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Wikileaks: Many at Guantanamo 'not dangerous'2011-04-25, BBCPosted: 2011-05-03 12:07:18http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13184845
Files obtained by the website Wikileaks have revealed that the US believed many of those held at Guantanamo Bay were innocent or only low-level operatives. The files, published in US and European newspapers, are assessments of all 780 people ever held at the facility. They show that about 220 were classed as dangerous terrorists, but 150 were innocent Afghans and Pakistanis. The Detainee Assessment Briefs (DABs) ... give little information on the allegations of harsh treatment and interrogation techniques at the camp. But the files show that US military analysts considered only 220 of those ever detained at Guantanamo to be dangerous extremists. Another 380 detainees were deemed to be low-ranking guerrillas. At least 150 people were revealed to be innocent Afghans or Pakistanis - including drivers, farmers and chefs - rounded up during intelligence gathering operations in the aftermath of 9/11. The detainees were then held for years owing to mistaken identity or because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time, the memos say. In many cases, US commanders concluded there was "no reason recorded for transfer".
Note: For key reports from reliable sources on the prison at Guantanamo and other black sites where torture and false allegations are the norm, click here.
Secret intelligence files show disarray at Gitmo2011-04-24, Seattle Times/McClatchy NewsPosted: 2011-05-03 12:06:02http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014867539_gitmo25.html
U.S. officials set up a human-intelligence laboratory at Guantánamo that used interrogation and detention practices they largely made up as they went along. The secret summaries, which were obtained via WikiLeaks, help explain why in May 2009 President Obama, after ordering his own review of wartime intelligence, called ... Guantánamo "quite simply a mess." The documents ... show an intelligence operation that was tremendously dependent on informants — both prison-camp snitches repeating what they'd heard from fellow captives, and self-described, at times self-aggrandizing, former al-Qaida insiders turned government witnesses who Pentagon records show have since been released. Intelligence analysts are at odds with each other over which informants to trust, at times drawing inferences from prisoner exercise habits. They ordered DNA tests, tethered Taliban suspects to polygraphs and strung together tidbits in ways that seemed to defy common sense. The documents also show that in the earliest years of the prison camp's operation, the Pentagon permitted Chinese and Russian interrogators into the camps — information from those sessions are included in some captives' assessments — something American defense lawyers working free for the foreign prisoners have alleged and protested for years.
'We've Hit The Targets'2001-09-13, NewsweekPosted: 2011-05-03 11:47:59http://www.newsweek.com/2001/09/12/we-ve-hit-the-targets.html
Could the [9/11] bombers have been stopped? NEWSWEEK has learned that while U.S. intelligence received no specific warning, the state of alert had been high during the past two weeks, and a particularly urgent warning may have been received the night before the [9/11] attacks, causing some top Pentagon brass to cancel a trip. Why that same information was not available to the 266 people who died aboard the four hijacked commercial aircraft may become a hot topic on the Hill.
Note: This most astounding information is buried in this long article. Yet it is repeated in a Newsweek article 11 days later (9/24/2001), which states, "On Sept. 10, NEWSWEEK has learned, a group of top Pentagon officials suddenly canceled travel plans for the next morning, apparently because of security concerns." It was again buried in a longer article, yet the author felt it important enough to include. Why was there no follow up? WantToKnow.info's Fred Burks has a reliable deep cover CIA contact who says he was informed just hours before the attacks that there was going to be a major attack on Washington on 9/11. For an abundance of reliable verifiable information suggesting a major cover-up around 9/11, click here and here.
U.S. to continue Pakistan strikes despite protests2011-04-23, San Francisco Chronicle/Los Angeles TimesPosted: 2011-04-26 11:20:14http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2011/04/23/MN921J5V20.DTL
A U.S. missile strike in Pakistan's North Waziristan region killed at least 25 people on [April 22], sending a clear sign that Washington's use of drones against militants along the Afghan border will continue despite rising opposition from Islamabad's top civilian and military leaders. The strike in the village of Spinwam came two days after Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, held tense talks with Pakistani army chief Gen. Ashfaq Kayani amid a pall of mistrust that has weakened relations between Washington and Islamabad in recent months. Pakistan intensified its criticism of the drone campaign after a March 17 strike killed more than 40 people in the North Waziristan village of Datta Khel. Pakistani military leaders said that missile strike killed civilian tribal elders meeting to discuss a dispute over local mining rights, though the U.S. maintains that the people killed were militants. The Datta Khel strike came a day after the release of Raymond Davis, the CIA contractor whose arrest in connection with the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis brought relations between Washington and Islamabad to one of their lowest points in years. Officials in North Waziristan said [the April 22] strike killed 18 suspected militants, though seven of the dead were civilians - three women and four children. Four missiles were fired, two of which struck a guest house with the suspected militants, the officials said. The other two missiles hit another building where the women and children were.
Note: Imagine if another country were flying unmanned flights in the US and killing US citizens who they suspected were terrorists along with innocent civilians as collateral damage. There would be an uproar. Why isn't anyone talking about the legality of a foreign country killing citizens of another country without any judicial process at all, especially when the government of the invaded country opposes the attacks?
