World and US News Links – August 27, 2006

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August 27, 2006
WORLD NEWS:

TOP STORIES:

IRAN NUCLEAR PROBLEM:

• “POL MP: PRODUCTION OF ATOMIC BOMB NOT AUTHORIZED IN IRAN” – Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) – Ministry of National Guidance (Iranian Gov’t) – 27 August 2006
• “IRANIAN MP IN INDONESIA FOR N [NUCLEAR]-TALKS” – Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) – Ministry of National Guidance (Iranian Gov’t) – Tehran, Iran – 27 August 2006
• “IRANIAN PRESIDENT SAYS PURSUIT OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY IS IRREVERSIBLE” – Associated Press (AP) – FOX News – News America Group – New York, New York, US – 27 August 2006

• “IRAN MAY PULL OUT OF NPT; U.S. WEIGHING SANCTIONS WITHOUT UN” – by Yossi Melman and Shlomo Shamir – Ha’aretz – Ha’aretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. – Tel Aviv, Israel – 27 August 2006
• “U.N. UNLIKELY TO PUNISH IRAN — EXPERTS – SOME SAY EVEN LIGHT SANCTIONS WRONG WAY TO CURB NUCLEAR DRIVE” – by Matthew B. Stannard, Staff Writer, San Francisco Chronicle – SFGate.com – Hearst Communications Inc. – San Francisco, California, US – 27 August 2006
• “DEFYING UN, IRAN EXPANDS NUCLEAR PROGRAM – HEAVY-WATER PLANT IS INAUGURATED” – by Ali Akbar Dreini, Associated Press (AP) – The Boston Globe – The New York Times Company – Boston, Massachusetts, US – 27 August 2006
• “IRAN: WE’LL CONTINUE TO PURSUE OUR ‘STRATEGIC AIM’” – JPost.com – The Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem, Israel – 27 August 2006
• “IRAN SAYS TO GO AHEAD WITH FUEL WORK” – Reuters Today – The Reuters Foundation – London, England, UK – 27 August 2006
• “PERES: IRAN COULD PROVIDE TERROR GROUPS WITH NUKE KNOW-HOW – Vice Premier warns of possiblity that Iran, which has signaled unwillingness to shelve nuclear development project, could provide nuclear proficiency to terror groups, eventually leading to ‘enhancement of global terror’” – by Ronny Sofer – YNet News – Yedioth Ahronoth Group – Tel Aviv, Israel – 27 August 2006
• “IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAMMES NO THREAT TO ISRAEL, SAYS SPOKESMAN” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 27 August 2006
• “IRAN HAS NOT INTENTION TO CREATE NUCLEAR BOMB, SPOKESMAN OF PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION IN PARLIAMENT ANNOUNCED” – FOCUS News – FOCUS Information Agency – Sofia, Bulgaria – 27 August 2006

NORTH KOREAN MISSILE TESTING:

• “NKOREA CALLS CHINA, RUSSIA UNRELIABLE; SEOUL PREPARES RESPONSE FOR POSSIBLE NUKE TEST” – Mainichi Daily News – The Mainichi Newspapers Co. – Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan – 27 August 2006

GERMAN TRAIN BOMBING PLOT:

• “THIRD SUSPECT IN FAILED BOMB ATTACK IN GERMANY IDENTIFIED AS SYRIAN” – Associated Press (AP) – The Globe & Mail – Bell GlobeMedia Publishing, Inc.- Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 26 August 2006
• “GERMAN TRAIN BOMB SUSPECT QUESTIONED” – Reuters – News.com.au – News Limited – Sydney, New South Wales, Australia – 27 August 2006
• “GERMANS EYE CHANGES AFTER FAILED PLOT – Attempted Train Attack Has Put Counterterrorism Efforts Under Scrutiny” – by Crista Case, The Christian Science Monitor – CBS News – CBS Broadcasting Company, Inc. – New York, New York, US – 27 August 2006

