Wednesday 31st October 2007: -

• Immunity offer to Blackwater security guards causes outrage - The Bush administration faced intense criticism yesterday after it emerged that the state department had offered immunity to Blackwater security guards allegedly involved in a shooting spree in Baghdad that left 17 dead. The immunity offer was made by state department investigators in return for information about the September 16 killings. The offer does not mean a trial cannot be mounted but it would compromise any prosecution case and practically ensure there would be no convictions. Blackwater, a Virginia-based company employed by the state department, was guarding a diplomatic convoy outside the relative safety of Baghdad's Green Zone when it said it came under fire from insurgents. But the Iraqi government says the security guards opened fire without provocation.

• French charity workers face jail for 'abducting children' - Sixteen Europeans, including nine French people who claimed to be on a mission to save war orphans from Darfur, could be facing stiff sentences and hard labour after they attempted to airlift 103 children out of Chad. Members of the group, which is linked to a French charity called l'Arche de Zoé (Zoe's Ark), were charged yesterday in eastern Chad with extortion and child abduction. Amid evidence that the 103 children are not necessarily sick, orphaned or even from Darfur, the failed mercy mission has grown into a diplomatic scandal that could jeopardise international plans to deploy peacekeepers in the borderlands of the troubled Sudanese region.

• WITNESSES PICK OUT MYSTERY FIAT DRIVER IN DIANA CRASH - A COUPLE who saw a white Fiat car zig-zagging out of the underpass where Diana was killed yesterday identified a Vietnamese man as its probable driver. Georges and Sabine Dauzonne were giving evidence to the London inquest by video link from Paris. They independently picked out Le Van Thanh, a former security guard, from a series of photographs and said he “might well have been” the driver. Le Van Thanh, now a taxi driver, has refused to give evidence to the hearing.

• Police quiz Prince Harry over rare bird deaths - Prince Harry has been questioned by police in relation to the shooting of two of England's rarest birds of prey on the Sandringham Estate. The Prince and a friend were contacted after two hen harriers were killed on the Queen's 20,000-acre estate in Norfolk.

Tuesday 30th October 2007: -

• Diana driver 'taunted paparazzi' - Princess Diana's driver, Henri Paul, taunted photographers on the night she died, an inquest has heard. Stephane Darmon told the High Court hearing Mr Paul looked as if he wanted to be "centre stage" by the way he acted outside the Ritz Hotel in Paris. Mr Darmon, a motorcyclist for one of the paparazzi, said Mr Paul had the telltale signs of being an alcoholic. Earlier, Georges Dauzonne said he saw a white Fiat Uno swerving as it left the tunnel where Diana's car crashed.

• Peter Hain admits 300,000 migrants left out of official statistics - The Government has been forced to apologise after admitting that false information about the number of immigrant workers in Britain was given to the Commons. Peter Hain, the Work and Pensions Secretary, admitted that 300,000 foreign citizens working in Britain were left out of official statistics. Some 1.1 million people from abroad have taken jobs in Britain since 1997, the Government said. The previous figure was 800,000.

• Bush and Diana share family tie - George W Bush and Princess Diana were distant cousins You would never have guessed it but Princess Diana was related to George W Bush. The late People's Princess was an 11th cousin, twice-removed, from the US president, new data shows. Dubya can also be linked to Marilyn Monroe, political rival John Kerry – and even Pocahontas' living relatives. Mr Bush is an 11th cousin to the man eager to take his place as president – Barack Obama.

• Halloween highlights Asia's supernatural links - While the money-making and party-throwing opportunities of Halloween thrive across Asia, the festival also shines a spotlight on the region's profound relationship with the afterlife. From traditional markets to modern entertainment districts, major cities across Asia are looking to cash-in on "All Hallows' Eve." In Hong Kong, markets bulged with lanterns, masks, fake pumpkins and costumes that were quickly snapped up, while online game developers, cinemas and department stores splashed special offers and products in Seoul.

• 3 Killed in Halloween Party Shooting - A shoving match that began over dancers colliding at a Halloween Party escalated into gunfire early Sunday, killing three men and sending costumed revelers fleeing from the house, police said. Shots were fired inside and outside the home in a quiet, upscale Reno neighborhood shortly after 1 a.m., said Lt. Robert McDonald. It was unclear how many shooters were involved, but two men have been arrested. "There really is no reason to kill anyone over something like this," McDonald said. "It's one of the most ridiculous motivations for a (killing) I've ever heard of."

Monday 29th October 2007: -

• Saudi king: UK ignored terrorism warning - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has stirred up controversy ahead of a rare visit to Britain which begins Monday, accusing British authorities of ignoring intelligence that could have prevented the 2005 London bombings. In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation that aired on Monday, the Saudi king said Britain failed to act on information provided by Saudi security services ahead of the suicide bombings on London's transport network in July 2005, that killed 52 people and injured more than 770. "We sent information to Great Britain before the terrorist atrocities in Britain, but unfortunately no action was taken and it may have been able to avert the tragedy," the monarch told the BBC. King Abdullah's arrival in London on Monday will mark the first state visit by a Saudi monarch in 20 years.   (RELATED: See our popular 7/7 London Bombings archive.)

• U.K. Kids Get RFID Chips In School Uniforms: Trevor Darnborough, whose company, Darnbro, filed for a patent on securing RFID tags to clothing, hopes other schools will be interested - Ten schoolchildren in the United Kingdom are being tracked by RFID chips in their school uniforms as part of a pilot program. If the program proves successful as a way to hasten registration, simplify data entry for the school's behavioral reporting system, and ensure attendance, Trevor Darnborough, whose company, Darnbro, filed for a patent on securing RFID tags to clothing, hopes other schools will be interested, according to the Doncaster Free Press.

• DNA LifePrint Kits May Help Find Lost Children Faster - Modern technology makes finding lost or stolen children and bringing them home, quicker. The new Biometric Fingerprinting and DNA Identification Kit could help keep your child safe. Dozens of families in the Lafayette area sampled the new tool in hopes of making it easier to track down their children. The FBI, The Department of Justice and America's Most Wanted host John Walsh all recommend the kit as a vital tool for parents. Kim DeBoer of Lafayette said parents should have the most recent information on their children. "I think it's important to have information on your children every year, keep them updated. I would encourage every parent to protect their children in anyway they can and this is one small way of being able to do so," said Kim DeBoer, a Lafayette parent.

