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146		MAY, 2006 All the President's Tyrants, top U.S. officials are busy embracing dictators; Iraq atrocities, Afghan attacks set grim U.S. mood for 2006 Memorial Day; Indonesia worries: quake is also bird flu epicenter; Indonesia quake death toll rising by the hour; May was Afghanistan's bloodiest month since Taliban rout; Karzai charges Pakistan with sponsoring Taliban training camps; Iraq, Afghanistan among top 10 "failed states;" ACLU files for public hearings on phone record privacy in 20 states; Cheney launches new cold war with blistering attack on Russia; Neo-Cons spread phony story of Iran forcing infidels to wear badges; did Ahmadinejad really call to "wipe Israel off the map?" Iran activists fear U.S. "help" could spur crackdown; Bush admin shuns historic letter from Iran; talk to Iran, allies tell Bush; U.S.-Iran conflict is Neo-Con last stand for mideast control; White House approved, then ditched Iran talks in March; Iran offered peace with Israel in 2003; Israel lobby uses Olmert visit to flex muscle in Congress; Bush, Congress throw lovefest for Israel's Olmert; Palestinians rumors swirl of possible Israeli takeover of Gaza; Movimiento - the invisibles mobilize for their rights: immigrants reclaim their voice in May 1 protests the Latinoization of U.S. politics, right-wing whips up anti-immigrant backlash; Bush's borderline: National Guard to the Mexico border English-only laws don't work, and Bush knows it; Bush militarization of border will lead to militant resistance; Latin Americans divided over U.S. troops on border; Mexico says troop deployment not militarization of border; Blacks and the Minutemen; Gore's global warming film generates huge buzz; Repub nay-sayers owe Gore a big apology; Nepal to strip king of military powers, downsize monarchy; police kill 100 in Sao Paulo riots; Falun Gong protest at White House part of group's rising media clout; Bush snubs Taiwan's president - complete flip from earlier support; U.S. unfairly shut down Muslim charities, government watchdog says; U.S. never charged 141 Gitmo prisoners being released; Bush fails to gain torture ok from UN panel; Argentina biofuel project comes with heavy environmental costs; China prepares to sue Japan over WWII slave labor; for Rwanda survivors, genocide was just the beginning; Chile court indicts members of ex-Nazi 's sect for child sex abuse; EPA to approve neurotoxic pesticides despite its own scientists protest; 1 of 3 Iraq vets seeks help for emotional trouble; Iraqi women say conditions better under Saddam; Basra one of the most peaceful areas of Iraq until recently; no shortage of guns in Iraq; mixed Iraqi reaction to new government ; Iraqi parliament forms divided government; Iraqi families still waiting on reparations for wartime destruction; Iraq's "Islamic army" says it will never negotiate ceasefire; amid chaos, Baghdad residents hire private security companies; Iraq's reinstated death penalty raises deep moral questions; 1 in 3 Iraqi children malnourished, UNICEF finds; peace talks with Iraq Sunni rebels stall over Bush admin fumblin; Baghdad down to one hour of electricity daily; after 2 years, still no accountability for Abu Ghraib from Bush admin; Congress rushes to protect its privacy rights groups wary of both house, Senate immigration bills; turmoil at top of CIA shows agency adrift; Repubs, Dems united in concern of uprecedented FBI raid of Congressional office, seizure of papers; dozens of vets running for House as "the Fighting Dems;" focus on Bush performance makes all races national more than local; McCain makes up with evangelicals ahead of 2008 run; shift defense money from Pentagon to homeland security, groups say; Bush threatens 1st veto over more money for Katrina relief ; China strips other Asian forests to save its own; Burma refuses to cooperate with bird flu prevention; Europeans panic over feline link in bird flu chain; World Bank global warming plan lets rich nations off the hook; human organ traffickers prey on poorest countries, report says; organ trafficking turns poor/rich into supply/demand; China's new rules on organ transplant won't stop questions about executed prisoners; tensions high in German schools over immigrant children; Charles Taylor: Liberian ex-president and Africa's least wanted man; Colombian novel shines light on FARC rebels' secret world; Pakistan's quake children tell their stories through pictures; rights groups fear Peru's election prelude to return of Fujimori; goodbye, naked guy.
145		APRIL, 2006 The Battle of Rumsfeld: it's really Bush the generals want out, Rumsfeld rejected 2004 warning of Iraqi revolt against U.S. occupation, Neo-Cons, hawks, circle the wagons for Rumsfeld, authors, generals, line up to denounce Rumsfeld's failures; 2005 terror attacks tripled over year before; U.S. now viewing Al-Sadr, Iraqi militias as terrorist forces; 1000 CIA rendition flights documented in Amnesty report; Zarqawi video signals shifting landscape for Al Qaeda; Bin Laden's latest message poses greatest threat yet; Iraq's Sunni-Shiite civil war; Duke Univ rape case stirs racial divide in city; good news that oil hits record price, UN report says; DEA's 'drug war' targets pain doctors, patients; 60 minutes segment on Osama's bodyguard reinforced stereotypes; after Iraq, Arabs wary of 'western' democracy; U.S. quietly pays 9/11 detainee $300k to settle torture claim; Pakistan tells quake victims to clear out of relief camps; 1 in 5 of world's migrants end up in U.S.; historic immigration protests in over 100 cities across U.S.; thousands of students march for immigration rights; India's sweet nuclear deal sours in Congress; Iranian police beat, arrest women's rights demonstrators; the new nuclear wars: U.S. sets world nuclear agenda, not UN agency; more than one bad outcome possible in Iran showdown; Iran defiant, but ready to deal while making daily threats to hide nuke program or not cooperate; Iran, 2006 sounds awfully like Iraq, 2002; Neo-Con bill kristol compares Iran's alleged push to gain a nuclear weapon to hitler's 1936 march on the rhineland; is White House serious about Iran attack, or are reports psy-ops? Nepal democracy standoff; Nepal's 'human tsunami' swamps king; Nepal police opens fire on protesters, killing 3, wounding 100; over 1,000 kidnapped every week in Iraq, nearly half of them women and children; numbers of Iraqi orphans rising; Baghdad neighborhoods barricade themselves in; thousands of Iraqis flee violence, chaos; Baghdad morgue unable to keep up with daily carnage; U.S. efforts to oust Jaafari may backfire; Iraq reconstruction sputtering as U.S. money runs out; Iraq cuts food rations for poor; U.S.-funded Iraqiya TV defects to the other side; garbage dump second home for some Iraqi children; will Germany be Bush's new best buddy? Washington leaking: the good, the bad and the ugly; Congress balks at funding Bush "transformational diplomacy;" six months to midterm elections, Bush's popularity at record low; battle over Cape Cod wind farm blows into Congress; DeLay withdrawal lessens the chances of Democrats taking back the house; Rice gaining more ground against Cheney cabal than Powell ever acheived; conservatives, not liberals, brought down DeLay; UN alarmed over escalating Israeli-Palestine violence; Iran showdown tests power of Israel lobby; scholars attacked for even suggesting Israel lobby exists, influences U.S. policy; social woes a major factor in Israel's election; U.S. cuts off all aid to Palestinian authority, now facing total financial collapse; Palestinians refuse to forgive betrayal of the cause; European neo-Nazis plot anti-Muslim violence during World Cup; no 'happily ever after' in Sudan a year after peace deal; U.S. lawmakers arrested at Darfur genocide protest after tens of thousands demonstrate; Sudan ignoring pressure to halt Darfur genocide; Italy looks unsteady after close election; Greenpeace links McDonald's with Amazon destruction; England's water privatization not a world model; WTO is dead, Ways & Means Comm. chair says; the martyrs of Chernobyl; Chernobyl still a menace 20 years after meltdown; iodized salt could have saved Chernobyl's children; IAEA is whitewashing Chernobyl casualties, enviros charge; should UN agency continue promoting nuclear energy solutions? U.S. nuclear industry fires up PR campaign; U.S. evangelicals most distrustful of Muslims; U.S. evangelicals rally faithful behind Israel; Bush undermines AIDS plan with abstinence emphasis - GAO; Argentina workers caught in middle of sweatshop crackdown; Uzbekistan a nation without journalism; columnist's alleged extortion just latest scandal at Murdoch paper; dozens of TV stations caught airing fake news produced by companies; dead J. Edgar Hoover goes after dead Jack Aanderson; don't make a martyr out of Moussaoui; House repeals food safety rules; DeLay blames woes on Christian haters; Lodi terrorist trial reveals saga of FBI chicanery; could America fall apart?
144		MARCH, 2006 What Price Iraq? al-Qaeda fighters leaving Iraq for planned spring Afghan offensive, Arab media reports; White House setting the tone for hate speech against Muslims; White House concealed scale of Iraqi killings after mosque bombing; White House reaffirms "first strike" doctrine; Bush confirms fears: no plan to exit Iraq; Israel directing U.S. middle east policies, study finds; million protesters turn out for immigrant rights nationwide: Senate opens door to landmark immigration reform, legal immigrants alarmed over growing "anti-immigrant" sentiment, unmarked grave is often end of the line on trek to U.S, old civil rights groups missing as immigrants hit the streets, bad blood on the border, where are the Latino elected leaders in immigration reform fight? the politics of burying Milosevic, Russia also sending experts to look at autopsy, Serbia back to the crossroads after Milosevic's burial, ongoing trial was hoped to end dispute over war crimes, poisoning suspicion raise stakes of Milosevic autopsy; fear of U.S. drove Iran to pursue nuclear weapons; "Cheney cabal" blocked 2003 nuclear talks with Iran; UN sanctions on Iran may trigger executions, Amnesty warns; U.S. counting on divided Europe to back it on Iran; Iraq crisis opens door to breakthrough talks with Iran; Bush hawks dismayed at prospect of joint talks on Iraq, Iran; Bolton loses UN vote over new human rights council, but will still demand seat on council; U.S. alone in opposing new UN human rights council; UN staff union votes 'no confidence' in Annan; State Dept. annual human rights report applauds Iraq, Afghanistan while also ignoring the U.S. itself, despite year of controversy over renditions, torture; Bush's nuclear deal with India complicates UN showdown over Iran; as predicted, countries point out U.S. has double standard for nukes; some westerners moving to India to work at call center; Bush's last-minute nuke deal with India a disaster for weapon treaties; Pentagon denies homicides of terror war prisoners; watchdog group says 1 of 3 prisoners who have died in U.S. custody in Iraq and Afghanistan are suspected or confirmed homicides; the failed state of Iraq: sovereignty lost ; aid agencies blocked from entering Samarra; Iraq chaos hardest on women; thousands of Iraqi families displaced since shrine bombing; Iraq's moderate resistance that you've never heard of, coalition of labor unions, student groups, women's rights organizations; withdrawl rumors spread Iraq instabililty, different stories in the media every few days; over 200,000 displaced in Kirkuk since invasion; Shiite leaders blame media for civil war fears; Sunni leaders plead for end to revenge attacks; Iraqi doctors and other pros become death squad targets; attackers reportedly held mosque for hours before bombing; endgame for Iraq; the (fake) good news from Iraq; the militarization of America's skies; more on "rocket fuel" pollution coverup; Scalia mocked rights for Gitmo prisoners, although Supreme Ct. about to hear case; Claude Allen, former Bush top domestic advisor just the latest black conservative dogged by scandal; Neo-Con cheerleaders quiet as Iraq war begins year 4; Bush invites supporters to attack media; Bush vs. founding fathers; Katrina video again shows Bush in leadership crisis; Pat Tillman family skeptical new Pentagon probe will reveal all; Idaho governor nominated as interior secretary; embattled Bush seeks out friendly Neo-Con audience for policy speech; note to Dems: make body armor the "Willie Horton issue;" Repubs distance themselves from Bush as election year starts; UAE drops port deal under Bush pressure: flurry of protectionist bills follow UAE ports flap, Gulf media asks if "Israeli element" killed UAE ports deal, collapse of ports deal a major Bush setback, Repubs attack Clinton as UAE deal reveals Bush family connections, U.S. firms fear backlash from ports debacle, ports deal also exposes special corporate protections, UAE doesn't want foreigners in key jobs, opposing UAE ports deal not anti-Arab bigotry; secret prison in Afghanistan called 'son of Guantanamo'; poll: most Americans now say Iraq war wasn't necessary; Cindy Sheehan and others arrested trying to deliver peace petition to Bolton's UN office; Academy Award best picture is 'Crash' course in racism; number of women suicide bombers expected to grow; Israel fears influence of Iran, Al-Qaeda on Hamas; life gets harder for Palestinians packed into Gaza strip; stopping Darfur genocide not part of Pentagon's "long war;" Bush prepares to militarize Sahara; African water may dry up across quarter of the continent; richest nations silent on new UN disaster fund; Taliban burns Afghan schools, threatens teachers; Afghans probably won't see $10 billion pledged for reconstruction; the deep roots of Israel's raid in Jericho; Antarctic ice disappearing at record pace; terminator seeds suffer defeat at global conference; Peruvian potato farmers protest terminator spud; Christian groups keep condoms out of AIDS programs; conditions endured by many tsunami survivors still "unbelievably grim;" hepatitis vaccine out of reach to people used as gunea pigs; Canadian natives present tribal legends to prove land claim; U.S. tries to take Shoshone sacred land at 1872 prices; Chechnya wants polygamy to repopulate country.
