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Tuesday
31st October 2006: -
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British
scientists grow human liver in a laboratory - British
scientists have grown the world's first artificial liver from stem
cells in a breakthrough that will one day provide entire organs for
transplant. The
technique that created the 'mini-liver', currently the size of a one
pence piece, will be developed to create a full-size functioning
liver. Described as a 'Eureka moment' by the Newcastle University
researchers, the tissue was created from blood taken from babies'
umbilical cords just a few minutes after birth.
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Nearly
400 charged with terror offences in UK -
Nearly 400 people have been charged with terrorist offences during the
past five years, the home secretary, John Reid revealed Tuesday. Speaking
at a conference for business leaders in London, Reid said that that
since the 9/11 attacks in the US, 387 suspected terrorists or
sympathisers had been charged under the Terrorism Act and other
criminal legislation. Of those, 214 had since been convicted and
another 98 were awaiting trial. This, he said, was an "indication
of the scale of the threat that we face." "In response to
it, the struggle has to be on every level and with every person. It is
easy to forget just how deep and ongoing the struggle is." The
home secretary argued that at the core of the struggle was a battle of
ideas and he called for the public, private and voluntary sectors to
work with the government to "advance our values of guarded
openness and liberty in defiance of the terrorist menace".
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Physicist
bolsters 9/11 conspiracy views -
A Utah physics professor has become a hero to those who believe the
terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were somehow orchestrated by the
United States. Steven
Jones, who has been on leave from Brigham University since he
published a paper that suggests explosives must have helped bring down
New York's World Trade Center, was one of three speakers on a panel at
the University of Colorado, the Denver Post reported Monday. Jones
believes the collapse of the twin towers resembles what happens in a
controlled demolition. He said that World Trade Center 7, which
collapsed hours after the towers, came down in 6.5 seconds -- only
slightly longer than a steel ball bearing dropped from the top of the
building would have taken to reach the ground.
(RELATED:
See our 9/11
archive and our affiliated site 911truthskipton.com)
Monday
30th October 2006: -
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GERMANY:
Anti-terrorist technology scans faces on crowded train platform -
Railway authorities in Germany are conducting tests of revolutionary
biometric facial recognition software that enables computers to pick
out the faces of suspected terrorists in a crowd. The
new software, being tested by Deutsche Bahn AG, will make it easier to
distinguish terrorists from commuters, it is hoped. 'We're a couple of
weeks into a pilot project that is testing technology designed to
automatically detect terrorists or other criminals entering trains and
alert security personnel,' Jens Puls, director of corporate security
at Deutsche Bahn, announced at the Systems IT trade show in Munich.
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Stick
to the clock... big brother's watching - GLASGOW
bus drivers are being monitored all the time by satellite to check
they're not running even two minutes too early. The
Big Brother-style system, a first for Scotland, came into operation
this month. Any driver caught two or more minutes quicker than
scheduled is sent a warning letter by bosses at First. Running ahead
of the timetable is considered a cardinal sin within the industry. As
underlined by our Get Glasgow Moving campaign, it can lead to
Scotland's Traffic Commissioner imposing penalties on bus route
operators. And the problem can frustrate customers even more than late
services can do.
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Ex-air
marshal to sue over 'SSI' label - A
former federal air marshal said he will file suit against the
government today to challenge use of a nonclassified label that he
says allows Homeland Security officials to cover up dangerous and
inept policies. Robert
MacLean, an air marshal who was fired for blowing the whistle on a
cutback of flight protections in the wake of a terrorist alert, is the
first federal employee to challenge the validity of the
"Sensitive Security Information" (SSI) label in court. Asked
why he is challenging the bureaucratic tool, Mr. MacLean said,
"Vindictive retaliation like this makes agents unwilling to
report gross mismanagement." Families of victims of the September
11 terrorist attacks and government-watchdog groups have failed to
obtain records classified as SSI.
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School
Safety Drill Upsets Some Parents -
A school safety drill that included police officers in riot gear with
weapons has caused concern among some parents who say it was too
realistic and frightened some students. Police
in the western Michigan community of Wyoming entered two classrooms at
Lee Middle and High School on Thursday and announced there was a
threat to the school, The Grand Rapids Press reported. Students, who
were unaware police were conducting a drill, were taken from the
classroom into the halls, patted down by officers and asked what they
had in their pockets, the newspaper said. "Some of these kids
were so scared, they just about wet their pants," said Marge
Bradshaw, a parent with four children in Godfrey-Lee Schools. "I
think it's pure wrong that the students and parents were not informed
of this."
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The
astronomy of Halloween: Holiday
marks halfway point between autumnal equinox and winter solstice - Halloween
means more than just a day for costumes and candy corn. It's the
halfway point between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice, the
last of four "cross-quarter" days on the solar calendar.
