Archive for July, 2002
Harken Energy set up Caymans subsidiary in ‘89
It isn’t illegal - and that’s the problem!
“Harken Energy Corp. set up an offshore subsidiary in the Cayman Islands tax haven while President Bush sat on Harken’s board of directors in 1989, the Daily News has learned.”
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Iraq: Why not do nothing?
“War supporters respond to doubters with a seemingly irresistible argument: What is the alternative? Do you really want Mr. Hussein to get weapons of mass destruction and give them to terrorists or threaten his neighbors? This objection is far less overwhelming than it may appear. Most commentators seem too cowed by the array of politicians […]
Lawmakers Say Bush May Roll Back Part of Reform Law
“Lawmakers credited whistle-blowers with helping bring to light accounting abuses at Enron Corp. and other major corporations, and said the changes approved by Congress and signed by Bush should encourage more corporate insiders to come forward and cooperate with investigators.
But in a statement by Bush outlining the administration’s interpretation of the new law, the protections […]
RIAA web site was buried under a flood of computer traffic
“The Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) web site was buried under a flood of computer traffic over the weekend, an apparent act of protest against a controversial piece of proposed anti-piracy legislation.
The legislation would give music copyright holders the right to launch attacks of their own, which some experts believe would be similarly irresponsible.
The […]
AIRSTRIKE REPORT WON’T BE RELEASED
“AIRSTRIKE REPORT WON’T BE RELEASED The United Nations said it had decided not to publicly release a report written by a fact-finding team sent to the site of an American airstrike that killed dozens of Afghans, but denied that it was doing so because of pressure from the United States. The United Nations Assistance Mission […]
Palestinians break curfew in Nablus under noses of Israeli soldiers
“Thousands of Palestinians poured onto the streets of Nablus on Monday in defiance of a 40-day-old Israeli army curfew, the strongest challenge yet to the Israeli army restrictions on West Bank cities and towns.
If Nablus residents effectively lift the around-the-clock curfew on their own, such actions could spread to other West Bank cities. Nablus Gov. […]
Tom Toles — Comic on the “last 22 years”
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What book was that you checked out?
“Under the Patriot Act, the FBI doesn’t have to demonstrate ‘probable cause’ of criminal activity to request records. In fact, the so-called ’search warrant’ is issued by a secret court. Once granted, it entitles the FBI to procure any library records pertaining to book circulation, Internet use or patron registration. Librarians can even be compelled […]
Egyptian court convicts Islamists
“An Egyptian military court has convicted 16 men - mainly academics and professionals - of belonging to the outlawed Islamic group, the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Muslim Brotherhood, which was banned in 1954, says it wants to establish an Islamic state in Egypt through democratic means.”
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Cairo activist jailed for seven years
“A leading Egyptian human rights activist, Saad Eddin Ibrahim, was jailed for seven years yesterday for receiving foreign funding without government approval to finance a project aimed at encouraging Egyptians to take part in parliamentary elections.
Human rights activists and Ibrahim’s family claimed the verdict was "politically motivated", and clearly aimed at silencing any opposition to […]
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