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137		AUGUST, 2005 Can Cindy end the war? Repubs attack Demos duck Cindy Sheehan, will Democrats get in step behind Cindy Sheehan? Cindy Sheehan's unexpected allies, Sheehan repudiates Bush -- and Howard Dean, who's behind the attacks on Cindy Sheehan? the day Casey Sheehan died, Cindy Sheehan's growing crusade; Lance Armstrong pedaling away from principle; Demos still won't oppose Iraq war; Bush VFW speech intended to counter Cindy Sheehan - says more U.S. soldiers must die; public opinion turns against Bush's war; Raging Grannies confront army recruiters; Pentagon lawyers warned about prisoner abuse before Iraq invasion; rights, not treatment, is key issue for Gitmo prisoners, expert says; in South America, war on terror looks like the "Dirty War;" Chavez threatens break with U.S. as Pat Robertson joins Bush's media war against Venezuela: Bush silent on call to assassinate Chavez, Chavez: U.S. oil cutoff possible unless relations improve, Chavez's TV network hits the air, Congress votes to fund anti-Chavez media attacks, Chavez calls U.S. propaganda plans "desperate," U.S.-backed political group on trial in Venezuela; video shows London police had no reason to kill Brazilian man; no more 'peace pact' between Brits, radical Islamists; British banks target Muslims; terrorism insurance set to expire at end of year; police radio breakdown on 9/11 led to deaths, still no federal money to fix problem; heads roll in Iraq oil-for-food probe; "debt relief" could start new cycle of borrowing; want UN reform? expand Security Council; what happens next in Gaza? Egypt wary of new role as Gaza border cop, Gaza humanitarian crisis even before Israeli pullout complete, many Palestinians fear Gaza will be "one big prison," Gaza humanitarian crisis even before Israeli pullout complete, U.S. aid leaves Gaza along with Israelis, Gaza pullout masks Israel's expansion in W Bank, Gaza Israelis begin moving out; "The Wall" has destroyed the social and economic fabric of Palestinian civil society; Presbyterians seek boycott of companies aiding Israel's occupation tools; in W Bank town, homeland means humiliation; U.S. nuclear deal with India blocks deal for Iran pipeline; where is the Hirsch report? groups seek ExxonMobil boycott; Bush springs recess UN appointment of Bolton; Bush woos African-Americans with corporate funds, getting major corporate foundations to underwrite religious charities that can't get federal money; AFL-CIO out of touch, departing workers say; similarities between today's Minutemen and '90s militia movement; U.S. Jewish groups seek immigration limits, more aligning with Neo-Cons and xenophobes; UK blood donors told they may carry human Mad Cow disease; scientists worry global warming at "tipping point;" western nations hoarding limited stocks of Bird Flu vaccine; Bird Flu spreading across Russia; emotional ads win over skeptics, study shows; Muslim single moms demand rights; Pakistan province passes Taliban law; Pakistan has no control over most extreme Islamic schools; Pakistan facing civil war threat from Islamic militants; rise of the neo-Taliban; Iraqis give up on constitution compromise despite extended deadlines and intense U.S. pressure; Iraqis move closer to civil war in constitution clash; U.S. spending $12 billion to repair Iraq oil industry sabotage; publication of new abuse photos could spark riots, general says; Iraq's oil-rich Kurdistan hires PR firm; Neo-Con polices driving Iraq closer to Iran; reporter who told "other side" of Iraq invasion killed; U.S. forces Iraq to shun international criminal court; Iraq oil minister plans to create world's 3rd largest oil co; unrest in "calm" Samawa bodes ill for Iraq handover; take Iraq "nation building" off back burner, task force warns; the tricky path of the pre-presidential candidate; GOP apologizes for ignoring Blacks over last 40 years; energy bill passes after five years; energy bill did nothing to solve energy problems; Congress faces parade of controversial votes after recess; Ralph Reed political plans tripped up by Abramoff scandal; big pharma's $800 million in political spending; Bush narrowly wins CAFTA vote: weak approval shows waning interest in free trade deals, CAFTA spotlights Salvador gangs as terror threat, allows big pharma to block generic medicines, won't stem flow of cheap Chinese clothes, labor groups say; U.S. food aid mostly agribiz entitlement program; New Zealand promotes Maori ritual as tourism; fearing invasion, Burma junta plans to move capitol; Haiti regime pursues aristide supporters to other nations ; Haiti near anarchy despite presence of UN forces; tsunami aid being used to replace fishing villages with resorts; Burma source of spread of Asian AIDS; trapped between king and rebels, Nepal goes without food; Russian orphanages overflow amid rumors of child trafficking; VietNam a major center for human trafficking; "comfort women" still await Japanese apology; Hiroshima bomb was also study in media censorship as media avoided reporting human impact of bombs; when is science news? do newspapers have a future? Peter Jennings was a rare TV journalist with first-hand knowledge of the world's trouble spots; do animals have expressions? Suzie Pena killing should unite, not divide Blacks - Latinos; time to end lifetime appointments to Supreme Court; Bush's nuclear saber-rattling over Iran; mortgaged to the House of Saud; a milestone in fighting sweatshops; will the media help Bush exploit 9/11 again? Bush hardly the stricken president; who's the real martyr: Judy Miller or Jim Defede? are we all going mad, or are the experts crazy? Malaysia's Islamic hardliners attack the teapot cult.
136		JULY, 2005 London's terror: Britain avoids mention of Iraqi shadow over train attacks, England's "homegrown" terrorists looked to Pakistan, London bombs part of schism between extremist groups, London's olympic euphoria abruptly turns to nightmare, London blasts attack "heart" of Europe, European jihadist arrests preceeded London attack, Arab media condemns London terror attacks, CIA probes possible Kosovo links to London terror, questions, anger over London police killing of innocent man, killing of innocent Brazilian exposes Britain's racial profiling, British police have history of targeting Blacks and Asians, Brits learn that homegrown terrorists don't match stereotypes, like al Qaeda-style terrorists, London bombers from educated middle class, despite London attacks, Bush cuts public transport security funds, and only half of money allocated since 9/11 distributed; European union acts to crackdown on terror financing networks; London attack comes as support for Bush terror war hits new lows, after London terror, the old question - why do they hate us? UK seeks to build archive of Internet, phone records; First Amendment stories the media ignores; all roads in the Plame scandal lead to Condoleezza Rice; why is Bush silent on Plame case? Plame scandal puts White House under siege; White House desperately fighting release of more Abu Ghraib torture photos; Italy arrests 13 CIA agents for rendition of Muslim cleric; FBI again targets political, religious dissidents, ACLU says; FBI spying on American critics, papers show; no reprimand for general behind prisoner abuse policies; the forgotten general ousted for "coddling" prisoners at Gitmo; gays bring "don't ask, don't tell" lawsuit; Air Force Academy merely "insensitive" to non-evangelicals, Pentagon says; film traces sick Ground Zero workers still waiting for aid; poll: U.S. wants tough standards for CAFTA pact; job massacre coming at GM ; G8 summit winners: fading pop stars - losers: Africa , Bob Geldof, Bono, declare G8 triumph, London terror derails G8 talks, G8 deal opens Africa for west to dump cheap goods, G8 offers Africa little, and at a steep price, Bush denies G8 summit a climate agreement, G8 summit starts on weak foot with pop diplomacy, concerts are 'hijacking' G8 protests, activists say, Bush throws cold water on G8 global warming debate; 39 killed in Yemen's World Bank riots as World Bank forced boost in fuel prices, demonstrators stone police, attack gov't offices; Bush exaggerating rise in African aid; Zimbabwe's eviction of 700,000 called illegal, catastrophic injusticeL blood and oil: Bush and Darfur; U.S. media ignores Darfur genocide, report shows; "massacre" charged in UN raid on Haiti slum; Haiti buried in trash; Haitians again flee country in high numbers; the money trap: debt and corruption; Afghanistan's war criminals holding key government posts, warlords move beyond regional stronghold to national control; Taliban radio back on the air; analysts see Iran attack in the cards; Bush and Ahmadinejad have much in common; smuggler of Iraqi refugees jailed, but controversy lingers; Bush's Iraq speech turned facts upside-down; Arab media reaction to Bush Iraq speech; VietNam war resisters setup toronto office to help Iraq war deserters; Vietnam, Iraq by Daniel Ellsberg; fears of Iraq civil war drives plans for fast U.S. exit; Iraq, Iran move closer to dismay of U.S. Neo-Cons; food shortages in Iraq - about 1 in 4 Iraqis completely dependent on public rations; Iraqi women may lose rights under new constitution; military delays, detours make driving in Iraq frustrating; Baghdad hit by water crisis; desperate Iraqis sell their blood to survive; Iraq's poor selling kidneys on black market; justice groups say ongoing payments to Kuwait burden Iraq; U.S. ignores anti-American past of leading Iraq Shiite group; Iraq political, ethnic squabbles slow democracy efforts; Baghdad garbage burned on the street; junk food hearing turns into industry PR event; lobbyist abuse of non-profits widespread; the Iowa stranglehold; Don Eberly, architect of Bush's compassionate conservatism; Mexico newspaper under siege, stormed by masked men, besieged for three weeks, Mexico journalists keep newspaper running, mob takes over Mexico newspaper, holds reporters; killings of Guatemala's women recalls brutal civil war; Latin America drifting left, maybe out of U.S. control; drop in India IQ leads to ban on non-iodized salt; Bush welcomes India into nuclear weapons club; Pakistan to open special schools for child ex-camel jockeys; Israeli soldiers getting away with murder, report finds; Nepal civil war forces children into cities to work; "My Chernobyl;" Russian tourists may turnaround tsunami economies; hundreds of toxic chemicals found in newborn's blood; pressure grows on Bush over global warming; track rocket propellant cleanup, GAO says major science coverup of Bush admin; Monsanto allegedly hid GM research that showed health risks; corn ethanol takes more energy than it makes, study finds; spend $100 million now to prevent bird flu pandemic, experts say; just 5 percent of power plants cause much of air pollution; bioprospecting moves to the deep sea; U.S. positioned to control most oil in central Asia; China using the fear, resentment from American greed for oil to form alliances; Thomas Friedman's Muslim problem; Thomas Friedman, liberal sadist? Judy Miller vs. the ethical media; Judith Miller, anti-hero; Judy Miller, the lucky martyr; postage stamp highlights Mexico's hidden racism; Carter tried to stop Bush's energy disasters - 28 years ago; why the mystery over John Roberts? Judge Roberts, corporate extremist; Saddam's body count; "Duke" Cunningham, poster boy of corruption; seizing homes in the name of progress; fear-mongering over China - UNOCAL deal; little difference between ayatollahs in Iran and Iraq; general Westmoreland's death wish; the Supreme Court's jackboot liberals; the no comment lies of Scott McClellan; the woman Bush fears most; the original desecration of the flag; Rove scandal interrupts Neo-Cons' warmongering agenda; haven't we had enough of Rove's crap?
135		JUNE, 2005 Who owns Iraq? Bush's Iraq speech falls flat; billion$ missing from Iraq trust fund managed by U.S.; another mad cow found - USDA wants to add new test; Taliban resurgent: is Afghanistan or Pakistan to blame? fewer Latinos signing up for U.S. army; Los Alamos whistleblower hospitalized after assault, was scheduled to testify before Congress; international poll: view of U.S. sinking since Bush re-election; Bush foreign policy leading to an anti-American century; Bush has no intention of diplomacy with Iran; Iran elects "Taliban fascist" president: Iran's hardliners reinvent themselves, Iran hardliner's strong showing forces election runoff, election underscores bitter divisions in Iraq, Iran vote recount after election fraud charged, Tehran's bloggers expected easy liberal victory, Bush, Neo-Cons, called Iran election illegit even before votes cast; Afghan spring: drugs, U.S. military bases, and jails; richest nations willing to write-off poorest nation's debt - with a catch of vast privatization of economy; big pharma ignoring diseases of poorest nations; CPB chairman secretly paid GOP consultant to monitor Bill Moyers; destroying PBS; why Bush wants to harbor terrorist who downed airliner; three top leaders visit Bush, come away with nothing; video of alleged war killings shakes Serbia; G8 climate plan weakened at U.S. demand; Bush acknowledges Darfur genocide - but no plans to stop it; Bush raises stakes in N Korea confrontation; backlash to Euro, "too anglo-saxon," globalization killed EU constitution; French no vote on EU presents Chirac with crisis; distrust as Wolfowitz takes command of World Bank; showdown over Guantanamo Bay: UN says U.S. blocking investigation of Guantanamo torture, Repubs attack red cross over Gitmo criticism, Guantanamo critics put Bush on defensive, right-wing hostility to NGOs glimpsed in Amnesty flap; Halliburton gets $30 million to build prison at Guantanamo; Senate bill would form commission on prisoner abuse; Amnesty says violence against women widespread; Homeland Security state leaves wrongly accused in limbo; Sweden bowed to U.S, rendered suspect to torture; the CIA's eclipse; neo-Nazi's seek to exploit German feelings of WWII victimization; Russians look back on Stalin era with nostalgia; big U.S. banks seek takeover of Mexican money transfer business; Mexican enviros fighting loggers killed; crisis in Bolivia over foreign control of nation's oil; Pinochet loses immunity in tax fraud case; flood of U.S. rice into Haiti drives farmers into city slums; Palestinian unemployment hits 26 percent - 40% among youths most likely to be radicalized; Nepal stunned as king cracks down on media; Iraq-injured Halliburton workers denied benefits; Rumsfeld: Iraq insurgency could last 12 years; Gen. Abizaid admits U.S. in secret talks with rebel groups; Iraqi tribes accused of oil pipeline protection racket; Rice spins purely symbolic vote as start of "new international partnership;" desperate Iraqis seeking work with unemployment near 50% blind to dangers; Senate apologizes for lynchings - but not hate crimes; Senate confirms Brown, Pryor to appeals courts; House seeks to slash UN funding by half; Mr. pre-emptive attack gets Bolton's old job; Libya is the acid test for Bolton nomination; Bush housing plan would slash help for families, elderly, disabled; Deep Throat's crimes: Mark Felt and COINTELPRO; Deep Throat critics see accountability as crime; historic Emmett Till 1955 murder case reopened, many mississippi civil rights-era murders unsolved; "Move America Forward" bids to lead extremist's charge; report shows evangelicals bully, intimidate Air Force academy cadets; efforts to get bibles into classrooms spread nationwide; Catholic church prepares to battle evangelists after years of losing ground to protestant sects in Asia, latin America; Bush packing UN panels with religious right; schools fighting losing battle to restrict junk food; "student bill of rights" casts McCarthyite cloud over campuses; little progress in getting Japanese to give up cigarettes; China under mounting pressure to approve GM rice; suicides of 4,000 India farmers linked to free market "reforms;" VietNam's fish disappearing at alarming rate; fake bio-terror drama shows hi tensions between Indonesia, Australia; new wave of angry nationalism in Asia; African aid often depends on what language is spoken - french and portuguese-speaking countries get back seat; corporations seeking gold fund Congo's tribal wars; what the Minutemen vigilantes look like from the streets of Oaxaca; students, teachers come together for Schwarzenegger protests; punishment for taking mom's call from Iraq shows harsh treatment of Black students; the Downing Street Memo and the press; the K Street boys; Texas screws over the schools - again; Bush's GOP allies finally breaking ranks on Iraq; pattern of deception persists in Tillman's death; Thomas Friedman's imaginary India; Bush's immoral relativism.
