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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.
African Union: Member states should urge Nigeria to surrender Charles Taylor to the Special Court on Sierra Leone
The Lord of the Ring's stars come face to face with themselves on the side of Air NZ planes as they bid New Zealand
goodbye at Wellington Airport before boarding the Air New Zealand 767 emblazoned with giant images of the characters
Aragorn and Arwen.
A rather sad state of affairs has risen out of the propaganda-laced, nationalism-spewing, draped-in-the flag-espousing
and testosterone-filled Democratic National Convention that would have made Joseph Goebbels proud.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for coming. I'm pleased to announce my decision to nominate Congressman Porter Goss as the
next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Porter Goss is a leader with strong experience in intelligence and in
the ...
Was it an ‘intelligence failure’ to give red carpet treatment to the ‘money man’ behind the 9-11 terrorists, or was it
simply ‘routine’
It is clear that policy makers, Government bigwigs, ostentatious self-promoting Mayors and general associated ignorami
are about to make an error of monumental proportions. The mistake involves the gross misappropriation of public funds to
build roading ...
I've been interviewing all of the candidates from the local Sheriff to the national candidates on my television show,
The Norma Sherry Show. On August 6th, my guest was Michael Badnarik, the Libertarian candidate for president.
Most commentators in the Australian corporate media, whether the unashamedly hard-right terriers of the Murdoch empire
or the “liberal” chihuahuas of the Fairfax press, have subjected Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11 to relentless
attack.
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 administration's recent exposure of the mole inside al Qaeda -- an incredible fubar accomplishment -- highlights
what happens when everything is run by the political arm. To have sunk to such a nadir of faith in the honesty of the
president's men ...
Amnesty International is appalled by today’s ruling of the Court of Appeal that "evidence" obtained by torture is
admissible in the UK.
Hon Pete Hodgson - Second reading: I move that the Electricity and Gas Industries Bill be now read a second time.
What really happened on 9/11/01? Why did the U.S. chain of command go missing? Why no air defense response? What about
early warnings from foreign governments? Who financed the attacks?
Something is definitely rotten on the farm. The General Accounting Office (GAO), Congress’s fact-finding agency,
recently released a study of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s management of the farm subsidy program. The findings
should horrify ...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- An alleged serial murderer known as "The Bikini Killer" who preyed on American, French, Australian
and other backpackers in Asia, may be protected by a statute of limitations despite being arrested in Kathmandu, Nepal.
With an epidemic of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Afghanistan threatening to escalate out of control without immediate
action, the United Nations health agency today launched an emergency campaign combining drug treatment and
insecticide-treated nets to curb ...
Scoop dropped by the ACT offices in the hope of a free cup of coffee and a chance to get the inside running on ACT's
welfare policies, by way of a chat with Dr Muriel Newman
As Venezuela’s recall vote goes down to the wire, the country’s Washington-backed opposition is increasingly questioning
President Chávez’ reallocation of almost $2 billion of state oil wealth to fund social ''missions'' targeted at his
lower class ...
Victims' Families Say 9/11 Commission Report Avoids Certain Truths, But Makes Some Valuable Recommendations Interview
with David Potorti, co-director of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, conducted by Scott Harris
Israel Wipes a Palestinian Farming Community off the Face of the Map (In Self-Defense, Of Course) By Genevieve Cora
Fraser
New Zealand congratulated Australia and the United States on achieving their trade agreement, Trade Negotiations
Minister Jim Sutton said today.
• The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code deadline expired on July 1, severely dimming trade
prospects throughout the region. • ISPS requires all ships and ports to comply with a series of strict security
measures. • Vessels ...
• Whatever happened to Jamaican P.J. Patterson’s spunk? • Trinidad's Patrick Manning clamors to be in Uncle Sam’s
pocket. • Barbados’ Owen Arthur strangely silent. • CARICOM all but ignores relentless persecution of Aristide’s
political party and ...
It has been almost three years since the terrorist attacks on September 11; during which time we, the people, have been
placed under a constant threat of terror and asked to exercise vigilance in our daily lives.
I recently had an opportunity to review FBI Whistleblower Sibel Edmunds’ open letter to you as Chairman of the 9/11
Commission and felt compelled to write in support of her observations.
Hugo Chavez drives George Bush crazy. Maybe it's jealousy: Unlike Mr. Bush, Chavez, in Venezuela, won his Presidency by
a majority of the vote.
Publication of this story marks a watershed in American political history. It is offered freely for publication in full
or part on any and all internet forums, blogs and noticeboards. All other media are also encouraged to utilise material.
Readers ...
It haunts us still. Three-and-a-half decades later, America cannot stop picking the scab of Vietnam. The wound has never
healed and has now grown infected and poisoned. Plato said: ''Only the dead have seen the end of war.''
MR. KASHIYAMA: My first question (inaudible) Constitution, Article 9 issue. The other day you met with Mr. Nakagawa. He
explained that you mentioned Article 9 was some obstacle for the U.S.-Japan security alliance. I really want to know
what exactly ...
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