MSNBC - Moore defends incendiary film

if I do nothing else but just get people out to vote, regardless who they vote for, if I can get that 50 percent, or part of that 50 percent out that has chosen not to vote, to engage and to come back in and care about what's going on, then I will feel like I've done something important." Interview by Republican pundent ASSHOLE Matt Lauer
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More pelicans vanish from refuge

Another 2,000 American white pelicans have vanished from the Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge, abandoning chicks and eggs, officials say.
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Developers panic as Spain scraps river project

Spain has decided to build about 20 desalination plants in an attempt to water its parched south-east without raiding the fast-running rivers of the relatively well-watered and prosperous north.
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Surprise Meteor Shower Possible in June

Meteor enthusiasts will likely be out in force in the coming nights, hoping to catch a glimpse of an on-again, off-again meteor display. Special emphasis will be placed on two specific nights: June 22-23 and June 26-27.

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Al-Qaida 'behead' US hostage

An American being held hostage by al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia has been beheaded, according to a statement apparently from his kidnappers posted on an Islamist website.
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Guerrilla News Network

Daniel Hopsicker's new book Welcome to Terrorland: Mohamed Atta and the 9-11 Cover-Up in Florida goes where the 9/11 Commission dares not look.
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The Plain Truth

it's hard to imagine how the commission investigating the 2001 terrorist attacks could have put it more clearly yesterday: there was never any evidence of a link between Iraq and Al Qaeda, between Saddam Hussein and Sept. 11.
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Superbugs resist "last resort" antibiotics

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major problem worldwide. It is highly resistant to most antibiotics, with the exception of vancomycin, which could be relied upon to kill the superbug.

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Best Advice for Kerry: Be Invisible

I?ve figured out what Sen. John Kerry needs to do to win the White House this November: wrap himself in Harry Potter?s Invisibility Cloak. If the Massachusetts senator can only stay out of sight for long enough, George W. Bush?s presidency may sink into the sands of Iraq.
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CHURCH & STATE

A lunatic Christian cult has the run of the White House and the ear of the president. What do they want? The end of the world. Be afraid.

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New Information Shows Bush Indecisive, Paranoid, Delusional

The carefully-crafted image of George W. Bush as a bold, decisive leader is cracking under the weight of new revelations that the erratic President is indecisive, moody, paranoid and delusional.
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Western drought worst in 500 years - Jun 18, 2004

The drought gripping the West could be the biggest in 500 years, with effects in the Colorado River basin considerably worse than during the Dust Bowl years,
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General Alert: Something Bad Coming In June?

There are ominous signs flooding the internet that our government has foreknowledge of a major attack or disaster set to occur toward the middle to end of June.
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The Comets Are Coming!

Here is an interesting read from the forums of Space.com. Lots of good links and information here.

The Australian: 'House-sized' meteorite hits [June 17, 2004]

A METEORITE reportedly the size of a house fell on the NSW south coast overnight, exploding in a bright flash, police have said.
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Oil chief: my fears for planet

The head of one of the world's biggest oil companies has admitted that the threat of climate change makes him "really very worried for the planet".
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World faces seeping flood crisis

The number of people under threat from major flooding will double to two billion within 50 years, the UN warns.
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Eco-Terror Cited as Top Threat

The FBI says eco-terrorism -- acts of violence in protest of harm to animals or to the environment -- is the United States' No. 1 terrorism threat from inside its own borders.
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Where Roads Shouldn't Be

Bush wants to allow loggers to build roads on these 9 million acres so they can get at just 300,000 acres of old-growth trees.
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Police investigate meteorite reports

Police are investigating reports of a meteorite falling between Menangle and Bulli, north of Wollongong in southern New South Wales, overnight.

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27,000 American White Pelicans Have Disappeared

Over four days, the estimated number of large water birds dropped from 27,000 down to 80 at two of three nesting sites. The third nesting site of pelicans remained normal with 2,400 birds - adding to the mystery about why? - and how? - could 27,000 pelicans disappear without a trace?
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BBC: 9/11Hijack 'suspects' alive and well

The identities of four of the 19 suspects accused of having carried out the attacks are now in doubt. Read it now!

Dead dove prompts Sri Lanka probe

The Sri Lankan authorities have ordered an inquiry after a dove freeing ceremony intended to symbolise peace went disastrously wrong.
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Fahrenheit 9/11 Includes Footage of Torture

"The situation is like Vietnam. The conditions in Iraq are just terrible, " Moore said. "The soldiers know they are over there for a bull - reason... Bush has created an atmosphere for those who serve under him to also behave in immoral ways."
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Four play mind games in US experiment

Four volunteers have managed to control a video game using thought alone, according to US researchers.

With some electrodes placed on the surface of their brains, the volunteers simply had to think the word "move" to play the simple video game.

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Get Him!! As Moore's Critics Suit Up for "Fahrenheit 911," Liberals Need to Figure Out the Game

The attack-&-discredit strategy of right-wing media organizations, think tanks and PR consultants is as old as the created image of the beastly, nun-roasting, baby-bayoneting Hun, concocted to draw the U.S. into the First World War.
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93% Of All US Navy Ships Said At Sea - Why?

So, since we have two, verified, observable occurances, i.e. navies out to sea, and Fed pumping money like never before in history, we have a logic puzzle. Neither of the observable events makes sense within the context of today's world, unless there is something wicked this way coming.....or thought to be by those we pay to know.

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Powell: Terrorism Report Mistake

A State Department report that incorrectly showed a decline last year in terrorism worldwide was a "big mistake," Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday. "Very embarrassing. I am not a happy camper over this. We were wrong," the secretary told NBC's Meet the Press.
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Cassini pass reveals moon secrets

The Cassini spacecraft, which is en route to Saturn, has made a close pass of the planet's mysterious moon Phoebe.
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