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'Civilians dead' in Nato air raids
Hundreds of civilians are reported to have been killed in air raids by Western forces in the Afghan southern province of Helmand. Residents told journalists women and children were among up to 300 people killed in the raids on Thursday in the remote district of Baghran, which lies to the north of Lashkar Gah. Afghan authorities said on Friday they were checking the reports and Mohammad Hussein Andiwal, Helmand's police chief, said that at least 20 wounded civilians had been brought to a main hospital in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital.

Secret memo: One-world agenda dominates SPP summit
A multinational business agenda is driving the upcoming summit meeting of the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, according to a document obtained through an Access to Information Act request in Canada. The memo shows a secondary focus of the leaders' meeting in Montebello, Quebec, Aug. 20-21, will be to prepare for a continental avian flu or human pandemic and establish a permanent continental emergency management coordinating body to deal not only with health emergencies but other unspecified emergencies as well.

Pakistan urges UK to pull out of Afghanistan
Britain and America have been urged to prepare an exit strategy from Afghanistan by sources within the Pakistan government as the number of fatalities among Nato forces fighting the Taliban grows. The remarks, by a senior foreign ministry official, reflect the growing belief in Islamabad that Nato is as much to blame for the endurance of the Islamic rebel army as Pakistan, which has been accused by the United States of failing to destroy Taliban training camps on its border.

CIA techniques cause serious mental damage
Interrogation techniques used by the CIA on alleged terrorists can cause serious mental damage and are illegal in the United States, according to a report released Thursday by two non-governmental organizations, Physicians for Human Rights and Human Rights First. The report, titled 'Leave No Marks, ‘Enhanced’ Interrogation Techniques and the Risk of Criminality,' was drafted by medical and legal investigators from both groups and based its conclusions on extensive medical documentation and various cases of torture survivors.

CNN Omits 9/11 Conspiracy Comments From Video
CNN is running a story about a protester at a Fred Thompson event who was forced out after telling Thompson he wasn't 'a real conservative.' What CNN neglects to mention, in fact omits from it's story and edits from the corresponding video, is that the woman ejected from the Thompson event wasn't a 'conservative.' In fact, the female who was asking the questions was a memeber of 'Houston 9/11 Truth' and was removed only after screaming 'what about building 7?' and '9/11 was an inside job.' Watch the raw video of the event and see what CNN edited out.

Fury over arms deal link to nurses' release
Nicolas Sarkozy'spresidency has been embarrassed by disclosures linking France's high-profile involvement in the release of Bulgarian nurses who faced execution in Libya to an arms deal with Muammar Gaddafi's regime. The French government confirmed yesterday that agreement had been reached on the sale of anti-tank missiles and a radio communications system to Libya. It is the first such contract between Libya and the West since the EU lifted an armaments embargo in 2004.

Bombing Islamic sites an option: US presidential hopeful
Republican presidential hopeful Tom Tancredo says the best way he can think of to deter a nuclear terrorist attack on the US is to threaten to retaliate by bombing Islamic holy sites. The Colorado congressman on Tuesday told about 30 people at a town hall meeting in the state of Iowa that he believes such a terrorist attack could be imminent and that the US needs to hurry up and think of a way to stop it.

Crash of Cargo Plane in Holland Revealed Existence of Israeli Chemical and Biological Weapons Plant
On Oct. 4, 1992 a Tel Aviv-bound El Al cargo aircraft crashed into an apartment complex in Bijlmermeer, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Amsterdam a few minutes after takeoff from the nearby Shipol airport. The crash of the Boeing 747-200 killed 39 people on the ground and all four crew members. The plane’s cargo was the subject of wide speculation for the next six years. The local media suspected something was not right when the crash site was cordoned off and access was limited to non-Dutch search teams in space suit-like protective gear.

US economy 'in danger zone with oil price'
Near record high crude oil prices have put the US economy in the 'danger zone' and the world's producers must boost supply to prevent shortages, US Energy Secretary Sam Bodman has said. Sustained US crude oil prices near the $US80 level could harm the US economy, and both Opec and non-Opec producers should 'look at what the facts are,' Bodman told reporters. 'We're in a... danger zone right now, so that's why I hope that both Opec and non-Opec nations will look carefully at the facts.'

