China
Orders Highest Alert for Olympics Chinese officials have thrown an almost smothering
blanket of security across this capital of 17 million in preparation
for the start of the Olympic Games on Friday. Above all else, Chinese
leaders say, these Olympics will be “safe.”
Major
International Transport Hub Censors Political Websites While establishment media outlets in the UK
spent most of last week reporting on China's censorship of political
websites in anticipation of the Olympic games, they ignored the fact
that London's St. Pancras International, one of the biggest transport
hubs in the west, has already implemented stringent filters that block
users of their wi-fi service from accessing even mildly political websites.
Chavez
warns U.S. after getting Russian warplanes President Hugo Chavez said Venezuela had taken
delivery of 24 Russian Sukhoi fighter jets, and warned the U.S. Fourth
Fleet that his country is ready to defend itself.
Oil
jumps above 126 dollars Oil prices rose above 126 dollars in Asian trade
Monday over fresh worries about Iran's disputed nuclear programme and
a new storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, dealers said.
Cheney
weighs fratricide to sell war on Iran Prominent journalist Seymour Hersh exposes details
of a plan considered by US Vice President Dick Cheney on how to provoke
war with Iran.
Friedman:
Iran war may prompt $300 oil American political analyst George Friedman says
an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities would be 'cataclysmic to the
global economy'.
PsyOp:
Is Washington Intent on Sabotaging the Beijing Olympics? In the weeks leading up to the Beijing Olympics,
an atmosphere of fear and insecurity is unfolding. China has not only
been targeted for its human rights violations, a China based Islamic
terrorist organization has announced that it is planning to "create
havoc" at the outset of the Olympics.
Intended
anthrax target has doubts about probe An intended recipient of one of the anthrax-laced
letters sent in 2001's anthrax scare said Monday he was "very skeptical"
of the government's investigation.
`Little
Roar' of Britain's Bees Goes Silent as Colonies Die Off
John Chapple stands among a hum of honeybees flying in and out of 10
hives in the gardens of Lambeth Palace, the Archbishop of Canterbury's
London residence by the River Thames. The insects are buzzing. For now.
