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June 06, 2008 |
Aiding and abetting
Washington Times
The export of sensitive equipment and security expertise to Communist China's military and police in advance of the 2008 Olympics is the latest sign of a new and troubling acquiescence in recent Bush administration policy toward Beijing. |
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June 05, 2008 |
Revealed: Secret plan to keep Iraq under US control
The Independent (UK)
A secret deal being negotiated in Baghdad would perpetuate the American military occupation of Iraq indefinitely, regardless of the outcome of the US presidential election in November. |
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May 31, 2008 |
US threat: China's cyber-militia
Miscellaneous
Computer hackers in China, including those working on behalf of the Chinese government and military, have penetrated deeply into the information systems of U.S. companies and government agencies, stolen proprietary information from American executives in advance of their business meetings in China, and, in a few cases, gained access to electric power plants in the United States, possibly triggering two recent and widespread blackouts in Florida and the Northeast, according to U.S. government officials and computer-security experts. |
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May 18, 2008 |
Iraq's Babylon hoping to become World Heritage site
Breitbnart.com
The last outsiders to visit the ruins of the once-mighty city of Babylon in Iraq came in tanks and helicopters, leaving a blight on its historic and fragile landscape, archaeologists say. |
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May 01, 2008 |
National DNA database gets kickstart from feds
Worldnet Daily
With virtually no fanfare, President Bush signed into law a plan ordering the government to take no more than six months to set up a "national contingency plan" to screen newborns' DNA in case of a "public health emergency." |
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April 17, 2008 |
Chinese vent anti-western fury online
Christian Science Monitor
A violent storm of nationalist indignation is roiling the Chinese internet, as bloggers vent their anger at perceived Western insults in the wake of the Tibetan uprising last month. |
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April 14, 2008 |
Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo warn 'delusional' investors on stocks
Telegraph (UK)
Wall Street faces the growing risk of an equities bloodbath in coming months as the credit crunch spreads to the wider economy and earnings crumble, according to a pair of grim reports issued by Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo. |
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April 12, 2008 |
Administration Set to Use New Spy Program in U.S.
Washington Post
The Bush administration said yesterday that it plans to start using the nation's most advanced spy technology for domestic purposes soon, rebuffing challenges by House Democrats over the idea's legal authority. |
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April 07, 2008 |
Alan Greenspan endorses John McCain
Yahoo! News
Greenspan, the U.S. Fed chairman from 1987 to 2006, endorsed the Republican presidential candidate John McCain in the interview.
"I'm Republican and I support John McCain, who I know very well and who I respect a lot," he said.
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April 04, 2008 |
World Bank accused of climate change "hijack"
Reuters
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Developing countries and environmental groups accused the World Bank on Friday of trying to seize control of the billions of dollars of aid that will be used to tackle climate change in the next four decades. |