The Terminators: drone strikes prompt MoD to ponder ethics of killer robots2011-04-17, The Guardian (One of the UK's leading newspapers)Posted: 2011-04-26 11:18:14http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/17/terminators-drone-strikes-mod-ethics
The growing use of unmanned aircraft in combat situations raises huge moral and legal issues, and threatens to make war more likely as armed robots take over from human beings, according to an internal study by the Ministry of Defence. The report warns of the dangers of an "incremental and involuntary journey towards a Terminator-like reality", referring to James Cameron's 1984 movie, in which humans are hunted by robotic killing machines. "It is essential that before unmanned systems become ubiquitous (if it is not already too late) … we ensure that ... we do not risk losing our controlling humanity and make war more likely," warns the report, titled The UK Approach to Unmanned Aircraft Systems. MoD officials have never before grappled so frankly with the ethics of the use of drones. The report was ordered by Britain's defence chiefs, and coincides with continuing controversy about drones' use in Afghanistan, and growing Pakistani anger at CIA drone attacks against suspected insurgents on the Afghan borders. It states that "the recent extensive use of unmanned aircraft over Pakistan and Yemen may already herald a new era". Referring to descriptions of "killer drones" in Afghanistan, it notes that "feelings are likely to run high as armed systems acquire more autonomy".
Note: For an analysis of the expansion of the sphere of killing by drones to the new Libyan theater of operations in the "endless war" triggered by the false-flag of 9/11, click here.
Guantánamo leaks lift lid on world's most controversial prison2011-04-25, The Guardian (One of the UK's leading newspapers)Posted: 2011-04-26 11:16:26http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/25/guantanamo-files-lift-lid-prison
More than 700 leaked secret files on the Guantánamo detainees lay bare the inner workings of America's controversial prison camp in Cuba. The US military dossiers ... reveal how ... many prisoners were flown to the Guantánamo cages and held captive for years on the flimsiest grounds, or on the basis of lurid confessions extracted by maltreatment. The 759 Guantánamo files, classified "secret", cover almost every inmate since the camp was opened in 2002. More than two years after President Obama ordered the closure of the prison, 172 are still held there. The files depict a system often focused less on containing dangerous terrorists or enemy fighters, than on extracting intelligence. Among inmates who proved harmless were an 89-year-old Afghan villager, suffering from senile dementia, and a 14-year-old boy who had been an innocent kidnap victim. The documents also reveal: • US authorities listed the main Pakistani intelligence service, the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI), as a terrorist organisation. • Almost 100 of the inmates who passed through Guantánamo are listed by their captors as having had depressive or psychotic illnesses. Many went on hunger strike or attempted suicide. • A number of British nationals and residents were held for years even though US authorities knew they were not Taliban or al-Qaida members.
Note: For many key reports on government secrecy from major media sources, click here.
Why Is The U.N. In The War-Making Business?2011-04-22, ForbesPosted: 2011-04-26 11:06:29http://www.forbes.com/2011/04/18/united-nations-libya.html
The strangest aspect of the United Nations' "no-fly zone" war over Libya is the involvement of the United Nations itself. While Congress' approval was all but an afterthought, the Obama administration devoted intense diplomatic energy to winning the approval of the United Nation's Security Council. No one asked why the U.N. is in the business of approving military actions at all. The United Nations, created to end wars, now prolongs and enlarges them. It is time to take a hard look at the U.N.'s war-ending, peace-making record. After all, the promotion of peace is supposed to be its main duty. The U.N. bureaucracy [has] lost its way. The U.N. has sanctioned two wars against Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and now has approved the aerial bombardment of Libya. Whatever the merits of these wars, they are wars. And the U.N. approved them, as opposed to stopping them. It has morphed from a war-ending mission to a war-sanctioning vote. The people who are going to pay for or fight in these U.N. approved wars have no way to hold U.N. representatives accountable and too many of the war-making discussions at the U.N. are held in secret.
Note: For a powerful two-page summary of a top US general's words revealing the major corruption behind almost all wars, click here.
Bradley Manning: top US legal scholars voice outrage at 'torture'2011-04-10, The Guardian (One of the UK's leading newspapers)Posted: 2011-04-19 10:36:40http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/10/bradley-manning-legal-scholars-le...
More than 250 of America's most eminent legal scholars have signed a letter protesting against the treatment in military prison of the alleged WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning, contesting that his "degrading and inhumane conditions" are illegal, unconstitutional and could even amount to torture. The list of signatories includes Laurence Tribe, a Harvard professor who is considered to be America's foremost liberal authority on constitutional law. He told the Guardian he signed the letter because Manning appeared to have been treated in a way that "is not only shameful but unconstitutional" as he awaits court martial in Quantico marine base in Virginia. Under the terms of his detention, he is kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day, checked every five minutes under a so-called "prevention of injury order" and stripped naked at night apart from a smock. Tribe said the treatment was objectionable "in the way it violates his person and his liberty without due process of law and in the way it administers cruel and unusual punishment of a sort that cannot be constitutionally inflicted even upon someone convicted of terrible offences, not to mention someone merely accused of such offences". The harsh restrictions have been denounced by a raft of human rights groups, including Amnesty International, and are being investigated by the United Nations' rapporteur on torture.
Note: For a compendium of revealing stories from reliable sources on the illegal wars of aggression launched by the US and UK under the pretext of 9/11, click here.
