Iraq had intelligence of possible parliament attack-source 13 Apr 2007
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http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news Iraq had intelligence
of possible parliament attack-source 13 Apr 2007 Iraqi authorities
had intelligence that militants were planning an attack on parliament
before a suicide bombing at the building, a senior government source
said on Friday. "We had prior intelligence that there would be an
attack on the parliament," the source told Reuters, without specifying
when or how the information had been received.
Iraq blast rocks the White House 14 Apr 2007 The suicide bombing
in the Iraqi Parliament, in which eight people were killed, has
shaken the Bush Administration and made it more likely that Democrats
in Congress will not back down in their determination to end the
war.
'Frankly yesterday was a bad day, a very bad day.' U.S. Won't Secure
Iraqi Parliament 13 Apr 2007 The U.S. military will not take over
security of the Iraqi parliament building in the wake of the deadly
suicide bombing in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, a top
commander [Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, the No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq]
said Friday.
Inquiry into Iraq parliament bomb 13 Apr 2007 The Iraqi government
has ordered an inquiry into a bomb attack inside the parliament
building in the heart of Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone.
Thursday's blast rocked the Iraqi parliament's cafeteria, killing
at least eight people, including two MPs.
3 soldiers killed near Baghdad 13 Apr 2007 Three U.S. soldiers and
two Iraqi translators were killed in two attacks south of Baghdad,
the military said on Friday. Eight soldiers were wounded.
South Korea Draws Up Iraq Pullout Plan 13 Apr 2007 South Korea, one
of the closest U.S. allies in Iraq, is preparing a plan to pull its
1,300 troops out of the country, a Defense Ministry official said
Friday.
Clinton suffers virtual defeat in MoveOn vote on Iraq [Well, Bush
suffered two *actual* defeats! --LRP] 12 Apr 2007 Sen. Hillary
Rodham Clinton (N.Y.), the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential
nomination, lagged behind her main competitors, as well as some
lower-tier candidates, in a straw poll taken after a virtual town
hall meeting on Iraq.
U.S. Holds Onto Iranians Seized in Iraq 13 Apr 2007 The Bush regime
decided this week that it will hold onto five 'alleged Iranian
intelligence agents' [diplomats] for several more weeks, at least,
instead of freeing them quickly on the heels of last week's release
of 15 Britons who had been seized by Iran, U.S. officials said
Friday.
Iran seeks talks with US House speaker Pelosi 13 Apr 2007 A top MP
said on Friday the Teheran parliament would favour talks with US
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after her 'controversial' [?] visit to
Irans ally Syria, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
Canada offers forum for lecturer barred from U.S. --Doctor known
for study that estimated Iraq's body count in the U.S.-led war in
Iraq at more than half a million can't get visa 11 Apr 2007 A highly
regarded Iraqi epidemiologist [Riyadh Lafta] who wants to tell
Americans about an alarming rise in cancer levels among Iraqi
children will come to Canada instead because he couldn't get a visa
to the United States.
38 Taliban, NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan 14 Apr 2007 US and
Afghan troops backed by warplanes killed more than 35 Taliban
militants during a five-hour battle in a bitterly contested area
of southern Afghanistan, the US-led occupation said on Friday.
US airliner 'nearly shot down' --Two Israeli F-15s and two F-16s
fighter planes were scrambled to intercept a Boeing 777 11 Apr 2007
Israeli warplanes nearly shot down an American [US Continental
Airlines] airliner carrying passengers from New York to Tel Aviv
on Wednesday when the pilot failed to respond as the plane approached
the Israeli coast, an airport authority official said.
Chavez: Troops to Escort Oil Takeovers 13 Apr 2007 President Hugo
Chavez said Thursday that soldiers will accompany government officials
when they take over oil projects in the Orinoco River basin next
month. [Good!]
Department of Defense will put an internet router in space 13 Apr
2007 A programme to kick-start the use of internet communications
in space has been announced by the US government. The Department
of Defense's Iris project will put an internet router in space by
the start of 2009. The Iris (Internet Router Protocol in Space)
project has been given the go ahead after winning funding from the
US Department of Defense, under its Joint Capability Technology
Demonstration (JCTD) programme.
Libby to Appeal Conviction in Leak Case 13 Apr 2007 Former White
House aide I.
Lewis "Scooter" Libby said Friday he no longer plans to ask for a
new trial in the CIA leak case but still expects to appeal his
conviction. Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President [sic]
Dick Cheney, was convicted last month of lying and obstructing an
investigation into the 2003 leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's
identity.
Justice Weighed Prosecutors' Politics 14 Apr 2007 The Justice
Department weighed political activism and membership in a conservative
law group in evaluating the nation's federal prosecutors, documents
released in the probe of fired U.S. attorney show. The political
credentials were listed on a chart of all 124 U.S. attorneys nominated
since 2001.
Gonzales Aide Suggested Replacements for Attorneys 13 Apr 2007 A
Justice Department e-mail released today shows that the former chief
of staff to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales proposed replacement
candidates for seven United States attorneys nearly a year before
those prosecutors were fired, in contrast to testimony last month
in which the aide said that no successors were considered before
the firings.
Rove in new controversy over e-mails 13 Apr 2007 White House political
adviser Karl Rove was embroiled in a new controversy over potentially
missing e-mails on Friday, the latest twist in the firings of eight
U.S. prosecutors last year. The White House disclosed the Republican
National Committee in early 2006 took away Rove's ability to delete
e-mails sent and received through a party e-mail account.
