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Bush to Open New Maximum-Security Jail at Gitmo
Monday, 31 July 2006, 2:53 pm | Scoop Link
The Independent UK - The controversy over the US-run detention centre at Guantanamo Bay is to erupt anew with confirmation by the Pentagon that a new, permanent prison will open in the Cuban enclave in the next few weeks. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Weekend Ratings July 29-30 2006
Monday, 31 July 2006, 9:39 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
The weekend's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Scoop Blogwatch: Tumeke - Simon Power Vs. the Net
Monday, 31 July 2006, 9:38 am | Scoop Blogwatch
What Simon seems to have missed is that any prisoner has the right to write letters, it is just in this case Tim has access to a blog via me, this is not illegal and no crime has been committed, yet Simon wants this site shut down… More >>
Scoop Blogwatch: Tumeke - Prison Blogs
Monday, 31 July 2006, 9:34 am | Scoop Blogwatch
Blog posts written by Tim Selwyn in Mt Eden prison, posted on Tumeke by Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury. More >>
Scoop Link: Rolling Stone – Iran, The Next War
Friday, 28 July 2006, 10:06 am | Scoop Link
Even before the bombs fell on Baghdad, a group of senior Pentagon officials were plotting to invade another country. Their covert campaign once again relied on false intelligence and shady allies. But this time, the target was Iran. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 27 July 2006
Friday, 28 July 2006, 8:59 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Fighting Rages On: Israel Suffers Heavy Losses
Thursday, 27 July 2006, 5:28 pm | Scoop Link
Avivim, Israel - Israel suffered its worst casualties in southern Lebanon today since the current conflict with Hezbollah started, as thousands of Israeli troops there fought house to house, and village to village, in an attempt to create a buffer ... More >>
Israel Attacks Empty 2,000-Year-Old Lebanese City
Thursday, 27 July 2006, 5:27 pm | Scoop Link
Baalbek, Lebanon, July 24, 2006 (AFP) - The tourist fortunes of Baalbek, a historic city with Roman ruins dating back more than 2,000 years, had slowly been reviving. But now it is yet another casualty of Israel's offensive on Lebanon. More >>
Scoop Link: US Thwarts Middle East Cease-Fire
Thursday, 27 July 2006, 3:29 pm | Scoop Link
Rome - As the fighting and bombing intensified in Lebanon and Israel, an urgently convened, high-level international conference in Rome concluded in open disagreement, failing to reach accord on a plan to bring a halt to the strife. More >>
Kiwi FM: List and Whammo on Winston, Trains, Tax
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 4:00 pm | Scoop Audio
Kevin List and Kiwi FM's Whammo discuss the big issues of the week: the closing of the Overlander, the media obsession with Winston Peter's spat with the media, and business tax review proposals. More >>
Full Coverage: Israel Attacks Lebanon (Part III)
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 1:49 pm | The Scoop Editor
New Zealand Govt. Backs UN Call For Ceasefire In Middle East - Prime Minister Helen Clark said today that New Zealand was strongly supporting the efforts of the UN Secretary General to bring about an immediate ceasefire to the conflict in the Middle East ... More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 25 July 2006
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 8:39 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Israel Drops White Phosphorus Bombs On Children
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 12:11 am | Scoop Link
Tyre, Lebanon - Dirty bandages hid the worst of 8-year-old Zainab Jawad's swollen, bloodied nose Monday. Her arm, fractured in two places, was strapped to her chest. More >>
Letter From Pinter, Saramago, Chomsky and Berger
Tuesday, 25 July 2006, 3:22 pm | Scoop Feedback
This letter, signed by Harold Pinter, Jose Saramago, Noam Chomsky and John Berger, has been forwarded to major newspapers. More >>
Saudis Urge Bush to Push for Cease-Fire in the ME
Tuesday, 25 July 2006, 3:22 pm | Scoop Link
Washington - A delegation from Saudi Arabia asked President Bush on Sunday to push for a cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and the terrorist group Hezbollah - something the United States has refused to do. More >>
Will We Ever Be Told The Truth About Dr Kelly?
Tuesday, 25 July 2006, 3:02 pm | Scoop Link
Everyone knows, don't they, that most untoward events generally have banal explanations such as muddle, incompetence or sheer blind chance. To believe otherwise is to run the risk of being branded a 'conspiracy theorist', a small step away from being lumped ... More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings - 24 July 2006
Tuesday, 25 July 2006, 9:00 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
British Split With Bush As Israeli Tanks Roll In
Monday, 24 July 2006, 11:48 am | Scoop Link
London - Britain dramatically broke ranks with George Bush last night over the Lebanon crisis, publicly criticising Israel's military tactics and urging America to 'understand' the price being paid by ordinary Lebanese civilians. More >>
Link: US to Give Israel Another Week for Attacks
Monday, 24 July 2006, 11:47 am | Scoop Link
Jerusalem - Israeli officials believe they have approval from the United States to keep up attacks on Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon for at least another week, an Israeli newspaper said on Sunday More >>
"I Believe David Kelly Did Not Commit Suicide"
Monday, 24 July 2006, 11:38 am | Scoop Link
I believe David Kelly did not commit suicide - and I will prove it - By Norman Baker MP - The Mail on Sunday 23 July 2006 More >>
