Endangered Animals = Important Issue
Several people say torturing and killing endangered species is extremely wrong. Hunting for food is a completely different thing, and people should not be completely against it. Eating meat is a way of survival, that's understandable.
Killing an animal for its fur, so you can have a pretty fuzzy little coat to strut around town in is ridiculous. What is the point in spending $100 to $1000 of dollars for a Tiger Fur anyways? It's a waste of money and it kills innocent animals for no need. Faux fur is just as good, don't like faux fur? Prefer the real stuf...continue reading
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John Lennon's famous round glasses stolen off Liverpool statue
6.Dec 2007
John Lennon's famous round glasses have been stolen off h...read
12-year-old girls hooked to abusing weight-loss products to look super-skinny
6.Dec 2007
Girls as young as 12 years of age are buying rapid weight-loss products in orde...read
Leona Lewis outsells Spice Girls four to one on day one
6.Dec 2007
Leona Lewis has ousted the Spice Girls by outselling them four to one on the fi...read
Pierce Brosnan to reprise role in Thomas Crown sequel
6.Dec 2007
Actor Pierce Brosnan is set to reprise his role in the upcoming sequel to the T...read
Iraq Dam Disaster Imminent!
6.Dec 2007
Some 500,000 people lives are at risk from the real prospect of Iraq's largest dam collapsing at any time. The Mosul dam is just 50kms or 30 miles from the city of Mosul and if the dam breaks a wave as high as 20 metres or 70ft could swamp the city and ca...read
Iranian Fundamentalism and Anarchy threaten Southern Iraq
5.Dec 2007
Southern Shiite tribal leaders have come out against the local Shiite militias. They are complaining of a reign of fear pervading the South, where only Islamic music is allowed , Western haircuts are banned and women are increasingly forced to wear s...read
Turkish Tanks Attack Iraq
5.Dec 2007
Turkish tanks and artillery have begun shelling suspected PKK guerrilla positio...read
Howard cancels Australian Cricket Tour of Zimbabwe
4.Dec 2007
Does Howard understand the damage he could do by cancelling the Australian Cric...read
Planned Saudi Attacks Averted
4.Dec 2007
Planned Al-Queda attacks on Saudi refinery facilities and air bases have been averted following the arrest of a number of Al-Qaeda operatives.
The planned attacks were discovered after intelligence found that Al-Qaeda was planning to ...read
Report from Estonia: Riot over removal of Soviet War memorial in Tallinn
4.Dec 2007
Tallinn, Estonia, 17th April 2007. A plan to remove the Red Army memorial from ...read
Hicks Tortured At Guantanamo
4.Dec 2007
David Hicks was repeatedly tortured and mistreated during his illegal five-year detention at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba according to secret CIA and Pentagon documents, statements by US military personnel, interview transcripts held by the UK in relation to a ...read
Hicks Release Conditions Unenforceable
4.Dec 2007
Hick May Ignore Conditions As He Pleases.
The release conditions put upon Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks are unable to be enforced and can basically be ignored, according to International Law experts. read
UK Sailors and Marines Released from Iran
4.Dec 2007
After some intense negotiations between independent mediators and the Iranian Government, the 15 HMS Cornwall sailors and marines have been released and are allowed to depart Iran onboard an aircraft provided by the mediation team.
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U.S.-Australian Deal Stitched Up Hicks Sentence
4.Dec 2007
Cheney, Howard Stitched Up Hicks Deal. Grubby US-Australian Deal Set Up Weeks ...read
Guantanamo Bay Farce Continues - Hicks Gets 9 Months
4.Dec 2007
In a move that has Australia's fingerprints all over it, Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee, David Hicks, who has already been in U.S. illegal custody for over five years, has been sentenced to serve nine months in an Australian prison, most...read
IRAN NUCLEAR WITHIN 12 MONTHS
4.Dec 2007
Despite denials, Iran is expected to be capable of producing a nuclear weapon within twelve months.
The information as to Iran's current nuclear program, its progress as well as its capabilities and civilian as well as military, were...read
HMS Cornwall Crew Caught in Iranian Waters
4.Dec 2007
Despite denials from the British Foreign Office, proof has emerged that a British inspection party off the HMS Cornwall ventured into Iranian territorial waters. The 15 Navy sailors and Marines were detained by the Iranian Coast Guard upon r...read
U.S. Risk Loosing Conviction of Khalid Sheik Mohammed
4.Dec 2007
If Khalid Sheik Mohammed was indeed responsible for the 9/11 attacks as well as...read
Corruption, Dishonesty Runs Rife in Australian Government
4.Dec 2007
The Australian Government
Incompetent, Dishonest, and Corrupt.
