Really News Archives - August, 2005

*December 31, 2005*
	US Officials in Talks with German Gov't to Airstrike Iran 2 Years Ago - Speigel/Germany 12/30/05 Alert: Tainted Dog Food has killed nearly 2 dozen dogs, many others sick - Assoc Press 12/31/05 Fires Rage on in Oklahoma & Texas, burning thousands of Acres - ABC News 12/31/05 Abramhoff Close to Plea Deal; could implicate several members of Congress - NYTimes 12/31/05 84 Guatanamo Detainees/Prisoners Now on hunger strike - Reuters 12/31/05
	Car bombing in Baghdad. Latest round of violence kills 18 more people in Iraq. 12/30/05	Dissent. The third episode of The ACLU Freedom Files TV series tells the stories of everyday Americans who were practicing their right to free speech and dissent only to be thwarted, harassed or arrested. View Freedom Files on line.	Florida teen (16 years old) travels alone to Iraq & Baghdad to do humanitarian work and see the Iraq conflict for himself. and more of interview with his mother upon his return. See Florida Sun Sentinel article. More . 12/30/05

December 29, 2005

Local man returns; tells of horrors while detained by Immigration/Customs Agency - Indy Media
** Ashen Remains of 9/11 WTC Victims Disposed of at "Fresh Kills" Landfill

(Ongoing)**
Bush; NSA Spying in Defiance of Congress & Court - Truth Out 12/29/05
International Team to Review Iraqi Voting Results with

- Assoc. Press 12/29/05
Enron Accountant pleads guilty

- Reuters 12/29/05
Saddam Hussein's lawyer calls for his freedom (Reuters) - See real Saddam testimony

Iraq's History Divides the country, Kurds seek to split - LA Times 12/29/05

Really News highlights the latest song from Tom Chelston of TomSongs.com, who served in the Navy prior to the Iraq War. He says his "hope is that "I Miss You" will serve to remind a few Americans about the daily sacrifices that seem to wind up on page 16 in the morning paper. If you agree, please share this with a friend or two."

See of Mr. Chelston on ABC News, Sept 11, 2002.
MUST SEE 9/11 FAMILIES LINK

The Supreme Court From the ACLU Freedom Files. Watch the story of Lindsay Earls, a teenager from Oklahoma, who stood up for something she believed in only to find herself in the highest court in the land. Part Two of Ten. More Info at aclu.org tv

Learn Something: How the Supreme Court affects you.

Historian Doug Brinkley, appeared on Scarborough Country and hit the President hard over his apparent abandoning of the people and the region that has been decimated by Hurricane Katrina.

Note: While an opinion piece, this video does show the current state of Mississippi & Gulf Coast.

*December 26 & 27, 2005*
	The Crossing of the Delaware by George Washington Re-enacted - 12/25/05 Hundreds of Children Still Missing after Katrina - Truth Out 12/26/05 Homeless Population swells in Baton Rouge from Katrina - Assoc. Press 12/26/05 Bombings Intensify in Iraq, up to 25 per month - Washington Post 12/24/05 Sharp Increase in Suicides in New Orleans - Raw Story 12/26/05 Mourners Mark Anniversary of Tsunami, from Thailand - BBC News 12/27/05 More Protests in Iraq; thousands protest Iraq election REAL - Reuters 12/27/05
	Important MUST See. Four Unembedded photo journalists show Iraq from the inside. Note: All of US Mainstream Media is embedded and protected by the US/Brit military. The subject journalists went beyond to show the war and occupation as it is. From Unembedded.net VERY IMPORTANT VIDEO* PLEASE WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD	Beyond the Patriot Act from the ACLU Freedom Files. Take a deeper look into the ramifications of the Patriot Act. This show explores the personal effect it and related new laws have had on American citizens. Part One of Ten. More Info at aclu.org tv Learn Something: How the Patriot Act affects you.	Iraqi soldiers guard the site (Article) after a car bomb was detonated in the center of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday Dec. 26, 2005. Insurgents killed at least 10 people in attacks around Iraq on Monday, including five police officers killed at a checkpoint. Attackers exploded five car bombs around Baghdad but caused few casualties.

