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Darwin Awards 2001

Thursday, 11 April 2002, 10:05 am | The Scoop Editor

It's that time again . . . . .They are finally out again. You all know about the Darwin Awards - It's an annual honour given to the person who did the gene pool the biggest service by killing themselves in the most extraordinarily stupid way. More >>

Open Letter To The World By Ariel Ben Attar

Thursday, 11 April 2002, 9:55 am | The Scoop Editor

I understand that you are upset by us, here in Israel. Indeed, it appears that you are quite upset, even angry. (Outraged?) Indeed, every few years you seem to become upset by us. Today, it is the "brutal repression of the Palestinians"; ... More >>

Scoop Feedback - Hatemail on Israel Coverage

Wednesday, 10 April 2002, 10:07 am | The Scoop Editor

From "âéì àéì" from Israel - I'm shocked at the lies posted in your article. I wish I was religious, so that the comfort of knowing you will rot in hell could soothe my pain. PROPAGANDA. BLATANT LIES. Pathetic. More >>

Scoop Feedback - Taking Hypocrisy To A New High

Tuesday, 9 April 2002, 11:24 pm | The Scoop Editor

I am a proud and sceptical Israeli, I once had a "left wing" and peace loving opinion. I must say that the hypocrisy that has been revealed during our latest crisis has left me baffled. The Europeans have managed to get even more cynical then ... More >>

Scoop Feedback - Re: Israel Ups Its Spin

Tuesday, 9 April 2002, 2:42 pm | The Scoop Editor

T Baran writes from Buffalo New York State: "I wish everyone could listen to your broadcst of what's really going on in Palestine. Ariel Sharon is a monsterous butcher. But what's worse is the American Medias absolute refusal to even acknowledge that ... More >>

Scoop Feedback - Re: Israel Ups its Spin

Tuesday, 9 April 2002, 11:09 am | The Scoop Editor

Dear Mr Manning, Have you considered giving some thought to what the Arab part of the Saudi peace proposal is? Israeli fear of the destruction of the state of Israel is usually seen as mere paranoia and no justification for their treatment of the ... More >>

Scoop Feedback: Treasury's Pension Wizardry

Friday, 5 April 2002, 12:02 am | Scoop Feedback

Recognising the looming problems associated with an ageing population and the fiscal burden of funding retirement income, Treasury is floating a great new idea. Let people work longer by progressively lifting the age of Superannuation entitlement (5 April). More >>

Scoop Feedback: Time To Fess Up Helen

Tuesday, 26 March 2002, 2:22 pm | Scoop Feedback

The devious nature of the Prime Minister does not surprise me and is optimised by the latest nonsense over the "neither confirm or deny" stance taken by her over the deployment of New Zealand SAS troops in Afghanistan. More >>

Scoop Feedback: From Afghanistan To Fielding High

Thursday, 21 March 2002, 11:09 am | Scoop Feedback

In This Edition: Re: NZ SAS in Afghanistan - Asian Mr Plods - Great - Fielding High 'Misfits' Impress - Re: Big News: Hate Crime Don’t You Just Hate It? More >>

Scoop Images: Battery Chicken Campaign Launch

Friday, 15 March 2002, 12:42 pm | The Scoop Editor

Images of Green Party MPs at yesterday’s launch of the RNZSPCA’s campaign to free battery hens. Images supplied by Green Party. More >>

Scoop Feedback: On A Palestinian State

Friday, 15 March 2002, 11:44 am | Scoop Feedback

The concept regarding a separate Palestinian state was initially made back in 1947 by the UN. And I ask you by what right do the Arabs have to demand the very state they rejected back in 1948. They not only would have had Jordan, they would have ... More >>

Scoop Feedback: Opinion Grab-bag

Friday, 15 March 2002, 11:21 am | Scoop Feedback

In This Edition: Holocausts we never are allowed to hear about - Chaplains A Go Go - paulo politico - Chaplains A Go Go - I live in Florida hell... - Out of hand nits More >>

Scoop Feedback: On Scoop’s Flight 77 Coverage

Friday, 15 March 2002, 11:16 am | Scoop Feedback

Some questions for would-be conspiracists. What would you tell the families of the folks aboard Flight 77? More >>

Scoop Image: Image Of Flight 77 (Perspective)

Friday, 15 March 2002, 9:45 am | The Scoop Editor

The following image has been sent to Scoop by a reader keen to help with solving the Mystery of Flight 77. (Note: The Pentagon building is 78 feet high, the tail of a 757 is 44 feet high.) More >>

911 INVESTIGATION: Further Unanswered Questions

Friday, 15 March 2002, 1:52 am | The Scoop Editor

The following is the second part of a detailed analysis of the events of September 11th by anonymous analyst and netizen MalcontentX. More >>

Scoop Interactive: Do You Hate Banks?

Friday, 15 March 2002, 1:10 am | The Scoop Editor

Authors of the first ten stories about banks accepted for publication on Scoop will receive a free double pass to see The Bank Movie, opening on the biggest Screen in the Southern Hemisphere at the Embassy Theatre on March 28th and moving to the Paramount ... More >>