South Korea turns against 'arrogant' Christian hostages
The kidnap of South Korean church volunteers by the Taliban has caused deep divisions back home, forcing into the open a dark truth: many Koreans resent Christians and the speed with which they have become a dominant force in the upper echelons of society. The captive missionaries - 18 women and five men - who were seized in Afghanistan two weeks ago hailed from the Saemmul Presbyterian Church, which is based in an affluent dormitory town south of Seoul.

Fingerprints can reveal race and sex
A new fingerprinting technique that can identify the race and sex, and possibly the diet of suspects has been developed. Scientists have shown that using a gelatine-based gel and high-tech chemical analysis can provide significant clues to a person’s identity even if police do not hold existing fingerprint records. The new method can pick up tiny traces of substances such as gunpowder, drugs, or biological or chemical weapons.

Senate passes Bush-backed spy bill
The Democratic-led U.S. Senate, amid warnings of further attacks on the United States, approved a bill on Friday that would allow President George W. Bush to maintain his controversial domestic spying program. On a vote of 60-28, the Senate sent the measure to the Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives for consideration as early as Saturday as lawmakers push to begin a month-long recess.

History Channel Back-Peddles On 9/11 Hit Piece
The makers of an upcoming two hour hit piece on the 9/11 truth movement have back peddled and altered the program description on their website after Infowars highlighted the blatant biased agenda of the piece and its multiple corporate conflicts of interest. The so-called documentary, to be broadcast on the History Channel later this month, promises not to look at the flaws in the official story of 9/11 from a neutral perspective but to start out by suggesting that any deviation from the official line is 'outrageous'.

Marine who led murder of Iraqi gets 15 yrs prison
A U.S. Marine squad leader who boasted to his men they had 'got away with murder' after kidnapping and killing an Iraqi grandfather was sentenced on Friday to 15 years in prison. A military jury at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base issued the sentence, along with a reprimand and dishonorable discharge, after finding Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III guilty of unpremeditated murder, larceny and other crimes on Thursday.

Fears of mortgage debt crisis as UK repossessions hit eight-year high
The prospect of a mortgage debt crisis loomed yesterday after the number of home repossessions in the UK soared by 30% to an eight-year high as households struggled to keep up with mortgage payments in the face of higher interest rates.
With the Bank of England expected to increase borrowing costs again before the end of the year, analysts warned that repossessions could surge even further.

Aborigine wins payout for stolen childhood
Clutching a mug of tea, Bruce Trevorrow is sitting on a picnic bench in the beautiful national park of The Coorong, a place of wetlands, saltpans and vast skies. He is talking about his parents, Joe and Thora, both dead, and his childhood. It is not a happy tale but one of prejudice, cruelty and loss. He was born near here, a member of the Ngarrindjeri people, but did not grow up here. His childhood and his identity as an Aborigine were snatched from him as one of Australia's so-called Stolen Generation.

33,000 fines in war of the wheelie bins
Comments'Bin police' have intensified their activity in checking householders are complying with the strict rules on putting out rubbish. The number of householders fined for breaking draconian rules on rubbish has risen nearly 15-fold in five years. This boom in on-the-spot fines has accompanied the creeping introduction of fortnightly waste collections. In 2000-2001, there were fewer than 2,250 fines for littering.

Mugabe approves surveillance law
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has approved a new law allowing the security services to intercept postal, internet and telephone communications. The law also establishes a state-run communications monitoring centre. Officials say the new law is meant to provide security and prevent crime but critics say it is aimed at stifling opposition to Mr Mugabe.

Big Daddy's boy: Idi Amin's son jailed in Britain over Somali gang murder
The son of the late Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is serving a five-year jail sentence in Britain for his part in an African gang feud which culminated in the killing of a Somali student, it can be revealed today. Faisal Wangita, 25, was one of up to 40 African youths who set upon 18-year-old Mahir Osman at a bus stop in Camden, north London, in a murderous attack which has highlighted how some young men from war-torn countries are fuelling gang violence in Britain.

Tax office tackles growing trade in virtual items for real money
HM Revenue and Customs has begun investigating people who are making real-life profits on the life-simulation computer game, Second Life. According to Blick Rothenberg, the London-based chartered accountant, the Revenue has become concerned at the growing number of people who are using the game to trade virtual items for real money, generating profits without paying any tax.