134		MAY, 2005 White House attempts to justify torture: Guantanamo "gulag of our time" - Amnesty International, Bush, Cheney attack AI, State Dept. vague on U.S. position on torture, Amnesty calls for foreign probe of U.S. prisoner abuses, still no accountability for Abu Ghraib from Bush admin, diplomats, rights groups condemn U.S. torture outsourcing; nuclear treaty summit end with bickering - U.S. blamed; U.S. rewards friendly tyrants with tons of guns; World Bank party for outgoing president turns into fight; U.S. ignoring Darfur genocide, hosts Sudan's spy chief in DC; Pentagon spending leaves homefront unguarded: report; Homeland Dept. to destroy $4.5 billion in unused gear hastily purchased after the 9/11 terror attacks; pepper spray victory; U.S. immigration system runs hidden "gulag" prisons, author says; military draft becoming more likely as U.S. forces stretched thin; the Downing Street Memo; why does the press ignore whistleblowers? whistleblowers demand end to retaliation; bloody repression by Bush ally in Uzbekistan; Iran group wanting Bush support accused of torture; Bush trying hard to demonize Iran as nuclear power; border vigilantes vow to return in "tens of thousands;" Schwarzenegger's praise of vigilantes draws anger; McCain, Kennedy propose visa to legalize undocumented workers; "Real ID" driver's license rule called unsafe, anti-migrant; Haiti's ex-premier's hunger strike spotlights nation's chaos; evolution hearings end in Kansas; terrorist who downed airliner seeking U.S. asylum; appeals court ruling favors Cheney in energy task force case; hushing free speech, crushing PBS ; Germany beginning to see neo-Nazis as terrorists; the last hunt for living Nazis; child sex abuse at ex-Nazi's sect were open secret in Chile; Newsweek should apologize - for phony Iraq WMD reports; is Bush the "SOB" in Newsweek quote? amid Afghan crisis, Karzai gets only pat on back from Bush; anti-U.S. riots spread in Afghanistan; Afghan woman charged with adultery beaten to death; U.S. women's right to divorce when pregnant in dispute; capture of "al-Qaeda's #3" doesn't forecast arrest of bin Laden; Bush ducks confronting Saudis in Crawford meetup; Blair's ho-hum victory reflects ongoing damage of Iraq war; Schwarzenegger seeks emergency powers over budget; a nuclear reactor renaissance? new environment bill would subsidize nuclear development, nuke power looks green to some enviros, Japan revives plans for plutonium reprocessing plant; Dow Chemical's toxic waste and Michigan's coverup; closing of first unionized Wal-Mart sends warning; Bush opens last untouched wilderness to logging with new roads; Colombia drug war becoming base for oil war against Venezuela; Chavez forming Venezuela militia to defend against "external agression;" Amazon deforestation at record pace; deathbed dollars - right wing Christian groups raising bundles off Terri Schiavo case; Asia concerned as peak season for bird flu nears; Indonesia shuns tobacco treaty, may become Asia's ashtray; sub-sahara Africa spends money on arms, not aid; the race for the last drop of oil; "person of interest" label throwing suspects into limbo; pharmacists in 11 states refusing to dispense contraceptives; Natives wary of genetic study to trace roots; survey: 35 million Americans anti-semitic, 5% rise since 2002; survey: most Israelis don't want Arabs near them; the awkward business of Israeli spies; Israeli colonies in Gaza dig in to fight eviction; Nepal king lifts state of emergency; is Nepal's king just settling old scores? Iraqi Kurds quarrel, still no regional government; Iraq's water pollution brings return of children's cholera; Iraq's "garden of Eden" begins to blossom again; Iraq suicide bombers now everyday news; Iraqis charge U.S. operation on Syrian border killed civilians, not rebels; life in liberated Iraq a nightmare -- joint UN/Iraq report; Iraq has plenty of oil but no gasoline; the media's blackout of what happened in Falluja Iraq's unions a thorn in side of occupation; good news: filibuster deal means no vote on William Myers; Bush playing the race card to confirm judge Brown; Democrats failing to explain what's at stake in Senate filibusters; Congress to faceoff over rewrite of Endangered Species Act; Senate committee declines to endorse Bolton; brash as ever, Newt weighs run for White House; Schwarzenegger plays the race card as ratings sink; FDA nomination stalled over emergency contraceptive issue; grim outlook on world press freedom day - journalists under attack worldwide: "notable setbacks" to U.S. freedom of the press, CPJ names most dangerous places for journalists, press under scrutiny in former Soviet states, UN picks top ten ignored news stories; domestic terrorists called as dangerous as foreign; UN urged to declare human right to water; robots will soon replace children as camel jockeys; China sweatshops driving Africa sweatshops out of business; China tags Muslims as "terrorists" in oil-rich area; should terror be used to fight terrorists? why are women so scarce on the op/ed page? Sibel Edmonds: I am gagged, but not dead; why Bush never talks about the clawback; a coverup as shameful as Tillman's death; the tricky politics of woodpeckery.
133		APRIL, 2005 Earth Day's devolution; winners and losers on Earth Day; over $1 billion needed to contain ghosts of Chernobyl; nuclear fusion breakthrough with palm-sized device; Israel fears 'civil war' over Gaza pullout plans extremists plan widespread actions to distract Israeli forces from dismantling colonies; dodging the ugly news about Iraq; Bush abandons important treaty for spite; God's banker and the Pope's covert war; the Vatican's forgotten scandal ; Pentagon seeks to deny human rights to anyone designated 'enemy combatant'; Annan faces UN staff to boost morale; Annan's blueprint for UN reform shows U.S. pressure; the war for the UN; Japan union blames company pressure on train operators for crash; EPA program to detect bioterror a flop, warns Inspector General; much-hyped Mexico border vigilante patrol a bust; EPA nominee drops controversial pesticide study on children; Chile's private pensions were disaster for retirees; U.S. should be sympathetic to China's anti-Japan protests; China media blackout of anti-Japan protests in Beijing; behind China's anti-Japan riots; ChevronTexaco CEO closes investor's meeting to silence enviro; tax activist movement demands big business pay fair share; shareholder activists demand changes from big oil; Texas refinery blast raises safety questions; Cheney's hostile takeover of World Bank; Exxon, free-trade skeptics still trying to undermine Kyoto Treaty; Australia to shoot wild camels from helicopters; doctors link junk food to rise in childhood asthma; few U.S. war resisters heading for Canada; "ghost" prisoner resurfaces at Guantanamo; huge bottled water industry plays on fear of faucets; Bill Gates and the corporatization of American "public" schools; is Bush's call for democracy helping Islamist recruiters? boycott of LA Times shows advertising's power over media; when the advertiser - media marriage goes sour; Vatican steps backward into 21st century: selection of Ratzinger shows regressive wing of church in charge, Ratzinger crushed Latin church - will he listen as Pope? the media's Pope problem, right-wing Catholic order launches "megamission," "liberation theology" survived despite reactionary Vatican, with John Paul gone, hope for a Vatican II renaissance; conservative Islam, Christianity join in hatred of condoms; U.S. breaks 1994 UN agreement on birth control; evangelist James Kennedy bids to lead culture war; GOP courting black evangelicals; fallout from Schiavo case hits hospice movement; the tsunami's hundred days: remember those big tsunami pledges? most countries don't, new quake leaves Indonesians distrustful of government, tsunami women survivors still abused, ghosts keep tourists away from Phuket, weavers return to work after tsunami, new Sri Lanka fighting puts tsunami aid at risk; that wartime feeling returns to Lebanon; Lebanon fears return to bad old days; don't credit Bush for Lebanon's ouster of Syrian forces; Haiti uneasy as elections near; Haiti's political personality cults; only fraction of money pledged to Haiti actually paid; Marla Ruzicka's pursuit of justice: activist's death leads to new call for Iraq body count disclosure, Pentagon saw marla Ruzicka as ally; U.S. behind coups in Central America 25 years ago, Central Asia today; fall of Kyrghyzstan regime shocks Central Asia; why hasn't Bush opposed Nepal's coup? U.S. ramping up military support as India and England boycott; dust bowl conditions across Asia, desertification of Korea, China; China's quest for oil moves to Central Asia; VietNamese girls sold to Chinese men for "instant marriages;" Bush threatens Asian stability with fighter jet sales to Pakistan; Sharon prepares prison-state for Palestine; besides Israeli conflict, Palestinian women also victims of their own society; book reveals cruelty of Israel's military justice system; U.S. turns historic fort near mexico border into mercenary school; UAE latest Gulf nation to say "enough;" corruption draining Iraq's oil industry; Pentagon audits shows $212 million overcharge by Halliburton; the mystery hostages of Madain, Iraq; record number of injuries, fatalities for U.S. women soldiers in Iraq' Iraq terror spills over to Kuwait; top U.S. commander approved Iraq prisoner abuse, soldiers told to "beat the fuck out of" detainees; risk that U.S. troops will become "enforcers" for unstable government; homeland chief Chertoff quick to round-up immigrants; the new homeland security state; delay on Bolton vote marks defeat for hawks; liberal hawks ally with Neo-Con PNAC endorsing substantial boost in size of U.S. military; wiretaps up sharply as congress debates Patriot Act renewal; Repubs defending Bolton show character doesn't matter; John Bolton and the Western Sahara; Bolton plays nice at Senate hearing; WMD Commission became political tool to deflect blame from White House; Swiss company fined $375k for selling unauthorized GM corn; GM corn sent to Europe leads to antibiotic resistance; genetic crops harm wildlife, study finds; emission traders cash in, but don't cut pollution; cigarettes, not bird flu, is VietNam's big killer; who is killing the women of Ciudad Juarez: the Juarez women's murders, Juarez murders just tip of iceberg, violence against women in Latin America rarely reported; U.S. envoy played key role in Ecuador's latest regime change; Bush's new "axis of evil" - Castro and Chavez; Chavez seizes large Venezuela ranch under land reform; as soy farming booms, Argentina's forests vanish; Argentina's radioactive groundwater; Canada offers hard-core junkies free heroin in study; Canada ranchers sue government over mad cow; Canada's bloody seal hunt expands to ice floes; Russia's media freedoms under attack; Russia crackdown on beer; AIDS spreading in Russia at alarming pace; TB and AIDS an increasingly toxic mix; from the Vatican to Neverland; Bush won't dare go after real tax cheats; another cost of war: closed libraries; the Nazi shadow lingers.