US Army to charge Bradley Manning with 'aiding the enemy'2011-03-02, The Guardian (One of the UK's leading newspapers)Posted: 2011-04-19 10:35:11http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/02/bradley-manning-charges-aiding-enemy
The US Army has announced it is to charge Private Bradley Manning with "aiding the enemy" – which can carry the death penalty – and 21 further offences of illegally disclosing classified information, after an investigation lasting seven months. The 22 new charges are in addition to the 12 counts of leaking classified information and computer fraud that Manning already faces over material said to be related to the WikiLeaks disclosures – and for which he has been held in military custody since May last year. The army's charge sheet states that Manning did "knowingly give intelligence to the enemy, through indirect means," in violation of article 104 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, known as "aiding the enemy". The other new charges include wrongfully causing intelligence to be published on the internet knowing it will be accessed by the enemy, five counts of thefts of public property or records, eight counts of transmitting national defense information to someone not entitled to receive it – violating the Espionage Act, two counts of computer fraud, and five counts of breaking US Army computer security rules. The Army's prosecution team said in a statement that if Manning were convicted of all charges, he would face life in prison.
The Military's Secret Shame2011-04-03, NewsweekPosted: 2011-04-12 10:24:09http://www.newsweek.com/2011/04/03/the-military-s-secret-shame.html
Last year nearly 50,000 male veterans screened positive for "military sexual trauma" at the Department of Veterans Affairs, up from just over 30,000 in 2003. For the victims, the experience is a special kind of hell -— a soldier can't just quit his job to get away from his abusers. But now, as the Pentagon has begun to acknowledge the rampant problem of sexual violence for both genders, men are coming forward in unprecedented numbers, telling their stories and hoping that speaking up will help them, and others, put their lives back together. In fact, it is the high victimization rate of female soldiers -— women in the armed forces are now more likely to be assaulted by a fellow soldier than killed in combat -— that has helped cast light on men assaulting other men. Last year more than 110 men made confidential reports of sexual assault by other men, nearly three times as many as in 2007. The real number of victims is surely much higher. Like in prisons and other predominantly male environments, male-on-male assault in the military, experts say, is motivated not by homosexuality, but power, intimidation, and domination. Assault victims, both male and female, are typically young and low-ranking; they are targeted for their vulnerability. "One of the reasons people commit sexual assault is to put people in their place, to drive them out," says Mic Hunter, author of Honor Betrayed: Sexual Abuse in America's Military. "Sexual assault isn't about sex, it's about violence."
Note: If you are ready to go down the rabbit hole on this one, learn about Kay Griggs, the wife of a USMC colonel and her descriptions of rampant sexual abuse among high ranking military officials at this link.
Defence redefined means securing cheap energy2002-12-26, Sydney Morning Herald (One of Australia's leading newspapers)Posted: 2011-04-12 10:12:26http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/25/1040511092926.html
As troops and equipment pour into the Gulf for a looming war with Iraq, United States military thinkers admit that "defence" means protecting ... cheap oil. As far back as 1975, Henry Kissinger, then secretary of state, said America was prepared to wage war over oil. Separate plans advocating US conquest of Saudi oilfields were published in the '70s. So it should come as little surprise that ... four months before the terrorist attacks on Washington and New York - a battle plan for Afghanistan was already being reviewed by the US Command that would carry it out after September 11. Military strategists were highlighting the energy wealth of the Caspian Sea and Central Asia and its importance to America's "security". The Indian media and Jane's Intelligence Review reported that the US was fighting covert battles against the Taliban, months before the "war on terrorism" was declared. Over several months beginning in April last year a series of military and governmental policy documents was released that sought to legitimise the use of US military force in the pursuit of oil and gas. A spring 2001 article by Jeffrey Record in the War College's journal, Parameters, argued the legitimacy of "shooting in the Persian Gulf on behalf of lower gas prices". Mr Record [is] a former staff member of the Senate armed services committee (and an apparent favourite of the Council on Foreign Relations). [He] advocated the acceptability of presidential subterfuge in the promotion of a conflict. Mr Record explicitly urged painting over the US's actual reasons for warfare with a nobly high-minded veneer, seeing such as a necessity for mobilising public support for a conflict.
Note: This highly revealing report on the military planning of wars for oil is well worth reading in its entirety, at the link above. For lots more on major deception and manipulation around the event of 9/11, click here.
Declassified Memorandum to FBI Director: Flying Saucers1950-03-22, Website of FBIPosted: 2011-04-12 10:06:37http://vault.fbi.gov/hottel_guy/Guy%20Hottel%20Part%201%20of%201/view
An investigator for the Air Forces stated that three so-called flying saucers had been recovered in New Mexico. They were described as being circular in shape with raised centers, approximately 50 feet in diameter. Each one was occupied by three bodies of human shape but only three feet tall, dressed in metallic cloth of a very fine texture. Each body was bandaged in a manner similar to the blackout suits used by speed fliers and test pilots. The saucers were found in New Mexico due to the fact that the Government has a very high powered radar set-up in that area and it is believed the radar interferes with the controlling mechanism of the saucers.
Note: Download this amazing document and view it on our website at this link. For an ABC news article discussing this, click here. Another FBI document shows FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover wanted "full access to discs recovered" at Roswell. For numerous highly revealing major media reports presenting strong evidence on UFOs, click here. For other reliable and inspiring information on this topic, visit our UFO Information Center.
