Tuesday, July 26, 2005
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Angry Afghans confront US forces
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Angry Afghans confront US forces
"The demonstrators, chanting "Die America", were angry at the arrest of a number of villagers on Monday night. Some threw stones at military vehicles. "
"The demonstrators, chanting "Die America", were angry at the arrest of a number of villagers on Monday night. Some threw stones at military vehicles. "
Georgia Claims Russia Behind February Bombing
Georgia Claims Russia Behind February Bombing
"Georgian Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili accused the Russian military Monday of being behind a series of attacks, including a powerful car bomb attack that killed three policemen in the eastern Georgian city of Gori in February. "
"Georgian Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili accused the Russian military Monday of being behind a series of attacks, including a powerful car bomb attack that killed three policemen in the eastern Georgian city of Gori in February. "
"...It would be bad for business.."
DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2005�
Osama bin Laden tried to buy a massive amount of cocaine, spike it with poison and sell it in the United States, hoping to kill thousands of Americans one year after the 9/11 attacks, the NEW YORK POST reported on Tuesday.
Osama bin Laden tried to buy a massive amount of cocaine, spike it with poison and sell it in the United States, hoping to kill thousands of Americans one year after the 9/11 attacks, the NEW YORK POST reported on Tuesday.
CNN.com - Shuttle returns to space - Jul 26, 2005
CNN.com - Shuttle returns to space - Jul 26, 2005
BG: So much for my speculation about this wasn't going to happen.
BG: So much for my speculation about this wasn't going to happen.
Designer Digs - Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.com
Designer Digs - Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.com
BG: Read this blog to find the truth about New York and 09/11/2001.
BG: Read this blog to find the truth about New York and 09/11/2001.
Blog Report - - MSNBC.com
Blog Report - - MSNBC.com
BG: Subscribe to my podcast at: feeds.feedburner.com/DiscussionAbout09/11/2001
BG: Subscribe to my podcast at: feeds.feedburner.com/DiscussionAbout09/11/2001
Sex, Secret Codes and Videogames - Newsweek Technology - MSNBC.com
Sex, Secret Codes and Videogames - Newsweek Technology - MSNBC.com
BG: There's something more important than video games.
BG: There's something more important than video games.
Threading the Needle - Newsweek National News - MSNBC.com
Threading the Needle - Newsweek National News - MSNBC.com
BG: There's something more important than Dems getting back in the majority.
BG: There's something more important than Dems getting back in the majority.
A Straight Perspective - Newsweek Society - MSNBC.com
A Straight Perspective - Newsweek Society - MSNBC.com
BG: There's something more important than the "battle for gay rights".
BG: There's something more important than the "battle for gay rights".
Heir Apparent? - Newsweek Politics - MSNBC.com
Heir Apparent? - Newsweek Politics - MSNBC.com
BG: There's something more important than John Roberts
BG: There's something more important than John Roberts
Diamond in the Rough - Newsweek Entertainment - MSNBC.com
Diamond in the Rough - Newsweek Entertainment - MSNBC.com
BG: There's something more important than Neil Diamond.
BG: There's something more important than Neil Diamond.
Keepin' it on the Download - Newsweek Business - MSNBC.com
Keepin' it on the Download - Newsweek Business - MSNBC.com
BG: There's something more important that Media / Hollywood strategies.
BG: There's something more important that Media / Hollywood strategies.
Judging Roberts - Newsweek National News - MSNBC.com
Judging Roberts - Newsweek National News - MSNBC.com
BG: There's something more important than John Roberts.
BG: There's something more important than John Roberts.
Senator for a Day - Newsweek Politics - MSNBC.com
Senator for a Day - Newsweek Politics - MSNBC.com
BG: There's something more important than John Roberts confirmation hearings!
BG: There's something more important than John Roberts confirmation hearings!
Podcasting: Talking Dirty on Your iPod - Newsweek Periscope - MSNBC.com
Podcasting: Talking Dirty on Your iPod - Newsweek Periscope - MSNBC.com
BG: Yes, this is just a shameless attempt to get you to visit my blog.
BG: Yes, this is just a shameless attempt to get you to visit my blog.
