Week Ending: Saturday 29th May 2004

Michael Moore & Nicholas Berg: Stretching Coincidence
Neither Moore nor his representatives would describe the nature or contents
of the interview with Berg, who held staunch pro-war views

Future Iraqi prime minister named
Former exile Iyad Allawi has been chosen to head an interim Iraqi government after sovereignty is handed back on 30 June.

Chavez bristles amid fresh attack
In Venezuela there has been a fresh bout of sparring with the US as the latest stage of the battle over Hugo Chavez's presidency gets under way.

Poking holes in the official story of 9/11
This week at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in west-end Toronto, the International Citizens' Inquiry into 9/11 picks up where it left off in San Francisco in March.

Michael Moore says he has footage of Berg interview
Filmmaker Michael Moore, whose incendiary new documentary lambastes President Bush's handling of the war, said that he has footage unused in the film of Nicholas Berg, the American civilian later beheaded in Iraq

The things Bush didn't mention in his speech
The re-writing of Iraqi history is now going on at supersonic speed - Robert Fisk

Comedian advertises Coca-Cola's 'Nazi' past
Coca-Cola adverts are to be found in the farthest corners of the globe promoting a happy, wholesome image, but now they are the subject of a new exhibition which links the soft drinks giant with Nazi Germany.

UK journalist arrested in Israel
Israeli police have arrested a British journalist who interviewed Mordechai Vanunu - the man jailed for revealing Israel's nuclear secrets - in 1986.

US paper apologises for WMD reports
The New York Times has admitted that information it published about Iraq's purported weapons of mass destruction programme was not supported.

Go to Hell, Bush!!!
The Bush administration is seeking support for a UN resolution for a US led multinational security force to uphold order in Iraq. Over sixty years ago the leaders of France and England confronted another madman in Munich.

Clarke claims responsibility for bin Ladens' flight
Contrary to 9-11 panel testimony about depature of Osama's relatives

Scepticism over US terror warning
President Bush's political opponents have given a sceptical reception to a new warning that al-Qaeda may be close to staging an attack in the US.

US prisoner abuse 'widespread'
A leaked study by the US army says abuse of prisoners in US custody is more widespread than previously known, according to the New York Times.

Woman drops 'Nazi' number plates
A South African woman has upset Jewish people with her car's personalised number plates - "Nazi - WP"

US 'keeps control' of Iraq troops
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has insisted that US forces in Iraq will remain under American control after the 30 June handover of sovereignty

US condemned over rights abuses
The US-led "war on terror" is behind a surge of human rights abuses around the world, according to a report by Amnesty International

Beheading of Berg – now it's a conspiracy
For most people the videotaped execution of Nicholas Berg was a graphic reminder of the risks involved in waging war on a violent terrorist enemy. For others, however, it was evidence of a conspiracy.

Child ID system makes its mark
14,000 children participate in a massive, seven-state identification drive organized by the Masonic Child Identification Program.

The Nicholas Berg execution
A working hypothesis and a resolution for the orange jumpsuit mystery.