FOX REPORTER & CAMERAMAN HOSTAGE INCIDENT:

• “FOX NEWS JOURNALISTS DESCRIBE CAPTIVITY” – by Ibrahim Barzak, Associated Press (AP) – Ch. 4 WWL-TV (CBS) – The Belo Corporation – New Orleans, Louisiana, US – 27 August 2006
• “FOX GAZA REPORTERS FREED, SAY FORCED TO “CONVERT”” – by Nidal al-Mughrabi – The Star Online – Malaysia – 27 August 2006
• “FRIENDS CELEBRATE HOSTAGES’ RELEASE” – Press Association – Guardian Unlimited – Guardian Newspapers Limited – Manchester, England, UK – 27 August 2006
• “REPORT PALESTINE PROPERLY, FREED GAZA JOURNALISTS SAY” – Ekklesia.com – London, England, UK – 27 August 2006
• “HAMAS KNEW WHO KIDNAPPED FOX NEWS JOURNALISTS THAT WERE FREED SUNDAY” – by Freddie Mooche – AXcess News – Net Act America, Inc. – Carson City, Nevada, US – 27 August 2006
• “THE HIGH PRICE OF THE FOX KIDNAPPING RELEASE” – by Tim McGirk – TIME.com – TIME Magazine – New York, New York, US – 27 August 2006
• “MYSTERY DEEPENS OVER KIDNAPPERS OF 2 JOURNALISTS – Some analysts say foreign extremists may be responsible” – by Ibrahim Barzak, Associated Press (AP) – The Boston Globe – The New York Times Company – Boston, Massachusetts, US – 24 August 2006

HEATHROW TERROR PLOT INFORMATION:

• “BOMB PLOT SUSPECT GIVES ‘VITAL CLUES’” – Associated Press (AP) – The Sydney Morning Herald – Fairfax Digital – Sydney, New South Wales, Australia – 27 August 2006
• “BRITAIN: QUESTIONS REMAIN OVER ALLEGED TERROR PLOT” – by Julie Hyland, World Socialist Web Site – The Asian Tribune – AsianTribune.com – Bangkok, Thailand – 27 August 2006
• “PAKISTAN EXTENDS DETENTION FOR AIRLINE PLOT SUSPECT” – by Carlotta Gail and Ismail Khan, The New York Times – The International Herald-Tribune – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 26 August 2006

WAR, TERRORISM, & POLITICS AROUND THE WORLD:

AL QAEDA / AL QAIDA:

• “ZAWAHIRI: “THE ENTIRE WORLD IS AN OPEN BATTLEFIELD FOR US”‘ – by Scott Stearns, VOA (Voice of America) News – The New York Jewish Times – New York, New York, US – 27 August 2006

AUSTRALIA:

• “EXPLOSIVE DEVICE FOUND ON TRAFFIC ISLAND” – Australian Associated Press (AAP) – Perth Now (News.com.au) – The Sunday Times – Perth, Western Australia, Australia – 27 August 2006
• “DOWNER: WE MUST ENRICH URANIUM” – by Christopher Russell, Finance Editor, The Advertisor – AdelaideNow (News.com.au) – News Limited – Adelaide, South Australia, Australia – 27 August 2006

AFGHANISTAN:

• “US MILITARY INSISTS AL-QAEDA FACILITATOR WAS KILLED IN A RAID” – Bureau Reports – ZEENews.com – Noida, India – 27 August 2006
• “CANADIAN MILITARY BOLSTERS INVESTIGATIVE BRANCH AFTER DEADLY AFGHAN INCIDENTS” – by Terry Pedwell – News 1130 – Rogers Communications Inc. – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – 27 August 2006
• “ISAF TROOPS ESCAPE UNHURT AS BOMB GOES OFF IN N. AFGHANISTAN” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 27 August 2006

BOSNIA:

• “MORE EU AND NATO RAIDS IN BOSNIA” – IWPR.net – Institute for War & Peace Reporting – London, England, UK – 27 August 2006

