Politics

Tim Russert talking with Prince Bandar bin Sultan regarding the flight on sept 13th (the evacuation of approximately 140 Saudis just two days after 9/11). Bush says “I promote wetlands protection”, then he approves development proposals in wetlands. Al Jazeera’s seems to always be at the right place for certain anti-American campaigns being waged by …

Diebold antidepressants

Finally: A voting panel urges California officials to stop using a voting machine made by Diebold Election Systems, and recommends that the state consider filing civil and criminal charges against the company. The risks for children taking some antidepressants could outweigh the benefits, according to an analysis of data that pharmaceutical companies did not make …

Spoils of War

Bribes and black marketeering are rampant, Halliburton subsidiaries charging double for gas, Iraqi officials and Arabic translators unrestrained from pocketing millions of dollars, or even members of the interim governing Council accusing each other of taking tens of millions in bribes. Marketplace looks into the rebuilding Iraq. Diebold Election Systems on the hot seat in …

Good job, boys

Arab ally snubs Bush amid ‘unprecedented hatred’ for US. The Arab world sees us as giving a free pass to Israel, now the world looks at Iraq and sees a similar situation. The Pentagon deleted from a public transcript a statement Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld made to author Bob Woodward suggesting that the administration …