US asks court for power to detain indefinitely 21 Jul 2005

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21 July 2005

 

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US asks court for power to detain indefinitely --Case on Illinois

Muslim convert sparks debate 21 Jul 2005 A government attorney argued

yesterday that America is a battlefield and Dictator Bush therefore

has the authority to detain enemy combatants indefinitely in this country.

 

UK plans global extremists list 21 Jul 2005 The UK is to set up a

global database of extremists who face automatic vetting before being

allowed in, Home Secretary Charles Clarke has told MPs. He said the

database would list " unacceptable behaviour " such as radical

preaching, websites, and writing articles intended to foment terrorism.

 

Treaty gives CIA powers over Irish citizens 21 Jul 2005 US

investigators, including CIA agents, will be allowed interrogate Irish

citizens on Irish soil in total secrecy, under an agreement signed

between Ireland and the US last week. Suspects will also have to give

testimony and allow property to be searched and seized even if what

the suspect is accused of is not a crime in Ireland.

 

Police to Check Bags on NYC Subways 22 Jul 2005 Police will begin

conducting random searches of packages and backpacks carried by people

entering city subways, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday

after a new series of bomb attacks in London.

 

D.C. considers random searches 20 Jul 2005 Subway riders may face

'random' [!?!] police checks of their bags under a security measure

being considered in the nation's capital, the latest city to look for

ways to deter terrorism on rail systems. [Well, under Bush's

dictatorship, some people are considered more 'random' than others.]

 

House, Senate debate Patriot Act extension 21 Jul 2005 Just hours

after explosions created fresh terrorist concerns in London on

Thursday [Holy *coincidence,* Batman!!], the House debated an

extension of the USA Patriot Act, the premier American

anti[pro]-terrorism tool. The bill called for making permanent 14 of

16 provisions of the original law, passed in the aftermath of the

Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and scheduled to expire at the end

of this year. It also gave a 10-year extension to two provisions — one

allowing roving wiretaps and another allowing searches of library and

medical records.

 

House poised to reauthorize USA Patriot Act 21 Jul 2005 The House of

Representatives, ignoring protests from civil liberties groups and

some conservatives, moved on Thursday to renew the USA Patriot Act

giving the government unprecedented powers to investigate suspected

'terrorists.'

 

Bush Calls on Congress to Extend Patriot Act Provisions --16 Items,

Some Controversial, Set to Expire at End of Year 21 Jul 2005 Dictator

Bush visited Baltimore's busy port Wednesday and renewed his call for

Congress to extend the expiring provisions of the USA Patriot Act,

which gives government wide latitude in investigating suspected

terrorists.

 

Bush sees London attacks as reason for Patriot Act 21 Jul 2005

Dictator Bush yesterday invoked the terrorist attacks in London as a

compelling reason for Congress to renew the USA Patriot Act and for

local governments to beef up security on mass-transit systems.

 

House to Take Up Patriot Act Extension 21 Jul 2005 After months of

political maneuvering, the House is set to open debate Thursday on the

future of the sweeping antiterrorism law known as the USA Patriot Act,

as the Bush regime pushes to solidify support for the law and

Democrats sought to impose new restrictions.

 

Even revisions to USA Patriot Act are being deliberated in secret By

Paul K. McMasters 20 Jul 2005 " Imagine a country where the making of

some laws can be done behind closed doors, where government agents can

enforce laws in secret, and where the courts can accept secret

evidence and compel silence about the mere existence of cases brought

before them. If you find that hard to imagine in the United States of

America, think harder. In a time of terrorism, even core democratic

principles can be challenged — or subverted... As this column was

being written, House and Senate leaders were working out their

differences, sometimes behind closed doors, on whether to reauthorize

the counterterrorism law [uSA Patriot Act] enacted in a panic after

the Sept. 11 attacks of 2001. "

 

New York mulling 'bio-chem' drills in schools 21 Jul 2005 As terrorist

attacks in London provide a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities of

an open [?!?] society, New York State is preparing to take the safety

of its public schools to another level, drawing up guidelines that

could make " chem-bio " decontamination exercises as routine as fire

drills for the state's public school students.