"Our recognition of the cross-quarter days in the
English-speaking world comes primarily from the Celts who lived in
Britain in pre-Christian times," said astronomer Richard Pogge at
Ohio State University. Celts, as well as traditional Japanese Shinto
societies, considered equinoxes and solstices the middle of a season.
They chose cross-quarter dates as a time to ring in the beginning of
each season.
(RELATED:
See our The
Occult in your Living Room
archive)
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Berlusconi
could face another trial: Judge
to decide on 2nd case involving Mills - A
Milan judge is set to rule whether former premier Silvio Berlusconi
and British corporate lawyer David Mills should stand trial for
allegedly perverting the course of justice in two corruption trials.
Judge Fabio Paparella withdrew on Monday to decide on prosecution
requests that the two be indicted. Mills, who is the estranged husband
of British Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, helped Berlusconi set up a
network of off-shore companies before the billionaire media magnate's
1994 debut into politics.
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Rock
star's uncle was killed by IRA - A
CHART-TOPPING rock star has admitted how the IRA murder of his uncle
has inspired his fascination with conspiracy theories and world
terrorism. Muse
frontman Matt Bellamy - whose band plays in Belfast on Saturday -
revealed how his Army officer uncle was shot dead, outside Springfield
Road RUC station in west Belfast. The 28-year-old Muse lead singer and
guitarist was only 16-months-old, when Duke of Wellington regiment
warrant officer, David Bellamy was killed in a hail of 30 bullets,
during the IRA ambush in October 1979. But the singer revealed to US
radio listeners how the murder of his uncle has influenced his
alternative thinking on who is behind worldwide acts of terror.
Bellamy controversially believes that the 9/11 bombings in the USA and
the London bombing last July were the result of government or
high-powered dirty tricks. Said the Cambridge-born singer: "I
think 9/11 was definitely an inside job, done by a group of
high-powered people, looking for an excuse to invade the Middle East
for oil and other natural resources."
Sunday
29th October 2006: -
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Leak
defies Blair terror claim - TONY
Blair's claim that the war in Iraq has not fuelled terrorism was dealt
a devastating blow last night as leaked Cabinet documents acknowledged
that Britain's military forays had contributed to extremist attacks. Papers
put before a Cabinet committee on security earlier this month, and
circulated to ministers and security chiefs, declare bluntly that the
UK should rein in its ambitions in the Middle East. In a frank
declaration, the papers demand "a significant reduction in the
number and intensity of the regional conflicts that fuel terror
activity". The assertion is a hammer blow to the Prime Minister,
who has attempted for months to separate the Iraq conflict from terror
attacks such as last year's London bombings.
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Amnesty
International calls for bloggers to stand up for freedom: The
organisation says this is a critical time - Amnesty
International has issued a ‘Call to Bloggers’, asking them to get
online and stand up for freedom of expression on the internet. The
organisation says this is a critical time when fundamental rights –
particularly freedom of expression and privacy – are under threat
from governments that want to control what their citizens say, and
what information they can access. The call comes as the online world
prepares to meet at the Internet Governance Forum to discuss the
future of the internet.
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Flag-burning
could become crime -
Police chiefs are urging the government to make flag-burning a new
criminal offence, as part of a drive to crack down on Islamic
extremists and others preaching violence and religious hate, the BBC
has learned. The
proposals also include action to ban demonstrators from covering their
faces to avoid police scrutiny, and tougher powers to arrest
demonstrators seeking to inflame tensions. They have been drawn up by
Scotland Yard, and submitted to the Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith,
by Britain's most senior muslim police chief, Assistant Commissioner
Tarique Ghaffur.
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US
National ID Cards by May 2008 -
At large, the American people are still unaware of the issuance
of the Real ID card forthcoming in May of 2008. This
new national/international ID card, and its interactivity with
national/international databases, can access our medical,
financial, driving, Social Security, license(s), firearms
registrations, and political status inside its high tech/little
nano brain. In essence, it holds our private lives on a
swipe-able card that is then privy to any organization,
retailer, or person requesting our identification or our money.
In other words, our life histories accessible upon command from
one 2X3 inch card. |
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UK
paper: Israel used 'uranium bombs' - The
IDF on Saturday denied a report by the British newspaper The
Independent claiming that Israel used uranium-based munitions,
including uranium-tipped bunker-buster bombs, during its war against
Hizbullah in Lebanon this summer. "The
IDF Spokesman's Office wants to make it clear that no munitions
containing uranium were used in the war in Lebanon," an IDF
spokesman told The Jerusalem Post. According to the report, scientists
found two soil samples thrown up by Israeli heavy or guided bombs
which showed "elevated radiation signatures."
"Scientific evidence gathered from at least two bomb craters in
Khiam and At-Tiri, the scene of fierce fighting between Hizbullah
guerrillas and Israeli troops last July and August suggests that
uranium-based munitions may now also be included in Israel's weapons
inventory - and were used against targets in Lebanon," it said.
