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Even Shiite-Held Basra Is Safe Zone No More
May 7, 2006 The crash of a British helicopter in the southern Iraqi city of Basra led to a crackdown by British soldiers and five Iraqi deaths A melee ensued--stone-throwing, Molotov cocktails A BBC correspondent called the worsening situation a "dramatic change in attitude" toward the British presence.
The NSA: Fostering a New Generation of Code Breakers
May 7, 2006 The presumed next head of the CIA, Gen. Michael Hayden, once ran the National Security Agency. Fine. It's got a cartoon picture that leads to a kid-friendly site called Cryptokids: America's Future Codemakers and Codebreakers. It's filled with decryption games and NSA employment resources. Huh? Cartoons appeal to 7-year-olds. How many of them are going to be surfing the NSA's website? And if the agency is trying to recruit high school students, why use a cartoon turtle as a roper?
Likely New CIA Director Misled Congress on Wiretapping
May 7, 2006 Michael Hayden, who will probably replace outgoing CIA chief Porter Goss, told Congress in 2002 that all domestic surveillance was consistent with the FISA law--knowing full well of Bush's warrantless eavesdropping program. The Fraud and False Statements statute (18 U.S.C. 1001) makes Hayden?s misleading statements to Congress illegal, according to a Clinton-era national security official. See a Time article on Hayden's impending appointment.
Show US the War
May 7, 2006 The Cause, a progressive media development organization, kicks off its pre-launch with a film clip called "Show US the War," a teaser for what it calls a "collaborative real-time documentary news project."
Truthdigger of the Week: Ray McGovern
May 6, 2006 Truthdig salutes Ray McGovern, the 27-year CIA veteran who articulated the outrage of a nation by publicly and heroically challenging Donald Rumsfeld's lies about Iraqi WMD. Click here for the full report.
CIA Director Resigns
May 5, 2006 Resigning unexpectedly 19 months after taking the job, Porter Goss leaves the spy agency in a "free fall," according to earlier comments by one congresswoman. The CIA has been plagued with personnel losses and criticism by former officers.
Cheney Travels With Biohazard Suit
May 5, 2006 That's one of the revelations about the vice president in a Vanity Fair profile by former N.Y. Times reporter Todd Purdham.Diet Soda Drinkers Rejoice: No Cancer Link to Aspartame
May 5, 2006 The results of a big European study of the artificial sweetener confirm those of a huge U.S. study released last month, which found no link to cancer. Go ahead, pop that Diet. Mr Pibbs.Conservatives Drive Down Bush’s Poll Numbers
May 5, 2006 A staggering 45% of the president's supposed base disapproves of his performance And it gets worse for the president.
U.S. Soccer Team Bus Will Show No Flag
May 5, 2006 If you want an idea of America's image in the world, consider this: Of the 32 official buses transporting teams competing in soccer World Cup, only America's will not bear its national flag--for security reasons.Coverage of Rumsfeld Speech Incident Has a Gap
May 5, 2006 While almost all media organizations reported that CIA veteran Ray McGovern publicly clashed with Rumsfeld, most labeled him a "heckler" or a "hostile war critic." Few bothered to mention that McGovern was indisputably correct: Rumsfeld's 2003 comments on Iraqi WMD were flat-out false.Death Toll Rises to 90 After Mexico Earthquake
Sep 11, 2017 President Enrique Pena Nieto says a third of the homes in the city of Juchitan are uninhabitable.