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` ` OREO 06 25 08 ` ` Newsstories of interest: ` ** = Important [in this edition: ] ` MH = Misleading Headline [in this edition: ] ` ` ` 1 DISORDER ` ` __CORRUPTION CAPERS__ ` Cover-Up Is Cited on Illegal Arms Shipment From Albania ` http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/washington/24arms.html ` "the American ambassador to Albania endorsed a plan by [Albania]'s defense minister to remove evidence of illegal Chinese origins on ammunition being shipped from Albania to Afghanistan by a Miami Beach arms-dealing company." ` and ` [DOJ IG] Report Sees Illegal Hiring Practices at Justice Department ` http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/washington/24cnd-justice.html ` "tapping law school graduates with conservative credentials over those with liberal-sounding resumes" ` and ` Efforts to Slow Defense Industry’s Brain Drain ` http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/us/25engineercnd.html?hp=&pagewanted=all ` "the number of civilian and uniformed engineers on the Air Force’s core [>] acquisition staff has been reduced by 35 to 40 percent over the last 14 years." ` while ` "In recent years, the Pentagon has transferred more and more oversight responsibility to its contractors" ` and ` Fla. strikes $1.7B deal with Big Sugar [US Sugar] ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/everglades_restoration ` See OREO 05 30 08 | SUPERPOWER | __BOOB BELIEFS__ | "In Stock Plan, [U.S. Sugar] Employees See Stacked Deck" & "Ostensibly Independent, a Charity Is U.S. Sugar’s Swing- Vote Shareholder ` http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/O-r-e-o/message/426 ` Everglades | Future of the Everglades: ` http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everglades#Future_of_the_Everglades ` A Family of Agribusinesses: ` http://www.ussugar.com/company/agribusiness.html ` ` ` Court Overturns Guantánamo Hearing ` http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/washington/23cnd-gitmo.html ` "first case to receive a full court review of the Pentagon hearings that determine whether a detainee is properly held as an enemy combatant." ` and ` Majorities in four states say torturing terrorists is OK: poll ` http://au.news.yahoo.com/080625/19/17fod.html ` "Terlingen...stressed that the US role 'in undermining the universal prohibition against torture cannot be underestimated.'" ` Terlingen? "Amnesty International's UN representative" ` ` ` Tim Matson | Bright Ideas for Storms and Blackouts | Keep Your Wicks Trimmed! ` http://www.counterpunch.org/matson06232008.html ` "As storms, heat waves, and fires continue to hit most of the country, blackouts are happening with increasing frequency." ` ` ` Cable Operator Backs Off [= Delays] Plan to Monitor Internet Use ` http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/24/AR2008062401033.html ` "ad-serving technology" ` Deep packet inspection: ` http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_packet_inspection ` ` ` Angry kids protest gas prices after losing cable TV ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_fe_st/odd_kid_protest ` "Cable TV was one of the family's budget-cutting casualties" ` ` ` ==== ` Does the software at this site automatically convert URLs ` to links? If not, go to the Oreo Archive: ` Oreo ` ==== ` ` ` 2 AFRICA ` ` KEYNYA ` AP IMPACT: Kenyan children abducted, tortured ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080624/ap_on_re_af/kenya_children_in_crossfire ` "Associated Press interviewed some of the children in a detention center, brought in by a human rights advocate without the knowledge of government officials or the mili- tary." ` NO MORE MASS KIDNAPPINGS ` ` ` 3 ASIA ` ` THE BU$H PLAN (IRAQ) ` Sadr City blast kills 4 Americans ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080624/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq ` "increased presence of the Americans in local communities has made them more vulnerable to attacks." ` THIS WAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ` ` 3 Americans killed, Shiite fighting in Iraq ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq ` "A roadside bomb killed three American soldiers and an interpreter" in Ninevah ` ` Gunman in Iraq kills 2 American