to the economic upside that is now being attached to divorce – that it doubles the market – researchers
are now redefining the economic and social consequences of abortion. Abortion used to be a purely moral issue with the
debate surrounding ...
United Future leader Peter Dunne today questioned how many New Zealanders have been bullied - "and there is no other
word for it" - by the Chinese Government, over their dealings with Taiwan.
The extraordinary focus on the constitutional dangers of judicial activism in today's commemoration sitting has come
too late, ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today.
Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says energy security and sustainability is central to New Zealand's economic future
and should be at the forefront of this week's Budget.
For the second time in the past two weeks Israelis in a moving van have been detained near a U.S. nuclear facility, this
time at the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base near St. Marys, GA., near Sea Island, host of the G-8 Summit next month.
New Zealand is facing some huge environmental challenges and some new ways forwared must be taken urgently to protect
the country’s environmental quality.
Good afternoon. The President looks forward to going to the Army War College this evening. Tonight's speech is focused
on our strategy for success in Iraq.
Auckland - Over the next couple of months a spotlight will be shining on the world's most destructive fishing practice,
revealed Greenpeace today.
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