• Organic food 'better than ordinary produce' - Organic food is more nutritious than ordinary produce, and contains higher quantities of antioxidants which help ward off heart disease and cancer, according to an extensive four-year study. Scientists who led the £12 million project - the biggest ever research programme into organic food - hope their evidence will help persuade the Government to recommend organic produce and stop advising that eating it is merely a "lifestyle choice". The findings come from Prof Carlo Leifert, whose Newcastle University study was funded by the EU and food companies. It found that organic fruit and vegetables contained up to 40 per cent more antioxidants, which could cut the risk of cancer and heart disease.

• House repossessions set to soar - The number of people whose homes are repossessed looks set to soar next year to levels not seen since the 1990s house price crash, it was predicted. The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) warned the five interest rate rises seen since the summer of 2006 would contribute to a 50% jump in the number of homes that are repossessed during 2008. But it added that the problems would be exacerbated by the global credit crunch as lenders tightened their lending criteria, making it increasingly difficult for some people to remortgage.

Sunday 28th October 2007: -

• Brain-injured soldiers 'denied cash': New compensation rules mean 'cynically neglected' British troops are losing out on MoD aid, claims campaigner - British soldiers with serious brain injuries are being deliberately denied tens of thousands of pounds in damages, according to the mother whose son's horrific wounds prompted the government's recent review of compensation for casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. Diane Dernie, whose 23-year-old son Lance Bombadier Ben Parkinson, a paratrooper, sustained multiple injuries in an Afghan mine blast, accused the Ministry of Defence of 'cynically neglecting' seriously brain-damaged soldiers.

• Royal 'targeted by blackmailers' - Buckingham Palace has refused to discuss a report that a member of the Royal Family has been the subject of a blackmail attempt. According to the Sunday Times, the case involves allegations of drugs and sex. A Palace spokesperson would only say it was a police matter and Scotland Yard was investigating. Police said two men, aged 30 and 40, appeared before City of Westminster magistrates on 13 September accused of blackmail and were remanded in custody.

• Endgame: The Rabbit Hole Doesn’t End Here - Upon hearing the announcement from Alex Jones that he was embarking on a new filmmaking adventure - and later finding out what the film would cover - I decided to conduct my own research into the various subjects that Endgame would discuss. Rather than get the information for the first time from the film, I wanted to see what I could dig up on my own prior to viewing it. The information I found - which is openly available to anyone willing to look - is incredibly sobering, but not all hope is lost. If we live our lives in fear of what the future may bring, we allow ourselves to be defeated. We still have the power to raise awareness among our fellow man, and despite what the elite may believe, they do not have a monopoly on the future.

• THE LATEST CIRCULAR FROM THE LOOSE CHANGE TEAM: -

Dear LC Supporter,

This is a really exciting time for Loose Change and the truth movement.  We’ve had a great response to our previous email and many of you have contacted us regarding theaters, public screenings, and our distribution plan.  We are very busy putting everything together to make the film fly and spread the word, and we wanted to fill you in a little on what we’re doing this week.

• Kristy and the intern crew are busy filling theater and public screening requests.
• We are happy to announce that the LC Crew is going to be hitting the road again this winter to spread the word.  If you are putting together a screening, we’d be happy to send someone out to speak at the event.  We do ask that you fund our travel and take care of the theater rental.  (Email theaters@lc911.com)
• Jason Bermas is getting ready for our first live event of the winter.  Jason will be in Minnesota on November 11th for a public screening.  More details coming...
• The new Loose Change website is nearly done and will be up soon.  It’ll be loaded with new features and style.
• The art team is creating some great new LC posters for theaters and bulletin boards.
• Dylan is working on a trailer that’ll knock your socks off.
• The sound crew is mastering the soundtrack and getting it ready for production.
• The final DVD is in the manufacturing plant and is in the proofing stages.

No time for sleep around here, but we remind ourselves daily that the drive for a new 9/11 investigation is worth every minute!

Thank you for your support and continued quest towards an independent investigation.

Peace,
The LC Team

• Aliens caused Sicily fires, say officials - Aliens were responsible for a series of unexplained fires in fridges, TV’s and mobile phones in an Italian village, according to an Italian government report. Canneto di Caronia, in northern Sicily, drew attention three years ago after residents reported everyday household objects bursting into flames. TV news footage at the time showed electrical appliances as well as cookers, a pile of wedding presents and furniture smouldering.

Saturday 27th October 2007: -

• George Carlin comments on 9/11 Truth and the NWO - George Carlin appeared today at BORDERS bookstore in downtown Manhattan, NYC (just a few blocks away from the WTC site / Ground Zero)...I just had to get his comment on the 9/11 Inside Job Issue.

• Boots raise Diana 'spy' theory - I never thought fancy footwear in a French tunnel would feature at the Diana inquest. The fact it has shows how determined this coroner is to shine an at times unforgiving light on some of the conspiracy theories surrounding the princess's death. The reference to what someone was wearing emerged during the testimony of Jacques Morel. It was a surreal moment. "So you don't want to talk about the man whose foot I stepped on?" asked this eyewitness via a video link in Paris. "Not really," replied the somewhat weary barrister. "It's very important," persisted Mr Morel. "Go on then," came the answer. So it was we learned that in the Alma tunnel Jacques Morel trod on the foot of a man wearing pointy western boots. He says he spoke to Mohammed Al Fayed hours after the crash and when he told him this, the Harrods owner said: "I knew they were there. They're the bastards that did it, the secret service."

• Japan to take fingerprints, photos of foreigners - Japan is to fingerprint and photograph foreigners entering the country from next month in an anti-terrorism policy that is stirring anger among foreign residents and human rights activists. Anyone considered to be a terrorist -- or refusing to cooperate -- will be denied entry and deported. "This will greatly contribute to preventing international terrorist activities on our soil," Immigration Bureau official Naoto Nikai said in a briefing on the system, which starts on November 20.

