TUESDAY: 1 US SOLDIER, 4 CONTRACTORS, 36 IRAQIS KILLED; 28 IRAQIS WOUNDED

One American servicemember was killed and five others were wounded in separate incidents around Baghdad. In northern Iraq, four Coalition contractors were also killed, but their nationalities are unknown at press time. At least 36 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 28 more were wounded in other attacks. Also, a UN representative reported that one-sixth of Iraq's population has been displaced due to violence.

WEDNESDAY: 1 US SOLDIER, 30 IRAQIS KILLED; 76 IRAQIS WOUNDED

A number of bombings rocked Mosul and Fallujah today, leaving dozens of casualties. Overall, 30 Iraqis were killed and another 76 were wounded across the country. Also, one American soldier was killed and another two were wounded in Samarra.

RON PAUL ON IRAN POLICY

STUDENTS FOR RON PAUL ARE TAKING OVER

If you enjoy the grassroots, college activism, and you’re a people person, this is the job for you.

THE IRS VS. ROBERT KAHRE

"The Law Office of William A. Cohan is featured in an exciting, exclusive, in-depth and inside interview, discussing the case of Robert Kahre. Informally called the Kahre case -- after the primary defendant, business owner Robert Kahre, who paid workers in gold and silver coins -- the trial relied heavily on evidence gathered in a controversial armed raid in May 2003 on several of Kahre's local business places. The raid entailed keeping more than 20 workers handcuffed, in 106-degree heat without shade or water while agents collected records and equipment, which Kahre described in this interview with great detail. The trial resulted in zero convictions on 161 charges faced by nine defendants, a major win for William Cohan and Robert Kahre."

HR 362 AND THE ALARMING ESCALATION OF HOSTILITY TOWARDS IRAN

The current tension among political observers as to whether the U.S. and/or Israel will undertake military action against Iran before president Bush leaves office has been greatly intensified by the prospect that Congress will pass a frightening resolution, HR 362, as early as this week.

CIA REPORT: BIN LADEN IS DYING OF KIDNEY FAILURE

[A Bush administration official] said U.S. intelligence is that bin Laden needs dialysis every three days and "it is fairly obvious that that could be an issue when you are running from place to place, and facing the idea of needing to generate electricity in a mountain hideout,". Others have gone on record insisting they believe Bin Laden to be dead, they include:

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, FBI counter-terrorism chief Dale Watson, Israeli intelligence sources, the late former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto, Bin Laden expert Professor Bruce Lawrence, head of Duke University’s Religious Studies program.

LEGITIMIZING THE PERMANENT OCCUPATION OF IRAQ

Washington is currently negotiating two accords with the al-Maliki government to take effect after expiration of the UN's military mandate on December 31. One agreement is for a long-term "strategic framework" to establish "cooperation in the political, economic, cultural and security fields." Or according to the administration - to defend Iraq's "sovereignty and integrity of its territories, waters, and airspace."

LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE US CLIMBS 37 PERCENT IN ONE YEAR

The number of people out of work for more than six months has shot up by 37 percent since June of 2007, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

JUDICIAL WATCH FILES SENATE, FEC COMPLAINTS AGAINST BARACK OBAMA OVER QUESTIONABLE MORTGAGE LOAN

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has filed separate complaints with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee against Senator Barack Obama for allegedly accepting a below-market rate mortgage loan in 2005 not available to the general consumer.

ROCKEFELLER ESTABLISHES MODERN DAY HITLER YOUTH GROUP

The first ever Zenith Global Citizenship Conference, an initiative designed to build leadership and inspiration in youth between the ages of 15 and 25…"Our vision is to make sure Zenith is not just a conference, but that it is a platform for youth to synergize and to step out into their community, whether it’s on a small scale or a large scale." [3]

One of those organizations is the Council on Foreign Relations that has established “Global Kids”.

FORCED SERVITUDE IN AMERICA?

In his speech on national service Wednesday at the University of Colorado, Obama promised that as president he would "set a goal for all American middle and high school students to perform 50 hours of service a year, and for all college students to perform 100 hours of service a year."

