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America talks: but are these the real rebel leaders?- 'It is difficult to know which of these guys can speak with any authority,' a senior Washington official said last week. 'It’s all pretty ambivalent and we have no confidence in any figure we see on the number of insurgents represented.'
Washington now faces a no-win situation in Iraq- America is facing the real possibility of defeat in Iraq. The insurgency is as robust and as lethal as ever. U.S. troops are overstretched and thin on the ground, while Iraqi troops are far from ready to replace them. Sectarian violence is on the rise, suggesting that civil war is just round the corner. Every day brings its terrible tale of carnage. There seems to be no safety anywhere - and certainly not in Baghdad. Iraq under American occupation is slipping into uncontrollable chaos.
U.S. Marines Accused of Killing Iraq Man- Iraq's U.N. ambassador accused U.S. Marines of killing his unarmed young cousin in what appeared to be ``cold blood'' and demanded an investigation and punishment for the perpetrators.
After the war comes cancer
Baghdad Fire Leaves Millions Without Water- A fire broke out Friday at a power station that supplies a Baghdad waterworks, shutting it down and leaving millions of residents without drinking water, officials said.
Suicide bombers kill 26 Iraqi police, recruits
Iraqi hospitals attacked and damaged by US forces
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US cries foul over China fair play
Report: Egyptian Imam Was a CIA Informant : - A radical Egyptian cleric allegedly kidnapped from Italy by the CIA once provided the American spy agency with valuable information about Islamic militants in Albania, according to a published report.
Leader's poison made in Ukraine- Mr Yushchenko said: 'The chemical lab has been uncovered.'
Asked if it was in Ukraine, he nodded, declining to be more specific but adding that there were the 'remains of poison in that lab that could have been used in violation of national and international laws'.
Bush's war on two fronts takes its toll- Afghanistan and Iraq are costing the US President money, lives and his approval ratings, finds Diplomatic Editor Trevor Royle
UK aid funds Iraqi torture units - Iraqi Police Service officers said that 'ammunition, weapons and vehicles earmarked for the IPS are being taken by shock troops at the forefront of Iraq's new dirty counter-insurgency war.'
Philippine University to Arroyo: Resign
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World's crude awakening as oil hits $60 - BIS warned last week that 'further rises ... may have more severe consequences than currently estimated'.
U.S. dollar soars, Euro falls below 1.20 - in a late reaction to Thursday's FOMC decision to increase interest rates by 25 basis points shot higher in European trade and then built on those gains in the New York session.

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Dutch Teen's Mother Proclaims Innocence-Mother of Dutch Teen Detained in Alabama Girl's Disappearance Insists on Family's Innocence


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Bush's Iraq speech fails on all counts- by Jason Miller
Travel industry fears tougher security - Foreign visitors, who pump billions of dollars into the U.S. economy, are not arriving in hoped-for numbers due to tighter post-Sept. 11 security rules, according the latest travel industry figures.
Bush rejects Kyoto-style G8 deal- Bush says new technologies are the way forward President George W Bush has ruled out US backing for any Kyoto-style deal on climate change at the G8 summit.
SOLOMON: Mourn On The Fourth Of July- Ever since the Vietnam War, the Fourth of July has seemed to be a celebration of the past in the midst of a distinctly un-glorious present. In 2005, as in 1965, 'bombs bursting in air' is the context of current realities.
'Bomb Teheran!' Urges Jilted Condi? - An Iranian MP said Thursday that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice holds a grudge against Iran 'because until today she hasn't gotten over her Iranian boyfriend dumping her when she was a university student.'
5 Fires Start During Pendleton Military Exercises- Five fires started during military exercises on training grounds at Camp Pendleton...cause being investigated
Flight delays worsening this summer

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Caribbean energy agreement signed in Venezuela
PUERTO LA CRUZ, June 29 – Leaders from more than 10 countries who attended the 1st Energy Summit of Caribbean Heads of State and/or Government here spent the day discussing the draft document to constitute Petrocaribe, a new institution forming part of a broader energy integration, dubbed "Petroamerica" by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, and finally signed the agreement, which is based on shared solidarity.
- Union and integration are the only way for the survival of our peoples

Aruba Murder Charges Pending
Chávez uses 'oil diplomacy' to build regional influence - Oil-rich Venezuela is to sell cheap fuel to 13 Caribbean nations, in what analysts say is part of President Chávez’s left-wing challenge to American and European influence in the region.