132		MARCH, 2005 Schiavo case attracting extremists; why was Schiavo's bulimia ignored? Lake Michigan losing a billion gallons of fresh water daily; deciphering Pentagon code names on suspending the constitution; EPA and perchlorate; the Sharansky scandal; Wolfowitz confirmed as World Bank president: Wolfowitz promises "multinational" team, Bush pick of Wolfowitz for World Bank stirs questions, anger, advocacy groups insulted by Wolfowitz nomination, even UK unhappy with Wolfowitz at World Bank post, opposition to Wolfowitz quickly gathers steam; Congress to probe lost money at World Bank; World Bank gets $34 billion for controversial loan program; staff accuses World Bank of 'cooking the books'; World Bank may fund Israel wall checkpoints to "help" Palestinians; China passes law authorizing possible war with Taiwan; Rice surprises China with tough talk; "hell no," I won't resign, says Annan; Christian zionists vow Gaza showdown; Papal legacy a regressive church where dissent is crushed; Native press grapples with Red Lake shootings; outside media won't understand Red Lake story; John Bolton: an unforgivable choice as UN ambassador; shock as Bush appoints right-wing extremist to UN; Bolton faces fight for UN post; with Bolton at the UN, the Pentagon's back in control; major oil companies wary of drilling in ANWR; Pentagon report reveals Bush plans U.S. to be globocop; James Bond's real-life "M" says terror war muddled; Karen Hughes gets State Dept. post; Hughes' new job: make Muslims love Bush; Hughes' post gives Rice leverage over Rove, Cheney; U.S. court throws out suit by VietNam's agent orange victims; Madrid's train bombing still unsolved a year later; military recruiters finding fewer kids signing up; military recruiters face resistance from young anti-war activists; Latin immigrants race for U.S. border fearing crackdown; hundreds of whistleblower cases thrown out; U.S. on the wrong side as tobacco treaty takes effect; Americans grab most lucrative UN jobs; calls to silence university professor; the witch hunt of Ward Churchill: debate over "Indianness" a flashback to COINTELPRO, Churchill's defense; Afghan women burning themselves to death at alarming rate; Taliban's star again rising in Afghanistan; possibility of legal opium farms in Afghanistan studied; State Dept. awards U.S. a gold star in annual human rights report; Israel's euphoria over Lebanon wearing off; Shiite - Sunni conflict spreads to Lebanon in Hariri's assassination; Lebanon's massive debt leaves nation unstable as bill comes due from massive spending under Hariri; will democracy follow fall of Lebanon's government? Lebanon's Christian factions behind "spontaneous" demonstration; China crackdown on abortions of girls; Bush tries to make Iran a nuclear bogeyman; being a human shield in Haiti; Yvon Neptune and Haiti's political prisoners; Bush renewed military ties with Indonesia worries rights activists; U.S. warned Venezuela's Chavez about assassination plans; John Negroponte, chief of all spies; Bush's pick for director of national intelligence once oversaw an Afghan-style sanctuary for terrorists; UN genocide advisor says Darfur getting worse; tsunami nations to Europe: don't dump old fishing boats on us; fears of renewed Sri Lanka war as tsunami truce fades; Panama's cocaine / money laundering probe reopened; U.S. Muslims waiting to see if Gonzales better than Ashcroft; Saudi Arabia turns to Russia for arms sales; Iran considering national dress code; Native Mexicans face harassment, ridicule in cities; despite ban, Indonesian domestic workers still head for Persian Gulf; whistleblowers sue U.S. over firings; Iraq's devastation; anger and grief mark second anniversary of Iraq war; Iraq becomes kidnapping, Inc. misleading AP report: "Iraq coverage wasn't biased;" shooting of Italians rattles U.S. coalition; press orgs want full probe into Sgrena shooting; U.S. charges Halliburton ex-worker in multi-million $$ Iraq scam; Pentagon still won't hold top brass responsible for abuses; Kurdistan takes shape as a nation within Iraq; Italy bows out of Bush's coalition; Bush insists 'coalition of the willing' not crumbling; declining conditions for Iraq women - Amnesty International; rise of Iraq's Da'wa party bad news for U.S. interests; Bush admin shows no remorse for fake newscasts; stage set for historic battle over Bush judges; jobs bill will allow faith groups to discriminate in favor of religous; indecency is in the air as congress aims at cable TV; less porn, more Patriot Act, top Gonzales' to-do list; McCain pushes for non-paid TV coverage of candidates; Nepal rebellion not slowed by king's crackdown: journalists under attack in Nepal, Nepal's political parties join Maoists for all-out fight against king, Nepal farmer co-ops thrive in Maoist countryside, Nepal encouraging vigilante killings, India doesn't believe Nepal king's promises; Asian bird flu traced to 2001 VietNam origin; researchers worried over Thailand's bird flu experiments on humans; feds faked data showing Yucca Mtn. nuclear dump safe; pollution profiteering as the Kyoto protocol comes into force, a carbon rush is gaining steam in the financial industry; 15 of 24 "ecosystem services" that support life on earth at risk; a new gulf of Tonkin incident between VietNam - China; ex-Nazi cult leader finally caught in Argentina; toxic chemicals found in household dust across USA; pirate loggers turning 3rd largest rainforest into hardwood floors; for sale: Serbia's slightly used military might; racist "Elders of Zion" much older than thought; 40,000 children believed captive in Latin America sex rings; antiques the latest craze for China's new rich; $1.6 trillion needed to patch America's crumbling infrastructure; Canada's coal power plants may pit Kyoto vs. NAFTA; Neo-Cons call on Bush to seize the moment and press for Syria, Iran "regime change;" Bush plans triple-play: Syria, Iran, and Lebanon; Neo-Cons seek to create pro-U.S. "anti-Islamist institute;" global warming causes more severe forest fires; science panel links fried potatoes with cance; conditions in central Asia cotton farming called "medieval;" in land of poverty, Swaziland king buys $500k car; nicholas kristof's rebuttal to "the death of environmentalism" rehashes industry PR; remember Johnnie Cochran for much more than O.J. we can't forget Rachel Corrie; workers choke on Schwarzenegger's lunch break deal; as a governor, Schwarzenegger's a bad actor; my other me: sharing a social security number with an undocumented worker; Bush stands firm for more mercury poisoning; how dare Repubs talk about morality in Schiavo case? Tom DeLay sets a new definition for sleaze; Repubs push through loathsome bankruptcy bill; Rove sics the dogs on AARP; little reporting on paranoia in high places; why Iraq withdrawal makes sense; MoveOn.org makes peace with the Iraq war; I was a Commie dupe.
131		FEBRUARY, 2005 A weary, guarded hope in Gaza; 100 day window for Mideast peace; a year after coup, Haiti still racked by violence; Arctic's Inuit to sue U.S. over global warming; previously unknown bacteria frozen 32,000 years comes back to life; Bush stand on Darfur genocide may force U.S. to join international criminal court; with Kyoto protocol launched, what now? Gore says Bush lacks moral courage to tackle global warming; Congress bypassing Bush on global warming policy; scientists warn that melting ice shelves may speed up glacial melt in a "cork out of bottle" effect; Teflon update; selective coverage of secret Bush tapes; the problems of Alberto Gonzales; Nepal king cuts off contact with outside world, arrests political opponents; Nepal settles into life under martial law, Nepal's donors threaten military aid cutoff, the king's desperate illusion, Bush ignores plea to cut off military aid, terror in Kathmandu as army runs amok, fear spreads as arrests continue, hundreds of political, labor leaders arrested, exiles vow to support rebels, martial law until rebel movement crushed; Hariri's assassination puts spotlight on Syria; Bush hawks likely to exploit Hariri assassination; Lebanon in shock from Hariri assassination; Rice European tour saw change in style, but not in substance; Bush quietly building up nuclear arsenal including new generation of longer lasting and sturdier "bunker buster" weapons; Rumsfeld's baby nukes and the terror war; Moscow says it's close to "unique" nuclear weapons; World Bank audit urges major overhaul; "Real ID" proposal threatens asylum seekers; world hunger could be easily cut in half for less than Bush is spending each month in Iraq, UN finds; government scientists told to fake research; White House skews science to fit goals, researchers say; California sues U.S. over budget abortion ban; vigilantes vow to patrol border and block Mexicans; Afghan countryside revolt feared if crackdown on opium; Guantanamo tribunals ruled illegal; U.S. citizen caught in terror war catch-22, held in Saudi jail since 2003; U.S. invokes "state secrets privilege" to block torture lawsuit; is U.S. working with anti-Iran terror group? Bush could bribe his way to Iran overthrow; Cheney won't rule out air attack on Iran -- by Israel; Bush Iran talk sounds like run-up to Iraq war; UN 'purges' suggest Annan caving in to U.S. pressure; Iraq oil-for-food audit finds no widespread abuse; rights group believes FBI monitoring web page readership; "black widow" trial spotlights new fear of possible women bombers; Iran's shadow falls over Baghdad as Shiite coalition takes almost half of the vote; Iraq election unites the west, not Iraq; will Kurds break away from Iraq? Turkey prepared to invade N Iraq if Kurds claim independence; Iraq economy balances on Turkey and its truck drivers; Turkey nervously watching Kurd region of Iraq; Iraq election fraud in Kurdish region, groups charge; U.S. and Polish troops looting Iraq artifacts, researcher says; Talabani the next president of Iraq? buoyed by elections, Kurds begin push for independence; female genital mutilation widespread in north Iraq; Russia looking for foothold in Iraq; tsunami tourists put strain on Indonesia's Aceh; ex-president tsunami tour signals end of U.S. humanitarian aid; Indonesia Red Crescent to foreign docs: get out; Osama, Islamicists silent on tsunami disaster; unguarded radiation sites in Chechnya a ticking bomb; neo-Nazis march in Dresden; Europe moves to ban swastika on Auschwitz anniversary; Neo-Con Wolfowitz represents U.S. at Holocaust ceremony - ideological group uses Holocaust to justify black/white world views; opposing groups get opposite results in ANWR polls; business tax evasion not seen as crime at DAVOS summit; Pentagon fights disclosure of "revolving door" for defense contractors, ex-workers; Bush turned foreign aid into strategic weapon after 9/11; U.S. appears indifferent to central Asia democracy movements; after West Bank wall, Israel plans Gaza trench; murder rate of Haiti street kids soaring; first person-to-person avian flu transmission confirmed; stem cells used to treat type 2 diabetes; viruses, grilled meat added to cancer-cause list; China giant poised to stomp high-tech, auto, aerospace among industries once thought "safe" for U.S. industry; Paraguay, Brazil saving ancient trails from search for "land without evil"; outside Pakistan's cities, childbirth often deadly; Burmese migrants find welcome wearing thin in Thailand; note written in blood led to probe of sex slave rings; Rolls-Royce among corporate backers of Burma regime; without warning, India bulldozes the great slums of Mumbai; brutal conditions in meat slaughterhouses found, federal regulators ignoring the most dangerous factory job; Neo-Cons want big boost in size of army; faith-based programs escape Bush budget cuts; Negroponte pick as intel chief seen as defeat for Neo-Cons; unclear if Neo-Cons still in driver's seat for 2nd term; the whistle-blower that Chertoff tried to silence; Bush budget hits environmental agencies hard; Bush budget seeks big boost in foreign aid; Bush budget slashes domestic program; Bush quietly drops 2002 budget pledge to poorest nations; not-so veiled threats against Iran in state of the union address; Bush embraces ideology of Israeli hardliners; Bush, Natan Sharansky's mutual admiration society; Neo-Con Elliott Abrams moves to center stage in U.S. foreign policy; Iraq war led to boycott of U.S. businesses abroad; drug mafia running Mexico's top security prisons; media begins looking at women prisoners beyond Martha Stewart; Serbia's best-selling authors: accused war criminals; cruise ships dumping tons of waste in Caribbean waters; suicide on rise in Europe, particularly among youth; "carbon sinks" could help fight climate change, report says; nuclear waste project divides Utah's Skull Valley tribe; World Bank warns of a world of "silent forests;" Galapagos islands at risk from illegal fishing, Ecuador's politics; Bush seeking to quash Whistleblower Protection Act; Schwarzenegger and the press; advice to Schwarzenegger: don't be a captive of prison-industrial complex; why has the government waited until now to declare that x-rays are carcinogenic? tsunami aid contrasts with neglect of Asia's greater crises; Texas wants to tighten screws on pregnant minors; Repubs finally shove through anti-class action law; anatomy of a class action; the witch hunt of father Paul Shanley; Hunter S. Thompson a willing captive of the Gonzo myth.
