Monday's News
IRAQ:
VA: 12,500 troops, or 17% treated for PTSD symptoms; women twice men's rate
Australia: Medical Assoc for Prevention of War tells DM not to send troops: DU
"Government has not lifted a finger to get back $50 million Custer Battles defrauded"
Troops face illegal foreclosures, evictions, repossessions while in Iraq
Sgrena's rescuer assassinated for knowledge of bush sr., CIA, and saddam

PALESTINE:
Israel parliament backs Sharon; votes not to have referendum on Gaza withdrawal
Israel raids Jenin; arrests 8-10

NEOCONS:
Deputy Sec'y State, Armitage, and CIA Heroin/Cocaine trafficking for Raygun/bush

WORLD:
Caspian Sea: BP selling more assets after 2002 and 2003 sales of Kashagan Field
Egypt: 3,000 protest govt; 45 Muslim Brotherhood arrested for "possession of books"
Sudan: Total's oil monopoly at stake as $400 million development deal signed

US:
VA: Dallas VA hospital nation's worst; "fully unsatisfactory"; "no effort to improve"
Second Hand Smoke linked causally to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Florida: TV reporter made $100,000 from Jeb contract with state for propaganda
Private schools exempt from NCLB provision to give military recruiters info on students

COLORADO:
DeGette Stem Cell bill will go to floor vote in house
Refining 16% of gas cost; crude price is 52%; Fed tax 18.4¢; Colorado state tax 22¢
Even Allard condemns Friday news dump memo to absolve all AFA officers of rape
Canada opting out of Star Wars changes NORAD's options

ELECTIONS:
MNBA, Wal-Mart, Exxon, Credit Suisse, Wachovia, Bank of America all bought legislation
Pro Israel PACS and 2004 contributions totaling $2,218,405
Zimbabwe: archbishop calls for peaceful revolution before rigged parliamentary "election"
Zimbabwe: 80% unemployment fuels Mugabe opposition in urban areas

KYRGYSTAN:
Bakiev recognizes parliament as legitimate in appeasement gesture
Parliament recognizes Bakiev and PM; old parliament suspends work
Ambassador's policy plan to interfere in elections to remove Russian influence

ACTIVISM:
People Judge Bush.org; support war crimes charges
Troops Out Now.org May Day rally
Westboro flyer says April 30-May 2 rally in Springs; website says not; stay tuned
Topeka newspaper archives on Phelps and Westboro
Without Delay.org petition for DeLay to resign immediately from congress
Greg Palast BBC report on Iraq Oil plan before 9/11 (QT)
National Conference for Media Reform in St. Louis, May 13-15
Progressive Principles Project.com

HUMOR:
Painting: GOP recommendation for Terri Schiavo
In rare public appearance, god tells DeLay, "I'm not taking smiting off the table"
Congress on a roll: acquits Whacko Jacko; fines coach for putting boy in right field

Sunday's News
IRAQ:
Peshmerga will join Iraqi army, but remain under Kurdish control
ACLU: 1,200 docs delayed over proof troops told to "beat the fu*k out of" POWs
Synopsis of Palast's report on 323 page plan for Iraq's oil before 9/11

PALESTINE:
Sharon reiterates bush support for expanding "Israeli population centers" in WB

9/11:
New details on FBI help for 160 Saudis in Vegas, Orlando, LA, R.I. after attacks
Gitmo POW convicted without evidence; "US has known for 2 years that he's innocent"
Noam Chomsky lecture at Edinburgh U: "Illegal, but legitimate" (RM)
CIA torture jet made 600 flights to 40 countries; prisoners given sedative suppositories

WORLD:
Krygystan: secret memo from US: US destabilized to keep China from hydroelectric power
Kyrgystan: rival parliaments meet in capital; OSCE: June 26 too early for elections
Iran: under Shah, Wolfie, Rummy, Cheney, Westinghouse, GE, supported nukes
Iran: US closes S American spy shop chasing Iranians to use resources elsewhere
Haiti: soldier claims he was asked to assassinate Aristide's ex PM, Neptune
Pakistan: feds uncover US nuke equipment sales laundered through black market
Pakistan: IAEA demands centrifuge parts for analysis of Pak/Iran nuke connection
Bhutan: new 34 article constitution makes 2 party democracy from monarchy