The Troubles of a Trial - Newsweek World News - MSNBC.com
The Troubles of a Trial - Newsweek World News - MSNBC.com
BG: Sorry to change the subject, but when do we get to try Bush?
BG: Sorry to change the subject, but when do we get to try Bush?
How to Stop the Contagion - Newsweek World News - MSNBC.com
How to Stop the Contagion - Newsweek World News - MSNBC.com
BG: Mr. Zakaria has good points. Perhaps we might want to expose the truth about 9/11 along the way?
BG: Mr. Zakaria has good points. Perhaps we might want to expose the truth about 9/11 along the way?
Why Not Raven? - Newsweek Entertainment - MSNBC.com
Why Not Raven? - Newsweek Entertainment - MSNBC.com
BG: Newsweek, bless their little hearts, is using technorati to show blog links to particular articles (such as this one) on the web.
This blogger would like to take the opportunity to suggest that there are more important concerns than Raven.
BG: Newsweek, bless their little hearts, is using technorati to show blog links to particular articles (such as this one) on the web.
This blogger would like to take the opportunity to suggest that there are more important concerns than Raven.
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It's a bad situation.
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Please send along anything you think is important if you
feel so inclined.
What a strange time to be alive.
I think it's a real privaledge.
We're lucky to see glimses into
the truth's & lies at this point in the history of
humanity.
I only hope that good will win out. Hard to know.
It's a bad situation.
Rebutting: MSNBC - Truth is the First Civilian Casualty
MSNBC - Truth is the First Civilian Casualty
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8679662
http://www.node707.com/archives/004154.shtml
"Juan Cole pointed this article out. It is amazing to me that Rod Nordland could have been in country for two years and remained so naive."
LA Times: Shots to the Heart of Iraq
Innocent civilians, including people who are considered vital to building democracy, are increasingly being killed by U.S. troops.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/la-fg-civilians25jul25,0,815578.story?coll=la-home-headlines
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8679662
http://www.node707.com/archives/004154.shtml
"Juan Cole pointed this article out. It is amazing to me that Rod Nordland could have been in country for two years and remained so naive."
LA Times: Shots to the Heart of Iraq
Innocent civilians, including people who are considered vital to building democracy, are increasingly being killed by U.S. troops.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/la-fg-civilians25jul25,0,815578.story?coll=la-home-headlines
CEN News : Region-wide : "I was in tube bomb carriage - and survived"
CEN News : Region-wide : "I was in tube bomb carriage - and survived"
I was in tube bomb carriage - and survived"
CAMBRIDGE dancer Bruce Lait has spoken of his miraculous escape when a bomb exploded just yards away from him in a Tube train carriage.
The 32-year-old was knocked out by the blast and awoke to a terrible scene of devastation in the underground tunnel near London's Aldgate East station.
So lucky: Bruce recovers in hospital
Mr Lait, who teaches dance in Cambridge, believes he and his dance partner Crystal Main were the only passengers in the carriage who survived the blast without serious injury - even though they were sitting nearest to where the bomb detonated.
When he came to, there was a body lying on top of him and he was surrounded by the dead and injured. But incredibly, the only wounds the dance coach sustained were facial lacerations and a perforated eardrum.
"I feel extremely, extremely lucky," he said.
The explosion happened just after Mr Lait and Ms Main, 23, got on the train at Liverpool Street on their way to the South Bank for a rehearsal.
He recalled that the carriage had about 20-25 people in it, from all walks of life, and aged from their teens to over 60.
"I remember an Asian guy, there was a white guy with tracksuit trousers and a baseball cap, and there were two old ladies sitting opposite me," he said.
"We'd been on there for a minute at most and then something happened. It was like a huge electricity surge which knocked us out and burst our eardrums. I can still hear that sound now," he said.
The impact of the blast made him pass out. As he came to, he wondered whether he was alive or dead.
"We were right in the carriage where the bomb was. I was knocked out. I did not know what was going on.
"I wondered if I was dead or not. I said to myself, you can't be dead because your brain is having conscious thoughts, so concentrate hard. I was telling myself 'wake up Bruce, wake up'."
Royal visit: At Royal London Hospital
Disorientated, he only gradually realised where he was and what had happened.
