Physicists call their ignorance:a ‘dark force’

2006-11-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/17/science/space/17dark.html?th&emc=th November 17, 2006 9 Billion-Year-Old ŒDark Energy¹ Reported By DENNIS OVERBYE A strange thing happened to the universe five billion years ago. As if God had turned on an antigravity machine, the expansion of the cosmos speeded up, and galaxies began moving away from one another at an … Read more

President Authorized Abu Ghraib Torture, FBI Email Says

2006-11-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://justanotherblowback.blogspot.com/2006/11/president-authorized-abu-ghraib.html http://newstandardnews.net/content/?action=show_item&itemid=1348&x=x FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2006 President Authorized Abu Ghraib Torture, FBI Email Says Among a new batch of documents rights groups have forced the gov’t to release, a Bureau communication refers to a presidential Executive Order endorsing some forms of torture witnessed at Iraq prison. President Authorized Abu … Read more

Senate takes major step on India nuclear deal

2006-11-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/111706D.shtml http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15756796/ MSNBC.com Senate takes major step on India nuclear deal Bill allows shipment of civilian fuel, technology from U.S. to India The Associated Press Updated: 8:54 p.m. ET Nov. 16, 2006 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly endorsed a plan allowing the United States to ship civilian … Read more

US and EU blocking cheap drugs for developing world

2006-11-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/111406HA.shtml http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,,1946998,00.html Rich countries ‘blocking cheap drugs for developing world’ · US and EU have broken Doha pledges, says Oxfam · Stop Aids claims 75% of HIV patients not treated Sarah Boseley, health editor Tuesday November 14, 2006 Guardian Poor people are needlessly dying because drug companies and the … Read more

White House Brushes Off CIA Report on Iran

2006-11-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/112006S.shtml White House Brushes Off CIA Report on Iran Reuters Monday 20 November 2006 Washington – The White House dismissed a classified CIA draft assessment that found no conclusive evidence of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons program, the New Yorker reported. The article by investigative journalist Seymour Hersh said … Read more

Convenient UK anti-Muslim story

2006-11-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6143632.stm Covert preaching of banned cleric Bakri Mohammed is broadcasting incognito, the BBC has learned A banned cleric is still preaching support for terrorism to young British Muslims by appearing incognito on the internet, the BBC has learned. The joint investigation by File on 4 and Newsnight has found … Read more

CIA Acknowledges 2 Interrogation Memos from Bush

2006-11-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/111506Z.shtml http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/13/AR2006111301221.html CIA Acknowledges 2 Interrogation Memos Papers Called Too Sensitive for Release By Dan Eggen Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, November 14, 2006; A29 After years of denials, the CIA has formally acknowledged the existence of two classified documents governing aggressive interrogation and detention policies for terrorism suspects, … Read more

2002: Bush helps creates N Korea ‘threat’

2006-11-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1908571.stm Wednesday, 3 April, 2002, 12:06 GMT 13:06 UK US grants N Korea nuclear funds Pyongyang threatened to pull out of the nuclear deal The US Government has announced that it will release $95m to North Korea as part of an agreement to replace the Stalinist country’s own nuclear … Read more

Clear Evidence 2006 Congressional Elections Hacked

2006-11-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/111806B.shtml http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_rob_kall_061117_clear_evidence_2006_.htm OpEdNews.com Original Content at http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_rob_kall_061117_clear_evidence_2006_.htm November 17, 2006 OpEdNews Exclusive Clear Evidence 2006 Congressional Elections Hacked By Rob Kall Results Skewed Nationwide In Favor of Republicans by 4 percent, 3 million votes A major undercount of Democratic votes and an overcount of Republican votes in U.S. House … Read more

Tomgram: Klare, Bush Goes Over to Imperial Defense

2006-11-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?pid=140248 a project of the Nation Institute compiled and edited by Tom Engelhardt Tomgram: Klare, Bush Goes Over to Imperial Defense This post can be found at http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?pid=140248 In September 2002, Arab League head Amr Mussa warned that an invasion of Iraq would “open the gates of Hell” in … Read more

Pentagon considering three options in Iraq

2006-11-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/112006M.shtml http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/19/AR2006111901249.html Pentagon May Suggest Short-Term Buildup Leading to Iraq Exit By Thomas E. Ricks Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, November 20, 2006; A01 The Pentagon’s closely guarded review of how to improve the situation in Iraq has outlined three basic options: Send in more troops, shrink the force … Read more

FYI: Calling a Circle

2006-11-20 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:44:34 +0000 From: James Samuel Subject: [Co-Creators] Calling a Circle ……………………………………………………….. Here is a summary of the How-To of Calling a Circle. This is a powerful tool, that can be used by anyone. I promised a few people that I would post it here. This description … Read more

Stock market fraud: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!