C.I.A. Admits Government Lied About U.F.O. Sightings1997-08-03, New York TimesPosted: 2011-04-05 20:24:23http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DE3DF133DF930A3575BC0A96195...
In the darkest days of the cold war, the military lied to the American public about the true nature of many unidentified flying objects in an effort to hide its growing fleets of spy planes, a Central Intelligence Agency study says. The deceptions were made in the 1950's and 1960's amid a wave of U.F.O. sightings that alarmed the public and parts of official Washington. The C.I.A. study says the Air Force knew that most reports by citizens and aviation experts were based on fleeting glimpses of U-2 and SR-71 spy planes, which fly extremely high. Rather than acknowledging the existence of the top-secret flights or saying nothing about them publicly, the Air Force decided to put out false cover stories, the C.I.A. study says. For instance, unusual observations that were actually spy flights were attributed to atmospheric phenomena like ice crystals and temperature inversions. ''Over half of all U.F.O. reports from the late 1950's through the 1960's were accounted for by manned reconnaissance flights'' over the United States, the C.I.A. study says. ''This led the Air Force to make misleading and deceptive statements to the public in order to allay public fears and to protect an extraordinarily sensitive national security project.'' The admission of Federal deception on the issue appears to be a first, experts said in interviews. ''It's very significant,'' said Richard Hall, chairman of the Fund for U.F.O. Research, a group in Washington.
Note: For key resources on the UFO controversy, see our UFO Information Center.
US Army 'kill team' in Afghanistan posed for photos of murdered civilians2011-03-21, The Guardian (One of the UK's leading newspapers)Posted: 2011-03-29 11:17:02http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/21/us-army-kill-team-afghanistan-pos...
Commanders in Afghanistan are bracing themselves for possible riots and public fury triggered by the publication of "trophy" photographs of US soldiers posing with the dead bodies of defenceless Afghan civilians they killed. Senior officials at Nato's International Security Assistance Force in Kabul have compared the pictures published by the German news weekly Der Spiegel to the images of US soldiers abusing prisoners in Abu Ghraib in Iraq which sparked waves of anti-US protests around the world. They fear that the pictures could be even more damaging as they show the aftermath of the deliberate murders of Afghan civilians by a rogue US Stryker tank unit that operated in the southern province of Kandahar last year. The case has already created shock around the world, particularly with the revelations that the men cut "trophies" from the bodies of the people they killed.
An investigation by Der Spiegel has unearthed approximately 4,000 photos and videos taken by the men. The US military has strived to keep the pictures out of the public domain. The lengthy Spiegel article that accompanies the photographs contains new details about the sadistic behaviour of the men.
Note: For many reports from reliable sources on atrocities and illegal activities by US military forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, click here.
Audit: Pentagon overpaid oilman by up to $200 million2011-03-17, Washington PostPosted: 2011-03-29 11:04:19http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pentagon-overpaid-oilman-millions-audi...
A Pentagon audit has found that the federal government overpaid a billionaire oilman by as much as $200 million on several military contracts worth nearly $2.7 billion. The audit by the Defense Department's inspector general ... estimated that the department paid the oilman "$160 [million] to $204 million more for fuel than could be supported by price or cost analysis." The study also reported that the three contracts were awarded under conditions that effectively eliminated the other bidders. Harry Sargeant III, a well-connected Florida businessman and once-prominent Republican donor, first faced scrutiny over his defense work in October 2008, when he was accused in a congressional probe of using his close relationship with Jordan's royal family to secure exclusive rights over supply routes to U.S. bases in western Iraq. Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), who led the probe, ... said in a statement Thursday that the report "confirmed what we found in 2008: the International Oil Trading Company overcharged by hundreds of millions of dollars while the Bush administration looked the other way." Waxman called on Sargeant to repay the Pentagon.
Note: For many reports from reliable sources on government corruption, click here.
US Navy tested mustard gas on its own sailors1993-03-14, The Independent (One of the UK's leading newspapers)Posted: 2011-03-29 10:49:40http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/us-navy-tested-mustard-gas-on-its-own...
Fifty years ago, the US Navy locked 17-year-old Glenn Jenkins into a gas chamber within sight of the dome of the US Capitol in Washington. It then poisoned him with mustard and lewisite (arsenic) gas. He never recovered his good health. Nathan Schnurman, another 17-year-old, was asked to test summer uniforms for the navy. He was locked in a small hut heated by a furnace and with a door that could be opened only from the outside. When something went wrong with his mask, he asked over the intercom to come out, but was refused. He vomited into his mask, passed out and had a heart attack. The plight of Mr Jenkins, Mr Schnurman and 2,500 other sailors who were used in what the navy called 'man break' experiments with poison gas, has remained a secret for five decades. Only last week, under pressure from the victims, did the Pentagon agree to let them tell their stories. Many, who had been told that the Espionage Act would be used against them, did not even tell their doctors what had happened. All the survivors, now in their late sixties, tell similar stories. The navy not only volunteered its own men, but for decades after the war also refused to compensate them for crippling injuries. [And] the experiments were for nothing. Mustard gas was used just once in the Second World War by the Allies, and then by accident.