PUSH FOR HPV VACCINE CONTINUES DESPITE SIDE EFFECTS

From nausea to paralysis -- even death -- the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has received 7,800 reports of side-effects from the vaccine, Gardasil.

BRITISH UFO SIGHTINGS AT 'BIZARRE' LEVELS

Malcolm Robinson, who studies the phenomenon, said: "Something very bizarre is happening in the skies over the UK."

RUSSIA THREATENS MILITARY RESPONSE TO US MISSILE DEFENCE DEAL

Russia threatened to retaliate by military means after a deal with the Czech Republic brought the US missile defence system in Europe a step closer.

DOMESTIC SPYING QUIETLY GOES ON

With Congress on the verge of outlining new parameters for National Security Agency eavesdropping between suspicious foreigners and Americans, lawmakers are leaving largely untouched a host of government programs that critics say involves far more domestic surveillance than the wiretaps they sought to remedy.

JOHN MCCAIN -- 61 FLIP-FLOPS AND COUNTING

McCain argues that flip-flops are an example of a political leader who can't be trusted -- so he might as well drop out of the race.

INSIDE THE BUSH WHITE HOUSE'S NONSTOP PROPAGANDA WAR

Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan exposes the culture of deception that sold an unnecessary war to the public.

THE FBI'S PLAN TO "PROFILE" MUSLIMS

The U.S. Justice Department is considering a change in the grounds on which the FBI can investigate citizens and legal residents of the United States.

PROVOKING IRAN INTO WAR

Bush asked for - and received - $400,000,000 to conduct covert military operation against Iran.

MOHAMED ATTA AND THE VENICE FLYING CIRCUS

Did 19 Arab terrorists from desert Kingdoms roam around in Florida as if they'd been listening to Tom Petty albums all their lives all by themselves? Or were they being trained here in a still-secret covert intelligence operation that somehow went horribly wrong?

CRIMINALIZING PEACE

Homeland security has become a multi-billion dollar industry in the US, as well as a full-employment program for civilians who carry guns on behalf of the government.

CONGRESS MEMBERS' VIEW OF IMPEACHMENT IMPROVING DRAMATICALLY

A spokesperson for a National Impeachment Network (NIN) lobbying delegation, which has been meeting with Congress members in Washington DC this week, said "There is clear evidence that the mood of Congress has shifted. Impeachment hearings could start this month.

THE HUMAN DIMENSION OF PRESIDENT HUGO CHÁVEZ IN FACE OF RACIST IMPERIALIST POLICIES

President Chávez decided to launch the decree "Nationalization and Regularization of Foreigners" in 2004 based on the constitution precepts ruling in the 1999 Bolivarian Constitution. This decree was aimed at restoring human dignity without taking into account race, religion or political ideology and above all, it was completely free of charge.

OBAMA'S TOTAL BETRAYAL OF THE FOURTH AMENDMENT

Obama's vote in favor of cloture, in particular, cemented the complete betrayal of the commitment he made back in October when seeking the Democratic nomination. Back then, Obama's spokesman -- in response to demands for a clear statement of Obama's views on the spying controversy after he had previously given a vague and noncommittal statement -- issued this emphatic vow: "To be clear: Barack will support a filibuster of any bill that includes retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies."

But the bill today does include retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies. Nonetheless, Obama voted for cloture on the bill -- the exact opposition of supporting a filibuster -- and then voted for the bill itself. A more complete abandonment of an unambiguous campaign promise is difficult of imagine.

WHY THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM IS ABOUT TO COLLAPSE

The U.S. dollar is about to collapse because of a simple economic fact that no one has the power to change or conceal.

COPS TO USE “TOP SECRET” WEAPONS ON ACTIVISTS DURING CONVENTIONS

CNN’s Ed Lavendera says the types of weapons being purchased are “top secret” and this does not sit well with the ACLU, who is suing both cities to find out how the money is being spent.

