In a message dated 4/1/2005 3:21:13 AM, clg_news@legitgov.org writes:

<< UN rights expert charges US using food access as military tactic --A UN 
human rights expert sharply condemned the invasion of Iraq and the global 
'anti'-terror drive, accusing the US-led occupation of using food deprivation as a 
military tactic and of sapping efforts to fight hunger in the world. ...A 
report to the UN human rights commission also highlighted "widespread concerns 
about the continued lack of access to clean drinking water" and allegations by 
British campaigners that water sources were deliberately cut off by occupation 
forces. [Apparently, life was *much better* for Iraqis under Saddam Hussein than 
under Dictator Bush and his merry band of corpora-terrorists.] 


Children starving in Monsanto's Iraq --Increasing numbers of children in Iraq 
do not have enough food to eat and more than a quarter are chronically 
undernourished, a UN report says. Malnutrition rates in children under five have 
almost doubled since the US-led invasion - to nearly 8% by the end of last year, 
it says. Jean Ziegler, a UN specialist on hunger who prepared the report, 
blamed the worsening situation in Iraq on the war led by occupation forces.

Banned by the Feds! (2004) Banned by the Norwegian government, this music video calls for direct action against the President. (ifilm.com) "Protesting U.S. foreign policy, the Norwegian rap group Gatas Parlament ['the parliament of the streets'] created this video entitled 'Kill Him Now.' Under pressure from the U.S., this was banned by the Norwegian government who claim that the video advocates direct violent action against President [sic] Bush, rather than peaceful protest. Consequently, it's become a major free speech issue in Norway. Check out the translated version, with English subtitles, before it's censored here also." Note: IFILM (and CLG) are merely reporting news here; we're not endorsing the message in this video.

UN rights expert charges US using food access as military tactic --A UN human rights expert sharply condemned the invasion of Iraq and the global 'anti'-terror drive, accusing the US-led occupation of using food deprivation as a military tactic and of sapping efforts to fight hunger in the world. ...A report to the UN human rights commission also highlighted "widespread concerns about the continued lack of access to clean drinking water" and allegations by British campaigners that water sources were deliberately cut off by occupation forces. [Apparently, life was *much better* for Iraqis under Saddam Hussein than under Dictator Bush and his merry band of corpora-terrorists.]

Children starving in Monsanto's Iraq --Increasing numbers of children in Iraq do not have enough food to eat and more than a quarter are chronically undernourished, a UN report says. Malnutrition rates in children under five have almost doubled since the US-led invasion - to nearly 8% by the end of last year, it says. Jean Ziegler, a UN specialist on hunger who prepared the report, blamed the worsening situation in Iraq on the war led by occupation forces.

Intelligence Analysts Whiffed on a 'Curveball' --Report says one Iraqi defector single-handedly corrupted prewar weapons estimates. Prewar claims by the United States that Iraq was producing biological weapons were based almost entirely on accounts from a defector who was described as "crazy" by his intelligence handlers and a "congenital liar" by his friends. ['Crazy' and 'congenital liar?' It sounds like they are describing Bush himself.]

WMD Verdict: 'Dead wrong' --The damning verdict of America's official report into the reasons for going to war in Iraq --A bipartisan US commission has delivered a devastating critique of the intelligence assessment of Iraq's pre-war weapons of mass destruction. It also implied that the country's spy agencies know "disturbingly little" about Iran and North Korea. The intelligence community was "dead wrong" in "almost all of its judgements" about Saddam Hussein's presumed chemical, biological and nuclear weapons programmes, declared the panel, which was set up by Dictator George Bush in February last year.

Spy Agencies Were 'Dead Wrong' on Iraq, Report Says --U.S. intelligence was "dead wrong'' about the military threat posed by Saddam Hussein's Iraq and knows "disturbingly little'' about the ability of terrorists to mount biological, chemical or nuclear attacks, a presidential commission said.

U.S. Soldier Convicted Over Shooting of Iraqi --A U.S. court martial convicted an army tank company commander on Thursday over the death of an Iraqi in a shooting which the soldier called a mercy killing [?!?] of a wounded man, [LOL, if it wasn't so pathetic...] U.S. military officials said.

Police Chief Killed in Town North of Baghdad --Gunmen killed the chief of police in a restive town northeast of Baghdad on Friday, Iraqi security officials said.

Armed neighborhood militias [Negroponte's death squads] spring up as ethnic tensions worsen -- The political instability in Iraq and the ethnic divides behind it are pushing Iraqis toward gang-like violence that many worry could start a slide toward civil war.

Suicide Car Bombers Kill Seven in Iraq --Suicide car bombers mounted two attacks on Iraqi soldiers in northern Iraq Thursday, killing at least seven people, as hundreds of thousands of Shi'ites converged on a southern city for a religious ceremony.

American kidnapped in Iraq --A U.S. citizen was kidnapped in Iraq this week, along with three Romanian journalists, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday evening.

Bush names US Navy secretary as deputy defense secretary --US Dictator George W. Bush announced Thursday he intends to nominate Navy Secretary Gordon England to be deputy secretary of defense, the No. 2 civilian job at the Pentagon.