Note: The military has repeatedly condoned horrendous research on live subjects. For a revealing list of highly unethical experimentation on human over the past 75 years, click here. For a concise summary of the government's secret quest to control the mind and human behavior no matter what the cost, click here.
Obama creates indefinite detention system for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay2011-03-08, Washington PostPosted: 2011-03-16 12:47:07http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/07/AR20110307048...
President Obama signed an executive order Monday that will create a formal system of indefinite detention for those held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who continue to pose a significant threat to national security. The administration also said it will start new military commission trials for detainees there. The announcements, coming more than two years after Obama vowed in another executive order to close the detention center, all but cements Guantanamo Bay's continuing role in U.S. counterterrorism policy. The executive order recognizes the reality that some Guantanamo Bay detainees will remain in U.S. custody for many years, if not for life. Activists on either end of the debate over closing the prison cast the announcement as a reversal. "It is virtually impossible to imagine how one closes Guantanamo in light of this executive order," said Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union. "In a little over two years, the Obama administration has done a complete about-face." Recent legislation now makes it extremely difficult to transfer any detainee out of Guantanamo Bay even if he is believed to be no threat.
Note: President Obama has repeatedly reversed his position on key elements of his election campaign, like Guantanamo, which brought him to power. To understand how members of the power elite of our world can exert tremendous pressure on anyone who becomes president, read revealing major media reports on secret societies composed of the power elite of our world at this link.
'Guantanamo North': Inside Secretive U.S. Prisons2011-03-03, NPRPosted: 2011-03-16 12:42:11http://www.npr.org/2011/03/03/134168714/guantanamo-north-inside-u-s-secretive...
Reports about what life is like inside the military prison for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay are not uncommon. But very little is reported about two secretive units for convicted terrorists and other inmates who get 24-hour surveillance, right here in the U.S. For the first time, an NPR investigation has identified 86 of the more than 100 men who have lived in the special units that some people are calling "Guantanamo North." The Communications Management Units [CMU] in Terre Haute, Ind., and Marion, Ill., are mostly filled with Muslims. About two-thirds of the inmates identified by NPR are U.S. citizens. Prison officials opened the first CMU with no public notice four years ago, something inmates say they had no right to do under the federal law known as the Administrative Procedures Act. The units' population has included men convicted in well-known post-Sept. 11 cases, as well as defendants from the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the 1999 "millennium" plot ... and hijacking cases in 1976, 1985 and 1996. When the Terre Haute unit opened in December 2006, 15 of the first 17 inmates were Muslim. As word got out that the special units were disproportionately Muslim ... the Bureau of Prisons started moving in non-Muslims. Guards and cameras watch the CMU inmates' every move. Every word they speak is picked up by a counterterrorism team that eavesdrops from West Virginia. [Several] inmates have been suing the Federal Bureau of Prisons. They say the special units were set up outside the law and raise serious due process issues. Unlike prisoners who are convicted of serious crimes and sent to a federal supermax facility, CMU inmates have no way to review the evidence that sent them there or to challenge that evidence to get out.
Note: For other major media articles exposing excessive secrecy in government and elsewhere, click here.
Timeline: Porton Down Laboratory2008-01-31, BBC NewsPosted: 2011-03-16 12:35:16http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3744110.stm
The Ministry of Defence's announcement that it is to award £3m in compensation to 360 veterans of chemical weapons tests has put the spotlight on the Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down. 1916: Building work begins at Porton Down ... to create an experimental base for research into chemical warfare. 1920: Large-scale expansion of the site begins, initially focusing on the effects of mustard gas - experiments in which thousands of volunteers were to participate. 1940: After the outbreak of war, a secret group is set up at Porton Down to investigate biological warfare. 1945: Thousands of military personnel had taken part in trials at Porton Down during World War II. As the war ended, volunteers began participating in nerve-agent trials there - a practice that was to continue until 1989. 1953: Leading Aircraftman Ronald Maddison participates in chemical experiments at Porton Down. Within an hour of being given sarin, he is dead. Military chiefs conduct an inquest in secret. Verdict: misadventure. 1989: Nerve-agent trials at Porton Down cease. 2002: Ministry of Defence (MoD) helpline set up to enable Porton Down veterans to find out more about the trials they were involved in. 2004: Fresh inquest into the 1953 death of Ronald Maddison returns a verdict of unlawful killing. The MoD [only two years later] admits "gross negligence". 2008: The BBC learns of a £3m out-of-court settlement between the MoD and veterans, under which the [360] ex-servicemen will each receive £8,300 and an apology ... without admission of liability.
INTELLIGENCE: Of Dart Guns and Poisons1975-09-09, Time MagazinePosted: 2011-03-16 12:19:06http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,913459,00.html
For nearly nine months the congressional investigations of the Central Intelligence Agency have been conducted behind closed doors. In the old Senate caucus room the ten members of the select Senate committee were questioning CIA officials, including Director William Colby and the deputy director for science and technology, Sayre Stevens, about 11 gm. of shellfish toxin and 8 mg. of cobra venom discovered last May in a CIA storeroom. Colby revealed that the agency in 1952 began a supersecret research program, code-named M.K. Naomi, partly to find countermeasures to chemical and biological weapons that might be used by the Russian KGB. CIA researchers ... came up with an array of James Bond weaponry that could use the shellfish toxin and other poisons as ammunition. To illustrate his testimony, Colby handed a pistol to Committee Chairman Frank Church. Resembling a Colt .45 equipped with a fat telescopic sight, the gun fires a toxin-tipped dart, almost silently and accurately up to 250 ft. Moreover, the dart is so tiny—the width of a human hair and a quarter of an inch long—as to be almost indetectable, and the poison leaves no trace in a victim's body. Charles Senseney, an engineer for the Defense Department, told the Senators that he had devised dart launchers that were disguised as walking canes and umbrellas.