130		JANUARY, 2005 World shaken by tsunami catastrophe: tsunami survivors say aid agencies aren't listening to them, now it's bird flu worry in tsunami-hit Asia, China defends 'nominal' role in tsunami relief effort, there's more to disaster mitigation than just a warning system, Europe warns against tsunami adoptions, Europe proposal to 'rescue' tsunami orphans draws ire, many tsunami-hit nations wary of debt freeze, tsunami survivors fear return to fishing, Indonesia requests pen-pals for tsunami children, under pressure some oil-rich states boost tsunami aid, tsunami aid turning into garbage in India province, India black market trying to get hands on tsunami aid, Aceh fears Christian missionaries will steal tsunami orphans, enviros falsely charged with exploiting tsunami, UN expects big donors to skip out on disaster aid, catastrophe as photo-op, flood of aid to Asia may come at expense of other disasters, world judging wealthy nations by how they respond to catastrophe, despite disaster, Indonesia continues fight against rebels, where are Burma's earthquake casualties? $9 billion found missing from Iraq accounts; White House calls off WMD search, but war still "absolutely" worth it, Bush says; in Mosul, Iraq solders turn from hunter to hunted; abuse, torture by Iraqi police called routine; UK shocked by Iraq prisoner torture by its own soldiers; U.S. and Polish troops destroyed artifacts at ruins of Babylon; U.S. forces in Iraq follow Israel's lead: collective punishment of public; war on terror ignores root causes, global report says; U.S. hiding info on Guantanamo abuse, ACLU charges; Monsanto collecting million$ by suing farmers; Human Rights Watch taps U.S. and Sudan as 2004 worst offenders; Homeland nominee was behind roundup of Muslims after 9/11; another Pentagon advisory board slams Bush admin over Iraq; UN oil-for-food audit finds much ado about not much; Iraqi election workers resigning under threat; Iraq rebel force 2x U.S. estimate, says Iraqi spy chief; many of Rumsfeld's "new Europe" nations among those now announcing troop reductions and pullouts; Muqtada al-Sadr's army eases Baghdad fuel woes; father of killed U.S. soldier brings aid to Iraqis; Wolfowitz' Indonesia visit was for military ties, not tsunami aid; possible U.S. "death squads" in Iraq send chills to those who remember El Salvador; Iraq election: how democracy (isn't) done: vote or lose your food rations Iraqis were threatened, election hardly a "historic day" for Iraq, Arab media split over Iraq election, Iraqi-Americans frustrated by U.S. restrictions on voting, unknown candidates and unknown polling places, first-time Iraqi voters face ballot from hell, Iraq elections worry neighbor countries, even Kurds uneasy over Iraq vote, Kurds rush to polling places, Kurd parties strong-arm voters, Arabs in N Iraq fear ethnic cleansing after election, Kurd power brokers have decided region's election outcome, Kurds anger over finding Saddam's men on ballot, Kurdistan gets taste of war with U.S. attack mistake, wave of Kurd refugees flood into Kirkuk, return to Kurdistan; Afghanistan "dark alliance" sparks new opium war; Palestinian election over, Abbas' honeymoon may be short; Gaza killings ends Abbas' election honeymoon; slippery "landslide" for Abbas; U.S. now downplaying goal of Middle East democracy; U.S. media misses key message in latest bin Laden tape; ACLU report traces jailing, torture of innocent Muslims after 9/11; Chinese hostages in Iraq spotlight China's global reach; White House tightens Homeland secrecy rules; Gonzales narrowly wins approval by Senate committee; Cheney delivers the real inaugurial speech; unclouded by doubt, Bush vows freedom-spreading; international poll: please, not another four years of Bush; champagne and pepper spray herald Bush inauguration; women's rights in the balance as Dems ponder "red state" appeal; Neo-Conservatives apparently losing ear of White House; the other Armstrong Williams scandal - flacking for big tobacco; Armstrong Williams payoff just latest Bush media scandal; Gonzales faces stormy hearing over torture memos; Ag secretary hearing becomes gripe session on mad cow policy; Rice steps away from Neo-Cons with pick for deputy post at State Dept; cancel the inauguration parties, give the millions to tsunami victims; Bush lifts Canadian beef ban as new mad cow case found; rainforest tribe fighting Ecuador army, Argentine oil company over drilling; Alaska oil spill cleanup slow - still unknown how much dumped; the mystery of Musa al Sadr; Sudan ends Africa's longest civil war; Argentina media monopoly control of broadcasting unchanged since days of military dicatorship; smokers most at risk from radon gas in homes; female genital mutilation moves into hospitals; UNOCAL agrees to settle forced labor suit over Burma oil pipeline; Nigeria rushes to privatize water supply; scientists pin Europe's 2003 heat wave on global warming; Tehran air pollution reaches critical levels; "dream" act green-card bill would force Latinos into military; is public education working? the real CBS scandal: when 60 minutes promoted WMD fantasies; Schwarzenegger's dismal education ideas; GOP launches campaign to kill social security; is al Qaeda just a Bush boogeyman? backing Gonzales is backing torture; a shaky media taboo - withdrawal from Iraq; the CIA's new campus spies; will Israel keep America in Iraq? is Bush wearing a heart attack harness? why do historians ignore Noam Chomsky?
129		DECEMBER, 2004 2004 Wayward Press awards: the "passive press," and how it fails to serve the public interest; AP picks terror, Iraq as 2004 top stories; how Bush can show America's not stingy; largest relief operation in world history underway in Asia; Bush defensive as aid effort lumbers into action; reaction to quake disaster shows India's divide; earthquake disaster underscores rich nation aid shortfall; Christmas quake spotlights risk to coastal nuclear plants; a year after Saddam's capture, Iraq chaos worsens; prisoner abuses continue in Iraq, Guantanamo; U.S. military blocking medical care from reaching Iraqis; Iraq war shouldn't be a video game - but it is; Arab leaders see Iraq vote as sham, but back election; U.S. lays out plans to hand over Iraqi oil fields to corporations; U.S. denies Red Cross charge of Guantanamo torture; Iraq contractors spending heavy on private armies, armor; Iraqi and U.S. forces ignored Falluja injured following siege; total clampdown on Falluja media coverage; Falluja, 2004, guernica, 1937; U.S. troops pile into Iraq in record numbers; Allawi viewed as new Saddam by many Iraqi; Iraq debt relief puts country in IMF hands; Iraq hospitals still waiting for basic medical supplies; UN reverses, agrees to send more staff to Iraq; growing discontent over Rumsfeld among GOP, military; new study links risk of autism to mercury in vaccines; U.S. has mishandled billion$ in Iraq, audits show; Bush ignoring Darfur genocide, groups charge; Putin says Russia developing new breed of nuclear missiles; Bush wants to cut aid to key allies for backing international criminal court; Bush narrowly wins intelligence reform; Yushchenko easy win, Yanukovych vows to challenge; despite election defeat, Yanukovych wields considerable power; Ukraine runoff election goes smoothly; opposing wings of Catholic church take sides in Ukraine election; Ukraine revolution inspired by neighbors, sponsored by U.S.; eastern Ukraine views Yushchenko's party with suspicion; Serbs teaching Ukraine protesters civil disobedience; Ukrainian devotion to Yushchenko at core of election crisis; Yushchenko victim of massive dioxin poisoning; FBI again spying on domestic organizations in name of terror war; UN, Kofi Annan dismiss right-wing calls for his resignation; right wingers target Kofi Annan and UN; U.S. army deserters seek Canadian asylum; Afghans angered, sickened by anti-drug spraying; Bush denied new generation of nukes; fight against terrorist money laundering going nowhere; Bush losing war for Muslim hearts and minds, Pentagon finds; Japanese forces to stay in Iraq for another year; Pinochet indictment cheered by regime's survivors; after Pinochet's trial, Kissinger's should follow; Gary Webb's legacy; Gary Webb and the art of the CIA coverup; Haiti wants to extradite Aristide from S Africa time for Bush to "get serious" about prosecuting soldiers, rights group says; Muslim scholars seek to rein in "sheikhs of death;" Kosovo prime minister charged with murder; first trial of Albanians for war crimes against Serbs; Pakistan's Musharraf lobbies to be Middle East peacemaker; Australian conservatives vow to battle enviros; as dollar drops, China's yuan in line to be next world currency; Bush loses out as China, Iran, draw close; convicts react to Scott Peterson death sentence; Laci Peterson's murder not unique; Palestinian economy crushed after four years of Israeli crackdown; Caterpillar pressured to end bulldozer sales to Israel; Israel's war on Palestinian olive trees; human rights watchdogs increasingly face attacks themselves; central Asia using terror war to justify human rights abuse; India court tells Coke and Pepsi to include toxic warning label; U.S. negotiators try to justify Bush global warming position; hard times for Afghan women, children; foreign student numbers at lowest in 3 decades, perception that outsiders not welcome in America; half of world's workers make less than $2/day; super-hawks sending Bush their wish lists on next country to attack; neo-cons target N Korea regime change; despite Iraq quagmire, neo-cons demand actions against Syria; Target Iran; central America in bloody war on gangs; big tobacco's plans to lure new Asian smokers; anti-smoking is discrimination, big tobacco ad campaign says; India moderates want Hindu temples to account for huge donations; Brazil's hit soap opera traces nation's class conflict; family planning groups fear impact of four more years of Bush; Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell and presidential vote controversy; Congress playing up the values of middle-Americans while quietly wreaking economic chaos on them; battle over future of civil rights panel looms; states give up waiting for Bush leadership on global warming; AIDS pandemic in Asia could match Africa's; Brazil threatens to ignore patents on new AIDS meds; U.S. wants rights to patent S America genetic biodiversity; Native people's DNA being illegally sold on Internet, Brazil charges; "hobbit" humans may have lived recently, Southeast Asians say; new rules would protect GM seed makers from crop contamination suits; Philippine president blames storm deaths on illegal loggers; with Afghan government in place, long-stalled pipeline project moves forward; oil-rich Arab nation looks to renewable energy; millions of child deaths unreported every year; Hmong angush over hunting tragedy; blacks who oppose gay rights shame Rev. King's legacy; MIT has covered up role in scientific missle test fraud; Bush upfront about plans to kill social security; the GOP's sabotage of social security; Kerik's 'nannygate' was the least of it; Pakistan and the true WMD threat; red states love their sleaze, too; myths of 'good' and 'bad' nuclear weapons; remembering Che and the Gueveras.
128		NOVEMBER, 2004 Darfur and the politics of slaughter in Sudan, oil, weapons interests block UN action against Sudan, weapons pour into Sudan from many countries, time running out for Darfur, UN's Annan says, Sudan denies forced relocations of Darfur refugees; neo-cons deliver "checklist" of what they expect from Bush; Rice's views on foreign policy mostly unknown; Rice gets State Dept. despite poor record of diplomacy, management - deferred to the hawks, especially Cheney, more than she sided with Powell; Cheney's man gets top national security post; Powell's real job was lending Bush his credibility; Alberto Gonzales controversial choice for Attorney General; Bush gets chilly congratulations from UN; Bush let Iraq's real dangers slip away - top weapons experts missing; Iraq, Afghan voting may backfire, studies show; UN report: fighting terror does not justify torture; the Iraqi judge who knew too much -- and was fired for it; Iraq uprising spreads after battle of Falluja; Falluja "victory" could undermine U.S.-backed Iraq government; terror bombs, snipers, reportedly used against Falluja civilians; 800 civilians feared dead in Falluja, Red Cross says; U.S. forces attacks Falluja despite warnings of blowback; Iraq rage builds over Falluja attack; Falluja will light the fuse that ignites Iraq; key evidence for Saddam trial has disappeared; murder of CARE director no longer news in Iraq; eyewitness accounts to U.S. raid of Baghdad mosque; open probe of soldier who killed wounded Iraqi needed, group says; Allawi, Annan, feud over Iraq election monitors; UN probes reports of British torture in Iraq; U.S. a key player in oil-for-food scandal, ex-UN aide says; taking stock of 100,000 Iraqi deaths; who comes after Arafat? remembering Arafat, violence at Arafat mourning dims hope of peace, Arafat shunned by rulers, revered by the people, Israel, U.S. still don't understand Arafat's appeal, Israel created image of Arafat as obstacle to peace, Arafat's death first test for post-election Bush, Arafat led Palestinians for 35 years despite all odds, Arafat's hot/cold relationship with Iran, Arab world wonders about Palestine after Arafat, wary Palestinian, Arab media praises Arafat, avoids talk of succession, did Arafat have a secret political "last testament?" Rumsfeld encourages return of "dirty war" tactics in S America; anti-APEC forum shows downside of free trade deals for Chile; mystery surrounds Iran nuclear capability - actual program and materials, or just wild stories spread by dissidents? Bush response to Kyoto ratification: drill in ANWR; U.S. charges India with helping Iran on covert nuke program; Iraqi women on U.S.-sponsored tour of America to praise invasion; river full of human waste runs through nation's capitol; Iraq vet facing court martial after reporting his platoon was ill-equipped; U.S. army recruiters leave no Latino youth behind; France criticized for heavy counterattack on Cote D'Ivorie after 9 french soldiers and a U.S. aid worker killed; Brazil abuzz after evidence found of secret terror archives from 1964 military coup; common synthetic fragrances found to harm wildlife, humans; Saudi Arabia silent on promised local elections after several women announce they will run for office; Afghan farmers harvesting bumper crop of opium; China re-nationalizes thousands of private oil wells; India marchers protest Coca-Cola pollution, water use; Israeli child abuse on the increase as Intifadah continues; Gaza withdrawl will launch new era for Israel; Ukraine election stolen by pro-Russia factions, opposition says, Ukraine on verge of civil war, Ukraine key to Russia's dream of economic empire. Ukraine protesters mob cities, charging presidential election stolen. Ukraine election "fraudulent" says EU, Yanukovych voters feared change, Yushchenko voters see life of misery without reforms, has Putin lost the Ukraine? Malaysia fears payback after leader endorsed Kerry; feds ignore evidence that biotech corn can produce allergies; three condoms a year max for most African men; leftists win power in Uruguay for first time; Philippines only behind Iraq as most deadly place for journalists; Burma's generals dump prime minister appointed just last year to show junta as moderate; cost of rice skyrocketed in 2004; Brazil could become major biofuel producer; Guantanamo ex-prisoner faces hatred back home - in Sweden; half the American harvest goes to waste; sanctions were key to Libya compromise, not fear of U.S. attack; U.S.- backed "liberators" broadcasting propaganda to Iran; new Spainish government moves away from Catholic church; gem dealers still buying "blood diamonds;" thousands say "sorry" for Bush win; Nader and others say questions linger on Bush win; the big question after Bush win: how aggressive will he be? women's groups brace for return of backroom abortion era; world headlines react to Bush win; unions say don't blame us for Bush victory; minority communities strongly backed Kerry; Kerry volunteer view: don't blame the mobilization effort; don't credit the Bible-thumpers for Bush victory; Bush, Republican right claim mandate; Christian conservatives take credit for Bush win; how will gays cope under Bush's culture war? where were Michael Moore's slacker voters? John Kerry's shining hours: Kerry's Contra cocaine investigation, the senator who exposed the criminal bankers; neo-cons mirror former Soviet apparatchiks they despised; Tom DeLay shows what Republican ethics are made of; the parable of Vioxx; media plays ball with Bush on Iraq; the holy war wars; will Montana become the radical's redoubt? how to talk to talk radio.