BRITAIN:

• “‘ISOLATIONIST’ ISLAMIC SCHOOLS ‘MUST BE SHUT DOWN’” – by Keith Hall – 24Dash.com News – Hereford, England, UK – 27 August 2006
• “UK: WE DIDN’T SEND IRAN EQUIPMENT” – by George Conger – JPost.com – The Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem, Israel – 27 August 2006 [Updated: 28 August 2006]
• “PAYOUTS DENIED TO UK TERROR VICTIMS ABROAD” – by Mark Townsend, legal affairs correspondent – The Observer – Guardian Newspapers Ltd. – London, England, UK – 27 August 2006
• “CHARTER AIRLINES REPORT SURGE IN DEMAND AFTER TERRORIST ALERTS” – by Tosin Sulaiman – The Times Online – Times Newspapers Ltd. – London, England, UK – 27 August 2006

CANADA:

• “LTTE COLLECTING FUNDS IN CANADA, SAYS SRI LANKA HIGH COMMISSIONER – “It’s very necessary to take action against this.”” – The Colombo Page – LankaPage.com, LLC – Colombo, Sri Lanka – 27 August 2006

CUBA:

• “RAUL CASTRO SPEAKS ON ‘WHY THE ENEMY CAN’T DEFEAT US’” – Workers World News – Workers World Party (US Socialist Political Party) – 27 August 2006

EAST TIMOR:

• “AUSTRALIA TO SPEED UP E. TIMOR WITHDRAWL” – Associated Press (AP) – The Washington Post – The Washington Post Company – Arlington, Virginia, US – 27 August 2006

EGYPT:

• “EGYPT MUFTI: TRUE FACE OF BLOOD-SUCKING HEBREW ENTITY EXPOSED – Sheikh Dr. Ali Gum’a publishes article in establishment newspaper al-Ahram in which he claims ‘lies of the Hebrew entity’ expose ‘ugly face of blood-suckers… who prepare matzo from human blood’” – by Roee Nahmias – YNet News – Yedioth Ahronoth Group – Tel Aviv, Israel – 27 August 2006
• “EGYPT CRACKS DOWN ON ISLAMIST MOVEMENT” – by Joelle Bassoul & South African Press Association (SAPA) & Agence France-Presse (AFP) – The Online Independent (IOL) – Independent News & Media – Cape Town, South Africa – 27 August 2006

DARFUR:

• “US JOURNALIST IN DARFUR COURT FOR ESPIONAGE” – Reuters – The Washington Post – The Washington Post Company – Arlington, Virginia, US – 27 August 2006

EGYPT:

• “EGYPT: ISRAEL-HIZBULLAH PRISONERS EXCHANGE DEAL IN WORKS – Senior government officials tell Al-Ahram Newspaper deal for release of kidnapped IDF troops, Lebanese prisoners through German mediation may be struck within two weeks; officials say deal with Palestinians for release of Gilad Shalit also attainable” – by Roee Nahmias – YNet News – Yedioth Ahronoth Group – Tel Aviv, Israel – 27 August 2006

FRANCE:

• “PARIS TO SEND 200 EXTRA ARMY ENGINEERS TO LEBANON” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 27 August 2006

GERMANY:

• “GERMAN MINISTER SAYS SHE IS ON ‘SOLIDARITY VISIT’ TO LEBANON (ROUNDUP)” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 27 August 2006
• “GERMANY TO SEND 1,200 TROOPS TO LEBANON” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 27 August 2006

HAMAS:

• “HAMAS-LED GOVERNMENT REJECTS UNPAID EMPLOYEES’ THREAT TO GO ON STRIKE” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 27 August 2006

HEZBOLLAH / HIZBULLAH:

• “AL-QAEDA MEMBER: HIZBULLAH BACKED BY EVIL – Website quotes al-Qaeda senior figure [Sheikh Abu Rahman] as saying: ‘Hizbullah are infidels, it and Israel are enemies of Allah’” – by Yaakov Lappin – YNet News – Yedioth Ahronoth Group – Tel Aviv, Israel – 27 August 2006
• “HIZBOLLAH HINTS AT TALKS ON PRISONER EXCHANGE” – by Gideon Long – Reuters AlertNet – The Reuters Foundation – London, England, UK – 27 August 2006

INDIA:

• “INDIA PROVIDES ‘LINKS’ TO B’DESH ON TERRORISM” – Press Trust of India – The Hindustan Times – HT Media Ltd. – New Delhi, India – 27 August 2006
• “CHILD RIGHTS BODY ASKS INDIA TO BAN LABOUR UP TO 18” – Reuters India – The Reuters Foundation – London, England, UK – 26 August 2006

INDONESIA:

• “INDONESIA SENDS TROOPS TO LEBANON, CONGO” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 27 August 2006

IRAN:

• “IRAN TEST-FIRES ‘LONG-RANGE’ NAVAL MISSILE” – IranMania News – Persicom Limited – London, England, UK – 27 August 2006
• “IRAN TEST-FIRES SUB-TO-SURFACE MISSILE – Country’s Navy chief says, ‘Iran successfully test-fired top speed long-range sub-to-suface missile off Persian Gulf’; adds; Guided missile can be fired from all vessels. Iranian officisl: iran not looking to harm innocent people, not even in Tel Aviv“ – by Dudi Cohan & Associated Press (AP) – YNet News – Yedioth Ahronoth Group – Tel Aviv, Israel – 27 August 2006
• “IRAN HAS POUNDED PKK HIDEOUT SINCE APRIL” – by Ismail Avci, Cihan News Agency – Zaman Daily Online – Feza Newspaper Publishing Co. – Istanbul, Turkey – 27 August 2006
• “IRAN’S DEPUTY FM VISITS CAIRO” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 27 August 2006
• “REPORT: AHMADINEJAD SENDS ASSAD LETTER ON LEBANON, MIDEAST” – Associated Press (AP) – Ha’aretz – Ha’aretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. – Tel Aviv, Israel – 27 August 2006

IRAQ:

• “VIOLENCE ACROSS IRAQ LEAVES AT LEAST 33 DEAD, 51 WOUNDED (ROUNDUP)” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 27 August 2006
• “BRITISH AMBASSADOR EXPLAINS TROOP MOVEMENT NEAR IRAQ-IRAN BORDER” – by Mark Brunswick, McClatchy Newspapers – The San Jose Mercury News – Knight Ridder (The McClatchy Company) – San Jose, California, US – 27 August 2006
• “IRAQ MILITIAS SHOW STRENGTH AT BAGHDAD BOMB SITE” – by Michael Georgy – Reuters AlertNet – The Reuters Foundation – London, England, UK – 27 August 2006
• “BOMBS ROCK BAGHDAD A DAY AFTER PM RENEWS UNITY CALL” – by Ross Colvin, Reuters – The Washington Post – The Washington Post Company – Arlington, Virginia, US – 27 August 2006
• “1 DEAD IN CAR BOMB ATTACK ON IRAQI PAPER” – Associated Press (AP) – The Washington Post – The Washington Post Company – Arlington, Virginia, US – 27 August 2006
• “BOMB BLAST KILLS 6 OUTSIDE BAGHDAD HOTEL” – Associated Press (AP) – The Washington Post – The Washington Post Company – Arlington, Virginia, US – 27 August 2006

ISRAEL:

• “ISRAELI FORCES DETAIN HAMAS POLITICIAN IN DRAGNET” – Reuters AlertNet – The Reuters Foundation – London, England, UK – 27 August 2006
• “IDF ARRESTS ANOTHER HAMAS GOV’T LEADER” – Arutz Sheva (Israel National News) – Arutz Sheva Israel Broadcasting Network – Israel – 27 August 2006
• “ISRAELI TROOPS KILL 3 PALESTINIANS IN GAZA RAID” – by Nidal al-Mughrabi – Reuters AlertNet – The Reuters Foundation – London, Enlgand, UK – 27 August 2006
• “DOZENS OF SLA REFUGEES FLEE TO ISRAEL – 30 former SLA members find themselves threatened by Hizbullah following war, arrived in recent days to Lebanese-Israeli border requesting asylum” – by Hagai Einav – YNet News – Yedioth Ahronoth Group – Tel Aviv, Israel – 27 August 2006
• “SAUDI FM: ISRAEL MUST RESPECT NEIGHBORS’ SECURITY” – Associated Press (AP) – JPost.com – The Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem, Israel – 27 August 2006
• “WITNESSES: ISRAEL STRIKES REUTERS CAR” – Associated Press (AP) – The Houston Chronicle – The Hearst Corporation – Houston, Texas, US – 26 August 2006

ITALY:

• “HONOUR KILLING: FOURTH MAN CHARGED IN ITALY” – DAWN: The Internet Edition – Pakistani Herald Publication (Pvt) Limited – Karachi, Pakistan – 27 August 2006

JAMAICA:

• “LOCAL MUSLIMS REJECT TERROR PREACHER” – by Daraine Luton, Staff Reporter – Jamaica Gleaner News – The Gleaner Company – Kingston, Jamaica – 27 August 2006
• “‘TERRORIST’ PREACHER WAS A QUIET BOY – MOTHER” – by Nagra Plunkett, Staff Reporter – Jamaica Gleaner News – The Gleaner Company – Kingsport, Jamaica – 27 August 2006

JORDAN:

• “JORDAN APPROVES FIRST ANTI-TERROR LAW” – Associated Press (AP) – JPost.com – The Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem, Israel – 27 August 2006
• “JORDANIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD PROTESTS NEW ANTI-TERRORISM BILL” – Judeoscope – Canada – 27 August 2006

LEBANON:

• “TRICKLE OF SUPPLIES REACHES LEBANON” – by Lauren Frayer, Associated Press (AP) – The Seattle Post-Intelligencer – The Hearst Corporation – Seattle, Washington, US – 27 August 2006
• “ISRAELIS STILL OCCUPY NINE POSITIONS IN SOUTH LEBANON” – Bureau Report – ZEENews.com – Noida, India – 27 August 2006
• “UN FORCE WON’T STOP SMUGGLING OF ARMS INTO LEBANON” – by Assaf Uni, Shlomo Shamir and Aluf Benn – Ha’aretz – Ha’aretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. – Tel Aviv, Israel – 27 August 2006
• “INQUIRY INTO ISRAELI CONFLICT EXPECTED” – RTE News – RTE News & Current Affairs – Dublin, Ireland – 27 August 2006

LIBYA:

• “LIBYA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MUSA SADR’S DISAPPEARANCE: PAPER” – MEHRNews.com – MEHR News Agency (MNA) – Tehran, Iran – 27 August 2006
• “SEA PATROLS ARE IN ‘LIBYA’S INTEREST’ – TONIO BORG – Immigration meeting set for September 6” – by Herman Grech – The Times of Malta – Allied Newspapers Ltd. – Valletta, Malta – 27 August 2006
• “LIBYA WANTS TOP DOLLAR FOR PRIZED OILFIELDS – UPDATE 4” – by Salah Sarrar – Reuters Today – The Reuters Foundation – London, England, UK – 27 August 2006

MALAYSIA:

• “POLICE THWART MAJOR ATTACK ON SRI LANKAN CAPITAL, EXPLOSION KILLS 6 IN THE NORTH” – Associated Press (AP) – The Star Online – Malaysia – 27 August 2006

MOROCCO:

• “MOROCCO FOILS ‘MAJOR ATTACK’“- Reuters – News24 – 24.com – Cape Town, South Africa – 25 August 2006

NIGERIA:

• “NIGER CAPTORS THREATEN TO KILL ITALIANS – RADIO” – by Abdoulaye Massalatchi and Nick Tattersall – Reuters AlertNet – The Reuters Foundation – London, England, UK – 27 August 2006
• “NIGERIA’S DELTA LEADERS CRITICIZE MILITARY CRACKDOWN” – by Gilbert da Costa – VOA News – Voice of America (VOA) – Washington D.C., US – 27 August 2006

PAKISTAN:

• “NEW MAP PROPOSES CHANGES IN PAKISTAN, MIDDLE EAST” – by Anwar Iqbal – DAWN: The Internet Edition – Pakistani Herald Publications (Pvt) Limited – Karachi, Pakistan – 27 August 2006
• “CHIEFTAN’S DEATH ROCKS PAKISTAN REGION” – by Carlotta Gail, The New York Times – The International Herald-Tribune – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 27 August 2006

PHILIPPINES:

• “METRO MANILA ON ALERT FOR 9/11 BOMBINGS” – The Philippine Star & Associated Press (AP) – PhilStar.com – Mandaluyong City, M.M., Philippines – 27 August 2006

ROMANIA:

• “ROMANIA – POSSIBLE TERRORIST ATTACK TARGET” – FOCUS News – Focus Information Agency – Sofia, Bulgaria – 27 August 2006

RUSSIA:

• “RINGLEADER KILLED IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA” – Xinhua News Agency – China View – Xinhua News Agency – Beijing, China – 27 August 2006
• “RUSSIA: NO KORNET MISSILES IN LEBANON” – by JPost.com Staff – JPost.com – The Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem, Israel – 27 August 2006

SAUDI ARABIA:

• “MILITANTS ARRESTED IN SAUDI ARABIA” – ABC Radio Australia – Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) – Melbourne, Victoria, Australia – 27 August 2006
• “MILITANTS SEIZED IN AL-QAEDA SWOOP” – Reuters – The Australian – News Limited – Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia – 26 August 2006

SERBIA:

• “NINE HURT IN SERBIA BOMB BLAST” – Ireland On-Line News (IOL) – BT Communications Ireland Limited – Dublin, Ireland – 27 August 2006

SINGAPORE:

• “SINGAPORE MILITARY JUGGLES TIES WITH TAIWAN AND CHINA” – by Fayen Wong KOAHSIUNG, Reuters – The China Post Online – Taipei, Taiwan – 27 August 2006

SOMALIA:

• “SEVERAL UGANDAN SENIOR MILITARY OFFICERS ARRIVE IN BAIDOA, SOUTHERN SOMALIA” – Shabelle.net – Shabelle Media Network – Mogadishu, Somalia – 27 August 2006
• “SOMALIA: GNOs CALLED BLOODSUCKERS BY ISLAMIC COURTS” – by Mohamed Abdi Farah – SomaliNet News – SomaliNet – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 27 August 2006
• “SOMALIA FOREIGN MINISTER APPEALS TO ISLAMISTS” – Garowe Online News – Garowe, Somalia – 27 August 2006
• “SOMALI’S REFUGEES LOSE HOPE OF GOING HOME” – The Independent Online (IOL) – Independent News & Media – Cape Town, South Africa – 27 August 2006
• “SOMALIA: STUDENTS PROTEST IN GAROWE” – Garowe Online News – Garowe, Somalia – 26 August 2006

SRI LANKA:

• “TERRORIST BOAT MOVEMENT ATTACKED – MANKERNI” – Official News – Ministry of Defence; Public Security, Law and Order – The Democratic Socialist Repubic of Sri Lanka – 27 August 2006
• “POLICE THWART MAJOR HIT IN SRI LANKA” – The London Free Press – Quebecor Media Inc. – London, Ontario, Canada – 27 August 2006
• “JAFFNA – A BESIEGED AND BLACKED OUT CITY OF 600,000 PEOPLE – Does anyone, either inside or outside, know the fate of the 600,000 civilians trapped inside the city of Jaffna?” – SiberNews.com – Siber News Media – New York, New York, US – 27 August 2006