"When I woke up and looked around I saw darkness, smoke and wreckage. It took a while to realise where I was and what was going on, then my first concern was for Crystal.
"She was okay but she was in shock because she was trying to deal with the person on top of her who had massive head injuries. We have just found out that this person died," said Mr Lait, who lives in Suffolk.
He too was afraid to move because there was a seriously injured woman lying on top of him.
"I realised someone was lying on top of me. I tried not to move her because I didn't know if she was still alive, or I could have made it worse. This person also died, while on top of me."
At the same time, he slowly tried to work out whether he or Crystal had been injured.
"I thought if I can wiggle my toes I'm okay, and I could, and I asked Crystal to do the same."
Describing the scene as they waited for help, he said: "It was just the most awful scene of death and there were body parts everywhere. There was something next to me. I was trying not to look. I couldn't figure out what it was."
When paramedics arrived, they confirmed that the woman on top of him was dead and carefully moved her body. Mr Lait said the middle-aged woman had blonde curly hair, was dressed in black, and could have been a businesswoman.
He and Crystal were helped out of the carriage. As they made their way out, a policeman pointed out where the bomb had been.
It was like a huge electricity surge which knocked us out and burst our eardrums.Tube survivor Bruce Lait
"The policeman said 'mind that hole, that's where the bomb was'. The metal was pushed upwards as if the bomb was underneath the train. They seem to think the bomb was left in a bag, but I don't remember anybody being where the bomb was, or any bag," he said.
They were led through the tunnel to the platform at Aldgate, which was just a few hundred yards away, and taken out of the station to wait for an ambulance.
Mr Lait was taken to the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, where he was visited by the Queen on Friday.
He said: "They asked would I mind if my name were put forward and I said I'd love to meet the Queen, even if the circumstances weren't ideal."
Sitting with his parents, Pat and Tom, Mr Lait told the Queen as she stood at his bedside: "I'm very thankful to still be here."
He said of Her Majesty: "She just seemed very nice and concerned, she seemed very genuine."
Now back at home, he has been trying to recover from the ordeal, with the help of friends and family.
Mr Lait, who teaches the Latin formation team XS, based in Cambridge, and the Cambridge Dancers' Club, said he has been moved by people's care and consideration.
On the floor: Bruce & dance partner Crystal, who was also on the train
"I've had people who know me phone me from all over the world and ask if I am alright. Those pictures of me and the Queen have gone all over the world."
And he said the terrible experience has given him a new outlook on life.
"It has made me realise how important life is, and that we only get one life, and we've got to be happy with what we've got in our lives."
Reflecting on the ordeal, he said: "Out of that whole carriage, I think Crystal and I were the only ones who were not seriously injured, and I think we were nearest the bomb.
"It makes me thank Him up there. I'm not overly religious but I'm not a disbeliever. I pray now and again. Something like this has just made me think, 'thank you Lord'."
I was in tube bomb carriage - and survived"
CAMBRIDGE dancer Bruce Lait has spoken of his miraculous escape when a bomb exploded just yards away from him in a Tube train carriage.
The 32-year-old was knocked out by the blast and awoke to a terrible scene of devastation in the underground tunnel near London's Aldgate East station.
So lucky: Bruce recovers in hospital
Mr Lait, who teaches dance in Cambridge, believes he and his dance partner Crystal Main were the only passengers in the carriage who survived the blast without serious injury - even though they were sitting nearest to where the bomb detonated.
When he came to, there was a body lying on top of him and he was surrounded by the dead and injured. But incredibly, the only wounds the dance coach sustained were facial lacerations and a perforated eardrum.
"I feel extremely, extremely lucky," he said.
The explosion happened just after Mr Lait and Ms Main, 23, got on the train at Liverpool Street on their way to the South Bank for a rehearsal.
He recalled that the carriage had about 20-25 people in it, from all walks of life, and aged from their teens to over 60.
"I remember an Asian guy, there was a white guy with tracksuit trousers and a baseball cap, and there were two old ladies sitting opposite me," he said.
"We'd been on there for a minute at most and then something happened. It was like a huge electricity surge which knocked us out and burst our eardrums. I can still hear that sound now," he said.
