New York Times Column Today Shines Light on British Whistleblower; Case Involves U.S. Spying at U.N. to Push Iraq War ResolutionWASHINGTON - January 19 - Breaking a silence shared with almost all major U.S. media outlets, the New York Times on Monday (Jan. 19) for the first time informed its readers about Katharine Gun -- thanks to a column on its op-ed page. As the British … [Read more...] about -Britain prosecutes intelligence employee who reveals U.S. Spying
-In the U.S. they arrest the poor when they can’t pay their doctor bills
How Hospitals Are Gouging and Even Arresting the Uninsured By The Staff of Democracy Now!What do the Emir of Kuwait and the working poor of the United States have in common? Not much, except when it comes to paying for health care in the United States. They all pay the highest price: up to 500% more than the hospital receives from insured patients.That's because hospitals … [Read more...] about -In the U.S. they arrest the poor when they can’t pay their doctor bills
-Asagaya Shimin Koza/2004/2004年度第1回 阿佐ヶ谷
◆ Asagaya Citizen Workshop : 2004 First Meeting Date: Jan.22, Thr, 18:30〜 21:30 Lecturer: Toshiko Ando (author of 'Women in Kitafuji') Title: A history from Toshiba to Kitafuji (labor union organizing during WW2 t o anti-military and anti-military reservation actions) Entrance Fee: 1,000yen Place: Gekidan Tenbo (Theater Tenbo),3-3-32 Asagaya-minami, Suginami-ku (5 … [Read more...] about -Asagaya Shimin Koza/2004/2004年度第1回 阿佐ヶ谷
-Bush fears outcome of federal report on 9-11
A political battle is brewing over the US federal panel investigating the September 11 terror attacks seeking an extension, as the White House fears that release of the report in the midst of presidential elections might prove an embarrassment to George W. Bush. Facing a May deadline that many members no longer think they can meet, the panel, which has uncovered new evidence of … [Read more...] about -Bush fears outcome of federal report on 9-11
-Bush Debuting “Patriot II”
- A new bill allows the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate the money orders you sent to your family, the items you bought or sold at the pawnshop, and the places you’ve traveled.And, say privacy advocates, that may not be the worst of it.On Dec. 13, President George W. Bush signed into law an act giving the FBI dramatically increased domestic surveillance … [Read more...] about -Bush Debuting “Patriot II”