US:
DeLay pulled plug on his braindead father; "wouldn't have wanted to live that way"
Missouri: new coal-fired plant will pollute Mingo National Wildlife Refuge
7 fired women sue CIA, for "pillow talk" and "no perceptible underwear"
Bank of America and Wachovia double minimum payment now that bankruptcy bill passed
HS probe: TSA lied to public, congress, media on intel gathered on airline customers
6 energy corps form new lobby to overturn regulations on pollution and antitrust

COLORADO:
Fort Carson's 5,200 strong 3rd ACR begins "crossing the berm" into Iraq from Kuwait
8,000 Safeway workers approve contract 65-35%
Spring's ballot Issue 200 on council need for voters permission for convention center
CC's "Race Matters" April symposia start Wednesday
Larry Randall letter on smoke free workplace bull

ACTIVISM:
"How Can We End This War" panel with IVAW, GSFP, Naomi Klein, IPS, AIPA (RM);
80,000 march for democratic reforms in Bahrain
April is month of action against Coca-Cola for crimes in Columbia and India
Obit for leading Denver civil rights advocate for Hispanics and LGBT

HUMOR:
Freudians conclude osama attacked out of fear of large phallic objects
Photo: God speaks to george "Burning" Bush
Photo: Bush speaks to the people

Saturday's News
IRAQ:
Sgrena: not on airport road, shot from behind after passing "Green Zone" security
Autopsy by family of slain Iraqi scientist shows blunt force trauma; Army investigates
400,000 reservists offered military healthcare for 8 years, IF they stay in reserves
Parliament will reconvene Tuesday to nominate and/or elect leaders
DU test with rats under stress: kidney damage, motor dysfunction, low Dopamine levels
35,000 of 100,000 Vets had VA benes delayed 2 months

AFGHANISTAN:
Pentagram: 21 troops could face murder charges in deaths of 27 POWs;

PALESTINE:
EU: new squat building "contravenes the commitment" to the roadmap for peace
Israel: we'll partially fulfill 1 contract in 50 years, but US has to pay for it; $500 million
2 of 6 squats in Samaria will stay

NEOCONS:
Scott Ritter: neocons are "godless parasites" feeding on GOP

WORLD:
Sudan: UN finally votes to send 10,700 peacekeepers to Darfur after 180,000 killed
Pakistan: US arms proliferation to dictators continues with sale of F-16s to Musharraf
Kyrgystan: acting prez says elections in June; ousted prez says he'll be back

US:
Nutcase advocates truck bomb for Schiavo hospice; website down while he's "traveling"
California: 3 labor unions sue to stop Governator's state paid propaganda fake news
Junior's poll numbers slip closer to true representation of support: 43%
IMAX Volcano producer: 10-15 theaters are 20% of documentary market
Jeb sends state police to remove Schiavo; local cops enforce judge's order
Wal-Mart board vice chair, 2 others fired for stealing, Enron accounting
Texas refinery had fire in same area day before blast

SOCIAL SECURITY:
Date when SS receipts and payments don't match moves back from 2015 to 2017
Exhaustion date for Medicaid trust fund worse by 6 years due to 2003 changes (PDF)
Vermont: teachers pension fund votes to stop investment firms and piratization
Texas state teacher's pension fund $11 Billion short of assets

COLORADO:
Portland, Oregon's cop watch head takes job for citizen's oversight board
Friday news dump on Easter: AFA head, Teets' memo: no punishment for rapes
EP County: Bruce wants developers to pay fees up front for schools, roads, "impact"
Gazette coverage of 2 after Radford's seat on council
Randall letter on smoke free workplaces and mixed messages to kids

