2008
will be coolest year of the decade Global average for 2008 should come in close to 14.3C, but cooler
temperature is not evidence that global warming is slowing, say climate
scientists.
Propaganda
Recycled: US Report Blames Pakistan For Future WMD Attack In a blatant effort to bolster the ailing war on terror, a report
produced as part of a mandate by the U.S. Congress has concluded that
a major terror attack will occur somewhere in the world before 2013
and that the blame will firmly fall at the feet of Pakistan.
More
online journalists than print journalists behind bars: CPJ
In a reflection of the digital age, more online journalists are jailed
around the world than journalists from any other medium, the Committee
to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported on Thursday.
9/11
probers skipped key forensic tests Federal scientists ruled out controlled
demolitions of three World Trade Center towers but declined to perform
routine tests on soil and debris for traces of explosives or incendiaries,
a review of National Institute of Standards and Technology publications
shows.
Pentagon
preparing for Afghan surge US military has started building new facilities in Afghanistan
for 20,000 extra troops that will pour into the country early next
year.
Gingrich
Says Israel Should Set A Deadline For Attack On Iran Last night on Fox News, co-host Alan
Colmes asked former House Speaker Newt Gingrich about a Jerusalem
Post article yesterday reporting that Israel is preparing options
to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Pentagon
Expanding Number of Aliens Recruited
The Pentagon is planning to expand the number of foreigners it recruits
into the military in yet another effort to make up for chronic shortages
of doctors, nurses and linguists available for wartime duty.
Israel
‘has faith in team Obama’
An Israeli official says Tel Aviv is familiar with and has full
confidence in the people nominated to run the Obama administration.
Worst
US Job Losses In 34 Years
More than half a million US jobs were lost in November, sending
the unemployment rate soaring to a 15-year high of 6.7%, official
figures show.
Bomb
Blast At Pakistan Market
At least 16 people have been killed and 75 wounded in a bomb blast
at a market in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan, say police.