• Anti-EU Protests Planned for Saturday in Britain - Gordon Brown and the Labour Party promised the British people at the last election that a referendum would be held before the introduction of the European Union Constitution. Everyone agrees the EU "Reform Treaty" now being proposed is simply the EU Constitution under a different name. So where's the referendum? Our British friends across the big pond, who have been promised a vote regarding a new constitution leading to further merger with the European Union, are once again asking, "Where’s the referendum?" The Campaign for an Independent Britain is leading the demand for a referendum on the EU Reform Treaty. The group will be holding a Pro Referendum Rally on Saturday, October 27.   (Follow this link to the original source: "Campaign for an Independent Britain")

Friday 26th October 2007: -

• PM urges more Nato troops for Afghanistan - Gordon Brown yesterday amplified Nato calls for more combat troops in Afghanistan to spread a burden currently being borne by UK, US and Canadian forces, but the chief of defence staff warned that the country's problems could only be resolved by political, not military, means. Echoing concerns expressed by General Dan McNeill, commander of the Nato-led international force in the country, the prime minister called for greater "burden-sharing" in Afghanistan. Speaking after talks in London with President Hamid Karzai, he added: "We are all determined that Afghanistan should never become a failed state again, and to support the democracy that's been created in that country."

Thursday 25th October 2007: -

• Endgame Rips The Lid Off Elite's Final Masterplan: New documentary delves into the darkest recesses of the global elite - Alex Jones' brand new documentary Endgame charts the history of the elite blueprint for social domination and control, outlining the ultimate plans that those who consider themselves the anointed have for our planet. The first section of the film documents the rise of the banking cartels, who since 1800 have funded both sides of almost every war. Endgame charts the usurpation of the British economy by the Rothchild family who went on to bankroll all factions during the first world war providing armaments companies through banks in France, Austria, Germany and England. Endgame then documents the fallout of the great war and the attempts to form a controlling League of Nations, which was ultimately blocked by Congress. Such frustration on the part of the elite led to the rise of two factions, fascists and Fabian socialists. Endgame documents how bankers again funded both sides during WW2 which ultimately led to the creation of the UN and the beginning of the movement to implement three power blocs via incremental globalism.

• Iraqi blood is 'on your hands,' anti-war protester tells Condi - Condoleezza Rice appeared agitated but generally unfazed when an anti-war protester waved blood-red hands in her face, accusing the secretary of state of being a "war criminal." "Blood of millions of Iraqis is on your hands," the protester told Rice, who was President Bush's national security adviser when he decided to invade Iraq. "War criminal! ... War Criminal!" the black-clad, "blood"-soaked protester screamed as authorities dragged her from a hearing room on Capitol Hill. "Take her to the Hague."

Wednesday 24th October 2007: -

• PLEASE BEAR WITH US FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO, AS WE ARE CURRENTLY ORGANISING A LOCAL 9/11 TRUTH SPEAKING EVENT: -

  NEW EVENT IN SKIPTON!: Lecture by Elias Davidsson in Skipton

  Thursday 25th October 2007, Doors open at 7.30pm.

  "On 11 September 2001 approximately 3,000 people were killed in the United States in what was variously designated as a terrorist attack, an act of war or a crime against humanity. These events were used to justify two wars, increased militarization and a grave assault on both international law and human rights. Contrary to popular belief, the US authorities have not positively identified the perpetrators, their accomplices and the tools of murder. Yet, the victims and society as a whole are entitled, under human rights law, to know the truth on the events of 9/11."

  In his lecture, Davidsson will outline the moral and legal foundations for the right to the truth, the obligations of states to thoroughly investigate mass murder and will illustrate the extent to which US authorities violated their international obligations to establish the truth on these events. His empirical approach, devoid of speculation, provides powerful conceptual tools to those who are committed to defend democracy and the rule of civilized law at both the domestic and international level.

  Elias Davidsson is an independent scholar in international law and human rights. His articles in the fields of international law and human rights have been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, International Journal of Human Rights, Florida Journal of International Law and International Legal Theory (published by the American Society of International Law).

  Thursday 25th October 2007, The Narrowboat Pub, 38 Victoria Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 1JE. This free event is open to the public. Doors open at 7.30pm.

  More info here.

• Mystery vehicle 'blocked' Diana's car before crash - The mystery surrounding the circumstances of Princess Diana’s death deepened today as details emerged of an unidentified car which had been deliberately blocking the path of her speeding Mercedes moments before the fatal crash in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel. The inquest into her death, and that of her Egyptian boyfriend Dodi al-Fayed, heard that a “blocking vehicle” had been trying to slow down the Mercedes as it entered the underpass, apparently so that pursuing paparazzi could take photographs. The car, along with several motorcyclists, formed a “compact group” around the Mercedes, said Olivier Partouche, then a chauffeur who witnessed the incident while waiting for a client on the roadside.   (RELATED: See our popular Diana Assassination archive.)

• University of Florida Police Cleared of Wrongdoing in Use of Taser on Student - University of Florida police were cleared Wednesday in the use of a Taser against a student on campus. A report by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said the officers were justified when they used the Taser on Andrew Meyer. Police said Meyer refused to stop questioning Sen. John Kerry at a campus event last month. The videotaped altercation and Meyer's cries of "Don't Tase me bro!" were played frequently on the Internet. Two officers who were placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation were reinstated.

• Vote on treaty might not be possible, says David Cameron - David Cameron risked inflaming his party yesterday when he admitted tacitly that it would be too difficult to hold a referendum on the EU reform treaty once it comes into force. The Tory leader is under pressure from MPs and activists to pledge to give the British people a vote on the treaty even if it has been ratified by all 27 EU member states. So far more than 40 Tory MPs have signed a Commons motion calling for a referendum “before or after ratification”. Mr Cameron refused to give the commitment insisting that he would devote his energy to securing a poll while “the treaty is live and being debated”.

• Campbell, that dodgy dossier and the lies that cost David Kelly his life - To the organisers of the auction to raise money for Labour Party funds, it probably seemed a good idea at the time. Why not ask Cherie Blair to autograph a copy of the 750-page document which saved her husband's political career and offer it as one of the lots? A copy was organised, Mrs Blair duly signed it, and the special souvenir edition of the Hutton report went for £400 at the event in London's Mayfair last year, with various Labour luminaries in attendance. At no point did anyone seem to reflect that treating an official document about the death of a respected civil servant as some sort of novelty item might have been in bad taste. But then, for Tony Blair and his colleagues, what was owed to Dr David Kelly in the way of decent treatment had never been much of an issue. In the weeks before he was discovered dead in a wood in Oxfordshire on Friday, July 18, 2003, he was treated as a pawn in the Government's game against the BBC.

Tuesday 23rd October 2007: -

• Beck: 9/11 Truthers "Insane", "Dangerous Anarchists", "The Kind Of Group A Timothy McVeigh Would Come From": CNN host lays into truth movement in vicious attack - CNN host Glen Beck viciously attacked the 9/11 truth movement last night on his Headline Prime show, describing the whole movement as "insane" and branding 9/11 activists as "dangerous anarchists". Beck singled out 9/11 truthers in a segment in response to the infiltration of Real Time with Bill Maher by We Are Change protesters last week. In a piece that we would normally associate with the "fair and balanced" Fox News, Beck featured two guests who BOTH argued against 9/11 truth, as well as throwing in his own two cents.

• Ewan McGregor angered by Britain's 'insane' nanny state - Ewan McGregor said he is sick of Britain's "ludicrous nanny state" rules, which he said might force him to quit the country, in an interview to be published Tuesday. Health and safety regulations were becoming "insane", the 36-year-old film star told the weekly Radio Times magazine. The Scottish actor, who played the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the most recent Star Wars trilogy, blasted the rise of security cameras and London's congestion charge, which forces drivers to pay to enter the city centre. McGregor recently completed a 15,000-mile (24,000-kilometre) motorcycle adventure, riding the length of Africa with best friend and fellow actor Charley Boorman. "Our trip opened my eyes to how insane the rules are in Britain -- CCTV cameras everywhere, congestion charge -- a ludicrous nanny state.

• Bhutto accuses government of cover-up in suicide bombing - Benazir Bhutto yesterday accused the Pakistani government of staging a cover-up after it refused her request for British and American experts to join the inquiry into last Thursday's suicide bombing. "If people have nothing to hide then they should be open to investigators from all over the world," the former prime minister told a press conference at her closely guarded Karachi home. "It's simply not right that attempts should be made to cover up an assassination attempt ... Obviously some people are being protected." Earlier the interior minister, Aftab Khan Sherpao, rejected her call for foreign technical help. "I would categorically reject this. We are conducting the investigation in a very objective manner," he said. Police are questioning three men in connection with Thursday's suicide attack on a procession in honour of Ms Bhutto that killed 138 people and wounded about 300.

• Honours probe chief to face MPs - The police officer who led the inquiry into cash-for-honours allegations against political parties is to be questioned by MPs later. Assistant Commissioner John Yates is likely to be asked why a 16-month inquiry did not result in any charges. The Commons public administration committee is looking at the "lessons learned" from the investigation, such as whether the law needs changing. The police studied claims of peerages being offered in return for loans.

• 8-Year-Old Girl Shot in the Head by Israeli Soldiers - Zeina Mir'i an eight-year-old Palestinian girl, sustained a gunshot wound to the head on Friday during an Israeli search for 'wanted' Palestinians in the village village Izbat Al-Jarad. Palestinian security sources claim that the girl received the injury when Israeli soldiers fired arbitrarily towards Palestinian homes. Zeina Mir'i was taken to Thabit Thabit Hospital in Tulkarem and later to Al-Maqasid Hospital in Jerusalem on account of the severity of the wounds sustained.

• LATEST RELEASE FROM THE LOOSE CHANGE TEAM: -

Dear Loose Change Supporters,

We are happy to announce the final details on the upcoming release of Loose Change Final Cut. 

Many of you have asked us about a main stream theater release and are aware that we spent considerable time in Hollywood negotiating with different producers.  After many hours of consideration, we decided that a Hollywood release just isn't right for Loose Change.  In order to access the normal "big movie" distribution channels, we would have to relinquish editorial control of the film.  This just wasn't an option for us, as the integrity of our message is ultimately all that we have, and we feared that corporate mainstream would corrupt or squash our film and its movement.

Our viewers have proven that amazing success is possible through grassroots distribution.  Loose Change 2nd edition has been viewed over 80 million times, and we intend to triple that, at least, with Loose Change Final Cut.  We have decided to challenge the traditional marketing channels and reinvent the way that films are distributed. 

Loose Change Final Cut will be available at 12:01 AM, EST, on November 11, 2007 as a digital download.  One week later, the DVD will start shipping – in your hands in time for Thanksgiving in the US.  In December 2007, we will be working with theaters that have already committed to showing the film and looking to our grassroots supporters to get their local theaters to show the film.  The immediate success of the DVD and digital version will ensure the content of the film remains untouched while grabbing the interest of independent theaters throughout the world.

Distribution of the film will be done directly through the Loose Change site, through Prison Planet (Alex Jones), and through Joining the Dots TV (Mercury Media in the UK).  Digital versions will retail for $6.95, and the DVD will be $19.95.

Louder Than Words remains committed to the truth and will be donating 10% of profits to such organizations as The Feal Good Foundation.  Join us in making a difference and pushing for a real 9/11 investigation!


Thank you for your continued support.

- The LC Team

• Companies Test Fingerprint Recognition For Mobile Payments: The Atrua and Cellular South trial found that 87% of testers are interested in using fingerprint-touch based mobile payment technology once it's commercially available - Atrua Technologies, a provider of intelligent touch controls, announced on Monday that it supplied a fingerprint recognition technology used for mobile payments on Kyocera cell phones. The Kyocera cell phones were used in a mobile payments trial conducted by Cellular South, a privately held wireless carrier in four southeastern states in the United States. As part of the trial, which was launched in May in Tennessee and Mississippi, cell phone users were able to access payment cards using their fingerprints.

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Monday 22nd October 2007: -

• Diana inquest: Tunnel motorbike 'did not stop' - A motorcyclist swerved to avoid the car crash which killed Diana, Princess of Wales and quickly left the scene without stopping, the inquest into her death was told on Monday. A motorist who was driving in the opposite direction at the time said the motorbike "emerged from the smoke" coming from the crashed Mercedes immediately after the impact. The jury has been told it must decide whether there is any truth in conspiracy theories surrounding Diana's death, including the suggestion that the crash was arranged by MI6 officers who used an anti-personnel flash gun to blind Henri Paul, who was driving the car.   (RELATED: See our popular Diana Assassination archive.)

