Daily Archives: October 16, 2005
Bush and Blair, A Plan Beyond Iraq?
by admin • OCT 16, 2005
George Bush told Tony Blair shortly before the invasion of Iraq that he intended to target other countries, including Saudi Arabia, which, he implied, planned to acquire weapons of mass destruction.
Stewardess Makes Bomb Threat For Day Off Work
by admin • OCT 16, 2005
A SriLankan Airlines stewardess called in a bomb threat because she wanted a day off, a newspaper reported Sunday.
Two-Thirds of S. Koreans Want Nukes
by admin • OCT 16, 2005
Two-thirds of South Koreans believe their country should be armed with nuclear weapons as an international standoff continues over the communist North’s atomic program, according to survey results released Saturday.
Rove Pressed on Conflicts
by admin • OCT 16, 2005
The grand jury investigating the CIA leak case pressed White House senior adviser Karl Rove yesterday to more fully explain his conversations with reporters about CIA operative Valerie Plame, including discrepancies between his testimony and the account provided by a key witness in the investigation, according to a source familiar with Rove‘s account.
G20 Pledges Increased Trade
by admin • OCT 16, 2005
The G20 group of wealthy and developing nations have pledged to continue efforts to carry out the necessary reforms to increase global free trade.
John Bolton Blocked Darfur Genocide Briefing?
by admin • OCT 16, 2005
A small box containing a 150-word Reuters report tells us the latest doings of the controversial new U.S. ambassador to the international body: “John Bolton … blocked a United Nations envoy on Monday from briefing the Security Council on …