ELECTIONS:
Complete biography of Bush sr: Bay of Pigs, Saudis, Nazis, Raygun attempted coup
GAO will investigate latest cog in state run media, Gallagher; paid by WH

ACTIVISM:
Indiana Fed court rules "free speech zone" unconstitutional for state visits
Peace Not Poverty.org's March 30 write in action on anniversary of King's Vietnam sermon
Email/call Charleston IMAX on refusal to play Volcano due to evolution (843-725-4631)
Taipei: hundreds of thousands march against China's threats on sovereignty
Email Senators to reject radical judge, Terrance Boyle on 4th circuit bench
10,000 march in opposition to Musharraf
Truth in Labeling.org
CU activists, SAFER, seek same rules for pot and booze

HUMOR:
Movie Poster: "George Bush, the Low Wage Empire" starring DeLay and Frist
Movie Poster: "Soylent Greenspan"

Friday's News

IRAQ:
FOIA reveals British AG first decided it was "war of aggression" and NOT legal
British NHS: psych treatment better than drugs or "debriefing" for PTSD
Parliament will not meet until Monday at earliest; govt may take a another week

PALESTINE:
Documentary on USS Liberty, attacked for 2 hours during "6 Day War", by Israel (RM)
US will "allow" Israel to keep some WB squats

NEOCONS:
Larry Franklin back at work; he and AIPAC spies may cop plea to "transfer of information"

9/11:
Internal watchdog for HS fired for finding problems, telling truth

WORLD:
HRW: Ethiopian Army raping, torturing, killing; 425 Anuak dead in attacks
Mosaic TV (QT)
Book: Hitler got citizen's support with tax cuts, social programs, perks for troops, vanity
Germany: Cancer Center demands ban on tobacco additives like urea, ammonia, menthol
Canada: 2 cops charged with assault for Tasering woman in her jail cell
Nepal: Army admits punishing 100 troops for abuse in last 3 years; 11,000 dead
15.5% of scientists asked by funders to change research to match agenda and products

KYRGYSTAN:
"Tulip Revolution" frees political prisoners; 1,000 US troops outside capital
Profiles on leaders of "Tulip Revolution"
Parliament installs new leadership; looting as cops run

US:
2 groups take credit for "attack" on Texas refinery; FBI says no evidence
Crude inventory 8% above 2004 (excluding SPR); 7.5% more gas; price up 100%
Ohio Edison (First Energy) settles for $1.1 Billion in Clean Air Act violations
31% in NSTA survey of 1,050 science teachers feel pressured to teach creationism
Researcher who claimed 17% of grades 2-5 had ADHD, fired for "scientific misconduct"
Florida: 24 students Tased in 18 months; in cuffs, going to funeral, multiple shots
Junior signs law to continue investigation of CIA and nazi war criminals
Judge Greer at center of Schiavo case, is conservative, churchy, republicon
House will allow floor vote on relaxing regs on Stem Cell research
Student allowed back in class after publishing photo of principal smoking on net

COLORADO:
Gazette coverage of Westboro counter protest (photo)
Brazill and Lewis letters on climate and Westboro
Activist's letters take on Gazette's stand on smoke free workplace
Long list of unsolved murders in Colorado Springs
Developers again buying Spring's election results and access
Whitworth memorium for Hide n' Seek
Sec'y State reveals voter reforms: paper trail, BUT 2010 to upgrade; no re-registration
CU report: Churchill protested by 1st Amendment; will be investigated for plagiarism
ACLU claims Denver not keeping promise of deadly force, serious injury reports
Bill to protect wildlife on highways ends up roadkill in committee

ELECTIONS:
Florida: FEMA money after hurricane flooded in "like Christmas" to help "re-election"
Guckert: fake reporter, fake news agency, now: fake Marine; no military record
NewMax caught lying about CER taking $7.5 million from Soros to fight DeLay