The impact of the blast made him pass out. As he came to, he wondered whether he was alive or dead.
"We were right in the carriage where the bomb was. I was knocked out. I did not know what was going on.
"I wondered if I was dead or not. I said to myself, you can't be dead because your brain is having conscious thoughts, so concentrate hard. I was telling myself 'wake up Bruce, wake up'."
Royal visit: At Royal London Hospital
Disorientated, he only gradually realised where he was and what had happened.
"When I woke up and looked around I saw darkness, smoke and wreckage. It took a while to realise where I was and what was going on, then my first concern was for Crystal.
"She was okay but she was in shock because she was trying to deal with the person on top of her who had massive head injuries. We have just found out that this person died," said Mr Lait, who lives in Suffolk.
He too was afraid to move because there was a seriously injured woman lying on top of him.
"I realised someone was lying on top of me. I tried not to move her because I didn't know if she was still alive, or I could have made it worse. This person also died, while on top of me."
At the same time, he slowly tried to work out whether he or Crystal had been injured.
"I thought if I can wiggle my toes I'm okay, and I could, and I asked Crystal to do the same."
Describing the scene as they waited for help, he said: "It was just the most awful scene of death and there were body parts everywhere. There was something next to me. I was trying not to look. I couldn't figure out what it was."
When paramedics arrived, they confirmed that the woman on top of him was dead and carefully moved her body. Mr Lait said the middle-aged woman had blonde curly hair, was dressed in black, and could have been a businesswoman.
He and Crystal were helped out of the carriage. As they made their way out, a policeman pointed out where the bomb had been.
It was like a huge electricity surge which knocked us out and burst our eardrums.Tube survivor Bruce Lait
"The policeman said 'mind that hole, that's where the bomb was'. The metal was pushed upwards as if the bomb was underneath the train. They seem to think the bomb was left in a bag, but I don't remember anybody being where the bomb was, or any bag," he said.
They were led through the tunnel to the platform at Aldgate, which was just a few hundred yards away, and taken out of the station to wait for an ambulance.
Mr Lait was taken to the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, where he was visited by the Queen on Friday.
He said: "They asked would I mind if my name were put forward and I said I'd love to meet the Queen, even if the circumstances weren't ideal."
Sitting with his parents, Pat and Tom, Mr Lait told the Queen as she stood at his bedside: "I'm very thankful to still be here."
He said of Her Majesty: "She just seemed very nice and concerned, she seemed very genuine."
Now back at home, he has been trying to recover from the ordeal, with the help of friends and family.
Mr Lait, who teaches the Latin formation team XS, based in Cambridge, and the Cambridge Dancers' Club, said he has been moved by people's care and consideration.
On the floor: Bruce & dance partner Crystal, who was also on the train
"I've had people who know me phone me from all over the world and ask if I am alright. Those pictures of me and the Queen have gone all over the world."
And he said the terrible experience has given him a new outlook on life.
"It has made me realise how important life is, and that we only get one life, and we've got to be happy with what we've got in our lives."
Reflecting on the ordeal, he said: "Out of that whole carriage, I think Crystal and I were the only ones who were not seriously injured, and I think we were nearest the bomb.
"It makes me thank Him up there. I'm not overly religious but I'm not a disbeliever. I pray now and again. Something like this has just made me think, 'thank you Lord'."
Herald Sun: Muslims think US behind September 11 [ 26jul05 ]
Herald Sun: Muslims think US behind September 11 [ 26jul05 ]MOST Muslims in Australia believe the United States authorised the September 11 terror attacks, a Melbourne Islamic leader claims.
"We believe they are willing to sometimes sacrifice their own people for the objective to control the whole world," said Abu Hamza, president of the Islamic Information and Services Network.
Mr Hamza, who leads 250 Muslims at a Coburg mosque, said Sheik Mohammed Omran was not alone in believing the US Government was behind the 2001 attacks on New York and Washington that killed almost 3000 people.
Sheik Omran, a fundamentalist leader at the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jam'ah Association in Brunswick, has been criticised by Prime Minister John Howard for not strongly denouncing terrorism.