December 23, 2005

Missing WTC Black Boxes Found by Firefighters, examined by NTSB, confiscated by FBI 12/19/05
US lawsuit could dent war contractor boom, over 100,000 said "contractors" in Iraq - 12/23/05
US Protects Freed Iraqi Saddam Scientists - Army Times 12/23/05
Former Senate Majority Leader says That Senate didn't grant Bush full powers to spy - 12/23/05
Wal-Mart Loses 172 million Lunch Break Case

, Wal-Mart Appeals

- 12/23/05
Bush to Cut some troops in Iraq

, Privatized Warriors

continue war - 12/23/05
Washington DC Zoo; Panda cub takes first steps outside

- Assoc Press 12/23/05
Ohio "Patriot Act" passes house/senate, Allows Arrests for No Reason, on Governor's Desk - 12/19/05

Bush suffers "Patriot Act" Defeat. Patriot Act only to be extended one month. Bush supporters want it made permanent. BBC Article 12/23/05

How Congress Blocked BBC Article

Safer? Cincinnati Ohio Mosque Bombed (3 days ago)

of previous report on Strike. THEN

, New York City Transit workers return to work after 3 day strike. Talks are still underway. AND

, NYC Transit workers declare strike over

See Article. Negotiations remain underway. Walkout, however, if negotiations fail, could happen again. 12/23/05

Several hundred thousand in Iraq protest the 12/15/05 election, reject the outcome & say election was rigged in favor of main religious Shiite coalition. (No video available ).

December 20 and 21, 2005

NEW YORK TRANSIT WORKERS STRIKE SHUTTING NYC DOWN - BBC

12/20/05
Catholic School, Yukon High School In Alaska On FBI's Threat List - CBC, Canada 12/21/05
California Won't ReCertify Diebold Voting Machines/Wants Testing San Fran Gate 12/20/05 MORE
Spy Court Judge Quits in Protest of Spying Tactics (MSNBC) Wash Post Article- 12/20/05
Bush Proclaims Wire Taps Require Court Order (2004)

and NOW 2005

Senate Blocks Oil Refuge Drilling (Assoc. Press) Plus

12/21/05
Congressman calls for Censure of Bush/Cheney in House Bill, Re War (READ BILL) 12/20/05

California Senator tells of her discussion with John Dean, Counsel to Nixon who says Bush is the first president to admit he committed an impeachable offense. 12/20/05 (CNN) from C&L)

See also John Dean Interview on Democracy Now

Sunni Block rejects Baghdad vote. Iraq's main Sunni-Arab political alliance has rejected the partial results of last week's election in Baghdad province. The Iraqi Accordance Front has threatened to block the creation of a new government. Quil Lawrence reports from Baghdad. BBC Article 12/20/05

Jack Abramoff lawyers are in the midst of Plea talks. Article, Also view slideshow

journal of this lobbyist at the center or probe which could implicate a number of members of Congress, including Tom Delay (TX), and Bob Ney(OH).

*December 16, 2005*
	Antiwar Activist Ian Thomson of ANSWER interview: Being on Pentagon's Threat List 19 killed in explosion and plane crash in Miami - Yahoo News 12/19/04 Report to Allege Cover Up of Pre-War Intelligence for Iraq - Raw Story 12/19/05 Iraq Fuel Price Hikes Spark Protest - TruthOut/Associated Press 12/19/05 Behind the Steel Curtain: The Real Face of Occupation - Dahr Jamail/Sabah Ali (Iraq) 12/19/05 Bush Addresses Uproar Over Domestic Spying - Washington Post 12/20/05
	A reporter asked President Bush if his power is going to continue to go "unchecked," after he was found to have bypassed the FISA court in rare press conference. 12/19/05	Three Senators discuss the Iraq war and the patriot act. 12/19/05	New York City Prepares for Transit Strike Plus Article - 12/19/05