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Google
defiant over censorship in China:
Internet giant steps into realm of politics with debate on freedom of
speech - Google
is to enter the political arena in earnest this week when it debates
freedom of speech, intellectual property rights and how to connect
Africa to the internet at a special UN conference. The Silicon Valley
giant will attempt to position itself as a force for change that can
finance web entrepreneurs in the developing world, champion the rights
of consumers against 'over-zealous' copy-right laws and use the web to
protect diverse minority cultures and languages. But Google will
declare itself unrepentant over the controversial decision to censor
its search engine at the behest of Beijing. At the first Internet
Governance Forum in Athens, starting tomorrow, the firm will insist
its presence in China does more good than harm by getting more
information to more people.
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Rockefeller
Predicted "Event" To Trigger War Eleven Months Before 9/11: Hollywood
director Russo recalls remarkable "forecast" of coming
attack - Hollywood
director and documentary film maker Aaron Russo, currently receiving a
wave of plaudits for his latest release, America: From Freedom to
Fascism, told The Alex Jones Show that Nicholas Rockefeller had
personally assured him there was going to be an "event" that
would trigger the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq eleven months
before 9/11 took place. Saying he had been approached many times by
the Rockefellers and other members of the CFR elite in an attempt to
recruit him, Russo recalled a conversation that would come home to
roost on September 11, 2001. "Here's what I do know first hand -
I know that about eleven months to a year before 9/11 ever happened I
was talking to my Rockefeller friend (Nicholas Rockefeller) and he
said to me 'Aaron there's gonna be an event' and he never told me what
the event was going to be - I'm not sure he knew what the event was
going to be I don't know that he knew that," said Russo. Russo
related how Rockefeller knew precisely what the event would lead to
and which countries would be militarily targeted by the elite.
Saturday
28th October 2006: -
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Banks
facing fines over ID thefts -
Several leading banks may be facing unlimited fines over allegations
that they dumped confidential customer account details in bin bags on
streets. The
information watchdog, Richard Thomas, told the Times that he had
received "highly disturbing evidence". He is investigating
alleged lapses by the Royal Bank of Scotland, Halifax, HSBC, Natwest
and Post Office, it said. The British Bankers Association said it was
normal practice to dispose of confidential information securely.
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Bush:
U.S. Doesn't Torture Prisoners: Must
be true then I guess! - President
Bush said Friday the United States does not torture prisoners,
commenting after Vice President Dick Cheney embraced the suggestion
that a dunk in water might be useful to get terrorist suspects to
talk. Human rights groups complained that Cheney's words amounted to
an endorsement of a torture technique known as "water
boarding," in which the victim believes he is about to drown. The
White House insisted Cheney was not talking about water boarding, but
would not explain what he meant.
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Cold
weather's 25,000 deaths toll is scandal, say charities - More
than 25,000 people died in England and Wales last winter as a direct
result of cold weather and the illnesses that accompany it, official
figures disclosed yesterday. Older
people's charities said this seasonal death toll was a national
scandal, largely brought about by Britain's failure to provide
insulation and support for vulnerable pensioners who could not afford
to keep their homes warm.
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Implantable
RFID Microchips to Monitor Blood Sugar - The
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Digital Angel Corporation
(AMEX: DOC) a patent for its syringe-implantable glucose-sensing RFID
microchip, Digital Angel announced today. The
RFID microchip measures the glucose concentration levels of diabetic
patients and will be marketed and distributed by Digital Angel's
sister company, VeriChip, as an extension to the company's products
benefiting people. "A glucose-sensing microchip could profoundly
impact the 230 million people worldwide living with diabetes,"
said Digital Angel CEO and President, Kevin McGrath. "Patent
approval for this RFID microchip is a major step in bringing this
life-altering technology to market. It also underscores Digital
Angel's commitment to innovation, product development and rapid
growth." Checking blood glucose levels regularly is critical to
properly managing diabetes. The conventional method - a finger prick -
is invasive, painful and often inaccurate. The implantable bio-sensor
chip has a passive transponder, glucose sensor and integrated
circuitry that allow anyone implanted with the microchip to painlessly
scan it to determine their level of glucose concentration. The RFID
microchip quickly and accurately transmits the glucose data back to a
wireless scanner that displays the glucose level. The RFID microchip
is powered by the scanner signal, avoiding the need for a battery in
the microchip.
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U.S.
Military Blocks Troops From Visiting Alternative News Websites -
We realize
that when it comes to freedom of the press, the USA has fallen to
Number 53 in the world — tied with our fascist homies in Croatia and
the islanders of the Kingdom of Tonga! — but do we have to make is
so damned obvious? Another Marine stationed in Iraq has sent us a
screenshot of what happens when you need some hot news on Macaca and
Foley:forbidden, this page (http://www.wonkette.com) is categorized as
(Personal Pages) ALL SITES YOU VISIT ARE LOGGED AND FILED. Nice little
threat at the end, too. Asswipes.