 

'Unprecedented' spending on security, Bush declares 22 Jul 2005

Dictator George W. Bush, in his most extensive comments on homeland

protection since the bombing attacks in London, has promised

significantly higher spending on U.S. transit and port security and

vowed that " these terrorists will not shake our will. "

 

Border Chief Reaches Out to Volunteers 20 Jul 2005 The top U.S. border

enforcement official said Wednesday that his agency is exploring ways

to involve citizen volunteers [read: US Gestapo] in creating

" something akin to a Border Patrol auxiliary " _ a significant shift

after a high-profile civilian campaign this spring along the

Arizona-Mexico border.

 

Bush regime opposes shield for journalists 20 Jul 2005 The Bush

dictatorship on Wednesday opposed federal legislation to protect

journalists from having to reveal confidential sources because it

would create " serious impediments " to law enforcement and fighting

'terrorism.'

 

Journalists Push for Shield Law --Hearing Addresses Federal Protection

From Revealing Sources 21 Jul 2005 Journalists asked the Senate

Judiciary Committee yesterday to back federal legislation to protect

reporters from being forced to disclose anonymous sources, with Time

Inc.'s editor in chief saying the lack of a federal shield law has led

to " chaos. "

 

Lawyer: Padilla can be detained without charges 20 Jul 2005 A

government lawyer contended Tuesday that Dictator Bush has the

authority to indefinitely imprison former Chicago gang member and

accused 'terrorist' Jose Padilla without charges even though Padilla

is an American citizen who was captured in the United States.

 

Egypt clears chemist of London links 19 Jul 2005 Egypt has said that a

detained chemist wanted by Britain for questioning over the London

bombings has no links to the attacks or to al-CIAduh.

 

Bomb 'mastermind' was victim of name confusion 20 Jul 2005 A man

widely reported to have slipped into Britain to " mastermind " the

London bombings was an innocent Pakistani who happened to have a

similar name to a suspected al-Qa'ida leader.

 

UK boy wrongly labelled as bomber 21 Jul 2005 Evidence showing that

all three of the London bombers of Pakistani descent visited Pakistan

last year has been thrown into doubt. A photograph of a passport

purporting to show bomber Hasib Hussain was in fact that of a

16-year-old British boy with the same name.

 

Small Explosions Shut Down London Subway Stations --Police

Commissioner Says No Significant Casualties or Damage [Right,

al-CIAduh did just enough damage to get the Patriot Act extension

approved] 21 Jul 2005 Small explosions at three London subway stations

and on a double-decker bus shut down part of the city's transportation

system Thursday but caused no significant casualties or damage, and

Prime Minister Tony Blair encouraged people to resume their normal

activities.

 

Bus 'blast' and three tube stations evacuated 21 Jul 2005 Emergency

services teams are at three different tube stations in London

following " incidents " . A bus was also hit by a small explosion. A

British Transport Police spokeswoman said Warren Street, Shepherds

Bush and Oval stations had all been evacuated. All Tube lines are

being suspended.

 

Tube Explosion Reported 14:03 UK, 21 Jul 2005 There has been

unconfirmed reports of an explosion on the London Underground, and an

incident on a bus in Hackney, East London. Stations at Warren Street,

Oval and Shepherd's Bush have been closed. The Ambulance service

reports one injury at Warren Street station.

 

House Votes Against Early Iraq Withdrawal 21 Jul 2005 Calls for an

early withdrawal from Iraq are a mistake that will only embolden

terrorists, the House resolved Wednesday. The resolution drew

opposition from Democrats, who said it implied that questioning

pResident Bush's Iraq policies is unpatriotic. [Gag me with a

chainsaw!!! They *are* unpatriotic, and are destructive to the entire

planet, save Halliburton!]

 

Two Algeria Diplomats Kidnapped in Iraq 21 Jul 2005 Two Algerian

diplomats and their driver were dragged from their car by gunmen

Thursday in Baghdad in the latest abductions apparently aimed at

scaring off Muslim governments supporting the U.S.-backed Iraqi regime.

 

Most soldiers in Iraq report low unit morale: army study 20 Jul 2005

More than half of US soldiers serving in Iraq reported low or very low

unit morale in an army survey conducted last year, an army mental

health advisory team reported Wednesday.

 

Guantanamo inmates declare hunger strike 21 Jul 2005 Some 50 prisoners

at Guantanamo Bay have declared they are on a hunger strike, a

Pentagon spokesman said Thursday.

 

Plame's Identity Marked As Secret --Memo Central to Probe of Leak Was

Written By State Dept. Analyst 21 Jul 2005 A classified State

Department memorandum central to a federal leak investigation

contained information about CIA officer Valerie Plame in a paragraph

marked " (S) " for secret, a clear indication that any Bush

administration official who read it should have been aware the

information was classified, according to current and former government

officials.

 

Roberts Has Backed Administration Policies 20 Jul 2005 John G. Roberts

has demonstrated strong backing for Bush regime policies, ruling

against Geneva Conventions protections for detainees at Guantanamo Bay

and in favor of keeping Vice pResident Dick Cheney's energy task force

records secret.

 

Previous Work, Stock Ownership Could Lead to Recusals for Roberts 21

Jul 2005 As one of the country's preeminent appellate lawyers, John G.

Roberts Jr. advanced the interests of major corporate clients. Rules

that govern conflicts of interest would allow him to hear Supreme

Court cases involving those same companies on different issues.

 

Democrats poised to roll over, once again: Democrats unlikely to block

Bush nominee-analysts 20 Jul 2005 Barring unforeseen revelations,

Dictator Bush's nominee to the Supreme Court John Roberts is highly

likely to be confirmed, political analysts said on Wednesday.

 

Indonesia on alert after bird flu deaths 22 Jul 2005 Indonesia is

preparing 44 hospitals across the archipelago for treatment and

detection of bird flu after the country recorded its first deaths from

the virus. http://www.legitgov.org/flu_oddities.html

 

Phoenix Heat Kills At Least 18 21 Jul 2005 A record heat wave has led

to the deaths of 18 people in Phoenix, most of them homeless, leaving

officials scrambling to provide water and shelter to the city's

transient population.

 

[20 Jul lead stories:] Get Out the Vote By Seymour M. Hersh Did

Washington try to manipulate Iraq's election? 18 Jul 2005 " A State

Department official confirmed that there was an effort to give direct

funding to certain candidates [for the 'election' in Iraq, 30 January

2005]. 'The goal was to level the playing field, and Allawi was not

the sole playing field,' he said. Warrick was not operating on his

own, the State Department official said. 'This issue went to high

levels, and was approved'—within the State Department and by others in

the Bush Administration, in the late spring of 2004. "

 

UK Soldiers to Face War Crimes 20 Jul 2005 Three British soldiers are

to be court martialled in Britain on war crimes charges for alleged

inhuman treatment of detainees in Iraq.

 

'25,000 Iraqis killed since US invasion' 20 Jul 2005 About 25,000

people have been killed and 42,000 injured in Iraq by occupation

forces, 'insurgents' and criminal gangs since the start of the war in

March 2003, according to an independent study published yesterday. The

figure is dramatically lower than the hotly contested previous

estimate published in the Lancet medical journal last year, which

asserted that as many as 100,000 had died.

 

Official report 'linked terror risk to Iraq' 19 Jul 2005 A British

intelligence document warned weeks before the 7 July bombings that

events in Iraq were fuelling " terrorist related activity in the UK " ,

according to leaks published today.

 

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