Note: This silent, lethal dart gun causes what looks like a natural heart attack. If this sophisticated assassination technology was available back in 1975, what kind of secret weapons do you think they have now? To watch an incredible one-minute video clip on this dart gun, click here. To watch the full, highly revealing Warner Brothers documentary Secrets of the CIA, click here. For other riveting major media articles along these lines, click here.
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Ewa Wilczynski presents "Music for the Small and Tall," a fun music program for children ages 18 months to 4 years old (and their parents), with activities including simple songs and musical stories with rhythm and movement. Kids will learn how to play percussion instruments that are colorful, kid-friendly and safe. Pre-registration is required. Register online, by phone (435-716-9123) or at the children's desk.
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'RS By Sheckler,' 'Rusty' and 'Third Rail a Zoo York Production' Bring Authentic Action Sports Brands at Affordable Prices for Back-to-School
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PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP - News) today announced the launch of three new brands for young men, RS By Sheckler, Rusty surf apparel and Third Rail a Zoo York Production - all available at JCPenney's signature smart prices. Catering to the emerging action sports lifestyle, these new surf and skate-inspired brands will be available in JCPenney stores and jcp.com starting July 11, arriving in time for the Back-to-School shopping season.
"Bringing newness and innovation to our floor, these exciting new brands further connect our strong base of young customers to an emerging action sports culture," said Ken Hicks, president and chief merchandising officer at JCPenney. "These partnerships underscore our commitment to deliver exceptional, stylish brands that respond to the needs of our customers, making aspirational surf and skate brands available at affordable prices that make sense for teens and their parents. These brands are exciting new additions to our compelling merchandise assortment, providing customers additional reasons to shop with us, and further positioning JCPenney as the leading destination for Back-to-School apparel."
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RS By Sheckler
Founded by Ryan Sheckler, professional skateboard icon and star of the MTV reality show "Life of Ryan," RS By Sheckler will feature skate-inspired graphic t-shirts, hoodies, thermals, woven tops and skate-fit denim for young men and boys. All mirroring Sheckler's signature style, the brand will be offered at JCPenney with items ranging from $26.00 for a tee to $55.00 for jeans.
Although Sheckler still endorses core companies in the skate industry, he seized the opportunity to create an affordable and accessible clothing brand that embodies his everyday style. Ryan Sheckler commented, "Skateboarding is my life and skating in something comfortable and stylish is a must. Ultimately, my goal was to take the clothes that my friends and I enjoy wearing and make them available to a larger audience at a great price."
One of the world's most renowned surf lifestyle brands, Rusty will bring its distinct style to a broader audience with a signature collection of graphic tees, shorts, boardshorts and hoodies for young men and boys. Known for its authentic surf roots, quality and innovative products, the brand will provide a fresh assortment to JCPenney customers, with items ranging from $26.00 for a tee to $55.00 for shorts and hoodies.
"We're excited to bring Rusty's rich surf heritage to one of the nation's leading department stores," said Toby Bost, chief executive officer of La Jolla Group. "Rusty is an iconic surf brand with one of the most recognizable logos in the industry. The Rusty collection for JCPenney will offer authentic, casual beach-inspired product that appeals to a diverse, aspirational and highly impressionable young audience. We are stoked to add JCPenney to our growing list of premier retail partners."
Third Rail a Zoo York Production
Exclusive to the JCPenney customer, Third Rail a Zoo York Production is a collection inspired by youth culture which will boast an assortment of edgy, graphic tees, woven tops, shorts, jeans and jackets for young men. Recognizing the synergies between urban apparel and the action sports consumer, this lifestyle brand is a unique blend of both worlds with items ranging from $26.00 for tees to $50.00 for jeans.
"By expanding our brand offerings to JCPenney, we are connecting more teens to the action sports culture," said Marci Tappers, president of Zoo York. "Partnering with such a well-known department store speaks to the success of our line and allows us to expand this action sports lifestyle to more customers at economical prices."
About JCPenney
JCPenney is one of America's leading retailers, operating 1,101 department stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as one of the largest apparel and home furnishing sites on the Internet, jcp.com, and the nation's largest general merchandise catalog business. Through these integrated channels, JCPenney offers a wide array of national, private and exclusive brands which reflect the Company's commitment to providing customers with style and quality at a smart price. Traded as "JCP" on the New York Stock Exchange, the Company posted revenue of $18.5 billion in 2008 and is executing its strategic plan to be the growth leader in the retail industry. Key to this strategy is JCPenney's "Every Day Matters" brand positioning, intended to generate deeper, more emotionally driven relationships with customers by fully engaging the Company's approximately 150,000 Associates to offer encouragement, provide ideas and inspire customers every time they shop with JCPenney.