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Chinese
man jailed for internet subversion -
A MAN HAS BEEN dropped in the clink in China for three years for
supposedly causing trouble by posting a pro-rights essay online. According
to news.com, Li Jianping, a 40 year old and student participant in
China's infamous Tiananmen Square 1989 demonstrations, was nabbed for
posting an essay published on overseas Chinese websites in 2003. He'd
been accused of "inciting subversion of state power," and
found guilty. The essay Li posted was in support of Hong Kong
protestors fighting against a widely criticised legislation, Article
23, which has been accused of clamping down on political liberty.
Friday
27th October 2006: -
Thursday
26th October 2006: -
Wednesday
25th October 2006: -
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US
naval war games off the Iranian coastline: A
provocation which could lead to War? - There
is a massive concentration of US naval power in the Persian Gulf and
the Arabian Sea. Three US naval strike groups off the Iranian
coastline are deployed: USS Enterprise, USS Eisenhower and USS Iwo
Jima Expeditionary Strike Group. The naval strike groups have been
assigned to fighting the "global war on terrorism." Tehran
considers the US war games to be conducted in the Persian Gulf, off
the Iranian coastline as a provocation, which is intended to trigger a
potential crisis and a situation of direct confrontation between US
and Iranian naval forces in the Persian Gulf.
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ID
card scheme to buy junk food - AN
Ulverston school is pressing for an ID card system that would stop
kids from munching junk food in lunch breaks. The
initiative would see some pupils turned away from the town’s shops
and cafes during the dinner hour in an effort to encourage them to eat
school dinners. The idea has been proposed by Ulverston Victoria High
School. Students in year 11 and above would be given a card displaying
their photograph, allowing businesses to check whether or not they
were allowed to be in town during school hours and could be served
grub.
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Fingerprint
plan for kids - SCANNERS
which read children's thumbprints when they buy school meals are being
introduced in city schools. The
ECHO understands some faith schools in Liverpool are trying out the
hitech equipment to improve speed and safety. Instead of a child
bringing their lunch money into the schools, parents pay
electronically into a special account.
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German
ministers 'knew about CIA torture cells' - The
German government is alleged to have received first-hand evidence that
the CIA began torturing terrorist suspects at secret prisons in Europe
shortly after the September 11 attacks, despite claiming it only knew
about such sites through the media. Stern
magazine quoted a leaked German intelligence report yesterday which
said that only weeks after September 11 2001, two agents and a
translator visited a US military prison at the American "Eagle
Base" in the Bosnian town of Tuzla, where they saw a torture
victim.
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Tesco
condemned for selling pole dancing toy -
Tesco has been forced to remove a pole-dancing kit from the toys and
games section of its website after it was accused of "destroying
children's innocence". The
Tesco Direct site advertises the kit with the words, "Unleash the
sex kitten inside...simply extend the Peekaboo pole inside the tube,
slip on the sexy tunes and away you go! "Soon you'll be flaunting
it to the world and earning a fortune in Peekaboo Dance Dollars".
The £49.97 kit comprises a chrome pole extendible to 8ft 6ins, a
'sexy dance garter' and a DVD demonstrating suggestive dance moves.
(RELATED
EXTERNAL LINK: boycotttesco.com)
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Pointing
fingers at corporate security -
Fingerprinting firm DigitalPersona has launched a new version of its
fingerprint authentication system, Digitalpersona Pro 4.0, which it
says is faster and more reliable than its predecessor. Designed
for use in a corporate environment, version 4.0 is more accurate, the
company says, supports individual sign-on, is highly scalable, and is
interoperable with all varieties of fingerprint sensors - optical and
silicon. Those with responsibility for such things can read up on the
technology here. Company co-founder and CTO Vance Bjorn is keen to
stress that he is not pushing fingerprinting as a one-stop solution
for security. He is all too aware of the limitations of the technology
and of the criticisms levelled against it, but, he argues, it has its
place.
Tuesday
24th October 2006: -
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German
Railway Tests Biometric Technology: Problem >
Reaction > Solution - Terrorists
attempting to smuggle bombs into trains could be stopped in their
tracks by intelligent surveillance technology being tested by German
railway company Deutsche Bahn. "We’re a couple of weeks into a
pilot project that is testing technology designed to automatically
detect terrorists or other criminals entering trains and alert
security personnel," Jens Puls, director of corporate security at
Deutsche Bahn, said Monday at the Systems IT trade show in Munich. The
project comes on the heels of foiled attempts to bomb two German
regional trains in July, Puls said. German investigators have
meanwhile learned that the terrorists had planned to bomb trains
during the World Cup soccer tournament in Germany earlier this year
but decided to wait because of the country’s tight security measures
during the games.