soldiers, wounds 4 [other Americans] ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080623/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq ` "in the town of Madain, also known as Salman Pak" ` And: ` 1) "A roadside bomb exploded Monday near [a collaborator] awakening council patrol in Buhriz, a suburb of Baqouba, killing two of the fighters" ` 2) "Late Sunday, 10 members of another [collaborator] awakening council group were killed and 24 were wounded during a mortar attack in Udaim" ` ` Reporters Say Networks Put Wars on Back Burner ` http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/business/media/23logan.html ` "Five years into the war in Iraq and nearly seven years into the war in Afghanistan, getting news of the conflicts onto television is harder than ever." ` and ` Study Finds Imbalance on 3 Newspapers’ Op-Ed Pages ` http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/business/media/23editorial.html ` ` __DUHS OF THE DAY__ ` U.S. Says Iraqi Forces Still Need American Help ` http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-iraq-usa-military.html ` "will still require U.S. logistics and intelligence assis- tance for years." ` and ` Bush administration to leave Iraq oil deals alone ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080624/ap_on_go_pr_wh/iraq_oil_deals ` White House spokesperson: ` "Iraq is a sovereign country, and it can make decisions ...in its development of its oil resources." ` ` Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Monday, 23 June 2008 ` http://www.albasrah.net/en_articles_2008/0608/iraqiresistancereport_230608.htm ` ` Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Tuesday, 24 June 2008 ` http://www.albasrah.net/en_articles_2008/0608/iraqiresistancereport_240608.htm ` ` ` THE BU$H PLAN (AFGHANISTAN) ` __LEBENSRAUM__ ` More German Troops to Afghanistan ` http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/world/europe/25german.html ` "by almost one-third to 4,500" ` ` Airstrikes kill 22 militants in Afghanistan ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_re_as/afghan_violence ` After the bull-- ` "coalition said one of its troops died and three others were wounded" in Helmand & "One NATO soldier also died in Helmand" & "a British soldier was killed" in Helmand" ` ` ` THE BU$H PLAN (IRAN) ` Britain removes Iran oppo group from terror list ` http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Britain-Iran.html ` "decision gives the [People's Mujahedeen] more freedom to organize and raise money in Britain." ` THIS IS AN ITEM ON THE UK'S RAPSHEET ` ` ` THE BU$H PLAN (PAKISTAN) ` Leadership Void Seen in Pakistan ` http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/world/asia/24pstan.html?pagewanted=all ` "The [Zardari-led] coalition is barely functioning after half its ministers left the cabinet in May in a dispute over whether to reinstate 60 high court judges dismissed by...Musharraf last year." ` This "leadership void" newsstory aims at legitimizing war on Pakistan by The Superpower and / or India. ` ` Pakistan militants kill 22 in tribal area: official ` http://au.news.yahoo.com/080625/19/17fru.html ` "A peace committee is a body of tribal elders and tribesmen who are helping the government in Islamabad to bring peace to tackle Islamic militancy in the lawless area." ` WAR IS PEACE ` ` ` DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF KOREA ` KCNA Brings to Spotlight Lee Myung Bak Group's Fin de Siecle Symptoms ` June 23, 2008 | Item 7 ` http://www.kcna.co.jp/index-e.htm ` "The south Korean newspaper Hangyore said that the Lee 'government' has betrayed all fin de siecle symptoms in just 100 days after its emergence." ` Hangyore Simmun = One Nation News ` Fin de siècle: ` http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_de_siecle ` "the expression fin de siècle is used to characterise anything that has an ominous mixture of opulence and/or decadence, combined with a shared prospect of unavoidable radical change" ` ` ` REPUBLIC OF KOREA ` Doubts in South Korea Halt Deal to Restart U.S. Beef Imports ` http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/world/asia/23skorea.html ` "new import deal failed to quell South Koreans’ ` [2] concerns about mad cow disease ` and ` [1] ...policy grievances with President Lee