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CORRUPTION UPDATES PAGE 122
1) NYT, October 16, 2007; Phone Utilities Won’t Give Details About Eavesdropping: Criminal Corporations Assist Criminal Government
2) Washington Post, October 16, 2007; Verizon Says It Turned Over Data Without Court Orders: Corporate Criminals Assist General Searches of American's Private Communications
3) NYT, October 16, 2007: Democratic Candidates Keep Outraising Republicans: Corporate Democrats Surpass Republicans as Corporate Bitches, Billery Cleaning Up in Corporate Whore-Fest 2008
4) NYT, September 21, 2007; $6 Billion in Contracts Reviewed, Pentagon Says;
5) NYT, October 16, 2007; Top Air Force Contracting Official Dies in Apparent Suicide
6) AP, September 18, 2007; State Department Under Hill Scrutiny: Honest Oversights forced out, allowing the Administration and its Minions to Steal Billions
7) NYT, September 21, 2007; Cases of Cholera Reach Baghdad
8) Reuters, Fri Oct 12, 2007; Russia, U.S. at odds over missile shield
9) Financial Times, October 12 2007; Respect Our Authority, US warns: US sounds like Cartman
10) BBC News, Oct 15, 2007; Uneasy allies in historic summit: Iran Secures Northern Border with Russia Anticipating hostilites from all other Quarters
CORRUPTION UPDATES PAGE 121
1) Aljazeera, OCTOBER 13, 2007; Ex-general calls Iraq a 'nightmare':
2) General Paul Eaton, International Herald Tribune, March 20, 2007; For his failures, Rumsfeld must go
3) NY Times, October 13, 2007; Ex-Commander Says Iraq Effort Is ‘a Nightmare’
4) Lt. Col. Paul Yingling, Armed Forces Journal, May 2007; A failure in generalship
5) NY Times, October 14, 2007; Pentagon and NSA using “Nat Sec Lets” to illegally spy on Americans
6) NY Times, October 13, 2007; Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over Call for Investigation of C.I.A. Watchdog’s Work
7) Washington Post, October 4, 2007; Domenici to announce plan to retire: Dominici Sparked US Attorney Scandal by Triying to Obtain Federal Prosecutions of Political Enemies
8) NY Times, October 16, 2007; Citigroup Acknowledges Poor Risk Management
9) NY Times, October 14, 2007; Banks May Pool Billions to Avert Securities Sell-off
10) NYT, October 10, 2007; Stark Differences on Arms Threaten U.S.-Russia Talks: Bush, Fool of the Ages, Continues to Abuse Treaties, the Rule of Law, and Russia
CORRUPTION UPDATES PAGE 120
1) Al-Ahram Weekly, 4 - 10 October 2007; Fear and fearlessness in Pakistan
2) LAT, October 5, 2007; Pakistani justices throw Musharraf a curve
3) Aljazeera, SEPTEMBER 23, 2007; Pakistan detains opposition leaders: American Dictator Arrests Opposition
4) Daily Times, Pakistan, 9-29-07; VIEW: Running from Musharraf
5) Seymour M. Hersh, New Yorker, October 8, 2007; The Administration’s plan for Iran
6) CNN, 9-29-07; Iran's parliament votes to label CIA, U.S. Army 'terrorist' groups
7) BBC, 9-25-07; Mr Ahmadinejad attacked "arrogant" UN Security Council powers
8) BBC, 10-5-07; Saudis to overhaul legal system
9) NYT, October 10, 2007; Leader Says He Intervened in an Inquiry in Colombia
10) NYT, October 10, 2007; Argentine Priest Receives Life Sentence in ‘Dirty War’ Killings
CORRUPTION UPDATES PAGE 119
1) NYT, October 10, 2007; Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Torture Appeal: Supreme Court Declares Kidnapping and Torture of Innocents a State Secret
2) NY Times, October 4, 2007; Secret U.S. Endorsement of Severe Interrogations: Bush's Signing Statements on McCain's Anti-Torture Law in 2005 have been know to All