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BBC
admits: We are biased on religion and politics:
Internal corporation memo on ‘impartiality’ summit leaked to
British media exposes truth on BBC bias – The British Broadcasting
Corporation has been struggling for several years against criticisms
and claims of biased reporting concerning the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict, and distorted coverage of the global fight against terror. Following
a diplomatic incident with Israel, the BBC appointed an editor known
for his objective reporting, however, the true stance of the
corporation’s editors remained the same. An internal memo, recently
discovered by the British media, revealed what the BBC has been trying
to hide. Senior figures admitted in a recent 'impartiality' summit
that the BBC was guilty of promoting Left-wing views and
anti-Christian sentiment.
Monday
23rd October 2006: -
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ID
cards plan remains "worryingly vague": LSE
academics criticise government's latest cost estimates - The
government's ID cards plan and cost estimates remain "worryingly
vague", according to academics at the London School of Economics
(LSE). The LSE response follows the Home Office's first "section
37" report, which will be given to parliament every six months,
on the latest cost estimates for the UK's national ID cards scheme.
The first report earlier this month said the ID cards scheme will cost
£5.4bn to set up and run over the next 10 years, with 15 per cent -
£810m - relating to investment in the technology. Dr Edgar A Whitley,
from the LSE's Department of Management, said the report is
"worryingly vague" about the timeline for implementation and
does little to increase public confidence in the scheme.
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VIEW
THE FILM ONLINE NOW: AARON
RUSSO'S: AMERICA - FROM FREEDOM TO FASCISM - A
documentary that explores the connection between income tax collection
and the erosion of civil liberties in America.
(Also
available on DVD from the official site freedomtofascism.com
- Alex Jones
has also added this to his own Infowars online
store - Own a
hard copy on DVD!)
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Hungarian
police clamp down on anti-government protests -
Hungarian police fired rubber bullets at anti-government protesters
today as the country marked the 50th anniversary of its anti-Soviet
uprising. Photographers
at the scene said one demonstrator had been hit in the head by a
rubber bullet and was bleeding but still conscious. A line of about
150 police slowly advanced behind three water cannon towards a crowd
of protesters. About 200 demonstrators threw bottles and rocks at the
police, who fired tear gas back at them.
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Irish
passports go RFID, and naked: Mug
me, my house is currently worth a fortune -
The Irish government has begun issuing RFID passports with biometric
data that can be read at a distance to comply with US regulations for
its visa waiver programme. But unlike the RFID passports the USA is
now issuing, the Irish ones lack a security feature preventing them
from being skimmed, or read surreptitiously.
Sunday
22nd October 2006: -
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Surveillance
cameras OK’d for high schools: Cameras
are intended to detect and prevent violence - A
half-million-dollar program to install surveillance cameras in local
public high schools, including Menlo-Atherton and Woodside, has been
approved unanimously by the Sequoia Union High School District Board
of Trustees. Systems also are to be installed at Carlmont and Sequoia
high schools. The board acted Oct. 18 at the request of assistant
superintendent Ed LaVigne, who had set aside about $500,000 in bond
money for the job a couple of years ago when school principals let him
know that they wanted cameras on campus. The recent violence in
schools across the country "just reminded me that we have this
request," LaVigne said in an interview. Board President Gordon
Lewin said in an interview that he "wasn't about to second guess
the principals' views on this matter."
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AUDIO
DOWNLOAD: Webster
Tarpley talk with Ian Henshall - Tarpley
talks to UK author and activist Ian Henshall about the state of the
911 Truth campaign in the UK and efforts to talk to other political
groups in the UK, including the Green Party, SNP and leftist/antiwar
groups, encouraging them to take these ideas on board.
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Dogs
in 9/11 search doing OK: Well
the ones that are still alive! - They
dug in the toxic World Trade Center dust for survivors, and later for
the dead. Their feet were burned by white-hot debris. But unlike
thousands of others who toiled at Ground Zero after Sept. 11, these
rescue workers aren't sick, researchers say. Although many Ground Zero
dogs have died -- some of rare cancers -- researchers say many have
lived beyond the average lifespan for dogs and are not getting any
sicker than average.
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O'Brien
urges Muslims to say sorry for 9/11 - THE
leader of Scotland's Roman Catholics, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, has
called for Muslims to apologise for the 9/11 and 7/7 bomb attacks,
declaring that the public should not have to live "in fear of
attack" from believers of the Islamic faith. In
a move that has provoked a storm of outrage, the cardinal claims that,
as the Pope apologised for the offence caused last month by his
comments on the Islamic faith, so Muslims should now step up and say
sorry for the attacks carried out in the name of their faith.
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US
'arrogant and stupid' in Iraq -
A senior US state department official has said that the US has shown
"arrogance and stupidity" in Iraq. Alberto
Fernandez made the remarks during an interview with Arabic television
station al-Jazeera. The state department says Mr Fernandez was quoted
incorrectly - but BBC Arabic language experts say Mr Fernandez did
indeed use the words. It comes after President George W Bush discussed
changing tactics with top US commanders to try to combat the unrest.
Mr Fernandez, an Arabic speaker who is director of public diplomacy in
the state department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, told
Qatar-based al-Jazeera that the world was "witnessing failure in
Iraq".
