*THE MAGNA CARTA*

Military tribunals begin in Guantanamo Bay (legitgov.org):
www.defenselink.mil/news/Jul2004/n07302004_2004073009.html



*TORTURE-GATE*

Frenchmen say Guantanamo detention was like Hell (legitgov.org):
tinyurl.com/3r3ye

"...concerns [over] the interrogation techniques and medical experiments" at Guantanamo...




*DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION*

The meaning of the Democratic convention: Kerry, Edwards vow to continue war and social reaction
www.wsws.org/articles/2004/jul2004/dnc-j31.shtml

"...An observer unfamiliar with the US political scene could be forgiven for mistaking the Democrats’ convention as an assembly called to select the new civilian figurehead for a military regime..."


Populism and patriotism: behind the posturing at the Democratic National Convention:
www.wsws.org/articles/2004/jul2004/dems-j29.shtml

"...It has been decades since the Democratic Party has enacted any genuine social reform..."



*ISRAEL*

Zionist settlements spreading in the West Bank:
www.wsws.org/articles/2004/jul2004/sett-j29.shtml

Living conditions worsen for Palestinians (Rense):
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/458348.html



*IRAQ*

Murder not so foul:
www.counterpunch.org/lindorff07302004.html



*BUSH REGIME*

Bush said to be using drugs to control depression, erratic behavior (legitgov.org):
www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_4921.shtml

The Ferguson Report-Is Bush Going Mad? (WING TV):
fergusonreport.myonlinepublication.com/article.asp

Bush campaign staffer says the unhappily employed should just take Prozac (legitgov.org):
tinyurl.com/4lqp4



*PENSIONS*

United Airlines halts pension payments: A major attack on retirement programs in US:
www.wsws.org/articles/2004/jul2004/ual-j31.shtml



*HEALTH FOOD*

Americans are eating too much soy (Rense):
www.mothering.com/10-0-0/html/10-6-0/soy-story.shtml



*ANIMALS*

Polar bears are feared to be extinct in a few decades:
www.spacedaily.com/2004/040728025901.log4erke.html

Disaster At Sea As Global Warming Hits Seabirds (Rense):
news.independent.co.uk/uk/environment/story.jsp



*PROHIBITION/NFL*

He can't come back. Miami tailback Ricky Williams says he failed his drug test (for marijuana), lists it as one reason he's retiring early:
msn.foxsports.com/story/2611086

(Question: Why is pot illegal in the first place?)



*TENNIS*

Fed, Roddick moving to another finals showdown:
canada.masters-series.com/1007/news/friday2.asp

"...Federer and Roddick are clearly the two most dominant players on the planet..."


peace,
NJS