2006-11-18 Richard Moore http://www.thesanitycheck.com/Blogs/MarkFaulksBlog/tabid/86/EntryID/511/Default.aspx ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!! Posted by:mfaulk 11/5/2006 7:34:00 PM Sometimes you just have to call a spade a spade. After almost three years of covering the issue of stock market fraud, and after experiencing revelation after revelation about just how widespreadŠand how controlledŠthe fraud really is, against investors, against our economic foundation, … Read more

Mike Whitney on the Democratic “victory”

2006-11-18 Richard Moore The election simply proves that one should not expect to take the country away from the people who really own it. It’s theirs, and the political parties are merely the temporary security guards who are paid to watch over their prized possession. ——————————————————– Original source URL: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15582.htm Cheney’s Revenge By Mike Whitney … Read more

Dahr Jamail: How US created Iraq death squads

2006-11-17 Richard Moore ——————————————————– To: •••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• Subject: MidEast Dispatches: Protecting Neither Facilities nor People ** Dahr Jamail’s MidEast Dispatches ** ** Visit the Dahr Jamail website http://dahrjamailiraq.com ** ** Website by http://jeffpflueger.com ** Protecting Neither Facilities nor People *Inter Press Service* Dahr Jamail and Ali al-Fadhily *BAGHDAD, Nov 7 (IPS) – The Facilities … Read more

Administration: Detainees Have No Rights

2006-11-17 Richard Moore http://justanotherblowback.blogspot.com/2006/11/administration-detainees-have-no.html Administration: Detainees Have No Rights By MATT APUZZO WASHINGTON Nov 13, 2006 (AP)— The Bush administration said Monday that Guantanamo Bay prisoners have no right to challenge their detentions in civilian courts and that lawsuits by hundreds of detainees should be dismissed. In court documents filed with the U.S. Court of … Read more

Bush Moves Toward Martial Law

2006-11-14 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/10/1732834.php Bush Moves Toward Martial Law by repost Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006 at 2:39 AM In a stealth maneuver, President Bush has signed into law a provision which, according to Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), will actually encourage the President to declare federal martial law (1). It does so by … Read more

Did Pelosi make a deal?

2006-11-14 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/111306Z.shtml Impeachment and the Table t r u t h o u t | Editorial Monday 13 November 2006 A compelling argument can certainly be made that, given all that the country now faces, an impeachment of George W. Bush by the new Democratic Congress would do more to … Read more

Russia, China Plan Joint Space Projects

2006-11-13 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/11/9/85902.shtml Russia, China Plan Joint Space Projects NewsMax.com Wires Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006 MOSCOW — Russia plans to cooperate with China in robotic missions to the moon and Mars and other space projects, officials said Thursday. “We have switched from cooperating on technological elements and devices to developing big … Read more

Security Council Supports Sanctions on North Korea

2006-11-13 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/15/world/asia/15nations.html October 15, 2006 Security Council Supports Sanctions on North Korea By WARREN HOGE UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 14 ‹ The Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday to impose strict sanctions on North Korea for its reported nuclear test, overcoming objections from Russia and China by explicitly excluding the threat … Read more

U.S. Hits Obstacle in Getting a Vote on North Korea

2006-11-13 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/14/world/asia/14nations.html October 14, 2006 U.S. Hits Obstacle in Getting a Vote on North Korea By WARREN HOGE UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 13 ‹ The United States pressed for a Saturday vote on a Security Council resolution that would impose sanctions on North Korea for its reported nuclear test, but questions … Read more

US considering talking to Iran & Syria

2006-11-13 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6141978.stm US ‘open to Iran talks on Iraq’ The White House has indicated it will consider talking to Iran and Syria about the future of Iraq. Former US Secretary of State James Baker, who heads the Iraq Study Group, is leading a delegation to the White House for talks … Read more

Bolton to be dumped?

2006-11-13 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/111006A.shtml http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/09/AR2006110901185.html Bolton May Not Return As U.N. Envoy By Dafna Linzer Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, November 10, 2006; A03 Key lawmakers said yesterday they would block the nomination of John R. Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations, all but killing chances for him to remain in … Read more

Bush regime to go on trial?

2006-11-13 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/111106Y.shtml http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061110/ap_on_go_co/democrats_oversight_1 Waxman set to probe areas of Bush gov’t By ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writer Fri Nov 10, 3:54 PM ET The Democratic congressman who will investigate the Bush administration’s running of the government says there are so many areas of possible wrongdoing, his biggest problem will be … Read more

Democrats Snatching Defeat from Victory’s Jaws

2006-11-13 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?emx=x&pid=130406 a project of the Nation Institute compiled and edited by Tom Engelhardt Tomgram: Grandin, Democrats Snatching Defeat from Victory’s Jaws Presidential approval polling figures, so ripe and upward moving in September, are as off-a-cliff-steeply in the first half of October. The likes of the polling gap between Americans … Read more

rkm back in Ireland…

2006-11-11 Richard Moore [VIDEO] 9/11: Controlled Demo Proven in 19 Seconds http://justanotherblowback.blogspot.com/2006/11/911-controlled-demo-proven-in-19.html Whew! I escaped from the Heart of the Beasty Matrix! Only one Close Encounter of the Third Reich Kind…that is, the Gestapo Homeland Security folks pulled me over for a search at the Canada-US border. I wasn’t prepared for their silly questions and … Read more