Bolivia's interim president renews pledge to hold snap elections


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Are We On Our Way Back To The Dark Ages?

Years after giant flop, online media takes hold

US court strikes a blow against Internet freedom

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Putin, Chirac, Schroeder Discuss EU-Russian Ties - Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with the leaders of France and Germany in Russia's Baltic Sea enclave Kaliningrad for talks aimed at boosting ties between Russia and the European Union.
- Forget cameras - spy device will cut drivers’ speed by satellite
Mugabe attacks Blair and turns back on 'useless' Commonwealth - during a blistering attack on Tony Blair and his "gay gangsters". In his first interview for more than a year, Mugabe also insisted he had discussed the issue at length during a meeting with Prince Charles, where he expressed his admiration and respect for the Royal Family.
Malnutrition strikes 1 in 3 Africans: UN

Dividing Russia - America has been at war with Russia for nearly two decades; a grossly one-sided war in which the U.S. is quietly conquering more and more territory with the kind of tireless efficiency not seen since the days of the Golden Horde.

Secret US prisons rumour probed- Nowak, who reports to the Geneva-based Human Rights Commission as well as the U.N. General Assembly said that the four-member team would like to visit Abu Ghraib prison and other U.S.-run sites known to hold terrorist suspects, as well as to track down the allegations of clandestine prisons — including reports of U.S. Navy ships in extraterritorial waters in the Indian Ocean and elsewhere.




Science & Health

Tasers pose potentially lethal danger to heart, doctors warn
Now Charles backs coffee cure for cancer - Angry doctors warn of dangers as Prince of Wales lends support to controversial alternative treatment
IQ, activities linked to dementia - People with higher IQs who were more active in high school are less likely to lack memory or have thinking problems and dementia as older adults.
Low birth weight linked to mental health - Researchers at Britain's University of Bristol found low birth weight is associated with adult psychological distress.

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Hoping for a miracle- from Bill Fisher


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Holland sending jets to find missing teen
Now it's suits and ties
Middle East|Asia
Beijing buying spree sends U.S. into shock- The enemy has landed. One of the worst nightmares of 'patriotic Americans' may soon come true. An unsolicited $18.5 billion offer from state-owned Chinese oil firm CNOOC to buy Unocal, America's ninth largest ...
Report: Guantanamo should be shut: The United States must close its Guantanamo Bay prison, says a new report by a top European body.
US bombardment kills at least 62 in Afghanistan: US Warplanes bombarded the mountain areas in Kunar last night where U.S. Military Special Forces team has been missing for five days, reported Pakistan Television [PTV].
Russia to help China oust the USA from Eurasia- Russia de facto loses the status of the world's center of force, which jeopardizes the global stability
U.S. bombs Afghan hideout near missing GIs - Airstrike targets suspected Taliban as rescuers scour area for elite unit
America & Iran Out Of Step With Democracy And Islam | Jul 02, 2005 | By Abid Mustafa| Even before a single vote had been cast, America had already decided to dismiss the Iranian presidential election. Bush said, “Power is in the hands of an unelected few who have retained power through an electoral process that ignores the basic requirements of democracy.” After the election, America was quick to describe the electoral process as flawed and that Iran was out of step with moves towards democracy in the region.
Documents show Gitmo inmate defy US guards


Team of U.S. GIs Missing in Afghanistan - A small team of U.S. soldiers was missing Friday in the same mountains in eastern Afghanistan where a special forces helicopter was shot down earlier this week, and U.S. forces are using 'every available asset' to find them, a U.S. military spokesman said.

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