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Schools
tracking students electronically - Up
to one hundred Australian schools are electronically tracking students
to tackle truancy. Under
the system, reported by Fairfax, students swipe a card to register
their arrival at school and at classes. Roles are checked and parents
are notified automatically about any unexplained absences by
computer-generated letter, email or SMS. The swipe cards also record
late arrivals and early leavers. Parents can request an instant
print-out of their child's attendance.
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Beer
fingerprints to go UK-wide -
The government is is funding the roll out of fingerprint security at
the doors of pubs and clubs in major English cities. Funding
is being offered to councils that want to have their pubs keep a
regional black list of known trouble makers. The fingerprint network
installed in February by South Somerset District Council in Yeovil
drinking holesy is being used as the show case. "The Home Office
have looked at our system and are looking at trials in other towns
including Coventry, Hull & Sheffield," said Julia Bradburn,
principal licensing manager at South Somerset District Council.
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Steve
Jones Announces Early Retirement From BYU
Friends and Colleagues:
BYU issued a press release today -- I have elected to take early
retirement from BYU. I don't have the actual release -- it will be in
local papers tomorrow and may be on the BYU web site now.
I feel that this is a good move for me. I have been contacted by
another school about joining their faculty, and may do so -- but no
decision on that yet. I think it will work out for the best. I assure
you all that I will continue in my research on 9/11 issues, and
speaking out -- should have more time for these activities in fact.
With this window of opportunity, I sent the letter below to local
newspapers; perhaps it could be posted at st911.org, Jim, if you wish.
"Dr. Jones letter to newspaper editors upon announcement of his
retirement from BYU," or something like that.
I feel good about this -- not angry with BYU, moving on and happy with
it overall.
Thanks for all your support, especially to those who signed the
petition at st911.org in my behalf.
My sincere thanks to all my friends in the 9/11 truth community
worldwide; we have a great, growing community of intelligent, caring
people. We can do this!
Sincerely,
Steven E. Jones
Physicist
20 October 2006
Saturday
21st October 2006: -
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Putin's
'rape joke' played down - Russia's
President Vladimir Putin has been overheard joking about the virility
of his Israeli counterpart, who is accused of multiple rape. A
Russian journalist said Mr Putin joked that President Moshe Katsav was
a "mighty man", adding "we all envy him". Mr
Katsav is facing allegations that he raped members of his staff. He
strongly denies the claims.
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U.S.
ambassador says new high-tech ID cards will speed up cross-border
travel - A United
States plan to introduce a high-tech ID card that would allow
residents to re-enter the country without a passport will actually
speed up cross-border travel, not impede it as critics suggest, U.S.
ambassador David Wilkins said Thursday. In
response to concerns about the original scheme, which would have
required American citizens to carry a passport whenever they left the
country, the U.S. is now proposing a high-tech, wallet-sized identity
card residents can use when returning home from Canada.
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Canada
supports Israel: PM -
Prime Minister Stephen Harper mounted a vigorous defence on Wednesday
of his government's Middle East policy, saying support for Israel is
"fundamental to what this nation has always stood for." Speaking
to a B'nai Brith dinner in Toronto, Harper made no apologies for his
government siding with the Jewish state during this summer's fighting
between Israeli troops and Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.
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Microchips
becoming the latest medical accessory -
It's a technology that's already being used on millions of pets in
America. Now,
microchips are being implanted in human beings as well and this week
in Las Vegas, the procedure is being performed on dozens of people
attending a medical convention. The implants are inserted into the
arm. The tiny computer chips can help doctors get important medical
information. The chips are incredibly small and are implanted just
under the skin. The chips that are used in dogs and cats contain
information that can identify the animal if it gets lost. In the case
of humans, the chips provide a link to a computer database that gives
doctors instant access to a patient's complete medical history.
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Parts
of Canada Secrecy Law Struck Down -
A court struck down sections of a Canadian anti-terrorism law
Thursday, in a ruling that threw out warrants used to search the home
of a reporter covering U.S. efforts to secretly send a Canadian terror
suspect to Syria for interrogation. The
Ontario Superior Court judgment quashed three sections of the
so-called leakage provisions of the federal Security of Information
Act, which passed following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
(COMMENTARY:
By design, I might add on to the end of that - see our 9/11
archive to see more information on how the 'authorities' are using
staged terror attacks to - in turn - attack our civil liberties)
Friday
20th October 2006: -
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Red
Cross lambasts US terror law - The
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has expressed concern
over a newly-approved US anti-terrorism law. ICRC
President Jakob Kellenberger said the law raised "questions"
about its compliance with the Geneva Conventions on the conduct of
war. He said some points had been omitted, such as the right to a fair
trial and the ban on humiliating and degrading treatment of prisoners.
