Really News Archives - August, 2005
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August 29, 2005 |
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 Protest Over Public Services In Iraq - Tens of thousands of supporters of the fiery Shi'ite cleric Moqtada Sadr heeded his call to take to Iraq's streets. In Najaf in Baghdad, the people called for an improvement to public services. Also, Charter finished without out Suni approval. |
 Associated Press video of Hurricane KATRINA as it strikes New Orleans 08/29/05 (more images) However, for fiscals year 2006, New Orleans received a 7.2 million reduction in Federal funding (read article) |
 BRAC confirms closure of hundreds of bases across the country. (read articles from The Army Tiimes, The Navy Times, The Airforce Times, and The Marine Corps Times (articles by Military Times reporter Gordon Trowbridge |
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August 27, 2005 |
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 Iraqi's differ on charter progress. Shia majority says that a deal has been agreed upon for final draft. Sunnis take to the streets by over 100,000 who say the charter must represent all Iraqi's. (BBC article/video) |
 Patrick Fitzgerald, special prosecutor in the Plame/Libby/Rove case, deals in justice and truth, not partisan ship. Video from PBS News Hour. 8/21/05 |
 Hurricane Katrina, FL - gains strength as it heads toward the gulf. From NPR (article & audio) |
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UN Nears Reform
agreement, Bush's
appointee to the UN deletes 400 lines of 38 pages (read copy). |
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August 25, 2005 |
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 Cindy Sheehan Returns to Crawford. Also Texas news station shows both sides of pro and anti war stances with pro war father who also lost his son. |
 "Christian", television evangelist, PAT ROBERTSON calls for assassination of Hugo Chavez, also more on the story from BBC (videos) Also read article by Saudi Arabia's Arab News, calls Robertson a Terrorist (english) |
 Walter Reed Hospital & Many Military Bases to Close- (video). US plans to expand/build bases for "global posturing" overseas. article - GlobalSecurity.org |
 Iranian Television, Iran Video of Iran's Supreme Leader 'U.S. is Responsible for Terror' (video with english subtitles) |
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August 23, 2005 |
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 US Soldiers, local sheriffs and SWAT officers violently shut down a legal, permitted, outdoor music event in Utah, (read first hand accounts) 08/20/06. Mayor of Salt Lake City calls for Bush protest on 08/21/05. More violence as police officers use tazers on protestors in Pittsburgh, PA (video) People pressing charges on undue violence. |
 George Bush on vacation in Idaho, speaks to CNN regarding Camp Casey, Cindy Sheehan re: outside his ranch back in Crawford, TX & military families against the war. 8/23/05 Iraq War Veterans Against the War, Camp Casey, speak out on war in Iraq, and reveal that Iraq was already being air bombed many months before war was declared. |
 Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney queries Donald Rumsfeld as to why the Pentagon is giving contracts to companies involved in the child sex trade abroad (March 2005, however must see). |
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August 19, 2005 |
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 Inn World News - Updates on Plame, Rove, & Ohio's misuse of HAVA (Help America Vote Act Funds) by Gubernatorial Candidate, now secretary of State Ken Blackwell & more... |
 Hundreds of thousands of people across the United States stand united, a vigil for peace, support of troops, in support of Cindy Sheehan. Slideshow across America not reported. Over 1,697 vigils held in every state. Also, member of 9/11 family speaks out |
 A Soldiers Heart - PBS Frontline Special on soldiers wounded in spirit and mind. Traces 3 soldiers return home after Iraq.These are their real stories and experiences. Must See |
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August 17, 2005 |
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| (CNN) 8/17/2005 Former member of Pentagon Intelligence unit "Able Danger", Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer, goes public, that he attempted to warn of Al Qaeda operatives & planned attacks 1 year before 9/11/2001 - attempts were blocked by military lawyers | ||
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August 16, 2005 |
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Russia
and China Ties Grow, & begin
joint military exercises,
see defencetalk
and; China,
Russia Join Forces For Biggest Military Exercise In Modern History
Plus; America's Plans to attack Iran from The American Conservative
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 Germany, Hanover - Schroeder demands that the |
 CHARTER DELAY Iraq's Parliament agreed to a seven-day extension for leaders to complete a draft constitution, after politicians failed to meet a midnight deadline. |
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August 14, 2005 |
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 Cindy Sheehan, mother of fallen US soldier in Iraq continues vigil in Crawford, joined by over 1,000 supporters. (Videos - Ongoing, and sparsely MSM reported) Also Audio Report from wife of Iraq Veteran |
 President Bush speaks while on 5 week working vacation at the Crawford ranch on Iraq, on Cindy Sheehan and parents of fallen soldiers & those still in Iraq (week of 8/8/05) Also, Bush on meeting with Cindy from The Birmingham News, Alabama |
 US & Britain urge Iraq to finish constitution by deadline of August 15. More video on Iraq Constitution discussions & latest violence in Iraq from Associated Press & The Feed Room (week of Aug 8th) |
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August 11 & 12, 2005 |
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 9 Kuwaiti Prisoners held at Guatanamo without due process, trials or charges. Held indefinitely BBC Video 8/11/05 |
 Mainstream Daily Mail Newspaper in UK covers 9/11 discrepancies (from 8/6/05) |
 INN World News Report Real World International News 8/10/05 Website - Daily Video |
 Also in INN World News Report - The 2004 Election Truth from Brad Friedman (not a dem vs. rep controversy) Non Partisan 8/10/05 |
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August 9 & 10, 2005 |
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Truckers
Blockade Highway in Southern Florida |
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 PBS News - On Guatanamo & Abu Ghraib Special Report - Former prisoner, from Abu Ghraib photos, Haj Ali speaks of detainment |
 08/09/05 - A year before the 9/11 attacks a secret US intelligence unit had identified four of the hijackers as likely linked to al-Qaeda, a US congressman says. 52 international warnings given 1 year prior to attack. BBC video/article |
 IRAQ CONSTITUTION Draft Poised To endanger women's civil rights with strict Islamic law 08/09/05 |
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August 6 & 7, 2005 |
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August 7, 2005 - White House denies files to the Independent Citizens 9/11 Commission |
 Atlanta March for Renewal of Voting Rights Act 8/6/05 (NPR Audio) Photo by Really News Staff - G. Starr
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 Jeff King, MIT Engineer & Research Scientist discusses the structural collapse of the WTC Buildings on 9/11 (includes footage from FOX, MSNBC & other US Mainstream Media) (9/11/04) MUST See Video Requires Windows Media Player video may take several minutes to load. Previous Must See News |
 Plans for War with Iraq made before 9/11 attacks. sparking a policy battle between neo-cons and Big Oil, BBC's Newsnight has revealed. BBC Article & Video. See also AfterDowningStreet.org |
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August 2 & 3, 2005 |
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Documents tell of Brutal Improvisation by GI's - Washington Post 8/3/05
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 Landmark - U.S. Military Death Toll Reaches 1,800 with over 15,000 soldiers maimed or severely wounded as of 8/2/05. Honor the Fallen & Really Support our Troops. Gallery of Dover AFB Photos |
 John Bolton appointed to represent US at United Nations. Must see video Plus UN reform has already been underway. |
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 BBC Video - Ongoing talks on Pyongyang's nuclear program have made "no progress", North Korean envoy Kim Kye-gwan has said. 8/02/05 |
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