| Political turmoil grips Georgia

will this happen in America someday soon? We can only hope.
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t r u t h o u t - Bleak Outlook for U.S. in Iraq, Says Blix

There's a hatred against the United States and you have 130,000 American troops sitting there as a big target," said Hans Blix as he leaned forward to make his point about the future of Iraq and its military occupation.
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WMD Attack On US Will Likely Result In Military Rule

Gen. Tommy Franks says that if the United States is hit with a weapon of mass destruction that inflicts large casualties, the Constitution will likely be discarded in favor of a military form of government. read it here

George W. Bush Loves Michael Jackson

It is 3:16 p.m. on Thursday afternoon as I write this. CNN has been covering, with total exclusivity, a parking lot outside a police station for the last hour. They covered an airplane landing. They covered the same airplane sitting still on the tarmac. read more here

The latest Hillary-for-president scenario

Some dreams never die, including one clung to by loyal Clintonistas: that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will be the Democrats’ presidential nominee next year. Is there a chance she would get into the race? “That depends on what you mean by ‘get into the race’,” one of her closest friends and advisers explained to NEWSWEEK.
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US begins hypersonic weapons program

The US military has begun development of an ultra-high speed weapons system that would enable targets virtually anywhere on Earth to be hit within two hours of launch from the continental US.

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200,000 MARCH AGAINST BUSH IN LONDON

A massive demonstration against George Bush drew up to 200,000 marchers on the streets of London today.

Organisers of the march, ending in a rally at Trafalgar Square, said the number was a record for any weekday protest in Britain.

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| Anti-Bush protests - live in London

I'm here on behalf of Samar Hussein, age 11, who was killed when a missile fell on her house.

This state visit is ridiculous. It's to beam back nice pictures to America of how much the British people love him and it's all to kick off his electoral campaign.

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Nano-transistor self-assembles using biology

A functional electronic nano-device has been manufactured using biological self-assembly for the first time. read it here

The Sun Sheds its Skin and Flips

Research with the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft has revealed the process that may implement the reversal in the direction of the Sun's magnetic field that is known to occur every 11 years. read more here

Three Sunspots Return, First Storm En Route

Sunspot 484 has shrunk considerably compared to when it was on the face of the Sun last time, but it is currently the one most threatening because of its position. It has developed a complex magnetic field, according to the NASA-run web site Spaceweather.com. That suggests it has the potential for a major solar flare in the days ahead. read more here

Livingstone says Bush is 'greatest threat to life on planet'

Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London, launched a stinging attack on President George Bush last night, denouncing him as the "greatest threat to life on this planet that we've most probably ever seen".

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Media predict red face for Blair

As George W Bush prepares for his state visit to Britain, the world's press highlights the gap between the warm welcome he is likely to receive from Tony Blair and the less enthusiastic reception planned by protesters. read more here

Woman Who Filed Sex Suit Against Bush Dead

Woman who filed sexual assault lawsuit against bush confirmed dead, cause of death listed as "gunshot wound to head". Read this obvious and disgusting story here...

- Rain flushes toilets at Robert Redford building

Redford, a longtime environmental activist born and raised in Santa Monica, said the building symbolized a step forward for the conservation movement, which he said had been dealt setbacks by the Bush administration. read more here

Michael Moore: 'You need to show that the people of Britain don't support Bush'

He suggests every effort will be made to ensure protesters are kept out of sight of Mr Bush. "You are going to have to do a fake and a dodge to get around these barriers set up to deny you your right to freedom of expression. That still is a British right, isn't it?"

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BUSH PULLS OUT OF SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT

tiny little weasle man. read more here

Sunspots return for more storms

The giant sunspots that produced the largest explosion ever seen on the surface of our star are set to return. read more here

| With 3 lives lost to war, S.C. town asks , 'Why?'

Herman Johnson, 43, who taught Jennings in middle school, "They're asking, 'Why are they fighting?' They really don't have an answer." Johnson said most people weren't blaming Bush directly, but "they're asking why? Why? Why?"
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Green Groups Sue USDA to Stop Bio-Pharm Planting

A coalition of environmental groups and consumer advocates sued the U.S. Agriculture Department in federal court on Wednesday to try to halt the experimental planting of biotech crops engineered to make medicine. read it here

What one British widow will tell Mr Bush this week

Mr Bush announced last week he was prepared to meet a small group of families of the British war dead. The names have not been officially revealed but two of the invited families have come forward to talk exclusively to the IoS, saying they will challenge the US President to explain why he went to war without a United Nations mandate and why no chemical and biological weapons have been found.
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Ozone talks fail over U.S. stance

The United States, the European Union and Japan have cut the use of methyl bromide to 30 percent of previous levels, but now the United States wants to be allowed to increase its use to 38.2 percent in 2005. read more here