December 16, 2005

Bush Orders NSA to Spy on Americans & Use Wire Taps - 12/16/05 Bush Stands Firm (BBC)
Italy to pull out 300 more Troops from Iraq - 12/16/05 (Bloomberg)
Iraq Votes with Backdrop of Casual Killings - The Independent UK 12/16/05
Florida Counties Drop Diebold Voting Machines after Hacking - Miami Herald & Orlando Sentinel
Special Report: Voting Rights Activists Work For Fair Elections Teleconference

12/13/05
The Daily Show shows the US Mainstream Media's Coverage of "What?"

Unembedded Journalist Robert Fisk . Fisk talks about reporting real news in Iraq on California Poly Tech's Hot Talk video. 12/15/05

Dahr Jamail, spent 8 months inside Iraq, also unembedded, tells the story of prisoners inside Iraq and other unreported information - Truth Out 12/16/05

Mayor of Waveland Mississippi talks about the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and the continuing state of disaster that pervades the area. Citizens attempt to rebuild and fend for themselves. Film by Chris Hume of Truth Out 12/16/05

The US Senate has rejected an attempt to reauthorize several sections of Patriot Act, the country's main anti-terror law. CNN Article

The decision came as it was alleged President Bush had authorized bugging in the US without a warrant. Adam Brookes reports from Washington. BBC Article

December 14, 2005

MSNBC Reports Grand Jury did Not Meet on CIA Leak Case When It Did - Raw Story 12/14/05
Iraq Seals Off Roadways In Preparation for Voting - Assoc. Press

12/14/05
Florida County Dumps Diebold Voting Machines - BBV 12/14/05
House Approves Extension of the Patriot Act - TruthOut/Assoc. Press 12/14/05
Special Report: Voting Rights Activists Work For Fair Elections Teleconference

12/13/05
Pentagon & FBI Recording Info & Spying on Peaceful Anti War Americans - NBC

12/15/05

War dead are shipped home from Iraq as cargo freight. From Channel 10 News in San Diego. 12/13/05

UK - There will be no public inquiry into the 7 July London bombings which killed 52 people, the Home Office has said. Home Secretary Charles Clarke is likely to reject calls for a public inquiry into the July 7 attacks in London, the BBC has learned. BBC News Does its job and asks the real, tough questions.

It is believed he will publish a 'narrative of events' about the attacks instead. Margaret Gilmore reports. 12/14/05

Bush gives speech today admitting Responsibility for Iraq invasion. (Article)

Also, he directed federal agencies to be more efficient in dealing with requests for government information, but he left in place a four-year-old policy that restricts access under the Freedom of Information Act. The directive does not address a complaint of news organizations and other advocates of open government that too much information is withheld from the public.

December 12, 2005

The Nobel Lecture: Art, Truth and Politics (Important Read) by H. Pinter

- The Guardian UK
Members of Congress Ask Bush to Stop Undercounting US Casualties - Democracy Rising 12/07/05
Diebold Voting Machine Company CEO resigns after Fraud Allegations - Raw Story 12/12/05
Diebold "hack test" - Sec. State / Black Box Lawyer square off - The Free Press, Columbus
Sydney Australia Hit by 2nd Night of Racial Violence - Reuters 12/12/05
Mistrial Declared in Federal Vioxx Trial - Assoc. Press

12/12/05
Iraq & Afghan War Veterans Arrive Home with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder -

CNN 12/12/05

Bush gives speech regarding his war on terror in Philadelphia PA. Iraqi's get ready to vote

. And inside news from The War Report, details on war in Iraq & Afghanistan. Plus from the BBC: New Torture Jail found in Iraq

