*US ECONOMY*

Outsourcing threatens 1 in 6 jobs in Silicon Valley:
www.wsws.org/articles/2004/may2004/sili-m05.shtml



*MARTIAL LAW, US*

Kerry assembling 'doomsday team':
www.thehill.com/news/050504/kerry.aspx

(The only way to prevent the next US-sponsored
terrorist "attack" is for large numbers of people to prominently stand up and declare that the events of 9-11 require more scrutiny.)



*CENSORSHIP*

Disney forbidding distribution of Michael Moore film critical of Bush (NY Times; found at Legitgov.org):
www.nytimes.com/2004/05/05/national/05DISN.html

(What's ironic is that the Michael Moore film promises to be a huge money-maker for Disney.)


Torture, CBS and self-censorship:
www.counterpunch.org/peterson05042004.html

Rall's Tillman cartoon pulled by MSNBC (Yahoo):
tinyurl.com/33fww



*US SPONSORED TORTURE*

Washington's hypocrisy over Iraq torture
www.wsws.org/articles/2004/may2004/tort-m05.shtml

USA plans and carries out torture, from Latin America, to Iraq and beyond:
www.counterpunch.org/nimmo05042004.html


British forces to be charged, sued over torture and death:
news.scotsman.com/international.cfm

Canadian files $350,000 lawsuit, claiming US forces treated him worse than an animal (Toronto Star):
tinyurl.com/2lhzr

Indian laborers claim U.S. held them captive on base (Toronto Star):
tinyurl.com/36pzy



*IRAQ*

Washington fields mercenary army in Iraq
www.wsws.org/articles/2004/may2004/merc-m05.shtml

French TV screens images 'of US helicopter crew
killing Iraqis'. (Found at legitgov.org):
www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp



*ISRAEL*

Cameraman's widow tells of fight:
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3677781.stm


peace,
Scott

p.s. skim-reading is recommended. Also, if something moves you please pass it along.