ACTIVISM:
Photos, video, audio of Ft. Bragg March 19 rally in Fayetteville, NC (MP3, AVI, RM)
United for Peace and Justice's 20 proposed tactics/strategies for antiwar movement
UFCW Petition to stop GMA from promoting Wal-Mart lies; 70% of product from overseas
ABC news prez, Westin's email, to write about Wal-Mart and "Only in America" segment
MoveON.org letter to editor form to stop GOP from "nuclear option" to fill S Court
Antiwar activist covertly hangs own antiwar art on major NY galleries
PETA's latest action against Ringling Brother Circus in font of WH

HUMOR:
Greg Palast on the impact on Fox News and WH if we unplug braindead Americans
Bush unveils new program: "No Child Left Behind at Recess"
White House evacuated after Condi smiles at school tour and children traumatized

Thursday's News
IRAQ:
Top 3 generals knew of secret "ghost" POWs and CIA secret flights
Tonight, 8PM (MDT), Talk Star Radio 4 hour show on Depleted Uranium
6,100 more involuntarily called up in IRR after Army misses recruitment goal again
Claim of 85 killed disputed by 30-40 still at camp; no one captured; no one at hospitals

PALESTINE:
Arab League: 1967 borders; E Jerusalem as capital, 1948 UN Res on right of return
Israel rules 31 reactor workers can't prove cancer was caused by radiation

9/11:
Human Rights First calls for full investigation of CIA torture "renditions"
Video: "9/11, Fear, and the Selling of the American Empire" (RM)
Updated docs on FOIA demand for confiscated videos of Flight 77 at Pentagon

WORLD:
Kyrgystan: "Tulip Revolution": prez resigns, runs from capitol after activists take HQ
Kyrgystan: "prez" at Russian airbase outside capital
Annan's son paid $300,000 secretly by Swiss corp in oil-for-food corruption
48th person dies of Avian Flu as pandemic worries increase
Russia: Chechen "warlord" killed in battle was wearing US Marine dogtags; Ricin found
Nicaragua: buyer of SAM-7 was paid $1,000 by CIA; planned in embassy with ambassador
Canada: annual baby seal slaughter begins: 320,000 for fur coats is year's goal

US:
USA Next attacks AARP to get membership for competing org: United Seniors Assoc
SB 5113 would allow collection of rainwater for use on property, is now is illegal
California: coroner rules Taser and coke and exertion all caused heart attack
TSA sued on behalf of 20,000 on "no Fly List"
Less than 3% checked on "No Fly List" when entering US
Captain and 4 Drill Sergeants charged with abusing recruits
Another conveniently timed refinery blast kills 14
3rd largest refinery makes 3.1% of nations gas; gas futures rise 2.26 cents for April
Dept of Ag and EPA kept GM corn in US food supply secret for 3 months
Florida: GOP panel passes bill against "leftist totalitarianism" by "dictator professors"

COLORADO:
122 voters in 47 counties investigated for voter fraud
Reichwing GOP slam Owens for budget compromise with Dems
Pentagram restores $40 million to start destroying 780,000 chem weapons in Pueblo
COSMIX timeline revealed
Adelphia will pay $725 million to SEC for cooking books; customers will get screwed

ELECTIONS:
E St. Louis: 5 Democrats indicted for vote fraud by feds

ACTIVISM:
Email for Fox21 KRXM prez to ask if fake news reports are carried on station (596-2100)
Email KRDO prez to ask if bush's fake news reports are accepted by station (575-6234)
Email FCC to demand full investigation of fake news by bush administration
Email Senators to demand an exit strategy from Iraq
Email congress to stop grandstanding and pandering on Schiavo case
Email state legislators to support smoke free workspaces for all workers in state
HB1162, Appliance Efficiency, on Owens' desk; call, tell him to sign it (303-866-2471)
CSU students get signatures for ballot issue: pot penalties same as booze
International Fund for Animal Welfare.org
Call for boycott of Canadian seafood products until baby Harp Seal slaughter stopped

HUMOR:
Stocks down after Greenspan runs out on check at Sizzler; seen as bearish move
Texas outdoes Colorado "Super Slab" with "Pave Texas" project
McCain admits selling soul to Satan's Monkey at "Pretending We Give A Shit" rally