*DEATH PENALTY: MARYLAND*

MD's highest court refuses to hear race-based death penalty appeal:
www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.baker13jan13,1,4531188.story



*CRITICAL MASS*

Portland Mayor Tom Potter agrees to ride Critical Mass in January:
portland.indymedia.org/en/2005/01/307997.shtml



*911: AIR QUALITY*

Class action suit pending as 9/11 ground zero workers sue Feds over air quality (legitgov.org):
www.iconoclast-texas.com/News/02story2.htm



*911 TRUTH: HISTORY CHANNEL*

History Channel broadcasts propaganda about the ludicrous official story of 9/11:
portland.indymedia.org/en/2005/01/308039.shtml

"...Where's the airline video of the other 17 'hi-jackers'?..."

(does anyone still believe the official story of 9/11?)



*AL CIA-DUH*

Nimmo on Scheer on Al-Qaeda --a few billion $ short (tx Kevin):
www.kurtnimmo.com/blog/

"Al Qaeda has served its purpose (Kevin)"

New Osama tape, deeper propaganda twists:
globalresearch.ca/articles/CHI501A.html

"...Analysis of previous alleged Osama bin Laden videos, and other loudly-promoted 'terror tapes,' 'arrests,' and 'trials' have been exposed as propaganda, likely produced by operatives of the Bush administration..."



*HOMELAND SECURITY*

A consensus choice for attacks on democratic rights
Bush nominates Chertoff to head Homeland Security Department
www.wsws.org/articles/2005/jan2005/cher-j14.shtml

"...The Democratic Party has indicated that it will offer no opposition..."


Ridge's friend's clients awarded contracts (legitgov.org):
snipurl.com/c09d



*ASIAN TSUNAMI: SRI LANKA*

Sri Lankan president puts military in charge of relief operations
www.wsws.org/articles/2005/jan2005/sri-j14.shtml

"...As a result, 12 of the country’s 22 districts are effectively under military command..."



*IRAQ: DEATH SQUADS*

Xymphora--Bush dictatorship seeking public support for death squads:
globalresearch.ca/articles/XYM501A.html

Bush's death squads:
globalresearch.ca/articles/PAR501A.html



*IRAQ: PRETEXT*

Bush quotes about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq (Rense):
www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_6026.shtml



*IRAQ: WAR EFFORT*

Colin Powell offers bleak assessment of Iraq (Rense):
news.ft.com/cms/s/ff15191c-6507-11d9-9f8b-00000e2511c8.html



*IRAQ: TORTURE*

Abu Ghraib inmate tells of beatings and rape threats:
snipurl.com/bznk

"A Syrian detainee formerly imprisoned at Abu Ghraib on Tuesday told a military court that US soldiers at the notorious Baghdad prison repeatedly beat prisoners, forced them to eat from toilets and threatened to rape them..."


Detainee says US handed him over for torture (legitgov.org):
www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-fg-habib13jan13,1,3400021.story

Abu Ghraib trial ends as "torturer" refuses to testify (legitgov.org):
www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1390335,00.html


"Justice Department" opens (belated) inquiry into abuse of US detainees (legitgov.org):
NY Times--snipurl.com/c09b



*IRAQ: 'ELECTIONS'*

Growing anxiety in US ruling circles over Iraq debacle
New York Times calls for postponing January 30 election
www.wsws.org/articles/2005/jan2005/iraq-j14.shtml



*GLOBAL WARMING*

What happened to Europe's winter?
www.rense.com/general61/whwap.htm



*US ECONOMY: CITIES*

Detroit mayor demands mass layoffs and cuts in city services
www.wsws.org/articles/2005/jan2005/detr-j14.shtml



*BUSH DICTATORSHIP*

Bush says he has God on his side (legitgov.org):
snipurl.com/c087

A bounty of Bush blunders (Rense):
snipurl.com/c08e





*CHAOTIC WEATHER*

The Asian tsunami may be the start of wildly chaotic weather:
69.28.73.17/thornarticles/tsunami.html



*PRIVACY/CIVIL LIBERTIES*

Say no to a National ID card:
nonationalid.blogspot.com/


*TENNIS*

Australian Open coming, January 17 - 30, 2005. Will Federer and Justine Henin-Hardenne repeat?
www.australianopen.com/en_AU/index.html



*ASTRONOMY*

Descent to Titan:
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050114.html



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