127		OCTOBER, 2004 The Failure: Bush's reckless, dangerous presidency; did Bin Laden really offer Kerry voters a deal? both Bush, Kerry endorse return to "guest worker" programs; Iraq Christians ask Bush for special protection zone; neo-cons plot groundwork for World War IV; did Saddam really try to kill Bush Sr? apparently not; Saddam's nuclear weapon toolbox is missing, UN says; Duelfer report debunks last excuse for Iraq invasion; why Iran wants four more years; Australia made secret deal with oil company to sue Greenpeace; Russia endorsement of Kyoto treaty adds pressure on Bush; Russia gains economic boost by ratifying Kyoto; kidnapping becomes Iraq's growth industry; fate of hostages becomes wildcard in Iraq crisis; should the media broadcast Iraq hostage videos? U.S. rejects Saudi plan for all-Muslim UN force; 500 national security experts say Bush policies spur rebellion; UN unions want staffers out of Iraq; Bush no champion of Afghan women, groups say; Bush sends anti-feminist group to Iraq for 'women in politics' projec; U.S. has 'disappeared' 11 terror war prisoners; FBI seizes Indymedia servers in UK; Bush Admin pleads for other nations to fund Iraqi water, power reconstruction; Afghanistan election called sham: high Afghan vote counts don't predict democracy, lack of observers, ink fiasco puts Afghan vote to question, Afghan voters charge fraud, ask election halted, Afghani women threatened over vote, Afghani men control whether or not women vote, very few international observers will monitor Afghan election; billion$ needed to stabilize Afghanistan; Israel split over Gaza withdrawl plan; who - or what - comes after Arafat leaves the scene? Israel's attack on Gaza aims to stop peace process; rumors, conspiracy theories swirl around Beslan tragedy; Nepal nearing collapse as Maoists winning civil war; "Fahrenheit 9/11" plays Cairo; arms buyers shun UN registry - largest customer was Saudi Arabia, buying $33.5 billion of U.S. weapons; FBI again collecting info on U.S. Muslims; U.S. bars moderate Muslim scholar from teaching; Iraqi ports blocked, polluted by hundreds of shipwrecks; Bush trying to scrap laws that bar export of toxics; Argentina using ad money to pressure, or even destroy, newspapers; gays still being booted from military, report says; breakthrough anti-malaria drug begins tests; new California law allows domestic violence defense; Belarus election surprise as voters get discount booze, food; Wal-Mart: mega-sales trump culture, history; Central America death squads murder teens suspected of gang membership; Central American migrants ride "train of death" to U.S; Schwarzenegger gets failing grade on immigrant issues; Burma's hardline generals now in control of country; Colombia's paramilitaries quietly taking over government; U.S. military presence to double in Colombia; Cheney's El Salvador lie; India outsourcing centers hiring hi-tech workers from West; unions prohibited for airline baggage screeners; Spain at the forefront of gay rights; cell phone use linked to brain tumor; House Repubs, Demos unite linking Iraq to 9/11; will California's harsh 3-strikes law finally be fixed? Berkeley looks to decriminalize prostitution; most Bush supporters still believe his story on Iraq; black voter registration breaking records; absentee voting too easy, too much fraud; Bush, Kerry make last-minute pitch for Latin votes; sour U.S. economy could be factor in tight election; deserting GOP moderates could sink Bush hopes; new voters face ID demands, intimidation at polls; soldiers also caught in GOP voting list purge; international election monitors here to scrutinize U.S. voting; voter intimidation will be factor in U.S. election; fears of military draft draws new generation of voters; 527 groups nearly match all 2002 political donations; Kerry learned from Gore's mistake: don't take Blacks for granted; the expert class abandons Bush; swing voters hunted by both parties; there's something about Mary (Cheney); Kerry:Bush contest a replay of Humphrey:Nixon; "Granny D" fights uphill battle for Senate seat; the scandals of Tom DeLay; Pinochet once again in court, Pinochet's victims seek to freeze his secret bank accounts, new terror, chaos in Haiti: U.S. lifts Haiti arms embargo as violence grows, Haiti's ex-military on rampage, both sides blames the other for Haiti's bloody violence; Uruguay won't extradite ex-generals tied to Operation Condor, fears in Chile that Pinochet's allies making a comeback; nuclear experiments in South Korea raise concern; Iran gas pipeline could ease India-Pakistan tensions; Native American 'shadow wolves' helping train Easterm Europe guards L illegal gold mining ruins Nigeria farmlands; polluters face fewer lawsuits under Bush EPA; endangered animals ending up in Asia's cooking pots; many fish headed for extinction unless action taken now; global warming will decimate Arctic, scientists warn; plan to bury greenhouse gas won't work, experts say; what to do with Iraq "garden of eden" marshlands? the New York Times vs. Michael Moore; with Cassini's orbit, science trumps ignorance; Italy's Berlusconi problem; could truce after intensifying Iraq war be October Surprise? Kerry, Bush, ignore the core issues in terror war: Israel and Palestine; a 21st century book-burning; the scandal of Sinclair; CIA won't release damning 9/11 report until after election; Kerry most liberal senator? we wish; anybody but Bush crowd forgets '60s movement; typefaces, forgeries, and why the Nazis banned Fractura.
126		SEPTEMBER, 2004 Iraq sinking from bad to worse; rebels control more of Iraq than they did last year; Iraq chaos puts January elections in question; the NSC is trying to discredit me, Chalabi says; riots in Nepal after killing of hostages in Iraq; Saddam and his cronies skimmed billions from Iraq via fake contracts, which Bush, Blair eventually used as the "proof" that wmd were being concealed; Bush could lose Australia support for Iraq war in Oct. election; Israel, neo-con ties at core of new spy probe; battle of Najaf ends in stalemate; Iraq police attacked hope of democracy in Najaf bloodshed; Muqtada Al-Sadr emerges as key player in Iraq; Cat Stevens incident pulls rug from under moderate Muslims; Spain's Zapatero tells UN: new alliance of peace needed; class action suit by Ground Zero cleanup workers; blame global warming for Florida's hurricane conga line; Latino casualties in Iraq higher than average; 2008 Olympics will open China to world's scrutiny; deserter's hearing could expose N Korea's secrets; Project Censored 2003-2004; Bush sends Russia sympathies, but gave asylum to Chechnya separatist; Russia blocked, harassed reporters trying to cover school terror story ; arms sales may top $1 trillion for 2004, Bush spending about $1.15 billion a day; Iraqis, Afghans wary of joining U.S.-created armies; UN may pull most staffers out of Afghanistan; Afghan warlords will control voting in most of country; Haiti's blood-stained army returns; Bush to turn neighborhood watch program into operation snitch; assault weapons legal again, thanks to NRA, congress, Bush; ex-general wins Indonesia election by landslide; Indonesia in denial about home-grown terrorists; TB and AIDS becomes joint African epidemic; poor women gave Veneuela's Chavez his win; Venezuela's media a study in bias; Bush and the Christian zionists; Israeli makes another hit on Syria with Hamas assassination; after new Israel bombings, construction of the wall to speed up; forced sterilization of Europe's Roma charges raised; Wal-Mart building megastore next to famed historic site, only a few isolated artifacts on site, claims U.S. retail giant; will Iraq erase Saddam years from history schoolbooks? back to school, back to junk food; Brazil debates future of the Amazon: privatize or not? Central Asia finds independence a mixed bag, failing economies, power remains centralized in hands of very few; Operation Condor still alive, ex-president's daughter says; millions of low-wage Asian jobs going to lower-wage China; Latin America's brutal prisons called schools for crime; interview: ex-DIA career officer says no true intel reform; "recovered factories" Argentina's great victory; Darwin back in Serb schools after public outcry; groups coming to U.S. to monitor Nov. election; 600 pro-choice Repubs hold gala outside GOP "big tent;" it's Kerry by a landslide if other countries could vote; despite Schwarzenegger's pitch, GOP no immigrant's friend; Kerry wins decisive debate victory at a decisive time; Arab media watches GOP convention anxiously; GOP convention overlooks U.S. approved terrorists; Bush admin has weakened heath, safety agencies, watchdog group says; Bush targets orthodox Jewish voters; with 6 weeks to go, Kerry finally confronts Iraq; a flash of honesty from Bush: the rich dodge taxes; disenfranchisement of ex-felons may again guarantee Bush election; big donors carefully give to both Bush, Kerry; Kerry invited backlash by cultivating war-hero image; the anti-war Kerry is missing in action; the GOP convention of fear; Kerry's pro Iraq war position troubling many voters; Bush health care plan windfall for industry; Bush to Kerry: keep off public land; free trade pact could spur cigarette boom in Asia; flame retardant chemicals found in food on grocery shelves; slave-like conditions in Brazil's charcoal industry; mercenaries find Africa good for business; Bush destroying National Guard with Iraq war; Bill O'Reilly's war with hip-hop; why Bush said we can't win war on terror; Ashcroft's planned terrorist show trials not making it to court; new cold war with Russia looms in Middle East; Tom DeLay's triple bank shot of corruption; Bush ignoring the first rule of holes; the questions are about Bush, not Ben Barnes; GOP proves it's not two Americas, but two different planets; Rove's brain and media manipulation; what would America look like if it were in Iraq's current situation?
125		AUGUST, 2004 The Iraq "hand-over" that wasn't, Iraqis have little control over security, security has worsened, the economy has not picked up; Iraq anger against Americans growing despite hand-over; poll: Iraq war top concern of voters, foreign policy trumps economy for first time since Vietnam; U.S. now in exactly the same position as Saddam in 1991, violently crushing a Shiite uprising; first Iraq assembly turns into fight over Najaf; 'staggering amount' of cash missing in Iraq, $8.8 billion gone; Iraq avoids UN dues by crying poverty; U.S. soldier files lawsuit over extended service catch-22; Bush administration quietly admits global warming real ; Bush announces largest troop redeployment since WWII; as many as 40 migrant workers dead in building Olympic site; Olympics planners ignored environmental measures; Bush pick to head CIA unlikely to reform agency; Japan's worst reactor accident killed 4; White House revealed identity of key spy in al-Qaeda; aid groups charge U.S. with extortion tactics in Afghanistan; UN wary of returning to supervise Iraq elections; neither U.S. or NATO willing to be responsible for fair Afgan elections; Justice Dept. covered up FBI link to al-Qaeda operative; private contractors have become hidden branch of military in Iraq; USDA cheated black farmers out of muti-billion dollar settlement; frightened Iraqi Christians flee to Syria; Iran abruptly ends trial into Canadian journalist's death; neo-cons revive Committee on the Present Danger; Venezuela's Chavez wins mandate in huge voter turnout , opposition leader hints at assassination attempt; Pakistan keeping Taliban alive, analyists say; business near standstill in Baghdad, merchants complain; Arab leaders wary of sending troops to Iraq; vast number of aliens in prisons run by private U.S. contractors; DuPont denies it withheld studies showing teflon health risks; polluted U.S. beaches closing in record numbers; minorities rarely seen working in U.S. newsrooms; oil found off Cuba shores, but no windfall for Castro; Bush must reverse course on Iran, former diplomats urge; N Iraq land disputes could be next flashpoint; Afghanistan's lone female presidential candidate fights for votes; charges of fraud as Afghan election campaign begin; Palestinians living in Iraq on hard times since Saddam's fall; Israel's Bedouin Arab minority may be next Intifada; ships face renewed risk of pirates; 'fetal pain' law next goal of anti-abortion groups; Olympics, UN, U.S. shun Burma after year of broken promises; the outsourcing of American jobs : training my overseas replacement, the China price, India making $12 billion/year via outsourcing, jobs in Spain shifting to Eastern Europe, "productivity" a straw man in the outsourcing debate; rape is "weapon of war" in Darfur region of Sudan; Bush stands behind Colombia president despite ties to drug kingpin; Colombia's bloody war ignored by media; U.S. shrimp industry wants Bush to shake down Third World farmers; cleanup begins on lead contamination along Mexico border; "blood diamond" smuggling continues despite clamp down; neo-cons, realists, fight over Iran policy; Latino workers not fooled by Bush "American dream" rhetoric; FBI investigating GOP convention protesters; massive protest as GOP convention begins; anti-Bush marchers may not be pro-Kerry voters; up to 500,000 protesters at non-violent NYC march; demonstrators remind GOP that Ground Zero still toxic; GOP boasts minorities almost 20% of the delegates at convention; Obama likely to be Senate's only Black for years to come; growing fears of cancelled, postponed election; Bush must love hawkish Democratic party platform; Alan Keyes candidacy no laughing matter; oil, gas giants pouring $$ into Bush campaign; Bush support eroding among Florida's Cubans; candidates' wives still trivialized by press; Fox News crossing dangerous lines : for worse, Fox News can't be ignored, Fox News just part of the Murdoch spin; oceans have used up third of capacity to absorb carbon emissions; should the bones of Rwanda be silenced? revolt against Microsoft monopoly spreads through European governments; charges that Australia funded covert Indonesia "disruption" program; Japan honors WWII dead, including war criminals; calling al-Sadr "radical" is a misrepresentation and an insult to all those who oppose foreign occupation; a different world inside privately-run prison; unanswered questions of "Fahrenheit 9/11"; police expanding powers by collecting DNA from arrestees; leading source of children's books partners with big oil; Bush's Vietnam years deserve "Swift Boat scrutiny"; thank Bush for lost right to overtime; Kerry must answer Iraq questions Bush can't; canada: living next door to the simpsons; Kerry's great strength: patriotic protest; networks' shameful excuses for poor convention coverage; Kerry gets free pass from anybody but Bush crowd; Kerry makes a strong case for Nader; talk radio says "Fahrenheit 911" illegal, or at least, offensive; talk radio's latest low: military duty as "resume padding" Cheney speaks to the reptile brain.
