Rumsfeld Visited Baghdad in 1984 to Reassure Iraqis

Privately, however, the administrations of Reagan and George H.W. Bush sold military goods to Iraq, including poisonous chemicals and deadly biological agents, worked to stop the flow of weapons to Iran, and undertook discreet diplomatic initiatives, such as the two Rumsfeld trips to Baghdad, to improve relations with Hussein.
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Beagle 2 on final approach to Mars - Dec. 19, 2003

European space controllers sent the Beagle 2 probe on its final approach to Mars on Friday, a critical step in Europe's first mission to explore the red planet for signs of life.
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Albright thinks Bush hiding bin Laden

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright told Fox News Channel analyst Morton Kondracke yesterday she suspects President Bush knows the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden and is simply waiting for the most politically expedient moment to announce his capture.

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Judge's decision would cut snowmobiles in Yellowstone

, a judge left park officials scrambling to comply with Clinton-era entry rules that the Bush administration had scrapped. read it here

9/11 Chair: Attack Was Preventable

"As you read the report, you're going to have a pretty clear idea what wasn't done and what should have been done," he said. "This was not something that had to happen."
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Beagle probe enters crucial phase

The British spacecraft Beagle 2 is about to begin the final leg of its journey to the surface of Mars. read more here

Mars dust storm 'no big deal' for landers

is not a major concern for the three landers approaching the red planet, even if it were to grow into a global storm, read more here

A Net of Control

Picture, if you will, an information infrastructure that encourages censorship, surveillance and suppression of the creative impulse. Where anonymity is outlawed and every penny spent is accounted for. read more here

Dust storms threaten Mars landers

A series of dust storms could threaten the success of three space probes heading for Mars, astronomers warn. read more here

Software, GPS give flying car fresh momentum

Don't be surprised if California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who owns several military-style Hummers, puts down his $100,000 deposit on the first generation of Skycar read it here...

Michael Moore-We Finally Got Our Frankenstein

America used to like Saddam. We LOVED Saddam. We funded him. We armed him. We helped him gas Iranian troops.

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Endgame - A BuzzFlash Editorial

It's all about image and firepower. It's how the playground bully establishes himself. Pick the weakest guy in the school -- the one nobody likes much anyway -- and beat the living daylights out of him. Keep all the kids nervous and on edge. read more here

Saddam Gone

let us not forget that Hussein--as brutal as he was--was not the main threat to America and that his capture does not guarantee success in Iraq or the (more correctly named) war against al Qaeda.
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Indications Are Saddam Was

His capture had become a matter of national pride for the Americans. No kudos would have been attached to his handover by a local gang of bounty-seekers or criminals. read more here

t r u t h o u t - William Rivers Pitt | We Caught The Wrong Guy

The dying will continue because America?s presence in Iraq is a wonderful opportunity for a man named Osama bin Laden, who was not captured on Saturday. Bin Laden, it has been reported, is thrilled by what is happening in Iraq, and plans to throw as much violence as he can muster at American forces there. read more here

The Day After Tomorrow

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911 Smoking Gun - TOO FAR, TOO SLOW, TOO LATE

The supersonic jets were flown no faster than WWII prop-driven fighters. But it hardly mattered. Sitting on the Andrews ramp just 10 miles away, were two fully armed and fueled supersonic interceptors tasked with protecting the capitol from airborne terrorist threats on 15 minutes' notice! Read it...

ThoughtCrime News - Cutting through the propaganda

Speaking earlier this year to American journalist Jackson Thoreau, Schoedinger said that the President had personally contacted her to say that he wanted her dead, but could trust no one to carry out the crime.
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Guerrilla News Network-They Got Him

Just as the U.S. administration worked the PR machine when the war 'officially ended' now the capture of Hussein will also prove to be just another plastic Turkey moment. Another moment that does not really matter.

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Saddam Hussein captured

'Operation Red Dawn', which resulted in the capture of Saddam Hussein was sparked by a tip-off from an intelligence source at about 1050 local time on Saturday. read more here