Sheik Omran, while saying terrorism was evil, has said the Bush Administration orchestrated the September 11 attacks to give the US licence to invade Islamic countries.
Sheik Omran also believes there is no proof al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has anything to do with terrorism.
Mr Hamza agreed with the conspiracy theory, saying most Australian Muslims also believed the US was to blame.
"There are many Muslims, and I am one of those Muslims, that believe whatever Omran has said is correct.
"The majority of Muslims believe; they believe that even if Muslims have done it they have been given access to do this."
He said the US now had "a licence to go into Islamic countries . . . next it will be Syria, Saudi (Arabia)".
Mr Hamza said he and other Muslims condemned terrorist attacks, even if they were carried out by Muslims.
"(But) I can't believe that Muslims can do this."
He said the Koran forbade the killing of innocent people.
"John Howard said last week the Muslim leaders are not doing enough . . . what we fear is that this could create an atrocity between Muslims and non-Muslims."
Mr Hamza said creating a view that all Muslims supported terror was akin to saying that because one Christian priest was a pedophile then all priests were pedophiles.
Islamic Friendship Association spokesman Keysar Trad denied most Muslims saw a US conspiracy behind the 2001 attacks, but said some were deeply suspicious of involvement.
"Many don't care about the conspiracy theory," Mr Trad said.
"The rest of them say whoever was behind it, if it was bin Laden, he must have been able to buy the support of some traitors within America.
"It could be anyone, it could be the CIA. There is this theory he (bin Laden) has always been working for the Americans and this was just another mission.
"Others say bin Laden has nothing to do with it.
"But for everyone, regardless of those views, no one condones it."
"We believe they are willing to sometimes sacrifice their own people for the objective to control the whole world," said Abu Hamza, president of the Islamic Information and Services Network.
Mr Hamza, who leads 250 Muslims at a Coburg mosque, said Sheik Mohammed Omran was not alone in believing the US Government was behind the 2001 attacks on New York and Washington that killed almost 3000 people.
Sheik Omran, a fundamentalist leader at the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jam'ah Association in Brunswick, has been criticised by Prime Minister John Howard for not strongly denouncing terrorism.
Sheik Omran, while saying terrorism was evil, has said the Bush Administration orchestrated the September 11 attacks to give the US licence to invade Islamic countries.
Sheik Omran also believes there is no proof al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has anything to do with terrorism.
Mr Hamza agreed with the conspiracy theory, saying most Australian Muslims also believed the US was to blame.
"There are many Muslims, and I am one of those Muslims, that believe whatever Omran has said is correct.
"The majority of Muslims believe; they believe that even if Muslims have done it they have been given access to do this."
He said the US now had "a licence to go into Islamic countries . . . next it will be Syria, Saudi (Arabia)".
Mr Hamza said he and other Muslims condemned terrorist attacks, even if they were carried out by Muslims.
"(But) I can't believe that Muslims can do this."
He said the Koran forbade the killing of innocent people.
"John Howard said last week the Muslim leaders are not doing enough . . . what we fear is that this could create an atrocity between Muslims and non-Muslims."
Mr Hamza said creating a view that all Muslims supported terror was akin to saying that because one Christian priest was a pedophile then all priests were pedophiles.
Islamic Friendship Association spokesman Keysar Trad denied most Muslims saw a US conspiracy behind the 2001 attacks, but said some were deeply suspicious of involvement.
"Many don't care about the conspiracy theory," Mr Trad said.
"The rest of them say whoever was behind it, if it was bin Laden, he must have been able to buy the support of some traitors within America.
"It could be anyone, it could be the CIA. There is this theory he (bin Laden) has always been working for the Americans and this was just another mission.
"Others say bin Laden has nothing to do with it.
"But for everyone, regardless of those views, no one condones it."
Global News Matrix - McKinney reopens 9/11
Global News Matrix - McKinney reopens 9/11"She rebuffed a reporter's repeated attempts to ask her why she would so boldly embrace the same claims that led to her downfall."
Link to RealVideo: WingTV Page about Truth Convergence in DC
WingTV Page about Truth Convergence in DC
Cheney to Generals: Prepare to Attack Iran
Cheney to Generals: Prepare to Attack Iran
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