3) Washington Post, October 5, 2007; Dems demand Justice Dept. memos that OKd use of harsh interrogations: Dems Pretend Surprize at Bush's Continued Regime of Kidnapping, Dissappearences, Torture, and Kangaroo Courts
4) Washington Post, October 6, 2007; Bush Defends Interrogations (Torture)
5) Reuters, October 5, 2007; Guantanamo Prosecutor Quits Post, Pentagon Says; Prosecutor Quits Tainted Gitmo Courts
6) Associated Press, October 3, 2007; Senate Approves Intelligence Bill: Senate Funds Bush War Crimes, Kidnapping, Secret Prisons, and Torture without a Problem
7) Associated Press, October 10, 2007; Bush Threatens Veto of Eavesdropping Bill: Bush Presses for Permenant Illegal Searching Powers
8) Washington Post, October 3, 2007; White House Secrecy On Wiretaps Described: Dissray Reigns in Criminalized Department of Justice
9) LAT, September 21, 2007; U.S. spy chief calls wiretapping debate a threat: LA Times Characterizes Congressional Oversight as the Democrat Party playing Politics
10) Associated Press, September 26, 2007; 2 Patriot Act Provisions Ruled Unlawful
CORRUPTION UPDATES PAGE 118
1) BBC, 9-20-07; “Rice pushes peace summit,” Real Headline: Rice Supports Israeli declaration of Gaza “Hostile Entity:” Rice-US Condones Israeli War Crimes
2) Haaretz, 9-20-07; UN chief: Cutting off fuel to Gaza is violation of international law: Rice confuses Hostile Hamas with Civilian Population, Condones Mass Punishment of Gaza
3) AP, September 19, 2007; Iran: Retaliation for Any Israeli Attack
4) BBC NEWS, 9-18-07; 'Israeli warplanes raid' Lebanon
5) NYT, September 20, 2007; Senate Blocks Detainees’ Rights Bill: Can Crooked Congress Put Pandora back in the Box?
6) NYT, 9-14-07; UN Indigenous Rights Declaration Approved: US Votes Against Indigenous Rights
7) NYT, September 20, 2007; Case Against Muslim Group Rests, With Defense Still Denying Hamas Ties: US Persecuting Muslim Citizens for Disagreeing with the Corporate President
8) Bee, September 18, 2007; Alleged eco-terror plot is described
9) NYT, September 20, 2007; Big Terror Trial Shaped Views of Justice Pick: Another Corporate Fascist Traitor to Serve as Attorney General of the United States
10) Los Angeles Times, September 18, 2007; Mukasey is drawn into an old fight: Dems Ready to Confirm AG who will Protect Bush's Crimes
CORRUPTION UPDATES PAGE 117
1) CNN, 9-17-07; France: Prepare for war over Iran
2) BBC NEWS, 1-17-06; US special forces 'inside Iran'
3) McClatchy Baghdad Bureau, September 15, 2007; In divided Baghdad, fear rules
4) NY Times, September 17, 2007; A ‘Disappointed’ Greenspan Lashes Out at Bush’s Economic Policies
5) Los Angeles Times, September 14, 2007; Bhutto's return to Pakistan set for Oct. 18
6) CNN, 9-10-07; Sharif arrives in Pakistan
7) Associated Press, September 11, 2007; Lawyers Appeal Sharif Exile: For the full series of recent Sharif events go to the Homepage
8) BBC NEWS, August 20, 2007; Pakistan frees 'al-Qaeda suspect'
9) BBC NEWS: 8-20-07; Paki Security chief gets jail warning
10) NY Times, September 17, 2007; Argentine Church Faces ‘Dirty War’ Past
CORRUPTION UPDATES PAGE 116
1) BBC NEWS: September 14, 2007; Small Israeli force enters Gaza
2) NY Times, September 12, 2007; U.S. Confirms Israeli Strikes Hit Syrian Target Last Week
3) Al Ahram, 13 - 19 September 2007; Marching to war with cold feet
4) Al Ahram, 13 - 19 September 2007; Iranian Sisyphus: Rafsanjani returns to high position
5) AP in SF Chron, September 15, 2007; Greenspan Faults Bush Over Spending
6) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. September 14, 2007; Alaska: Former Executive Says He Bribed State Lawmakers