Murtha and Pelosi respond 12/12/05

Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Carl Levin (D-MI) discuss US Policy in Iraq. 12/12/05

Heated CNN discussion regarding the media conjured "War on Christmas". Self proclaimed "Christian" brings up the correlation between Christmas & Nazis. What next? 12/12/05

December 10, 2005

Bush Admin Threatens UN over Clinton Climate Speech Then US Eases Stance - From NY 12/09/05
Bush Urges Senate & House on Controversial Patriot Act Provision Renewal 12/10/05 Bush on Constitution
Concern Grows for Peace Activist Hostages In Iraq (BBC), Plus

& More (video) - 12/10/05
Qaeda-Iraq Link that U.S. Cited is Tied to Coercion Claim - 12/09/05
150 Nations Agree to Future Climate Talks - Associated Pres 12/10/05
White House Christmas Video

- 12/10/05
DoJ Staff Opinions Banned, gutting 40 Year Old Voting Rights Act - Wash Post 12/10/05 (bradblog article)
Raids and Arrests Take Place Across the US - Indy Media (reporting by the people)
New Orleans Cuts Poor Adrift - The Guardian 12/11/05 Citizens Protest

National Security Archive releases document the reveals that the US warned Saudi Arabia that Bin Laden might target civilian airliners three years prior to 9/11/01 (MSNBC) Plus New York Times Article 12/09/05

More 9/11 Information

Four US Soldiers were killed Saturday in separate incidents in Baghdad. Article from Associated Press. ALSO, some US mothers discuss loss of children in Iraq war.

(ABCNews) and

of Cindy Sheehan on BBC News Night- 12/09/05

Perspective on Iraqi side. Click on "CAPTION" in lower right corner on this link for descriptions. Learn about the Medhi Army insurgency.

Iraq War Vet TomsSongs

Thousands of people in Vanuatu are being evacuated from homes, near an erupting volcano on the island of Ambae, near New Zealand. Mount Manaro has been spewing ash and smoke since last Sunday. 12/10/05

December 8, 2005

John Murtha, Veteran & Congressman responds to Bush speech

- 12/07/05
Senate and House Reach Deal to Extend Controversial Provisions of Patriot Act - AP 12/08/05
Republican & Democrat Senators to Oppose Patriot Act Provisions/Fillibuster - Raw Story 12/08/05
FEMA Official Warned about Unprepared Teams more than a year before Katrina - USA Today 12/08/05
Bush Lauds Iraq Progress and Cites Challenges - AP 12/07/05 & Response Article (Najaf video below)
Class Action Fraud Lawsuit Against Voting Machine Company Diebold - Brad Friedman, 12/07/05
BBC News Night Reports on Iraq War; Full BBC News Night

12/07/05
The Daily Show Continues Bill O'Reilly's said "War On Christmas"

(Real Player) BBC Remembers John Lennon - Article 1 & Article 2 &

. And New York City/Liverpool Remember John Lennon - Reuters/CNN 12/08/05

Special: BBC Music - Lennon Remembered Dec 3-9, 2005 (audio clips)

(QuickTime) Massacre in Najaf by Iraq Police where they opened fire on a crowd of unarmed marchers. Unembedded film journalism of Andrew Berends documentary film maker. From Unembedded

And from behind the lines of insurgency in Iraq. The Iraq and Arab "Mujahideen".

Bus Bomb Kills 30 in Baghdad

(Reuters) Saddam boycotts hearing. The trial of Saddam Hussein is adjourned after the former Iraqi leader refuses to attend the hearing. BBC Article 12/08/05