Wolfowitz confirmed as next World Bank president --The board of the World Bank today approved the controversial nomination of Paul Wolfowitz, Donald Rumsfeld's deputy at the Pentagon, as its new president. Mr Bush's choice of his deputy defence secretary [Reichwing terrorist] for the world's top development institution has created consternation among development groups.

Afghan 'Court' Lowers 3 Convicts' Sentences --Three Americans jailed for torturing Afghans in a freelance hunt for terrorists have won shorter sentences but failed to persuade an appeals court to overturn their convictions.

No nations should have nukes, most in USA say -- Most Americans surveyed in a poll say they do not think any country, including the United States, should have nuclear weapons.

Bush Names Cheney's Son-in-law to Homeland Security GC --Dictator Bush has nominated the vice pResident's son-in-law, Philip J. Perry, as general counsel of the Homeland Security Department, where he would oversee 1,500 lawyers who work on legal matters like Coast Guard maritime laws and immigration. Mr. Perry, who is married to Elizabeth Cheney, is leaving the Washington office of the Latham & Watkins law firm, where he was a partner, as well as a lobbyist for Lockheed Martin, one of the top 10 contractors for the Homeland Security Department. [Gee, how convenient!!]

For F.B.I., Not Enough Progress in Combating Terrorism --The Federal Bureau of Investigation has made "insufficient progress" in areas crucial to recasting itself as a frontline defense against terrorism, and major restructuring at both the F.B.I. and the Justice Department is still needed, the presidential commission on intelligence concluded Thursday.

Miami-Dade County, FL: Voting glitches found in 6 recent elections --A computer error failed to count votes during the March 8 special election, calling into question five other local elections -- and the future of the county's elections supervisor. Electronic voting machines tossed out hundreds of ballots during this month's special election on slot machines -- and elections workers have traced the same computer error to five other municipal elections in the past 12 months. Raising the red flag: An alarmingly high number of so-called ''undervotes'' in the March 8 election -- which only had one item on the ballot. The reports of uncounted votes also bring renewed criticism from those who have been wary of the paper-free electronic voting machines -- an unsettling development for a county that had poured substantial resources into escaping the chad-filled ghost of the 2000 'presidential election' [coup d'etat].

Dollar "catastrophe" prompts call to replace George W Bush --US unable to repay $7 trillion in loans, claim --The former prime minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, has launched into a swinging attack on US dictator George W. Bush and warned that the global economy was heading for a catastrophe with the dollar in danger of imminent collapse.

Goldman sees oil price 'super spike' to $105 a barrel --Oil prices have entered the early stages of trading that could lead to a 'super spike' with the potential to move prices to $105 per barrel, enough to meaningfully reduce energy consumption, according to a Goldman Sachs analysis.

Unions Protest Against Bush's Social Security Proposal --The nation's labor unions stepped up their campaign yesterday to stop Dictator Bush's Social Security plan, staging demonstrations in New York, Washington, San Francisco and 70 other cities.

Religious Charities in 10 States Get $1B --Religious charities in 10 states and the District of Columbia got about half of the $2 billion in taxpayer money available to groups deemed 'faith-based' by the White House in 2004, according to figures the White House provided Thursday to The Associated Press.

Schiavo Family In Pennsylvania Getting Death Threats --One Phone Call Comes From Texas [Hmm...Tom Delay?] --The Schiavo family in Pennsylvania told NBC 10 that it has been receiving death threats. According to Sgt. Andy Smith, the man also said to her, "If Terri dies, I'm going to come back and shoot you and your family." After Terri's death Thursday, the brother of her husband, Michael, Scott Schiavo, told NBC 10 News that he had received a number of threatening phone calls. In fact, one call came while NBC 10 was at the home.

Terri Schiavo, 41, Dies in Fla. Hospice --Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman whose condition ignited a protracted legal struggle, died today at a Florida hospice, 13 days after her feeding tube was removed under a court order.

Hong Kong Stadium may be used as clinic if bird flu hits 1 April 2005 --Hong Kong Stadium could be turned into a huge outpatient clinic in the event of a major outbreak of bird flu, health authorities said. The 40,000-seat stadium in Causeway Bay is an option because it could house hundreds of doctors, nurses and other medical personnel in one location.

[March 31 lead stories:] US spends more against Cuba than on tracking Al Qaida --While the US Wednesday defended here the "democratic consequences" of its alleged antiterrorist crusade, Cuba criticized that Washington is spending more money on reinforcing its blockade of Cuba than on tracking finances for the Al Qaida [al CIAduh] network.

U.S. Military Limits Guantanamo Data --The U.S. military has 'temporarily' stopped providing the specific allegations against individual terror suspects who appear before hearings at Guantanamo Bay, officials said Tuesday.

Top soldier in Iraq okayed illegal methods, ACLU says --The former top U.S. military chief in Iraq authorized the use of illegal techniques during interrogations, the American Civil Liberties Union said yesterday. In a memorandum, Lieutenant-General Ricardo Sanchez authorized 29 methods of interrogation, including 12 that "far exceeded" U.S. military regulations as well as the Geneva Conventions covering prisoners of war, the ACLU said.

Number of prisoners held by U-S in Iraq doubled in five months -- According to figures from the Pentagon, the U.S. is holding more than ten-thousand prisoners in Iraq. That's more than double the number held in October. And, there are more allegations of prisoner abuse in detention facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan.