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Senate Moves Forward on Orwellian Bill
Posted by theangryindian from globalresearch
n the wake of Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Susan Collins\\\\\\\' (R-ME) alarmist report, "Violent Islamist Extremism, the Internet, and the Homegrown Terrorism Threat," the Senate may be moving towards passage of the Orwellian "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007" (S. 1959).
Acting Locally: Will Chicago Push Back Against Iran Warmongering?
Posted by Shemuses from Alternet
A resolution introduced into the council by one of its members, Alderman Joe Moore, would put the city on record as opposing a preemptive strike against Iran by the US. The resolution urges all congressional representatives whose districts include parts of the city to "clearly express the will of the people of Chicago in opposing any attack on Iran, and urging the Bush administration to pursue diplomatic engagement with that nation."
Iranian Exiles Aren’t Terrorist Group, British Court Says
Posted by Shemuses from New York Times
After a seven-year legal battle, Britain's Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the British government was wrong to include an Iranian resistance group, the People's Mujahedeen of Iran, on its list of banned terrorist groups.
Lebanon on brink of civil war
Posted by Sandyenglish
Lebanon stands on the brink of all-out civil war. A general strike by the leading trade union to protest rising prices and demand an increase in the minimum wage has led to armed conflict between the pro-Western Sunni and Druze-based government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and the Shia-based Hezbollah and its ally, Amal.
Conservatives Happier Than Liberals
Posted by theangryindian from Live Science
Regardless of marital status, income or church attendance, right-wing individuals reported greater life satisfaction and well-being than left-wingers, the new study found. Conservatives also scored highest on measures of rationalization, which gauge a person's tendency to justify, or explain away, inequalities.
Congress subpoenas Cheney's chief of staff on torture
Posted by theangryindian from Rawstory
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) today issued a subpoena to David Addington, Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, compelling him to testify before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties on June 26 for any knowledge of harsh interrogation techniques employed at Guantanamo Bay approved by the Bush Administration.
Andrew Cockburn: Secret Bush Finding Widens Covert War on Iran
Posted by Damianmann from Counter Punch
Six weeks ago, President Bush signed a secret finding authorizing a covert offensive against the Iranian regime that, according to those familiar with its contents, unprecedented in its scope. Bush's secret directive covers actions across a huge geographic area - from Lebanon to Afghanistan - but is also far more sweeping in the type of actions permitted under its guidelines - up to and including the assassination of targeted officials.
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