Mike Whitney: Realists dump the neocons

2006-11-11 Richard Moore http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15566.htm NEWS YOU WON’T FIND ON CNN Cheney in a Box By Mike Whitney 11/10/06 “Information Clearing House” — – It was the worst outcome imaginable. They lost the House and the Senate in one night with one savage blow. Even the Confederate flag at Senator “Macakaw’s” house was flying at half-mast. … Read more

* please resend emails – server was down again…*

2006-11-09 Richard Moore If you’ve sent me a message in the past week or two, and I haven’t responded, the message was probably lost. Sorry for any inconvenience, or if you thought I was ignoring you. Please resend. We hit a glitch in upgrading servers, and I must say we’ve had very few glitches over … Read more

The Society of the Spectacle

2006-11-03 Richard Moore Friends, As I was driving over the beautiful highway from Vancouver to Vernon in British Columbia, I listened to Jeff Jewell’s review of Guy Debord’s book, “The Society of the Spectacle”. I can’t pretend to understand such a deep book by listing to a one-hour review, but I understood enough to be … Read more

tour report – Eugene insights

2006-10-20 Richard Moore A few insights are beginning to emerge from this tour. One is about internal space and external space. Each of us has two universes, one inside our head, and one outside. Mozart’s music came from his internal universe. Theoretical physicists work mostly in internal space; experimental physicists work mostly in external space. … Read more

rkm trip journal – Ashland…

2006-10-18 Richard Moore Friends, Sorry, but it has not been possible to write a ‘thoughts of the day’ each evening. Things are too much on-the-move. Don’t always have internet connections, mobile-phone signals, etc. Also I want to stay in the flow of what’s happening and not try to summarize too much in the middle. I … Read more

Norway cancels illegitimate debts !

2006-10-11 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: “Janet M Eaton” <•••@••.•••> To: a renewed Mai-Not <•••@••.•••> Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 16:11:08 -0300 X-Distribution: Moderate Subject: Norway cancels illegitimate debts, setting significant new precendent (Fwd) [50Years] Reply-to: •••@••.••• CC: GLOBALL Priority: normal ——- Forwarded message follows ——- Date sent: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 20:51:01 +0300 From: “Soren … Read more

* Engdahl: Emerging Russian Giant Plays its Cards Strategically *

2006-10-11 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=WIL20061007&articleId=3408 The Emerging Russian Giant Plays its Cards Strategically By F. William Engdahl October 7, 2006 The September 2006 summit in Paris between Russia¹s Vladimir Putin, French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, underscored the re-emerging of Russia as a major global power. The new Russia is … Read more

UK copies French path to promoting anti-Muslim racism

2006-10-11 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6036377.stm Brown supports Straw over veils Gordon Brown has backed Commons leader Jack Straw over his comments on Muslim women wearing veils. The chancellor told BBC political editor Nick Robinson it was important to “have a proper debate”. Mr Straw believes it would improve integration if women did not … Read more

tour report – San Diego

2006-10-07 Richard Moore Whew! I’m exhausted. A bit of jet lag, and three events now under my belt. Many thanks to Molly Morgan (and her husband Rick) for organizing and for putting me up while I’m in San Diego. I’m learning about public speaking by test of fire. The first event was a luncheon of … Read more

Gulags For American Citizens In Final Planning Stages

2006-10-07 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://prisonplanet.com/articles/march2006/010306gulagsforamericans.htm Gulags For American Citizens In Final Planning Stages Halliburton sex slave trade criminals prepare camps for political dissidents Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones/Prison Planet.com | March 1 2006 Bush administration and US army preparations to target American citizens and intern them in forced labor camps has vastly … Read more

Trouble for Bush from top Republicans!

2006-10-07 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/07/world/middleeast/07capital.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin October 7, 2006 Warner¹s Iraq Remarks Surprise White House By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 ‹ The White House, caught off guard by a leading Republican senator who said the situation in Iraq was ³drifting sideways,² responded cautiously on Friday, with a spokeswoman for President Bush stopping … Read more

US attempt at sanctions in total disarray

2006-10-07 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/07/world/middleeast/07iran.html October 7, 2006 U.S. Cites Deal With U.N. Members to Punish Iran By PHILIP SHENON LONDON, Oct. 6 ‹ The United States said it had won agreement on Friday from the other four permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany to seek sanctions against Iran … Read more

Israelis Win Contract To Secure US Borders

2006-10-07 Richard Moore Does this mean we’ll soon see suicide bombers sneaking through the borders? Hezbollah rockets over Texas? rkm ——————————————————– Original source URL: http://rense.com/general73/iwn.htm Israelis Win Contract To Secure US Borders By Christopher Bollyn American Free Press 10-5-6 On Sept. 21, Michael Chertoff, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced that … Read more