124		JULY, 2004 Losing the war against AIDS, AIDS mainstream now talking the talk of activists, hecklers accuse U.S. AIDS czar of lying, Bush's AIDS relief plan will delay drugs, reward big pharma, condoms a women's rights issue in AIDS fight, UN warns Asia it faces AIDS catastrophe, AIDS explodes in Asia, East Europe, AIDS pandemic sweeps Africa, Bush gives cold shoulder to world AIDS conference, AIDS groups ask Bush for more money, less ideology; no nation offers troops to protect UN staff in Iraq; Doctors Without Borders pulls out of Afghanistan after 24 years; Sudan warns foreign troops to stay out; Pentagon admits ties to U.S. mercenaries in Afghanistan; take intel operations away from Pentagon, 9/11 panel says, most money goes to spying on foreign militaries rather than on suspected terrorists; secrecy is CIA's secret weakness; Bush again blocks funds to UN population fund; who will defend Saddam in court? Arab nationalism will be on trial with Saddam trying Saddam may be a double-edged sword for Bush; now that Iraq arms embargo lifted, countries vie to sell it new weapons; top CIA man says Iran, not Iraq, gassed Kurds in 1988; Iraq war has cost average U.S. household at least $3,000; Supreme Court rules "enemy combatants" have rights; few militants surrender as Saudi amnesty expires; expect lots of "dead time" at the Baghdad embassy; Iraq: archives, libraries devastated by war, looting; spiral of revenge killings in Baghdad; China using terror war as excuse to repress Muslim minority; the new Afghan crisis: who owns what? liberals hang on to power in Canada; revolving door between Pentagon and arms maker; the problems of Fahrenheit 9/11; Halliburton fires two top execs over kickback scheme; uproar in S Korea after beheading of hostage in Iraq; Philippines did the right thing in pulling out of Iraq; despite hostage crisis and ban, Filipino workers head to Iraq; Saddam's ex-prisoners feel left out of trial; legacy of liberia's civil war: garbage, shrapnel, carcasses; court requires FCC to rethink rules on concentration of broadcast ownership; Israel apartheid system bars marriage to Palestinians; Native Americans want apology - as a first step; natural gas deal may link Iran, India, Burma; Pakistan "honor killing" of women lives on; Iran youth drug abuse "getting out of control;" Caribbean nations uneasy about "re-engaging" Haiti; struggle between messianic vs. the militarist visions of a greater Israel; U.S. leads in tying poor nation donations to expensive trade deals; Coca-Cola accused of draining aquifers in desert India region; Colombia launches massive offensive against rebels with U.S. help; Colombia civil war at 40 years; forced labor still common in Burma, despite junta's vow; the Pentagon's secret sonic devices that can inflict pain or even permanent deafness; Starbucks faces angry brew of workers and activists; UN, U.S. won't call Sudan killings 'genocide;' soap operas play role in Venezuela's battle for power; embattled Venezuela president Chavez popularity grows as recall approaches; "slave conditions" for Asian workers in Saudi Arabia; Bush targets "heart of western Arctic" for oil drilling; NY court rules felons have no constitutional right to vote; Nader: "the politics of fear shuts down their brain;" Kerry needs big turnout of blacks, latinos; Kerry: a lighter shade of Bush; House GOP breaking rules to protect the worst aspect of the Patriot Act; only 17% have a "very positive view" of grumpy old Cheney; Kerry taps into enviro anger at Bush; John Edwards could restore demos credibility among blacks; pro-choice Repubs stake claim to be party "silent majority;" Yucca mountain: the 10,000 year question, court rejects 10,000 year radioactive safety limit, Bush forging ahead with Yucca mountain project, nuclear waste fund a $15 billion slush account to hide fed deficits; fish disappear from Egypt's "toilet lakes;" severe Aral Sea pollution even altered DNA in central Asia; millions of children "slaves" behind closed doors as domestic child laborers; Bush seeks to exempt huge factory farms from pollution rules; northern China facing water disaster; Bayer backs away from attempt to suppress pesticide safety data; Iran rife with bribery, kickback demands; Australia right-wing demanding full disclosure of NGOs; Bill Cosby rant stirs up black press; media attention has replaced negotiation as the terrorists' reward; enriched by the booming opium trade, Bush's Afghanistan warlord allies will not surrender their power; macho politics: Schwarzenegger's "girlie men" and Dubya's "bring it on;" Iraq missing from topics at Demo convention; Kerry gets no bounce from Beantown bash; GOP still clueless about "lady" issues; an excuse-spouting Bush is busted by 9/11 report; candidate Kerry a yawner; Democrats should welcome Nader, but won't; the lessons of Whoopi, how to fight back against right-wing radio.
123		JUNE, 2004 Debunking Reagan: remembering the real Reagan, Bush & crew learned "class warfare" tactics from Reagan, the Iran-contra coverup, waiting for the death truck in Nicaragua, Reagan's destructive revolution, media's sin of omission in reverent Reagan coverage, talk radio turned Reagan's coffin into soapbox, no kindly grandpa, Reagan was cold, indifferent, Reagan administration aided Saddam's worst genocide, Reagan's blur between truth and fiction, Gorby took lead role in ending cold war, Reagan's legacy of woes in Afghanistan, Pakistan, the man who taught the GOP that image is everything; U.S. hands over collapsing Iraq: U.S. rush for exit caught Iraq by surprise, Iraq handover sans sovereignty, attacks taper off in days before Iraq "handover," U.S. pushed through decrees that leave Iraq with little cash, much debt; Iraqi police force corrupt, badly trained; no truth to Saddam-Al Qaeda link, 9/11 panel says; Supreme Court favors Cheney in energy case; "torture is legal," Pentagon report argues; UN resolution on Iraq sovereignty a major Bush defeat; Bush wins Iraq sovereignty vote in UN, now wants immunity from war crimes court; facing defeat, Bush withdraws bid for exemption from war crimes court; Iraqi on Iraqi violence in Fallujah signals trouble after U.S. retreats; Arab leaders wary of new Iraqi regime; U.S. proposal to UN offers no real sovereignty for Iraq; thousands of homeless children living in Baghdad streets, most from state-run orphanages that closed after overthrow of Saddam; as insurgency spreads, value of "the Bremer Dinar" dives; U.S. companies depend on Latins for Iraq security; Iraqi ex-prisoners sue two private security companies under RICO Act; the thousands who shouldn't be in Iraqi prisons; troubling silence over beheading in Arab media; Pentagon needs, but abuses, 40,000 foreign national "green card" recruits; independent Baghdad radio station gives voice to Iraqis; Afghan situation grim and getting grimmer; U.S. the "red thread" that runs between global rights abuses, says Amnesty; U.S. tries to convince worldwide firms that Iraq is open for business; groups sue Pentagon to release all info on Iraq abuses; Halliburton under fire for Iraq military deals, brand-new trucks worth $85,000 abandoned if they got a flat tire; Pentagon auditors urge cutoff of payments to Halliburton; U.S. protecting infamous arms dealer who is aiding Iraq occupation; Islamic fundamentalism takes root in Syria; Saddam trial will indict West for weapons sales; on 15th anniversary, China still trying to ignore Tiananmen; millions of refugees worldwide warehoused for over a decade; Afghan opium and heroin causing drug abuse crisis in Central Asia; tensions grow over new Bush embargo on Cuba; abortion records safe from feds, for now; California tribes fight for water, salmon rights; Caribbean nations to probe Haiti coup; international aid begins trickling to Haiti; what happened in Rafah? Israeli army massacre at refugee camp seen as army revenge for deaths of 13 soldiers, Arab world outraged by Bush tepid response to Rafah attacks; Israel arrests Brit reporter who exposed secret nuke program; diplomats puzzled by Iran skirmishes with three nations in Persian Gulf; too much media freedom in Iraq, State Dept. complains; Al-Jazeera focus on breaking news draws wide audience; Kurds threaten to separate from Iraq; Kurd unrest spreads to Syria; "9/11 skeptics" hold gathering in Toronto; Medicaid coverage disappears for poor women; Coca-Cola among companies using sugar harvested by child labor; even without top post, Sonia Gandhi leaves her mark; Olympics mean extra pressure on sweatshop workers; call Sudan "genocide," rights group asks Colin Powell; Darfur region of Sudan called world's worst humanitarian crisis; nuclear waste piling up at Russia's poorly-guarded facilities; go-ahead for Venezuela recall election, Chavez and supporters gird for pivotal vote; "Fahrenheit 9/11" certain to be factor on voting day; talk radio rips Moore - for being too much like them; nobel laureates endorse Kerry, blast Bush for ignoring science; Bush must go, say 27 retired diplomats and officers; Bush wraps himself in Reagan's flag as polls sink; Nader and the Green Party's presidential choice for 2004; another Florida election fiasco possible, ACLU warns; both parties see businesswomen as a key voting bloc; law of the sea treaty held hostage by radical right senators; was Tenet pushed from office, or did he jump? bad news aside, neo-cons demand bold attack on insurgents; neo-cons view radical Islam as foe in revived cold war; Chalabi's downfall signals rout of neo-cons; Bolivia charges Enron, Shell with illegal gas deal; Mexico's oil company could be bankrupt by 2005; fear spreads in California Central Valley over INS sweeps; Brazillian families say bloody prison riot was premediated; Mafia kidnapping Sicily's water; Spielberg's "Terminal" trivializes global immigrant problem; heads should roll at FDA over emergency contraceptive ban; "overseas america" presents face of empire, not democracy; Alzheimer's disease claims the life of a great american patriot, David Dellinger; Iraq "supermax" prison no change from Abu Ghraib; Jack Ryan and Repub family values; stealth attack on Arizona's clean election law; Bush loses any claim to high ground by justifying torture; Bush goes out of his way to screw veterans; talk radio: the lords of loud; Bruce Anderson flees Boonville.