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Touch,
eat 'n' tell: Pinellas
schools are testing a new ID system designed to let students zip
through lunch lines — and give them an incentive to make wise
choices from the menu -
Coming to Pinellas County schools: a way for parents to check up on
their children’s meal choices. The new technology, which debuted
Wednesday at two schools, will let parents go online and see exactly
what their kids are buying for lunch. If the trial period goes
smoothly, the program should be available in every Pinellas school by
early April, administrators said. The $900,000 system, developed by
Horizon Software International of Loganville, Ga., uses a biometric
finger scan to identify students.
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Mayor,
Gov. Argue 9/11 Pension Benefits - WNBC.com's
Melissa Russo exclusively reported on a debate that affects the
families of rescue workers who die from World Trade Center-related
illnesses. A
meeting of the New York City pension boards scheduled for Friday has
been postponed because of a disagreement over how much the city should
pay families of deceased rescue workers. Gov. George Pataki signed a
new law in August that would pay family members as if their loved one
died in the line of duty, even if they had already retired before they
died. For example, the widow and children of a police officer who dies
in the line of duty would receive 100 percent of that officer's salary
until the children are grown, according to the governor's office and
police unions. However, New York City lawyers have a different
interpretation. In a memo obtained by NewsChannel 4, they argue the
city only has to pay half an officer's salary in such cases. Police
union President Pat Lynch is calling this an outrageous attempt by
Mayor Michael Bloomberg to shortchange the heroes of Sept. 11, 2001.
Thursday
19th October 2006: -
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THE
BOOGEYMEN ARE COMING: UK
'number one al-Qaeda target' - Al-Qaeda
has become more organised and sophisticated and has made Britain its
top target, counter-terrorism officials have told the BBC. Security
sources say the situation has never been so grim, said BBC home
affairs correspondent Margaret Gilmore. They believe the network is
now operating a cell structure in the UK - like the IRA did - and sees
the 7 July bomb attacks "as just the beginning". Each cell
has a leader, a quartermaster dealing with weapons, and volunteers.
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Database
state could go pear-shaped, says police chief -
The boss of UK police technology has warned that government attempts
to use surveillance and databases to impose law and order could
backfire unless those with access to the system are prevented from
abusing the power it gives them. But
authorities are not using the means already available to penalize
organisations that abuse information in state databases. Six months
after the Criminal Records Bureau bragged it had the powers to punish
firms that used police records to discriminate against vulnerable
ex-offenders, it is still only giving the firms slaps on the wrists
for their offences. Philip Webb, chief executive of the Police
Information Technology Organisation, said: "What we've not got is
clear rules for ensuring that data is protected and new data is
properly controlled. Custodianship of information is an issue that
legislators should address from a national and international
level." The police should be able to use information to protect
people from danger he said, and this increasingly meant sharing data
with the private sector. The problem was, data was too prone to get
into the wrong hands.
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Post
office rally collects "largest ever" petition -
Thousands of subpostmasters will present what they say is Britain's
biggest-ever domestic petition at Downing Street on Wednesday to
demand the government safeguard the future of 14,500 local post
offices. Around
2,500 have been shut in urban areas in recent years while the
remaining network lost 111 million pounds last year, largely through
the loss of vital government contracts. The 4 million names, collected
at post offices across the country will be the largest domestic
petition ever presented to a prime minister, said the rally's
organisers, the National Federation of SubPostmasters (NSFP).
Wednesday
18th October 2006: -
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Judge
refuses to grant immunity from 9/11 lawsuits -
A federal judge has ruled that thousands of emergency workers sickened
by World Trade Center dust can press their claims against New York
City. US
District Judge Alvin Hellerstein said in a ruling Tuesday that he'll
appoint a special master to evaluate claims against the city, its
contractors, and the Port Authority. The city and its contractors are
trying to avoid damages in lawsuits filed on behalf of workers who
cleaned up the World Trade Center site for months after 9/11.
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Troops
will be in Afghanistan for next 20 years, says commander - The
commander of the British forces returning from Helmand said that his
forces were having to make up for the time lost by the decision of the
US and UK to invade Iraq instead of concentrating on post-Taliban
Afghanistan. "We
could have carried on in 2002 in the same way we have gone about
business now," said Brigadier Ed Butler. "Have the interim
four years made a difference? I think realistically they have. It
doesn't mean that we will not achieve what we set out to do."
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FaceKey
files patent on biometric device that accesses vending machines: FaceKey
Corp. is looking to find new ways for consumers to buy sodas and other
items from vending machines without the use of cash - San
Antonio-based FaceKey (OTC Pink Sheets: FEKY) has developed a new
technology that uses biometrics to access vending machines. And it has
filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to
protect its designs. The new patent application is titled
"Biometric Access Control System for Vending Machines." It
covers a biometric-based mobile device that can provide controlled
access to many different types of vending machines. FaceKey President
Yevgeny B. Levitov says the new patent application demonstrates the
company's commitment to broadening the company's intellectual property
portfolio beyond building access control or time and attendance
products.