The Australian Government has once again been proven to be incompetent, dishonest and even corrupt in relation to its accountability and...read
Taliban threatens Pakistan
4.Dec 2007
A top Taliban leader has threatened to begin operations attacking Pakistan. An ultimatum has been made that an offensive will open up from the strongholds in the Pashtun heartlands that will stretch throughout the country. The Taliban leader bragged that ...read
AUSTRALIAN MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT KEEP DIRT FILES
4.Dec 2007
It has been discovered that some Australian Members of Parliament are maintaining 'dirt files' on their constituents.
The discovery was made after a constituent of a Federal Liberal Party MP made allegations upon which ...read
General Petraeus Admits Defeat
4.Dec 2007
This week General Petraeus gave his first assessment since taking command. His comments confirm that the “great surge” is turning out to be little more than a “great urge,” In desperation, he is now turning to some strange bedfellows for sat...read
Iraqi Government Teetering Towards Collapse.
4.Dec 2007
The incapacity of the US and Iraqi security forces to deliver on boasts of curbing violence has led to threats from moderate coalition partners to resign from the government. The continued ability of Sunni insurgents to carry out atrocities and spectacula...read
U.S. FACILITIES AT GUANTANAMO BAY DECLARED ILLEGAL
4.Dec 2007
The "International Law Compliance Forum", ILCF, have declared U.S. facilities at Guantanamo Bay to be an illegal occupation of Cuban territory.
The ILCF says that Guantanamo Bay belongs to Cuba and that the U.S. has no r...read
Mehdi Army Chief calls for Confrontation
3.Dec 2007
This Sunday, 25th, clerics for Moqtada al-Sadr, leader of the powerful Mehdi Army, called for non-cooperation with US forces by Shiites. In effect it is a call for confrontation between his militias and by the people. The implications are far reaching. So...read
ISRAEL RECEIVES BUNKER-BUSTER WEAPONS
3.Dec 2007
The Israeli Air Force is said to have received 'bunker-buster' bombs from the U...read
Rape will Wreak Whirlwind of Revenge
3.Dec 2007
The disclosure by two Sunni women than that they have been raped by Iraqi security forces in the current clampdown marks a new phase in the worsening of inter-communal relations. In a certain sense, it has broadened issues and “socialized” tensions on one...read
U.S. PLANS ATTACK ON IRAN
3.Dec 2007
The U.S. is currently in the planning and implementation phases for an attack o...read
Blair leaves way open for John Howard to step in!
3.Dec 2007
Blair leaves way open for John Howard to step in!
Tony Blair has announced the withdrawal of 1,500 troops in the coming weeks and up to 3,000 by the end of the year.
This will still leave 5,500 at the moment and 4,000 until the end of Bush's...read
Counter Surge hits back with a Vengeance
3.Dec 2007
Today, 19th February, the brief lull in insurgency and sectarian killings was blasted open by a daring assault on a US combat post north of Baghdad. Initial reports speak of two soldiers dead and 17 injured in the attack. The insurgents are starting to sh...read
Taking Baghdad could mean losing Iraq.
3.Dec 2007
Increasing reports of the progress of the current US surge indicate two contradictory and complimentary processes taking place at the same time. Inevitably, as with past operations initial flooding of areas by thousands of US and Iraqi troops has led to t...read
Al Qaeda head shot/Mehdi army chiefs told flee
3.Dec 2007
Al Qaeda Leader Shot
There are reports that the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq has been wounded and an aide killed in a shoot out with police.
Mehdi leader told to pack their bagsMehdi Army leader Muqtada al-Sadr has ordered a...read
Mehdi Army Chief fled to Iran
3.Dec 2007
A potential Pandora's box opens in Iraq on news of Muqtada al-Sadr's "exile."
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Lebanon - Closer to the Edge
3.Dec 2007
Bus blasts rip open sectarian divide again...read
Iranian Lethal Weapon Number What?
3.Dec 2007
Officers mix up all their figures in calculaton of the use of Iranian weapons i...read
Iraq Attack
3.Dec 2007
Monday 12th February 14.00 Iraq time:
Baghdad and Buhritz bombs and battles...read
Breaking News Middle east
3.Dec 2007
Breaking news – Iraq Sunday 11th Februaryby Stephen J. Morgan
Tikrit –
Evidence of two processes seems to be gathering more weight in the two attacks on Sunday morning one in Baghdad and the second near Tikrit, some 80 miles t...read
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