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FBI Agents Lament: " Radical Militant Librarians "

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121105A.shtml

Some agents at the Federal Bureau of Investigation have been

frustrated by what they see as the Justice Department's reluctance to

let them demand records and to use other far-ranging investigative

measures in terrorism cases.

 

French Intel Debunked Niger Evidence in 2001

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121105B.shtml

More than a year before President Bush declared in his 2003 State of

the Union speech that Iraq had tried to buy nuclear weapons material

in Africa, the French spy service(DGSE) began repeatedly warning the

CIA in secret communications that there was no evidence to support the

allegation.

 

The Government Men in Masks Who Terrorize Iraq

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121105C.shtml

After the US forces and the bombings, Iraqis are coming to fear those

bands of men in masks who seem to operate with the Iraqi police.

 

Poland to Probe Reports of CIA Prisons

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121105D.shtml

Poland's prime minister said Saturday that he had ordered an

investigation into whether the CIA ran secret prisons for terrorism

suspects in the country.

 

Five US Soldiers Killed in Iraq

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121105E.shtml

Insurgents killed four US soldiers in separate attacks Saturday, and

US officials announced the release of 238 detainees but said the move

was unrelated to demands by the kidnappers of four Christian peace

activists to free all prisoners.

 

Pathbreaking Comedian Richard Pryor Dies

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121105F.shtml

Richard Pryor, the groundbreaking comedian whose profanely personal

insights into race relations and modern life made him one of

Hollywood's biggest stars, died of a heart attack Saturday. He was 65.

 

Class Warfare with Taxes

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121105G.shtml

Tax bills now wending their way through the House and Senate would cut

about $60 billion in taxes next year and allow a two-year extension on

stock dividends and capital gains.

 

The Elections in Iraq: Juan Cole

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121105H.shtml

Juan Cole, professor of modern Mideast history at the University of

Michigan, an expert on Shiism and jihadism, and a prolific writer and

commentator on Iraq is interviewed on his thoughts prior to the war in

Iraq and the possible government that could develop due to the US

presence.

 

Conyers, 7 Reps: 'Casualty Counts Are Off'

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121105X.shtml

In a shocking charge a group of seven House Democrats wrote President

Bush this week, accusing the Pentagon of under-reporting casualties in

Iraq.

 

Military's Vast, Secretive Information War

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121105Y.shtml

Military operations, under the guise of a news organization, use

soldier-generated material from a psychological operations unit to

turn out a " truthful message " while concealing the one-sided American

sponsorship.

 

The New York Times | Death of an American City

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121105Z.shtml

Whether it is a conscious plan to let New Orleans rot until no one is

willing to move back or honest paralysis over difficult questions, the

moment is upon us when a major American city will die, leaving nothing

but a few shells for tourists to visit like a museum.

 

Red State Road Trip: A 60-Minute Documentary

http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm

How could America have given George W. Bush a second term? Filmmaker

Chris Hume decided to find out by embarking on a 6,000-mile,

cross-country journey in search of America's soul. The result: a

fascinating, hilarious, and often disturbing road-trip adventure.

 

 

 

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