• Channel 4 must disclose Diana tapes - Channel 4 has been ordered to disclose certain untransmitted material relating to its documentary, Diana: The witnesses in the tunnel. Mr Justice Eady's ruling at London's High Court relates to footage of interviews recorded for the hour-long programme, which was broadcast in June. The balance of the application by Lord Justice Scott Baker, the Diana inquest Coroner, regarding other documentary material, was adjourned until next Friday, pending attempts to reach agreement. Heather Rogers QC, for Channel 4, said that it was policy not to hand over untransmitted material without order of the court.

• Loose Change Final Cut Release Date Announced: Internet phenomenon to arrive November 11th, features all-new material and interviews - After many months of anticipation, a release date has finally been announced for Loose Change Final Cut, the pre-eminent 9/11 truth documentary. The film, which features all-new material and interviews, will hit the web on November 11th and also be available to order on DVD that same day. The original Loose Change and Loose Change 2nd Edition have been viewed at least 50 million times over the Internet, making it one of the most watched movies in history, but the Final Cut goes above and beyond, making it not simply the third in a trilogy but a completely new film with oodles of unseen footage, commentary, interviews and eyewitness testimony.

• Smith repeats calls to increase detention limit - Jacqui Smith repeated calls to extend detention without charge in terrorism cases today, but admitted that there had not yet been any cases in which investigators had needed to exceed their current 28-day limit. The home secretary told MPs that the international scope and growing technological complexity of terrorism cases meant that extended pre-charge detention would eventually become a necessity. Appearing before the cross-party Commons home affairs select committee, Ms Smith said: "Given the trend of evidence, we believe that it is likely that, in a very small number of cases, there will come a time when more than 28 days will be needed to question somebody."

• Fingerprints fail to tackle football hooligans - A fingerprint recognition system failed to prevent black-listed fans from entering football grounds and was easily fooled by simple spoofing techniques, according to a trial by Dutch research organisation TNO. Jurgen den Hartog, who undertook the research, said that with a false accusation rate of 0.1% - a low rate being a requirement for such a system, given the volume of supporters and the fact that false accusations could spark trouble - the fingerprint system failed to spot 15% to 20% of those on a volunteer black-list, recruited to test the technology, a level he described as "unexpected".

• EU treaty threatens economic freedom - So he did what we all suspected he would. Gordon Brown agreed to the EU "reform treaty" without granting a referendum. This is, of course, a political matter, par excellence, on which a humble economist can have little to say. But there are economic aspects to our European future to which this matter most definitely relates.

• Parents of obese children to get warning letters - Parents of overweight children are to be sent official warning letters as part of new plans to tackle obesity, it has emerged. Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, believes it is in the best interests of the parents if they are told that their children are dangerously overweight. The controversial proposals follow a national weighing programme, which was introduced in schools two years ago in a bid to tackle the growing problem of obesity among children.

• China unveils new leadership line-up - China's President Hu Jintao won a second five-year term in office today, and introduced an heir apparent from within the secretive world of the ruling Communist Party's leadership. At a carefully staged ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Mr Hu led the newly elected politburo standing committee on to a dais to be photographed by the world's media. They stood in silence as Mr Hu introduced them and made a short speech. No questions were allowed.

Sunday 21st October 2007: -

• Bill Maher: Corporate Media Gatekeeper and Security Guard: Activist from We Are Change LA gets under the skin of corporate shill - After HBO employee Bill Maher lent a hand in evicting a “rowdy protester” from his show on Friday, the Associated Press wasted no time characterizing him as a “security guard” for the effort. “Maher on Friday night helped security remove a rowdy protester from the studio during his weekly HBO show ‘Real Time with Bill Maher,’ and it was all captured on live television,” including the point made by the so-called protester. “Maher was talking science during one of his weekly panel discussions when a protester in his audience stood up, held up a smuggled-in sign reading ‘9/11 is a cover up fraud’ and shouted comments to the same effect.”

• 9/11 truthers Infiltrate Bill Maher Audience You Tube - At least 6 members of We Are Change LA were hauled out of Bill Mahers "Real Time". During the live taping of tonights show Members of We Are Change LA stood up and interupted the show with 9/11 questions. One member was thrown to the ground, roughed up and hauled out by security. Another member was taunted when a security gaurd took his hat and threw it.   (RELATED: See our 9/11 archive and our affiliated site 911truthskipton.com)

• 9/11 Worker's Kin Rejects Death Ruling - Fresh from ruling that World Trade Center dust did not kill a police detective, a medical examiner offered the man's relatives other reasons Friday for his death, an explanation the family found "not acceptable," their lawyer said. Chief Medical Examiner Charles Hirsch would not publicly elaborate on his findings in the death of James Zadroga, who had worked hundreds of hours in the toxic dust at ground zero after the Sept. 11 attacks, Hirsch's spokeswoman said. Hirsch asked the family not to disclose what he told them, said Michael Barasch, the Zadrogas' attorney. "Dr. Hirsch felt that there were other reasons for Zadroga's death. The family disagrees with it. I disagree with it," Barasch said. The doctor "came up with reasons that were not acceptable to us," the attorney said.

• Iraq whistleblower Dr Kelly WAS murdered to silence him, says MP - Weapons expert Dr David Kelly was assassinated, an MP claims today. Campaigning politician Norman Baker believes Dr Kelly, who exposed the Government's "sexed-up" Iraq dossier, was killed to stop him making further revelations about the lies that took Britain to war. He says the murderers may have been anti-Saddam Iraqis, and suggests the crime was covered up by elements within the British establishment to prevent a diplomatic crisis.

• Why I know weapons expert Dr David Kelly was murdered, by the MP who spent a year investigating his death - For Tony Blair it was a glorious day. He was in the United States being feted by the U.S. Congress and President Bush. Their adulation was such that he was being offered the rare honour of a Congressional Gold Medal. Naturally enough, Bush and his administration were hugely grateful for Blair's decision to join the United States in its invasion of Iraq. That invasion was supposed to lead to the discovery and disposal of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and make the world a safer place. But as Blair was lapping up the grateful plaudits from the U.S. Congress on July 17, 2003, the man who had done more than almost any other individual on earth to contain the threat from WMD lay dead in the woods at Harrowdown Hill in Oxfordshire.