*December 6, 2005*
	Depleted uranium (radioactivity) in Iraq infects people/US soldiers, unknown Gulf War Info - Judge upholds money laundering charges against Tom Delay - Reuters 12/05/05 & KHOU Valerie Plame Leaves CIA - Los Angeles Times 12/06/05 Clash over Military Recruiters on Campus - The Christian Science Monitor 12/06/05 As Antarctica Melts, Penguins face Starvation Threat - BBC 12/06/05 94 or more killed in Iran as Military Plane hits building - BBC 12/06/05 Updates On Iraq, Bush's Strategy Speech, Senator Views - The Daily Show 12/03/05
	US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, has met German Chancellor Angela Merkel in talks dominated by reports about CIA transport flights. Yet, Rice's defense of the practice of transferring prisoners around the world for interrogation relies a great deal on a definition of torture. Article: Defining Torture in a New World War. And ACLU sues, German citizen wrongfully captured and tortured. MSNBC Read: Regarding US torture includes government memorandums	Suicide bombers kill 43 at Bagdad "Police Academy". Article. 12/06/05	INN World Report. More on Rice "we do not torture" and globally 32 countries protest in favor or protecting the environment & earth climate (article). Also, the trial of Saddam Hussein. 12/05/05

*December 4, 2005*
	War Protestors Interrupt Senator Clinton at Roosevelt University - WBBM 780 Radio12/03/05 Every Vote Counts - An Article on Voting Standards, Can Votes Be Verified? - Baltimore Sun 12/04/05 Iraqi Kurds Sign Their Own Oil Deal without consulting other Iraqis - LA Times/TruthOut 12/01/05 FBI To Take Another Look at Forged Iraq Pre-war Intelligence - LA Times 12/04/05 Senator John Warner (R) of Virginia Speaks on US Propaganda in Iraq - CSpan 12/03/05 Texas Family Mourns the loss of Soldier Robbie Martinez - AP Video 12/04/05 Russia Confirms Surface To Air Missile Deal with Iran - BBC 12/05/05
	The Dividing & Conquering of America. The US Corporate Media creating the "War On Christmas"
	Michael Ware, Iraqi embedded reporter of Time (see ), covered the largely unknown to US citizens, Battle of Tall'Afar. Ware disputes Bush claim that Iraqi troops led the battle. Article at Think Progress. 12/04/05	At least 19 Iraqi soldiers were killed and two wounded on Saturday when a roadside bomb detonated next to their convoy and they were then ambushed by insurgents. 12/03/05. Also, Roadside bomb kills 13 Marines Article 12/03/05	And some very good, important news. A panda breeding center in South West China is experiencing a breeding boom. Giant Pandas are an endangered species, threatened by continued habitat loss and by a very low birthrate, both in the wild and in captivity. About 1,600 are believed to survive in the wild. 12/04/05

*December 1, 2005*
	Rumsfeld Corrected by General Pace Regarding U.S. Torture Policy - 12/01/05 North Carolina Certifies Diebold Voting Machines Anyway, despite Judge's Ruling - 12/01/05 Congressman, Former Marine & War Vet John Murtha Responds to Bush Speech 12/01/05 Bell South ISP Exec Wants Internet Providers to Pay for Speed of Content Delivered - 12/01/05 California Shuts Voting Reform Activists out of Voting Summit - Raw Story 12/01/05 Where the People Of Iraq Cannot Afford Their Own Country - Dahr Jamail's Iraq Dispatches 12/01/05 Greenspan Warns about Federal Budget Deficits - Forbes 12/02/05
	(Real Player) US President Bush speaks at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland to give reassurances of war in Iraq & strategy of success yet no estimated time frame of US pulling out of Iraq 11/30/05	Corruption: This report from David Schuster of MSNBC's Hardball provides a review of the corruption investigations heating up in Washington D.C. 11/29/05	What’s the Deal With Sibel Edmonds? Feds, Supreme Court silence an FBI translator who knew too much by James Ridgeway, The Village Voice 11/29/05 Sibel Edmonds Home Page Sibel Edmonds is a founding member of the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition	Denver, Colorado, Protesters gesture at Media Bus, during Bush's visit to the city. It is unclear, whether this was directed at CNN or Bush & staff. 11/30/05