Week Ending: Saturday 15th May 2004

The Ministry of Truth
Or the Office of Strategic Information (a euphemism if ever...)

Poor Judgment Cited in Destruction of 9/11 FAA Tape
Air controllers who communicated with or tracked hijacked jets on Sept. 11, 2001, taped their recollections later that day but the recording was destroyed without anyone ever listening to it.

Why Are Our Soldiers Torturing People in Iraq?
Lately, the Media have exposed horrible pictures of what American and British soldiers are doing with Iraqi prisoners in Iraq. How come?

Pentagon officials question White House strategy
A group of high-ranking U.S. military officials have publicly questioned Washington’s policy on Iraq and warned that the war could finally be lost if Iraqi support is not won and the resistance controlled.

Speech met with disbelief
Arab commentators reacted with shock and disbelief to US President George Bush's robust backing of Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

Nearly one in five americans dismiss Iraqi torture as "pranks"
CNN/ USA Today/ Gallup poll shows alarming extent to which Iraqi torture is being tolerated in the states (Question 19)

Pictures that Bush does not want you to see
Thirteen pages of thumbnails links to images which don't make the mainstream media.

Bush approval hits new lows in poll
President Bush holds a single-point lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry .

Bush sees new abuse photos with 'disgust'
President Bush examined new photos and video clips of American soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners Monday, reacting with ``deep disgust and disbelief''.

Limbaugh on torturing
Iraqis: U.S Guards Were Just "Having a Good Time".

Torture's not new but now it's news
JOHN PILGER on how the British wrote the book on military brutality.

US criticised over web controls
Security concerns led to the censorship of many official sites. The US should reopen most of the sites shut down after September 11 because of terrorism fears, a report says.

UK troops 'shot harmless Iraqis'
An eye-witness said Hanan Saleh Matrud's death was not an accident. UK troops have killed Iraqi civilians including an eight-year-old girl when they were under no apparent threat, Amnesty International has claimed.