Myung-bak." ` ` ` INDIA ` P. Sainath | They've Got the World by the Belly | The Corporate Grip on Food Tightens ` http://www.counterpunch.org/sainath06242008.html ` THE SUPERPOWER'S STARVATION WARFARE ` ` ` NEW ZEALAND ` New Zealand government settles record Maori claim ` http://au.news.yahoo.com/080625/19/17fnz.html ` "sovereignty of the country was signed over by many Maori chiefs to Britain in the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. ` In return, Maori were promised they would keep control of their land and resources." ` Treaty of Waitangi: ` http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Waitangi ` ` ` 5 LATAM ` ` CUBA ` Reflections of Fidel | The United States, Europe and Human Rights | June 23, 2008 ` ` Reflections of Fidel | Truth and Diatribes | June 23, 2008 ` http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2008/junio/lun23/reflexiones1.html ` ` ` MEXICO ` New Outreach to Blacks as Border Patrol Grows ` http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/us/23border.html?pagewanted=all ` "trying to entice them to the hot, arid Southwest, where few blacks live, for a job that requires learning Spanish proficient enough to know if their lives are in danger while [duh] arresting as many as 100 people at a time." ` The Superpower wishes to stir up black / hispanic hatreds to divert attention from its crimes. ` ` ` 6 SUPERPOWER ` ` United to Eliminate 950 Pilot Jobs ` http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/business/24united.html ` "in addition to...1,600 salaried positions" ` ` McKesson CEO Hammergren's pay jumps to $26.8M ` http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-McKesson-Executive-Compensation.html ` "perquisites spiked 80 percent due to a $514,000 payout to cover the costs of security at his home over the last three fiscal years." ` ` Rethinking the Country Life as Energy Costs Rise ` http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/business/25exurbs.html?hp=&pagewanted=all ` "Suddenly, the economics of American suburban life are under assault" "Some now proclaim the unfolding demise of suburbia." ` ` US home prices tumble in April at record rate ` http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/24/AR2008062400853.html ` "the fastest rate since a widely followed index was begun in 2000" ` ` Residents keep fighting rising Mississippi River ` http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080624/D91GAJMO0.html ` "I am not going to leave 'til my feet are wet." ` ` ` 7 $$$$ ` ` Chinese-Australian Pact Brings Big Rise in Iron Ore Prices ` http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/business/worldbusiness/24ore.html ` "highest price increase in at least a decade in iron ore term contracts" ` ` Dow Chemical Raises Prices Another 25% ` http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/business/25dow.html ` "and [is] reducing production in plants across North Ameri- ca and Europe to offset a 'relentless rise' in energy costs." ` ` Gasoline Demand Falls 2.7% Amid Record Prices, MasterCard Says ` http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=atfoBCPxxwME&refer=worldwide ` ` Michael Hudson | How Should the Middle East Invest Its Oil Profits? | America's Free Lunch is Over | June 23, 2008 ` http://www.counterpunch.org/ ` "The world is becoming multi-polar, if only as a defensive response to U.S. attempts to give NATO a post-Cold-War role by extending it into the Middle East, Indian and Pacific regions." ` ` Rich scale back exposure to property ` http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08badf06-420e-11dd-a5e8-0000779fd2ac.html ` "the ranks of the ultra-rich –-those with $30m or more to invest-– grew...8.8 per cent and expanded their wealth by 14.5 per cent." ` ` NYSE [Euronext] Buys 25% of Qatar Securities Market ` http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/business/worldbusiness/25exchange.html ` "NYSE...is based in New York and owns several European ex- changes ` ` Economic Challenges Draw Out Divisions at Fed ` http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/23/AR2008062302174_pf.html ` "the core of the debate is which threat [weak economy / high inflation] the Fed should tackle most aggressively" ` ` ` ==== ` ` Oreo Archive: ` http://groups.yahoo.com/group/O-r-e-o ` `