Senate Dems warn Gonzales: We want real answers 12 Apr 2007 The
Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday authorized subpoenas for documents
from the White House and the Department of Justice (DoJ) relating
to the firing of eight U.S.
attorneys last year. Senate Democrats threatened to issue the
subpoenas if Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is not forthcoming
in his Tuesday testimony before the committee.
Bush Threatens a Veto Over Intel Bill 13 Apr 2007 Dictator Bush is
threatening to veto a Senate intelligence bill that's laced with
provisions that would force the White House and spy agencies to be
more responsive to Congress.
Among the provisions in the intelligence bill that the Bush
administration rejects: Required reports on interrogation activities
[torture] and secret prisons, which the regime says would raise
"grave constitutional issues" and jeopardize sensitive information
that should not be widely distributed. [The bill is S. 372.]
Feds get an overall 'C' on security; a third of agencies get 'F's
--The U.S.
government as a whole got a C-minus 12 Apr 2007 The federal government
today got an overall grade of C-minus in an annual computer security
report card that evaluates the performance of 24 individual agencies
covered by the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).
Australia censors terrorism books 13 Apr 2007 The Australian
government has announced plans to outlaw material that advocates
terrorism - a move designed to tighten its already strict censorship
rules. Books and films deemed to glorify terrorism [!?!] will be
removed from shelves and barred from entering the country.
11 Brooklyn Prison Officers Accused of Beating Inmates 12 Apr 2007
Eleven federal prison guards have been arrested on charges of beating
two inmates at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center. Investigators
said at least one captain and three lieutenants have been charged.
Iacocca bashes Bush in new book 12 Apr 2007 Lee Iacocca, author of
the original business management best-seller, is giving President
[sic] Bush an "F" in leadership. In a book to be released Tuesday,
the former Chrysler CEO -- who supported Bush's first campaign in
2000 but backed Sen. John Kerry four years later -- accused Bush
of leading the nation to war "on a pack of lies"
and lacking the basic components of good leadership.
Pressure grows on Wolfowitz in promotion scandal 13 Apr 2007 Pressure
for World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz to resign grew on Friday
as the bank's board wrangled behind the scenes over whether his
approval of a high-paying promotion for his girlfriend bent rules.
Bank Staff Asks Wolfowitz to Resign 12 Apr 2007 World Bank President
Paul Wolfowitz acknowledged Thursday that he erred in helping a
close female friend get transferred to a high-paying job, and said
he was sorry. His apology didn't ease concerns among the bank's
staff association, which wants him to resign.
Maggots beget maggots: Tons of Food Spoiled As FEMA Ran Out of
Storage Space 13 Apr 2007 As many as 6 million prepared meals
stockpiled near potential victims of the 2006 hurricane season
spoiled in the Gulf Coast heat last summer when the Federal Emergency
Management Agency ran short of warehouse and refrigeration space,
according to agency officials.
75,000 Voter Registration Cards Found in Trash Bin in Atlanta 12
Apr 2007 The Georgia Secretary of State's office [Karen Handel, R]
has begun an investigation into who threw more than 75,000 Fulton
County voter registration cards into a trash bin. The cards contained
a voter's full name, address and Social Security number. The office
says a random sampling showed many of the cards were for active
voters.
Ohio County Voting Head Steps Down 12 Apr 2007 The Republican
chairman of the embattled Cuyahoga County elections board [Ohio
Republican Party leader Robert Bennett] resigned Wednesday, days
before he was to face a removal hearing.
New Jersey's Corzine Remains on Ventilator, Sedated 13 Apr 2007 New
Jersey Governor Jon Corzine remains on a ventilator and heavily
sedated a day after he was critically injured in a car wreck while
heading to a meeting between fired broadcaster Don Imus and the
Rutgers University women's basketball team, doctors said. Corzine
"significantly improved" during the night, and he may get off the
ventilator in the next few days, Dr. Steven Ross, trauma director
at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, said today at a press
briefing.
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[Previous lead stories:] White House E-Mail "Lost" in Private
Accounts --Messages May Have Included Discussions About Firing of
Eight Prosecutors 12 Apr 2007 The White House acknowledged yesterday
that e-mails dealing with official government business may have
been lost [!?!] because they were improperly sent through private
accounts intended to be used for political activities. Administration
officials said they could offer no estimate of how many e-mails
were lost but indicated that some may involve messages from White
House senior adviser Karl Rove, whose role in the firings has been
under scrutiny by congressional Democrats.
Shocking New Disclosure - White House Lost over FIVE MILLION EMAILS
in Two Year Period (CREW) 12 Apr 2007 Citizens for Responsibility
and Ethics in Washington (CREW) today has released a report, WITHOUT
A TRACE: The Missing White House Emails and the Violations of the
Presidential Records Act, detailing the legal issues behind the
story of the White House e-mail scandal.
In a startling new revelation, CREW has also learned through two
confidential sources that the Executive Office of the President
(EOP) has lost over five million emails generated between March
2003 and October 2005.
Leahy says Bush aides lied about e-mails 12 Apr 2007 President [sic]
Bush's aides are lying about White House e-mails sent on a Republican
account that might have been lost, Senate Judiciary Committee
Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said Thursday, vowing to subpoena
those documents if the administration fails to cough them up. "They
say they have not been preserved.
I don't believe that!" Leahy shouted from the Senate floor. "You
can't erase e-mails, not today. They've gone through too many
servers," said Leahy, D-Vt.
"Those e-mails are there, they just don't want to produce them.
We'll subpoena them if necessary."
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