*911 TRUTH*

Alex Jones & Paul Watson say 911 truth has just begun:
prisonplanet.com/articles/january2005/250105truthmovement.htm

(check out Alex Jones's overly conspiratorial website. if you're serious about promoting 911 Truth why promote it in such a scary fashion?)



*COUP D'ETAT 2004*

The strange death of American democracy:
globalresearch.ca/articles/KEE501A.html

"...Kenneth Blackwell has named his prize: he wants to be Governor of Ohio..."



*HUMAN RIGHTS*

US: A fantasy of freedom:
207.44.245.159/article7810.htm

Lori Berenson's letter to the public:
www.counterpunch.org/berenson01242005.html



*CHURCH and STATE*

Conservative Think Tank Calls for Expanded Role for Faith Groups (tx Mike):
snipurl.com/cb2h



*SUPREME COURT*

High Court oks drug dogs at traffic stops:
www.dailystar.com/dailystar/news/58394.php



*PENTAGON*

Pentagon boosting intelligence gathering with spy teams
snipurl.com/casn



*US DEFICIT*

CBO projects deficit to reach $368 billion (legitgov.org):
snipurl.com/cb2i



*US DOLLAR*

central banks shift reserves overseas (Financial times; registration required):
snipurl.com/c9c6

"Central banks are shifting reserves away from the US and towards the eurozone in a move that looks set to deepen the Bush administration's difficulties in financing its ballooning current account deficit..."

central banks shunning the dollar:
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4200811.stm

Forbes--Doom for the dollar:
snipurl.com/c9c9

Dollar at the mercy of central banks:
snipurl.com/c9cb

Uncle Sam's paper tiger dollar:
globalresearch.ca/articles/FRA501B.html



*UNITED STATES*

Dream on America (tx Mike):
msnbc.msn.com/id/6857387/site/newsweek/

"The U.S. Model: For years, much of the world did aspire to the American way of life. But today countries are finding more appealing systems in their own backyards..."



*IRAQ: CORPORATE POWER*

US declares Iraqis can not save their own seeds:
uruknet.info/



*IRAQ: PRETEXT*

Bush dictatorship refuses to release Iraq war legal advice under information law:
snipurl.com/cai5



*IRAQ: COST*

War costs to raise deficit to $427 billion:
snipurl.com/cb2i

US occupation damages ancient sites at Babylon
Imperialism and cultural vandalism in Iraq
www.wsws.org/articles/2005/jan2005/arch-j26.shtml

Republicans frolic while Americans die:
snipurl.com/cb2k




*IRAQ: SUFFERING*

Baghdad residents face water crisis:
snipurl.com/cb2l

"Most of the Iraqi capital - particularly the western districts - has been without water for the past seven days..."

The Pentagon's neurosis:
uruknet.info/

Microwaving Iraq:
www.rense.com/general62/mciro.htm



*IRAQ: ELECTIONS*

Iraqi elections the farce of the century:
globalresearch.ca/articles/ARB501A.html

"...However, according to a renowned expert on international law...the election is not alone fatally flawed, it is illegal..."



*VENEZUELA*

US augments aggression towards Venezuela:
www.venezuelanalysis.com/articles.php


The US/Columbia plot against Venezuela:
www.counterpunch.org/petras01252005.html

Mounting provocations against Venezuela
Washington backs kidnapping of Colombian guerrilla exile in Caracas
www.wsws.org/articles/2005/jan2005/vene-j26.shtml



*HAITI*

Against all odds, Haitians protest illegal regime:
snipurl.com/cb2m



*GENETIC ENGINEERING*

Animal-human hybrids spark controversy:
snipurl.com/cb2n



*ANIMALS*

Are animals more like us than we dream?
snipurl.com/cb2o


*GARY WEBB*

The life and times of Gary Webb. His journalism was vindicated yet the industry kept him in exile:
www.narconews.com/Issue35/article1154.html



*ACADEMY AWARDS*

Academy fails to nominate Fahrenheit 9/11: Hollywood's olive branch to Bush
www.wsws.org/articles/2005/jan2005/acad-j26.shtml

(Forget Farenheit 911. The biggest snub was keeping 'Hotel Rwanda' out of the best picture category.)



*CULTURE*

Lyrics, then and now:
www.rense.com/general62/decline.htm



*ASTRONOMY*

NGC 6946: The Fireworks Galaxy:
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050125.html



*TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN*

Hewitt beats Nalbandian in five set thriller! Federer, Safin, Roddick and Hewitt vie for the men's title. Davenport advances:
www.australianopen.com/en_AU/index.html