(RELATED:
See our Cashless
Society Control Grid
archive)
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"How
Orwellian can you get?" - RFID for air travellers - A
plan to tag air travellers with RFID chips to improve airport security
by monitoring passengers as they kill time after check-in in airport
coffee shops and departure lounges has been slammed by silicon.com
readers as "another ill thought out idea", "a solution
looking for a problem" and even "dead in the water". Electrical
engineers working on University College London's 'Optag' project have
designed a prototype RFID tag with a much greater range than a
standard RFID chip - up to 20 metres. The new tags are to be trialled
at an airport in Hungary next month and, if successful, could be
rolled out to airports within two years, according to project lead Dr
Paul Brennan. But a smooth rollout is unlikely, judging by the
overwhelmingly negative reaction of silicon.com readers - many of whom
cast doubt on the effectiveness of the tagging technology as a
security measure.
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Post
office incomes 'eaten away' - A
Belfast subpostmistress has accused the government of "eating
away" at the income of post offices "by stealth".
Wendy Cairns, who runs Dunmurry sub post office, is among those
calling for urgent action to safeguard the network of rural post
offices. A petition of four million names will be handed into Downing
Street and the National Federation of Subpostmasters will hold a rally
in London. Ms Cairns said when post offices close "communities
just die".
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French
forces: Stop Lebanon overflights or we'll open fire - The
commanders of the French contingent in UNIFIL (United Nations Interim
Force in Lebanon) have warned that if Israeli warplanes continue their
overflights in Lebanon, they may have to open fire on them, Defense
Minister Amir Peretz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense
Committee yesterday.
Peretz told members of the committee that despite the warnings, Israel
would continue to patrol the skies of Lebanon as such operations were
critical for the country's security. Over the past few days, Peretz
said, Israel had gathered clear evidence that Syria was transfering
arms and ammunition to Lebanon, meaning that the embargo imposed by UN
Resolution 1701 was not being completely enforced.
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Human
species 'may split in two' - Humanity
may split into two sub-species in 100,000 years' time as predicted by
HG Wells, an expert has said. Evolutionary
theorist Oliver Curry of the London School of Economics expects a
genetic upper class and a dim-witted underclass to emerge. The human
race would peak in the year 3000, he said - before a decline due to
dependence on technology. People would become choosier about their
sexual partners, causing humanity to divide into sub-species, he
added.
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Bush
clears way for continued CIA interrogations -
US President George W Bush on Tuesday cleared the way for continued
CIA interrogations of terrorism suspects, signing a law he says is
vital to preventing new attacks.
The measure also legalizes future military trials of terror suspects
at the US base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. One of those whom Bush wants
to face justice is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of
the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US. White House spokesman Tony
Snow said it would be 'a month or two at least' before trials by
so-called military commissions begin. After months of emotional
political debate, the signing sealed a crucial part of Bush's agenda
and a victory over critics who say the law undermines US standing in
the world.
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Web
could be terror training camp: Chertoff -
Disaffected people living in the United States may develop radical
ideologies and potentially violent skills over the Internet and that
could present the next major U.S. security threat, U.S. Homeland
Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Monday. "We
now have a capability of someone to radicalize themselves over the
Internet," Chertoff said on the sidelines of a meeting of
International Association of the Chiefs of Police. "They can
train themselves over the Internet. They never have to necessarily go
to the training camp or speak with anybody else and that diffusion of
a combination of hatred and technical skills in things like
bomb-making is a dangerous combination," Chertoff said.
"Those are the kind of terrorists that we may not be able to
detect with spies and satellites."
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Another
Stone 9/11 film may be in works -
After dealing with the 9/11 rescue effort in his (mostly) critically
acclaimed "World Trade Center," Oliver Stone is looking to
stay on the topic. According
to Variety, Stone may make "Jawbreaker" his next project for
Paramount. The film examines the government's response to the attacks,
specifically the search for Osama bin Laden.
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Attleboro
School Bans Tag, Other Recess Games -
ATTLEBORO Children at the Willett Elementary School in Attleboro are
not allowed to play tag, touch football or any games involving contact
during recess. Prinicpal
Gaylene Heppe cited the safety risks and the school's liability in
case of injury as reasons for the recess ban. Heppe, who is in her
second year as principal, told CBS4 the ban is not new and has been in
effect for years. "I was surprised....I think they should be
allowed to. I used to run and chase, play kickball, dodgeball, all
that," said parent Colleen Bischoff. Critics of the policy said
it's just another way to micromanage kids. "Kids will be kids, no
matter what. Kids are going to trip on rocks, it happens," said
one unidentified parent.
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Inside
Illuminati Lodge Skull and Bones 322 Yale University: According
to Italian celebrity, Leo Zagami, these our truly the end times
because the Jesuit Order, firmly in control of the Catholic Church and
NWO, are well known black magicians of the most powerful kind, dealing
directly with the Devil himself - This
Confession to the Jesuits features the efforts of Leo Zagami, an
Italian fighting the f |