122		MAY, 2004 Iraq behind closed doors - hidden honors, hidden horrors: "coffingate" a scandal of the Pentagon's making, Taguba report on abuses may be tipping point in Iraq war, abuse of Iraqi prisoners may be widespread, prison abuse another scandal leading to neo-con Feith, UN calls for probe of Iraq prisoner abuse, Abu Ghraib appears to be tip of iceberg, widespread and systemic violations of the Geneva Conventions, top Pentagon official acknowledges violations, the rot of Abu Ghraib began at the top, calls for Rumsfeld to quit over prisoner scandal, Iraq prison abuse mirrors problems in Afghanistan lockups, U.S. media ignores the racism in Abu Ghraib prison photos, Iraq prison abuse scandal making europe uneasy over ties with U.S, women shocked by female role in Iraq torture scandal; the lost moral high ground in Iraq: outsourcing torture and the problems of "quality control," a duty to disobey: the forgotten lessons of My Lai; war on Iraq allowed al-Qaeda to regroup, study says; analysis: Bush "clear strategy" speech offers same old fuzzy vision; history predicts Iraq's endgame may be bloody affair; U.S. contractors in Iraq not subject to American or Iraqi law; Amnesty says British have killed "many" Iraq civilians; Zarqawi's role in beheading is ominous turn; Berg execution escalates Iraq media war; CIA has taught use of torture photos for 30 years; Red Cross says leak of Iraq prison abuse report threatens its mission, Bush White House first to break confidentiality in 145 years; Afghanistan chaos starting to mirror Iraq; Oklahoma stops execution of Mexican national at nearly minute; White House distances itself from neo-con policies after Iraq's bloody April; Fallujah claims victory, mourns dead; the lesson of Fallujah: we don't understand Iraq; Fallujah is rallying cry for an Iraq united against U.S; GIs killed Shiite leaders in cold blood, witnesses say; as U.S. targets al-Sadr, cleric gains followers; many hired guns in Iraq have war crime backgrounds; Serb mercenaries strike it rich in Iraq; Washington facing 'hatred like never before' in Arab world; soldiers returning from Iraq with radiation poisoning; al-Sadr influence spreading through Iraq via local elections; the decline and fall of Ahmad Chalabi: from White House to dog house in five short months, Chalabi's long, costly charade, the long knives come out for Chalabi, the CIA is trying to discredit me, Chalabi says; UN posts list of top ten neglected news stories; media shunned largest march in human history; sarin discovered in Iraq was a relic, not a weapon; business giants hold summit on Iraq's future; Pakistan clamps down on its sham democracy; Likud vote a slap to Sharon and Bush; Sharon's Gaza plan a roadblock to peace; Israelis resurrecting old deeds to seize Palestinian property; Israel attack on Rafah was war crime, Amnesty says; Israel attacks protesters, killing ten as 2,000 were marching against military actions; in China, old fears return about eugenics; homeless from Iraq war, refugees face tent city future; U.S. must act fast or Afghanistan to become "narco-state;" 60 former diplomats condemn Bush for total support of Sharon, followed similar protest against blair from 52 former British ambassadors; Schwarzenegger refuses to identify who helped draft state energy plan; Monsanto shelves plans for GMO wheat in U.S. and Canada; Monsanto shelves plans for GMO canola in Australia; many believe Syrian authorities could have Damascus bombing; Islamic fundamentalist violence spreading to new countries; UN fears entering Iraq quagmire: UN staffers don't want to go to Iraq 'death trap,' UN poised to ignore Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal; General charged with atrocities a leading candidate for iIdonesia president; Bush nuclear weapons program squandering billions; "honor killing" of women returns to Middle East; Jamaica welcomes hundreds of Haitian refugees; violence against journalists at 10-year high; Bush tightens cuba embargo to cheers of Florida voting bloc; even anti-Castro Cubans knock Bush 'hasten democracy' plans; boycott of Coca Cola spreads in Colombia accused of torture, kidnapping and killing of union members; India's election results confound pollsters; European workers fight shredding of safety net; child mothers put over one million infants at risk; anxieties grow for Olympics as bomb blasts shake Athens; Iraqis, Americans begin to agree: both want U.S. out; Bush calls for new generation of nuclear weapons -- for U.S; Bin Laden's stature to rise with world's tallest building; Venezuela's Chavez says invasion plans uncovered; Bush signs tobacco control treaty, but many expect no serious action; White House makes super-size effort to gut obesity report; flame retardant chemicals common in household dust; top air polluters cozy with Bush administration; half of americans breathe unhealthy air; liberal hawks' role in build up to Iraq war overlooked; Rumsfeld losing support of military brass; Iraq a certified case of 'chickenhawk groupthink'; Kerry quickly dropped his strong opposition to Patriot Act after winning the primaries; George W. bitter-enders ask if end-times are just around the corner, why quibble over little details, such as an illegal war? senators give Negroponte a pass on "death squad" past; court throws out U.S. charges agains Greenpeace; U.S. insists elderly Indonesian Muslim a high-ranking terrorist; NIKE accused of breaking promise to UN; neo-Nazi threats cause concern among Jews and gays in Chile; mysterious disappearance of Colombia top paramilitary chief; Native Americans to demand compensation, appeal to UN does not ask for payment to individuals; a million face hunger as Sudan fighting continues; Thailand urged to attack Islamic militants, fears its own 9/11 in attack on Bangkok; World Bank, IMF can't take credit for world poverty drop; U.S. gives public lands away for pennies; Latino kids face unexpected lead poison risks; many Americans carry toxic pesticide cocktail in their blood; after 20 years in court, Bhopal survivors ask UN for help; film about "accidental Mullah" draws boffo crowds in Tehran; California's juvenile prison system needs reform from ground up; 50 years after school integration, a major step backwards; NY Times' mea culpa doesn't cut it; same-sex honeymoons in boston, sadistic hatred in Baghdad; waiting for Kerry to step up to the plate; the grin that might destroy the world.
121		APRIL, 2004 Liberated Iraq at one year: things fall apart; U.S. facing rebellion from Iraqi troops it trained; violence threatens to unravel UN Iraq plans; Sunni, Shiite now allied in fighting U.S. coalition; Iraq now a free for all; Fallujah cannot even bury its dead; Fallujah horrors puncture White House optimism; report from Fallujah -- destroying a town to save it; Najaf and Fallujah become potent symbols to each group; U.S. mercenaries now have key role in fighting Iraq war; on day of crucial pre-9/11 memo, Bush had 45-minute workday; will the 9/11 panel dare probe the Bush-Saudi connections? Rumsfeld tapes deleted a key, incriminating passage; U.S. now fighting on both Sunni, Shiite fronts; Iraq to have only "limited" or "restricted" sovereignty after handover; Senate grills ambassador that will take over from Bremer; now target of al-Qaeda, Saudis propose democratic reforms; Shiite insurrection was not a sudden explosion; U.S. must explain removal of Iraqi nuclear equipment, entire buildings; UN gives Bush last chance to rescue Iraq; court demands Cheney release energy task force records; Blair tries to put best face on Iraq meltdown; hostages in Iraq sparks political crisis in Japan; neo-cons want to paint al-Sadr as Iran stooge; scientists warning that official estimates of remaining oil reserves are dangerously over-exaggerated; U.S. holding, abusing 20,000 prisoners, Iraqis say; pro-choice Washington march largest in history as 1,150,000 overflow capitol mall; Rwanda reflects on genocide a decade later: many women survivors of Rwanda massacre face grim future, France continues to deny any role in Rwanda massacre, Clinton was warned early of Fwanda genocide, papers show; Jordan says it stopped terror plot that could have killed 80,000; Bush shifts WMD hunt from seeking hard evidence to looking for intention to have a "breakout production capacity;" Bush hits UN roadblock on efforts to close nuclear weapon club; Taiwan, China unification now seems impossible; Haiti jails one rebel murderer -- but for how long? Haiti's armed groups refuse to lay down weapons; Haiti settles down to misery as usual; U.S. shipping guns to Haiti's island neighbor; birth of robotic weapons; Bin Laden probably hoping for Bush re-elect; journalist orgs troubled by killing of 26 reporters in Iraq; troops kill journalists from U.S.-funded Iraq TV; Honduras withdrawl from Iraq welcomed at home; Islamic worlds of Sunni, Shiite move closer; neo-cons seek to create pro-U.S. "Islamic progress institute;" U.S. polarized on Earth Day 2004; Iraq's environmental meltdown; Burma's generals meeting quietly with Nobel Prize dissident; ground zero cleanup workers fight for health aid; oil theft is thriving business in Nigeria; after new violence, Serbs want Kosovo divided; Pakistan in bind over fighting Islamic militants; activists pressure bulldozer shareholders to stop sales to Israel; Vatican loves Mel Gibson movie, hates 'Da Vinci' book; Bush trying to appoint controversial White House lawyer to appeals court; press conference slips show Bush really believes in invincible neo-con world view; Karl Rove's Iraq nightmare; the useful missle defense system Bush won't fund; why Condi won't apologize for 9/11; backed into corner, Bush throws Condi to 9/11 panel; 9/11 panel is America's truth commission; Bush Medicare ads blasted as deceptive PR; Israel's nuclear whistle-blower freed: Mordechai Vanunu remains defiant, Israel smears Vananu before prison release, Vanunu was also whistle-blower on U.S. role in nuclear scandal; nuclear power industry pitches "micro-nuke" plants; USDA refuses to let ranch test its own cattle for mad cow; oil-for-food blame game heats up; when civil war in Sudan ends, religious war remains; UN fears 'another Rwanda' in Sudan; Saudi Arabia begins kicking out foreign workers; Europe sounds alarm on bee-killing pesticides; charges of U.S. "conspiracy" to control massive S American water supply; Iraqis shun U.S. propaganda TV channel, Detroit car shows and other English language programs; WMDs abound in Russia, but little done to find, destroy stockpiles; LBJ had role in 1964 Brazil coup, documents show; media ignoring coming money crisis; Richard Perle's departure signals decline of Cheney camp; John Stossel spins his past; Pentagon was determined to convict "Guantanamo spy" of something, anything; California's juvenile prison system a snake pit; at ten years old, California's "three strikes" law a failure; Wal-Mart loses a battle, but prepares long offensive; the problem of Zarqawi's (non-missing) legs; Tom Delay's grand jury problem; pity the residents in the 19 in-play state; drug war led Bush astray before 9/11; like Vietnam era, media justifying Iraq violence; clouds loom over Kerry challenge; Crusader George.
120		MARCH, 2004 Haiti coverage: what role did Bush play in Haiti coup? new Haitian army reportedly on killing spree, Aristide supporters use cell phones to tell of death squads, Jamaica welcomes Aristide, new Haiti government protests, Haiti's elite class had "obsession" for ousting Aristide, was demand for France reparations a factor in Haiti coup? Aristide takes fight to French court, U.S. and France trying to block UN probe of Haiti coup, Haiti disorder reigns as U.S. Marines begin shooting, Haiti has long history of American meddling in politics, most of Latin America won't call Aristide overthrow a coup, Haiti coup seen as Bush policy blunder, Caribbean nation call for Haiti coup probe, Aristide tells of last moments in Haiti, crack down on Haiti rebels, rights groups demand, why they had to crush Aristide, Bush to try his hand at Haiti nation-building, Bush policy undermined Aristide, then invited coup, media ignored big questions about Haiti coup, caribbean nations question Aristide ouster, was Aristide despot or humanist? who was behind the terrorism in Spain? Spanish voters oust pro-Bush, conservative party after terror attack, terror attack #1 issue on minds of Spanish voters, Aznar government asked media to mislead public, new Spanish government to shift foreign policy away from U.S, Spanish vote underscores deep rift between Bush and world, neo-cons compare Spanish vote to Munich deal with Hitler, 12 million attend Spain anti-terror rallies, a grieving Spain mobilizes Europe; huge anti-war protests in Spain, Italy; Iraq war was to protect Israel, says 9/11 panel chief; Israel stuns world by assassinating Hamas leader: Bush won't condemn Israeli assassination, U.S. blocks UN rebuke of Yassin assassination, deepens split between Israel, Europe, Israelis expect assassination to open new chapter in conflict; violence in Uzbekistan not the mark of al-Qaeda; UN says drug-resistant TB threatens world; is list of Saddam's "oil bribes" more forged evidence? Bush moves to seize more Iraq assets; group documents abuses by U.S. troops in Afghanistan; UN outraged that Brits bugged Kofi Annan during run-up to Iraq war; assassination try on Taiwan president shows tensions in critical election; violent protests in wake of Taiwan's close vote; Taiwan splits vote for unification with China; Iran's ancient fire-worship revived in defiance of Islamic hardliners; Kurd protests in Syria, Iran raising concerns; Putin wins second term, more personal power than any leader since Soviet times; Putin accused of "crushing democracy" in Russia; 13 months late, Bush dribbles out AIDS funding; is John Kerry a captive of Washington "special interests?" Brits want their share of Iraq reconstruction pie; U.S. scrambles to set up world's biggest embassy in Baghdad; State Dept. slammed for claiming Afghanistan and Iraq as human rights success stories; Colombia women standing up to paramilitaries; one-third of Afghanistan's army has deserted; propaganda, boycott led to Iran election victory for Islamists; Pentagon rolls out microwave weapons for crowd control; nuclear power industry wants to restart reactor shutdown in 1976 after near meltdown; more young Afghan women committing suicide; now that Libya is disarmed, countries vie to sell it new weapons; widespread planting of smuggled GMO seed in Serbia; spread of GMO seed may be impossible to stop; giant corps move to control Asian rice supply; reporters may deserve hazard pay for covering Venezuela; opium growing surges to record levels in Afghanistan; U.S. not winning Arab hearts & minds with propaganda TV; media played key role in WMD deceptions: NY Times slammed for phony stories on Iraq's WMD, interview with Michael Massing: Times, Post aided WMD deception; the Kosovo flashpoint explodes again; Kosovo violence tied to biased journalism; Palestinian journalists face attack from all sides; Israel's Arab citizens vent growing anger; Bush reportedly has deal with Pakistan to allow U.S. troops; a year later, still no probe in death of Rachel Corrie, protesters focus on Caterpillar, maker of the bulldozer that crushed the activist, Sharon, Bush has broken promise for full accounting of death by Israeli soldiers; hunger could be 'unimaginable' global problem by 2054; why do few women run for office? low-income service jobs will dominate at least until 2012; neo-con Pentagon office kept CIA in the dark, Tenet says he didn't know that pro-war extremists were meeting Bush privately; neo-cons play up threat of Middle East oil cutback; single women could be the new NASCAR dads; Kucinich should stay in the race; a potential positive role for Nader; Bush officials try to paint administration as green; Bush campaign rushes to exploit 9/11 in first ads; massive protest vote, but not for Nader; Bush running against the anyone-but-Bush candidate; bird flu raises concern on global alert system; study finds patients often skip medication to save money; new wave of nationalism sweeps Serbia; U.S. twists arms for countries to drop boycott of American beef; 40,000 Pakistani children toil in carpet industry; huge protests in Thailand to protest privatization of energy industry; Thailand cracks down on Islamic schools; Taliban suspected of burning down schools in Pakistan; Things to Come: what a second Bush four years might look like; China's hunger for electricity eats into environment; about seven children killed daily in Colombia civil wa; top money laundering havens named, rich countries with corrupt banking condemn poor countries with corrupt banking; voice-stress lie detectors don't work, experts say; plan to bury greenhouse gas stirs uproar; India's profitable business of waste; hundreds of Soviet-era missiles missing; Latin gang grows to 300,000 members; Mel Gibson "Passion" gives neo-cons fits; Gibson's blood libel; grassroots marketing of "Passion" movi