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8:40- Marc Leishman: In this nine-hole prop Leishman squares off with Padraig Harrington. Leishman comes into this tournament coming off three straight top ten finishes while Harrington has a pair of missed cuts and a t75 in his last three. In round one, Leishman fired a -4 while Paddy shot even par. He was +1 over the nine holes covered in this prop while Leishman was -1. Giving the tie is never something I like to do over just nine holes, but Leishman's form and recent history make him the pick in this prop. Confidence Meter: 5 (out of 10)
1:30- Charl Schwartzel: Schwartzel is in second place coming into round two after a -7 yesterday. He's matched in an 18-hole pick here with Angel Cabrera who has -5 good enough for a t6. In the 18-hole format, the tie isn't as much in play, and I think this is a much closer prop with both players playing well coming in. I still think Schwartzel is the better option here, but Cabrera's been playing well too. Confidence Meter: 3
3:30- Real Madrid wins by 2+: Real Madrid can win the Copa Del Rey as they take on Atletico Madrid. They've won the last 10 head-to-head matchups and should be focused on this cup match since they've been eliminated from the Champions League and Barcelona has La Liga wrapped up. They'll be on their home turf, and as long as they field their top squad they should win by more than one. Of their 10 wins in a row over Atletico, five have been by multiple goals. Confidence Meter: 4
3:31- Any Other Number: The question is how many people will score in the first half. One or any other number. If no one scores, or two players score, AON is the right pick. The percentages would seem to be on this side of the prop, but its a pretty creative one so props to sports_man321 for submitting it. Confidence Meter: 5
4:50- Any Other Horse: Emollient is one of the two favorites at 7/5 while Fiftyshadesofhay is 8/5. Every other horse is a bit of a long shot but getting them pushes me toward the AOH option. I'd stay away if you've got anything long though. Confidence Meter: 3
5:35- Arizona Lady Wildcats: Baylor and Arizona meet at College Station for this Regional in the first game of this double-elimination regional which is part of the 64-team NCAA Women's Softball Tournament. 'Zona finished the season winning four of their last six taking series from then-#5 Arizona State and then-#13 Stanford. Baylor is currently ranked 18th but lost their last two regular season games. Arizona has never lost a game in this double-elimination round which was added to the women's tournament in 2004. Don't just chase the number, go with 'Zona. Confidence Meter: 4
7:05- Philadelphia Phillies: The Phillies look to Cliff Lee as they host the Reds tonight at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Lee has been excellent against the Reds lately toing 3-0 with a 1.83 ERA over his five most recent starts against them. In his last two starts, he's only allowed two runs in fifteen innings. The Phillies had their three-game winning streak snapped by Cleveland in their last game Wednesday while the Reds come in having won their last six in a row. They'll counter Lee with rookie phenom Tony Cingrani who has been excellent while filling in for the injured Johnny Cueto but lasted only four innings his last time out against the Brewers. It's hard to pick against the Reds who are rolling, but in Phily with Lee on the mound I think the streak comes to an end. Confidence Meter: 5
7:05- Cleveland Indians: The Indians open a four-game set with Seattle at Progressive Field having won 14 of their last 18. They'll send Ubaldo Jimenez to the mound who has looked solid in his last three starts all of which have been wins. Tonight he'll face the Mariners who are second in the AL West and have gone 12-5 over their last 17 games including taking the final two games in New York against the Yankees. They'll send Brandon Maurer to the mound tonight who has been inconsistent this season on his way to 2-5. Either starter could blow up and give up a ton of runs or they could both be solid and it could be close. At home, I'll take Ubaldo and the Tribe. I'm a little more confident in Cleveland only because they're playing a lesser opponent than the Phillies. Confidence Meter: 6
7:10- Arizona Diamondbacks: The most popular early baseball pick will probably be the D-backs looking for their fourth straight win against the 11-30 Marlins. The Snakes have been playing well and are one of the better teams in the MLB on the road as they hit South Beach to take on the Fish. Miami will give the ball to one of their better starters in Kevin Slowey, but he's coming off his roughest start of the season. Slowey's defeat was part of the Marlins most recent run of futility as they've lost eight of their last nine. Arizona is the better team, but you never know with a single MLB game. Confidence Meter: 7
7:40- Penguins win by 2+: Pittsburgh dominated game one winning 4-1 over Ottawa and look to take a second straight at home on Friday night. It's tough to give the goal since it eliminates any overtime win, but I think the Pens will dominate this series and take this game behind their suddenly-clicking offense and their brutally efficient power play. Ottawa is a very good home team, and if they were at home, I'd take them. However, the Pens at home are too good to pick against. Confidence Meter: 6 1/2
8:06- No Texas A&M doesn't score a run in the 1st Inn.: A&M is a good team and favored to win this College Station regional which is the ESPN featured group. Penn is solid too though after winning the Ivy league and should be able to keep the Aggies off the board for an inning. Texas A&M could easily score, but chances favor that they won't. Confidence Meter: 4
8:40- Colorado Rockies: The Giants rallied to win last night at Coors Field but tonight they'll have to face Jorge De La Rosa who has been excellent lately. He has pitched 12 scoreless innings in his two starts at home and 14 straight scoreless innings overall. De La Rosa has dominated some good lineups including the Cardinals and the Yankees in his last two starts. He'll be opposed by Madison Bumgarner who has dominated the Rockies and been good all year. It seems like this should be a low-scoring game and close late so I'll take the home team and roll with the Rox. Confidence Meter: 3
10:05- Kansas City Royals: James Shields hasn't gotten much run support from his new team, but the KC bats have come alive on the West Coast after taking two of three from LAA. He'll be opposed in this one by Jarrod Parker who is 2-5 with a 6.86 ERA but has come around a little lately. Oakland just dropped two of three to Texas although they did get Coco Crisp back on Wednesday. I think the starting pitching and recent performance makes the Royals a solid pick on the road. Confidence Meter: 6
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Monday Results: 5-9
Overall Record for the month: 110-86
Record in confident picks (confidence 6+): 29-21 (2-0 yesterday)
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I know the media here are dying to find the next wave of Americans to replace Serena, but they need to realize that the tennis landscape is very different now. Teenagers aren't going to succeed at the highest level anymore, so, at best, Keys and Stephens are still years away from being top 10 or top 5. I don't see greatness with either of them, but we'll have to see.
