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No concept lies more firmly embedded in our national character than the notion that the USA is "No. 1," "the greatest." Our broadcast media are, in essence, continuous advertisements for the brand name "America Is No. 1." Any office seeker saying otherwise would be committing political suicide...

It's fun to shoot some people: US General February 04, 2005 http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200502/s1295615.htm

Playing the Holocaust Card By Ami Eden January 29, 2005 The 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, which was be marked by ceremonies in Poland this week, is a painful reminder of how little has been learned since the Holocaust. Most obviously, bigotry and religious and ethnic...

Well; if yuh listen to CNN .... Today is "hisoric" and a "great success" for Iraq. If there was an election in Canada and all the people in Quebec refused to participate, could we as Canadians call the election legit? Could we even imagine any "successful" conclusion to the election? Well ...

RCMP reach settlement with off-duty policeman Man stopped by Texas trooper in Canada By Rod Mickleburgh January 29, 2005 LINK[/url]

Walking Wounded Old soldiers don’t fade away By Fred Reed January 27, 2005 http://amconmag.com/2005_01_31/article1.html

True fiction Democracy: a brief guide As insurgents step up attacks before Sunday’s elections, the Iraqi Ministry of Security issues voting guidelines. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7-1458766,00.html

Ashes to Ashes By Chris Floyd January 27, 2005 http://context.themoscowtimes.com/story/139582 We know this war has killed at least 100,000 innocent people, according to a scientific study by the respected medical journal The Lancet. The overwhelming majority of these 100,000 have been killed...

Here comes “The Freedom” By Dahr Jamail January 27, 2005 http://dahrjamailiraq.com/weblog/archives/dispatches/000186.php Prostitute used in Habib torture: lawyer January 27, 2005 Mamdouh Habib was the victim of atrocities fit for a concentration camp, including being tied to the ground while a...

Will Bush still do business with these 'oppressive' allies? From Roland Watson January 22, 2005 GOOD FRIENDS? Amnesty International’s verdict last year on: Saudi Arabia: “Gross human rights violations continued and were exacerbated by government ‘anti-terrorism’ policies and acts of violence...

Go home Yanks, says PM in waiting By Hala Jaber January 23, 2005 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-1452397,00.html

$1 trillion tightly packed up in $1,000 bills would create a pile 100km high. And .... the US is more than 8 trillion in the hole! A stack of thousand dollar bills being 800km high! Isn't that just wild? The Naked Hegemon Why the emperor has no clothes By Andre Gunder Frank January 20, 2005...

Pastor wed to girl, 10, says it's legal He appeared in a Montreal court on five sex-abuse charges January 20, 2005 http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2005/01/20/904054-sun.html

Faking it The discovery that ancient artefacts sacred to Jewish history are forgeries has sent shockwaves through the museum world. But was the gang behind the scam only interested in cash, or did they have other motives? By Rachel Shabi January 20, 2005...

This is an old story. I posted them just to offer a background to the main story which is the last link of these three. "A Father Transformed By Anguish". Florida man burns Marine van after being told son died in Iraq By John Pain August 25, 2004...

Experts Envision the Future of the Internet By Erin Biba January 17, 2005 http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1093&ncid=1093&e=4&u=/pcworld/20050117/tc_pcworld/119314 (PDF Document) http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Future_of_Internet.pdf

'Islamic Hate' Eyed In Slays By Douglas Montero and Stefan C. Friedman January 16, 2005 http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/38704.htm

Can the FBI Monitor Your Web Browsing Without a Warrant? By IPR January 14, 2005 http://magic-city-news.com/article_2779.shtml

The human cost of war The Ground Truth: The Human Cost of War Director’s note: The Ground Truth: The Human Cost of War is a work in progress produced and directed by Patricia Foulkrod and in association with Operation Truth, an non-profit organization created by Iraq veteran Paul Rieckhoff...

Mom Charged With Killing Girl With Bleach January 15, 2005 A woman angry with her 12-year-old daughter for having sex forced the girl to drink bleach and sat on her until the child died, a police detective said. The girl's 9-year-old brother was forced to watch the attack, Detective Warren...