• Why Portugal is a haven for paedophiles: The disturbing backcloth to the Madeleine case - A ferrari engine makes a deep, distinctive sound. When the children at Portugal's most famous orphanage heard the sports car roaring down the driveway, fear swept through the dormitories. The noise could mean only one thing: the man known as The Doctor was coming to call. Yet this medical practitioner had no intention of adhering to the ancient Hippocratic Oath. Instead, arriving at Casa Pia (House of the Pious), a 17th century Lisbon orphanage where more than 4,000 children are cared for each year behind high stone walls, the doctor would summon selected boys and girls from their beds for examinations one night each week. Where possible, he chose deaf-mutes. After checking that the children were not suffering from any sexual infections, the doctor was joined by the orphanage caretaker, known as Bibi, who ushered the unfortunate children outside to a waiting van. With the doctor following in his red Ferrari, Bibi drove the van to the prestigious homes of some of the leading members of Lisbon society - ranging from Portuguese government ministers and high-ranking diplomats, to famous television stars and members of the judiciary.

• Review of child inmate batons ban - The government is to consider allowing staff at young offenders institutions in England and Wales to use batons to control children as young as 15. Staff are currently allowed to use them only against those aged 18 and over but that policy is to be reviewed. The Prison Officers Association says its members need more protection from a rising number of assaults and to help bring situations quickly under control. But critics fear the move could be counter-productive and fuel violence.

• Chicago’s Big Brother Daly Wants Snoop Cameras on Street Sweepers - Drivers who park in the path of Chicago’s 118 street sweepers may soon find themselves in the same boat as those who run red lights: caught in the act by surveillance cameras. Three years after Mayor Daley first raised the idea, City Hall has issued a “request for qualifications” from companies interested in providing “high-resolution digital cameras” for street sweepers. Aldermen reacted coolly to the city’s latest plunge into the brave new world of surveillance cameras. They argued that it’s unfair to hammer motorists for street-sweeping violations when the signs that warn them are predominantly made of paper.

• The CCTV sham 8 out of 10 cameras don't help police fight crime - and trap motorists instead - Closed-circuit TV cameras supposed to catch violent thugs have been trained on roads instead - to trap and fine motorists who stray into bus lanes. A Home Office study of Britain's 4.2million CCTV cameras also revealed they are not proving much help to the police in collaring criminals. More than eight out of ten of the cameras - the UK has the largest number in the world - do not provide satisfactory images for officers to use.

• Philadelphia School Policy Forces Parents to Be Fingerprinted for Classroom Entry - The Philadelphia School District on Thursday was trying to clarify a policy that requires parents to submit to FBI fingerprinting before they can enter their children's classrooms. One mother said she found out about the policy when she signed in to visit her daughter's first-grade class at the Meredith Elementary School. Alison McDowell said she was told every parent who enters the school must have criminal, child abuse and FBI fingerprint clearances. McDowell went to the School Reform Commission, where commissioner Jim Gallagher urged staff to simplify the clearance process. He called the policy "crazy." A new state law requires employees to have FBI background checks. But a district official says some principals may have mistakenly extended that requirement to parent volunteers.

• Local Business Takes Steps to Protect Children - Topor Dodge hosted child safety day 2007, along with the Masonic Youth Child Identification Program. The event featured free ID program materials including a brief videotaped interview with each child, fingerprints, tooth print impressions and a cheek swab. It's all designed to help law enforcement officials in the event a child goes missing. "It's a ready tool for, if anything unfortunate does happen, it gives the parent instant access to have proper identification to give the law enforcement agencies," said Mychips, Les Lohnes. Mychip has provided more than 250,000 Massachusetts kids with ID materials.

• The Secret History of the Impending War with Iran That the White House Doesn't Want You to Know: Two former high-ranking policy experts from the Bush Administration say the U.S. has been gearing up for a war with Iran for years, despite claiming otherwise. It'll be Iraq all over again - In the years after 9/11, Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann worked at the highest levels of the Bush administration as Middle East policy experts for the National Security Council. Mann conducted secret negotiations with Iran. Leverett traveled with Colin Powell and advised Condoleezza Rice. They each played crucial roles in formulating policy for the region leading up to the war in Iraq. But when they left the White House, they left with a growing sense of alarm -- not only was the Bush administration headed straight for war with Iran, it had been set on this course for years. That was what people didn't realize. It was just like Iraq, when the White House was so eager for war it couldn't wait for the UN inspectors to leave. The steps have been many and steady and all in the same direction. And now things are getting much worse. We are getting closer and closer to the tripline, they say.

• Browns' property now in government hands; search concluded - The government has taken custody of the home and wooded property of convicted tax evaders Ed and Elaine Brown after clearing the area of homemade bombs and booby traps. U.S. Marshal Stephen Monier says it took nearly two weeks for explosives teams to find, remove and blow up a large number of homemade bombs. The Browns were arrested this month after they welcomed federal agents, pretending to be supporters, to their secluded home. Officials said Thursday that the 110-acre Plainfield property where the couple stayed for months, disputing the existence of the federal income tax and refusing to surrender to authorities, now is posted with "No Trespassing -- Government Property" signs.

Saturday 20th October 2007: -

• Bhutto alleges military link to suicide bombing: Former PM handed dossier of names to government before attack that killed 138 - Benazir Bhutto yesterday accused a shadowy web of figures with links to Pakistan's powerful military establishment of orchestrating Thursday's huge suicide bombing that killed 138 people and wounded 300. Less than 24 hours after the failed assassination attempt, which has plunged Pakistan into a fresh crisis, Ms Bhutto said she had received extensive information about plots against her life - including names of ringleaders and telephone numbers - days before she flew to Karachi early on Thursday.

• Rings and 'hitmen' occupy Diana jury - It has been a week of striking images and phrases at the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed. When the video link on the west coast of America was playing up, the eyewitness there - who had been in Paris on business at the time of 1997 car crash that killed the couple - commented that he was having a "difficult communication capability". Across the channel, a French witness spoke rather beautifully of his "foggy memory" - it's a struggle several people have had as they try to recall specific details of an event 10 years ago.

• Menezes chief denies shoot order - The police commander in charge of officers who killed Jean Charles de Menezes did not give an order to shoot him, she has told the Old Bailey. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick said she told armed officers to "stop" Mr de Menezes, 27, anticipating a "conventional armed challenge". Mr de Menezes was shot dead after being wrongly identified as 21 July bomb plotter Hussain Osman. The Metropolitan Police denies breaking health and safety laws.