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After leaving the hospital with his wife Gwyneth Paltrow early Tuesday morning, Chris Martin got into a bizarre altercation with a paparazzo in the middle of the street. Respect!
Chris tackled the photog and screamed at him -- but then the pap got up and went after Chris!
TMZ, we care less about the paps and how they are treated and more about what happened at the hospital. Are you getting too big for your britches? I don't come to this site to read about paps, I come to hear about celebs...and no I am not proud of it.
I applaud the fact that he protected his wife's honor and privacy. That is just as it should be.
who the hell is chris martin to be doing that?
the guy is taking a picture...and doing his job...he probably has a family to support also...chris martin what a loser
and as for ms. gwyneth she for some reason used to be cool...since getting older she has become quite conceited
I'm kind of on the fence on this one. I think he shouldn't have pushed the guy down and taken his camera but instead just yelled. In no way should violence be condoned or "acceptable" accept in self defense against similar actions. Yeah, the paps are jerks. However, the paps weren't physically assualting anyone and therefore, physical assault should not have been used on them, either. Maybe if it was someone besides Gwyneth "I don't like America" Paltrow and her husband I'd feel differently. Yep, guess I'm a hypocrite.
So cool, he got in their personal bubble space, I would punch anyone who got in my space like that. Britney spears should take some lessons from this guy. All she does is cuss and yell at them, she needs to start swinging, get body guards to swing, or stop buying these ankle bitter dogs and get a nice sized German Shepard like I have. With my dog, no one bothers me, not even the girl scouts.
You guys are hypocrites, you're going to a pap website who takes pictures of celebs and then you complain about what they do? Everyone who goes to these sites support them by coming here. Those people are just taking pictures and it IS a job.
Chris is wrong for putting his hands on him and taking property that isn't his. Hecould have just ignored them.
Can you spell L-A-W-S-U-I-T
Ok, I am all for celebrity gossip! I read tmz, perez, buy gossip mags, the whole nine. However, I do think there should be certain Pap-Free zones, like hospitals, schools, churches, funeral homes, cemetaries, etc; where it would be illegal for the paps to be there/take pictures. Celebs get followed around everywhere else they go, so they should be allowed some privacy when they are trying to leave the hospital.
Seriously, I would much rather watch a video of british britney acting crazy at a gas station than watch Gyneth Paltrow leave the hospital - yawn!
who the hell is chris martin to be doing that?
the guy is taking a picture...and doing his job...he probably has a family to support also...chris martin what a loser
and as for ms. gwyneth she for some reason used to be cool...since getting older she has become quite conceited
Posted at 11:02AM on Jan 17th 2008 by ace1
Is school out this early already?
I mean really? His job is to harrass people leaving the hospital? How would you like it one of your loved ones was leaving the hospital after something happend and they shoved a camera in your face and uttered stupid sayings.
I'm sure if the tables were turned you do something to defend the honor of your loved ones. If not then your just a coward.
Since when is a person lowering their head coming out the hospital conceited?
It does not matter who it was. It was wrong for them to be jumping in their face shoving cameras.
Respect. Something most people dont have much of anymore.
Oh to be human....look, his wife was in the hospital! Maybe his nerves were on edge? Maybe he was concerned and worried and didn't want anyone bothering him or her? Whatever the case...I can totally understand why he'd get upset. They really haunt these people...(the media) They have way too many privilages! People need privacy! I know it's a choice that they are stars or whatever and that's all part of it...but the media is way out of control!!
The reason that stuff like this is happening is because they see the way Britney Spears and a few others are treated. It gives them a very bad taste about paps.... so they are ready to pounce when they see them. One day it's gonna go too far. You'll see.
Personally, I think Chris showed remarkable restraint in not kickng the stalk-pap in the ribs while he was on the ground. That's just me, though ...
If it's legal for the paps to harrass and stalk people, than it should be legal for the stars to stick up for themselves and their family. Things are really getting rediculous
I like celebrity news, i admit it, but this is getting ridiculous. Especially the whole Britney madness. Seriously i just skip to the next news when i see Britney's face cause i know it's nothing but a pap getting her doing something stupid or unimportant.
I hate to tell you morons, but just by visiting this site you are just as responsible for pap photogs.
the pap guy deserved it. That's what they get for being in Chris' face- they need to get their own life! Go Chris!


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