7) LAT, August 17, 2007; In Alaska, scandal flows like crude
8) NY Times, September 12, 2007; More Studies Cast Doubt on Safety of Diabetes Drug
9) AP, September 12, 2007; Senate Democrats Warn Against Olson Pick
10) NY Times, September 11, 2007; Democrats See Politics in a Governor’s Jailing
CORRUPTION UPDATES PAGE 115
The Environment Page 2
See Page 1 August 28
Environment pages: IV, III, II, I
1) BBC NEWS, 9-14-07; Ten 'most polluted places' named
2) BBC NEWS: 9-14-07; Ice loss opens Northwest Passage
3) NY Times, September 13, 2007; Climate Change Brings Grim Forecast
4) Bee, September 11, 2007; Rising seas called Delta risk
5) BBC News website, 9-12-07: Gorillas head race to extinction
6) Associated Press, September 8, 2007; Polar Bear Population Seen Declining
7) Bee, 9-8-07; Battle over feeding Tahoe bears
8) Washington Post 9-7-07; NOAA Scientists Say Arctic Ice Is Melting Faster Than Expected
9) Los Angeles Times , September 6, 2007; Virus called chief suspect in bee deaths
10) Bee, 9-6-07; Less Delta water means dry times: Judge severely limits Pumping (We have an overpopulation, not a water problem)
11) The Christian Science Monitor; Phoenix 'urban heat island' effect ttrapping heat and making temperatures soar
12) NY Times, August 23, 2007; Rule to Expand Mountaintop Coal Mining
13) Los Angeles Times, September 13, 2007; Swiftness of Hurricane Humberto shocks experts
CORRUPTION UPDATES PAGE 114
1) Los Angeles Times, September 13, 2007; Home sales plunge in August:
2) SF Chron, September 13, 2007; Bay Area home sales plunge 25%:
3) NY Times, September 13, 2007; British Central Bank Critical of Cash Infusions:
4) BBC NEWS, September 13, 2007; Northern Rock gets bank bail out:
5) NY Times, September 13, 2007; Compromise on Oil Law in Iraq Seems to Be Collapsing:
6) BBC NEWS, September 13, 2007; Pakistan bomb kills elite troops:
7) NY Times, September 13, 2007; No Charges for Chiquita Executives: Fund Fascist Drug Gangs and Death Squads allied with Global Corporate Interests and Walk
8) The Michigan Citizen, Detroit, MI, Phone: 313-963-8282. 9-9-07; STUDY: Black workers earn low wages, lack advancement
9) NY Times, September 12, 2007; Prices Surge in China; Trade Surplus Grows Wider:
10) CNN, AP, September 13, 2007; American life expectancy longer than ever:
CORRUPTION UPDATES PAGE 113
1) SF Chron, September 11, 2007; AP Poll: Most See Iraq War As Failure: Americans and Iraqis agree on something
2) Washington Post, September 10, 2007; Iraqi Poll: Highlights Disconnect Between U.S. Commanders, Iraqis: Our heads are stuffed firmly up our asses
3) Los Angeles Times, September 11, 2007; Clinton to Hsu: Your Money is hot now. Please take it back
4) Los Angeles Times, September 10, 2007; FBI looks into disgraced donor's business: Investigating a pyrmid scheme from within a pyrmid scheme. The House of Mirrors.
5) SF Chron, September 10, 2007; A brake on the Patriot Act: Can We Restore our Rights? Not Until we restore our Democracy
6) BBC NEWS: September 10, 2007; Guatemala awaits election results: Nobody wins
7) BBC NEWS, August 30, 2007; Amnesty pleads for Guatemala calm: American Death Squads still operating
8) REUTERS, August 29, 2007; Guatemala Candidate Killed: pandora's Box closed in Vietnam, but closed nowhere we won
9) NY Times, September 11, 2007; An Opportunity for Wall St. in China’s Surveillance Boom: China Police State very profitable for American Corporate Polity
10) Washington Post, Thursday, August 23, 2007; Rule changes coming soon for issue ads: Corporate Voice gets Louder yet
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