• Barack Obama and Dick Cheney are cousins - The wife of US Vice-President Dick Cheney has revealed that her husband is closely enough related to the Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama to call him "cousin". Lynne Cheney said that she had made the unlikely discovery of kinship between President George W Bush's hawkish deputy and the charismatic black Illinois senator while researching ancestry for her new memoir, Blue Skies, No Fences. The men are apparently eighth cousins, but Mrs Cheney said she did not include this in her memoir. "This is such an amazing American story that one ancestor ... could be responsible down the family lines for lives that have taken such different and varied paths as Dick's and Barack Obama," Mrs Cheney told MSNBC television.   (FLASHBACK: Bush, Kerry & Hefner: Odd Cousins)

• Amnesty calls for ban on Taser use after Quebec death - Law enforcement authorities rejected calls by critics to suspend stun gun use completely until a trail of deaths across the country associated with the weapons since 2001 can be fully explained. Following Quebec's second Taser-related death in less than a month, law enforcement authorities responded that no such temporary ban is warranted. "The Taser continues to be a safe and effective use of force for police services in Canada," said Steve Palmer, executive director of the Canadian Police Research Centre in Ottawa, which completed a 67-page report on the weapon's use in August 2005.

• ITV executives’ bonuses were linked to profit from phone-ins - ITV’s top executive bonuses were linked to the rapid growth of the controversial phone-ins, which in the peak year of 2006 contributed one pound in every six of operating profit made by the commercial broadcaster. The disclosure comes as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) confirmed that it was reviewing evidence into the £34 million competition scandal at GMTV, to see if police should open a formal inquiry. One of ITV’s dozen top executives received an element of their bonus based explicitly on phone-in revenue, but all payouts for senior personnel depended on hitting profit targets – in which cash from ITV and GMTV phone-ins contributed an estimated £44 million of income.

• Family DNA database launched - A private company's online database of people's DNA has been launched to help individuals discover long-lost members of their family. All those who wish to compare their DNA with those of strangers using Ancestry.co.uk's genetic database will be able to do so simply by sending off a mouth swab in the post. The online database, which currently already holds records of 15 million users, aims to link distant genetic cousins where paper records of a familial relationship no longer exists.

• Levels of fluoride in Inishowen water unsafe - Levels of fluoride in some Inishowen water supplies have have been branded 'unsafe' following a county-wide study into the issue. “There is a major problem of fluoride over-exposure in Inishowen East and in Buncrana,” Robert Pocock, a campaigner with VOICE (Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment) told the ‘Journal’ yesterday. Up to 8,500 people could be affected, as fluoride is added to the public water supply in these areas. Following concerns in the UK and the US about the effects of over-exposure to fluoride, VOICE commissioned the study, which monitored fluoride levels in the urine of volunteers in three areas in Donegal - Inishowen, Letterkenny and Stranorlar.

• Venezuelan bishops, rights groups criticize Chavez reforms - Roman Catholic church leaders and rights groups in Venezuela on Friday denounced sweeping constitutional reforms pushed by President Hugo Chavez as a threat to civil liberties that hand too much power to the state. The country's bishops said the proposed changes to the constitution "limit the liberty of Venezuelans, excessively increase the power of the state, eliminate decentralization and allow the government to regulate a large degree of a citizen's life." The parliament has already approved changes to 33 articles in the 1999 constitution, and lawmakers are now considering amendments to an additional 25 articles.

Friday 19th October 2007: -

• Clinton bucks the trend and rakes in cash from the US weapons industry - The US arms industry is backing Hillary Clinton for President and has all but abandoned its traditional allies in the Republican party. Mrs Clinton has also emerged as Wall Street's favourite. Investment bankers have opened their wallets in unprecedented numbers for the New York senator over the past three months and, in the process, dumped their earlier favourite, Barack Obama. Mrs Clinton's wooing of the defence industry is all the more remarkable given the frosty relations between Bill Clinton and the military during his presidency. An analysis of campaign contributions shows senior defence industry employees are pouring money into her war chest in the belief that their generosity will be repaid many times over with future defence contracts.

• Why, Even If You Have Nothing To Hide, Government Surveillance Threatens Your Freedom: The Case Against Expanding Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Powers - "I've got nothing to hide, so electronic surveillance doesn't bother me. To the contrary, I'm delighted that the Bush Administration is monitoring calls and electronic traffic on a massive scale, because catching terrorists is far more important that worrying about the government's listening to my phone calls, or reading my emails." So the argument goes. It is a powerful one that has seduced too many people.

• Dodi Fayed bought £11,000 engagement ring for Diana: Visit to jeweller's hours before couple's fatal crash / Princess was never given purchase, inquest jury told - Dodi Fayed, the son of the Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, did buy Princess Diana an £11,600 engagement ring a few hours before the couple's death in the Paris crash in 1997, though he had no chance to give it to her, the inquest jury heard yesterday. The jury, sitting in the high court, was shown grainy CCTV footage from the Repossi jeweller's shop, across the square from the Ritz hotel in Paris, taken the afternoon before the crash. It showed Dodi Fayed, who was not accompanied by the princess, surrounded by staff as he inspected rings before leaving with a brochure.   (RELATED: See our popular Diana Assassination archive.)

• 9/11 New World Rising: Final Director's Cut - A new place for 9-11 films, 9-11 new world rising explores not only the imposiblility of the official story of 9-11 but also names names of all the key suspects who stood to gain from the black operation that was September 11th 2001.And wish to usher in a "new world order". But also shows what YOU can do to take action to alert others of the goals set forth after 9-11 in an attempt for global domination.

• Fraud inquiry over GMTV phone-ins - The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has said it will review evidence connected to the GMTV phone-in scandal to decide if a criminal investigation should begin. Its inquiry comes three weeks after ITV1's breakfast broadcaster was fined £2 million by regulator Ofcom for failings over its phone-in quizzes. Documents supplied by the media watchdog will now be examined. The fine was imposed after it emerged many callers had no chance of winning competitions over a four-year period. During this time, finalists were chosen before lines had closed, with some viewers therefore wasting up to £1.80 on each call.