LOCKHEED: U.S. MUST PAY FOR ROCKET-TEST CLEANUP

One of the nation's largest federal defense contractors says the U.S. government should pay the cleanup costs - likely in the tens of millions of dollars or more - from pollutants leaked during the production and testing of U.S. military and space rockets.

BBC HIT PIECE EDITS SILVERSTEIN COMMENT IN DIRTY TRICKS SCAM

The BBC’s embarrassing attempt to dig itself out of a hole that keeps getting deeper was again exemplified during their latest yellow journalism hit piece on 9/11 truth, in which they played Larry Silverstein’s “pull it” comment but edited out the most important part of the statement, and in doing so changed its context altogether.

GENERAL TAGUBA, DOCTORS: BUSH NEOCONS GUILTY OF WAR CRIMES

AS AMERICA COLLAPSES US GOVERNMENT SECRET PLANS REVEALED

On March 13th 2008 there was a secret closed door meeting of The United States House Of Representatives in Washington. In the history of The United States this is only the fourth time a secret meeting was held by the house.

TERROR WATCH USES LOCAL EYES

Hundreds of police, firefighters, paramedics and even utility workers have been trained and recently dispatched as "Terrorism Liaison Officers" in Colorado and a handful of other states to hunt for "suspicious activity" — and are reporting their findings into secret government databases.

BLUE FLASH: HOMEMADE ROLLER COASTER

When John Ivers got sick of waiting hours upon hours in line to ride 30 second roller coasters at amusement parks, he decided to take the matter into his own hands and build his own homemade roller coaster called Blue Flash.

REALITY VERSUS YOUR COMFORTING ILLUSIONS

Some Americans are hoping that electing Obama and more democrats in the House and Senate will bring hope for the future. Some Americans want McCain to win thinking that we need four more years of the Bush agenda to keep America safe and strong. Some don’t bother at all with politics or doing anything, either out of ignorance or out of apathy or out of a sense of complete powerlessness and/or hopelessness. Regardless of which definition defines the actions of an individual American nowadays the truth is that an adherence to any of these points of view will only exacerbate the problems facing the U.S. and the world and in reality is a personal exercise in futility.

NOVEMBER 20, 2000: 9/11 HIJACKER OBTAINS US VISA IN SAUDI ARABIA, DESPITE INCOMPLETE APPLICATION

9/11 hijacker Majeed Moqed obtains a US visa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The application is incomplete, as Moqed claims to be a student, but does not give his alleged school’s address. He is not interviewed.

JUNE 18, 2001: 9/11 HIJACKER OBTAINS US VISA USING PASSPORT WITH FRAUDULENT TRAVEL STAMPS

9/11 hijacker Abdulaziz Alomari obtains a US visa from the American consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. [9/11 Commission, 7/24/2004, pp. 525] His application is incomplete, as he lists his home address as the Alqudos hotel in Jeddah. He is not interviewed and the application is submitted by Attar Travel as a part of the Visa Express program (see May 2001).

JUNE 20, 2001: 9/11 HIJACKER OBTAINS US VISA, DESPITE NSA SURVEILLANCE, INCOMPLETE APPLICATION, AND POSSIBLE LIE ON APPLICATION

9/11 hijacker Salem Alhazmi obtains a US visa from the American consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. There are some problems with his visa application, which is submitted through the Visa Express program (see May 2001)

APRIL 21-23, 2001: 9/11 HIJACKER OBTAINS ANOTHER US VISA, DESPITE INCOMPLETE APPLICATION

9/11 hijacker Ahmed Alnami acquires a new passport and then, two days later in Jeddah, a new US visa, even though he already has a valid US visa in his old passport (see October 28, 2000).

JUNE 12, 2001: 9/11 HIJACKER OBTAINS US VISA, DESPITE LYING ON APPLICATION

9/11 hijacker Saeed Alghamdi obtains a US visa from the American consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The application is made through the Visa Express program (see May 2001), using a passport issued two days earlier. He lies on his application form, claiming that he has never before applied for a US visa, when in fact he obtained one the previous year (see September 4, 2000).