• School nurse mistakenly gives out wrong pills to kindergartners - Fifteen upstate New York kindergartners were accidentally given Ritalin pills Thursday by a school nurse who thought she was dispensing fluoride pills to the children, school officials said. DeRuyter Elementary School Principal Janice Ahlsen said the school nurse inadvertently administered the wrong prescription to the children but, they spit out the pills quickly. The children, who take chewable fluoride supplements each day as part of a school program, spit the Ritalin out quickly because of the bitter taste, Ahlsen said.

• SCOTLAND: 'Support' for organ donor opt-out - Public support is growing in Scotland for a radical change to organ donation, according to doctors' leaders. A British Medical Association survey suggested three-quarters of people in Scotland favoured presumed consent. This means organs are automatically taken unless individuals specifically opt-out of the system before they die.

Thursday 18th October 2007: -

• Ed Brown Gassed, Tortured In Deprivation Tank: Tax protester speaks for first time since arrest in prison phone call - In a disturbing audio clip, Ed Brown speaks for the first time since his arrest and relates how he was gassed by noxious fumes for three days in a detention center as well as being put in a deprivation tank for 15 hours. Shaun Kranish of MaketheStand.com was able to call the Ohio prison that Brown has been incarcerated in and talk with him on the phone for 10 minutes. Sensory deprivation is a form of torture and extended deprivation can result in extreme anxiety, hallucinations, bizarre thoughts, depression, and antisocial behavior. Brown also said he had been prevented from making any phone calls or receiving mail. For the first time, Brown reveals what happened when he was tricked and arrested by U.S. Marshals, including how he was tasered multiple times.   (RELATED WEBSITE: makethestand.com)

• Menezes control room 'not noisy' - The officer in charge of Scotland Yard operations on the day Jean Charles de Menezes was shot has denied claims the control room was "noisy and chaotic". Deputy assistant commissioner Cressida Dick was responding at the Old Bailey to claims that officers had to shout to make themselves heard in room 1600. Mr de Menezes, 27, was killed after being wrongly identified as one of the 21 July London bomb plotters. The Metropolitan Police denies breaking health and safety laws. Brazilian Mr de Menezes, 27, was shot seven times in the head on a train at Stockwell Tube station on 22 July 2005, after being wrongly identified as 21 July bomb plotter Hussain Osman. Deputy assistant commissioner Dick was the commander in charge of overall operations on that day. She has since been promoted.

• Polly Klaas Foundation in Alton Saturday to fingerprint children - Marc Klaas, the father of kidnap/murder victim of Polly Klaas and president of the KlaasKids Foundation, will be in Alton Saturday as part of a Print-A-Thon event. The Print-A-Thon is being held to promote and educate families about child safety and to fingerprint and photograph each child at no cost. The family of each participating child will receive copies of their digitized fingerprints, an updated photo of their child, a DNA Collection Kit developed by the California DNA Laboratory and pro-active child safety tips and a plan about what to do if a child disappears.

• Biometrics Allows Students to Purchase with Fingerprint - Students at some K-12 schools no longer have to bring their lunch money. The ability to purchase food is right at their fingertips. Through a process called biometrics a student's fingerprint is scanned on a machine that links to a personal account set up in advance by parents. "The parents have said that it's really great to simply deposit the money and know it's there," said Mike Tubbs, information technology manager at JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. "The kids don't have to take money to school and parents can simply know their children will be buying lunch every day." The school uses a biometric system developed especially for schools and has two fingerprint readers set up in the school's cafeteria.

• Finger on pulse of cloakroom security - LOST cloakroom tickets are a thing of the past thanks to a fingerprint scanner. Bakers Bar, in Southend, Alexendar Street, has installed Cloakscan, the world’s first biometric cloakroom and lost property system. The computer registers a customer’s fingerprint, which recognises the print when the customer returns. Bakers’ general manager, Ian Thomas, said the scanner would ensure punters can get easy access to their coats, jackets, bags and other valuables when ready to leave the bar.

• 'Cruel injustice' of axed asbestos pay-outs - FAMILIES and campaigners yesterday condemned the "injustice" of a House of Lords ruling which will end compensation for thousands of workers suffering from an asbestos- related condition. The judgment removes an established right to compensation, which had existed for 20 years, to allow people with pleural plaques - scars on the lungs - to claim damages. Those affected claim these scars can develop into more serious conditions including cancer. However, their longstanding right to compensation was subject to an appeal by insurance companies, with the Court of Appeal finding in the companies' favour last year that pleural plaques was not a disease.

• U.S. ‘Terrorologist’ Webster Tarpley Tours Britain To Reveal 9/11 Truth - Since 9/11, evidence has come to light that contradicts that day’s infamous terrorist attack. American historian Webster Tarpley argues that this is nothing new, serious inconsistencies have been associated with terror attacks for hundreds of years throughout the Western world. Whilst much post 9/11 evidence has been well sourced it has trickled out, having far less impact than the official narrative which holds Islamic fanatics entirely responsible. The end result is that press and public are left confused and disorientated by a lack of resolution to one of the biggest stories of our age. Terrorology is a growing discipline that seeks to bring academic rigour and reasoned argument to analysing this highly emotive subject.

• Key witness fails to appear at Diana inquest - Proceedings at the inquests of Diana, the Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed were interrupted today when a key witness failed to appear. Souad Moufakkir, one of only two witnesses who claim to have seen the crash in a Paris underpass that claimed the lives of the couple and their driver, was due to attend a courthouse in the French capital to give her evidence over a video link to the hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. When she did not turn up at the appointed time Lord Justice Scott Baker, the coroner, asked officials to telephone her home. There was no reply, but they left a message asking her to attend at 2.30pm Paris time. The coroner adjourned the hearing for two hours. When the court reconvened at the appointed hour there was still no sign of Ms Moufakkir, and the coroner asked French officials who have been co-operating with the English inquests to track her down.

Wednesday 17th October 2007: -

• Menezes picture 'was manipulated' - Police have been accused of manipulating a photo of Jean Charles de Menezes so it could be compared to that of one of the 21/7 bomb plotters. The image had been "stretched and sized" to form a composite image of the Brazilian and Hussain Osman to show the jury, prosecutors told the Old Bailey. Mr de Menezes was shot dead after being wrongly