SWITZERLAND:

• “SWISS DEFENCE MINISTER BLOCKS ARMY OFFICER’S TRIP TO ISRAEL” – SwissInfo & Agencies – SwissInfo – Bern, Switzerland – 27 August 2006

SYRIA:

• “SYRIA’S INFORMATION MINISTER IN TALKS WITH CUBAN SENIOR OFFICIALS” – Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) – Damascus, Syria – 27 August 2006
• “SYRIA AND CUBA TO BOOST CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION” – Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) – Damascus, Syria – 27 August 2006
• “JESSE JACKSON IN SYRIA ON “HUMANITARIAN MISSION”” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – The Raw Story – Raw Story Media, Inc. – Washington D.C., US – 27 August 2006
• “JACKSON MEETS SYRIA’S GRAND MUFTI AND PATRIARCH HAZIM” – Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) – Damascus, Syria – 27 August 2006

UKRAINE:

• “YUSHCHENKO: UKRAINIAN – SOLE NATIONAL LANGUAGE IN UKRAINE” – Interfax News – The Interfax Group – Moscow, Russia – 27 August 2006

UNITED NATIONS:

• “UN PANEL OKAYS TREATY ON RIGHTS OF DISABLED” – Reuters – The Times of India – Times Internet Limited – Gurgaon, Haryana, India – 27 August 2006
• “[U.S.] SENATOR CALLS UN HEADQUARTERS A FIRETRAP” – by Richard Pyle, Associated Press (AP) – Staten Island Live News Flash – Staten Island Live LLC – Staten Island, New York, New York, US – 27 August 2006
• “EUROPEANS PLEDGE MORE TROOPS TO UNIFIL FORCE” – by Herb Keinon & Associated Press (AP) – JPost.com – The Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem, Israel – 27 August 2006

VENEZUELA:

• “VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT CONCLUDES CHINA VISIT” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 27 August 2006
• “ANTI-AMERICAN CHAVEZ TRYING TO OIL CHINA’S PALMS” – by Rowan Callick – The Australian – News Limited – Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia – 27 August 2006
• “CHAVEZ SUGGESTS TRYING ISRAEL FOR GENOCIDE” – Israel Today – Jerusalem, Israel – 27 August 2006

AROUND THE WORLD:

AUSTRIA:

• “KIDNAP GIRL DREAMS OF TRIP TO BRITAIN” – by Grainger Laffan and Michael Hirst – The Daily Telegraph – Telegraph Group Limited – 27 August 2006

BRITAIN:

• “FAMILY COURTS TO POLL CHILDREN ABOUT ENDING SECRET HEARINGS” – by Amelia Hill, Culture & Society Correspondent – The Observer – Guardian Newspapers Limited – London, England, UK – 27 August 2006

CHINA:

• “CHEMICAL SPILL POLLUTES WATER SUPPLY FOR 100,000 IN CHINA” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 27 August 2006
• “SPILL HITS CHINA DRINKING SUPPLY – One Dead from Chemical Spill in Shaanxi Province” – CNN News – Cable News Network LP LLLP – Atlanta, Georgian, US – 27 August 2006
• “THOUSANDS FLEE EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA” – The Sydney Morning Herald – Fairfax Digital – Sydney, New South Wales, Australia – 27 August 2006

EGYPT:

• “FOUR FRENCH TOURISTS INJURED IN BUS ACCIDENT IN LUXOR” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 27 August 2006

INDIA:

• “DEATH TOLL CROSSES 100 IN FLOODS IN INDIA’S NORTHERN STATE” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 27 August 2006
• “COLLAPSE KILLS 47 AT INDIA FAIR – At least 47 people have been killed and dozens injured in western India after a large water tank they were sitting on collapsed, officials said.” – BBC News – British Broadcasting Company – London, England, UK – 27 August 2006

INDONESIA:

• “INDONESIA TO CULL 2,000 FOWLS TO PREVENT SPREAD OF BIRD FLU” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 27 August 2006
• “OUTBREAK OF KILLER VIRUS ‘IGNORED’ – After Bird Flu in an Indonesian Village Goes Unchecked for Weeks, Officials are Accused of Being Unable to Cope“- by John Aglionby – The Observer – Guardian Newspapers Limited – London, England, UK – 27 August 2006

JAMMU & KASHMIR:

• “RAJOURI BUS ACCIDENT TOLL RISES TO 17” – Press Trust of India (PTI) – The Hindustan Times – HT Media Limited – New Delhi, India – 27 August 2006

PHILIPPINES:

• “PHILIPPINES CHECKS ON REPORTS OF NEW OIL SLICK” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 27 August 2006

POLAND:

• “SMALL PLANE CRASHES ON WARSAW STREET” – Australian Associated Press (AAP) – Nine MSN (Nine National News) – NineMSN Pty. Ltd. – Sydney, New South Wales, Australia – 27 August 2006

TURKEY:

• “7 KILLED IN KONYA GAS STATION EXPLOSION” – Cihan News Agency – Zaman Daily Online – Feza Newspaper Publishing Co. – Istanbul, Turkey – 27 August 2006

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

• “NEVER A DULL MOMENT ON SPACE STATION, ASTRONAUTS SAY” – The Orlando Sentinel – TMC.NET News – Technology Marketing Corporation – Norwalk, Connecticut, US – 27 August 2006

SPORTS:

• “U.S. WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM BEATS CHINA” – VOA Sports News – Voice of America (VOA) – Washington D.C. – 27 August 2006
• “U.S. WOMEN OPEN SOFTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WITH ROUT OF ITALY” – USA Today – Gannett Co. Inc. – McLean, Virginia, US – 27 August 2006

UNITED STATES NEWS:

TOP STORIES:

LONG BEACH AIRPORT BOMB THREAT:

• “LONG BEACH AIRPORT EVACUATED FOLLOWING BOMB THREAT” – CBS2.com Ch. 2 KCBS-TV (CBS) – The CBS Broadcasting Company, Inc. – 27 August 2006
• “MAN ARRESTED AFTER BOMB THREAT TO LONG BEACH AIRPORT” – Associated Press (AP) – The San Jose Mercury News – Knight Ridder (The McClatchy Company) – San Jose, California, US – 27 August 2006

KENTUCKY PLANE CRASH:

• “PILOT OF CRASHED COMMUTER JET HAS VINLAND TIES” – The Courier Post – Gannett Co. Inc. – Cherry Hill, New Jersey, US – 27 August 2006
• “US PLANE CRASH KILLS ALL ABOARD, SAVE “PILOT”” – Sofia News Agency – Novinite Ltd. – Sofia, Bulgaria – 27 August 2006
• “COMMUTER FLIGHT CRASHES IN KENTUCKY, KILLING 49” – by Rick Howlett – NPR News – National Public Radio – Washington D.C., US – 27 August 2006 [NOTE: Audio available at site.]

DYNAMITE ON A PLANE (ALMOST):

• “DYNAMITE FOUND IN PASSENGER’S BAG… BUT TERRORISM NOT SUSPECTED” – Aero-News.Net – The Aero-News Network Inc. – Winter Haven, Florida, US – 27 August 2006

MAN ARRESTED FOR AIRING HEZBOLLAH TV –

• “HEZBOLLAH TV CASE FUELS DEBATE OVER PROSECUTION OF TERRORIST AID” – by Nahal Toosi, Associated Press (AP) – Newsday – Melville, New York, US – 27 August 2006

ON THE HOMEFRONT:

• “NEW ORLEANS MAYOR [RAY NAGIN] SORRY FOR WTC REMARK” – Associated Press (AP) – Ch. 4 WWL-TV (CBS) – The Belo Corporation – New Orleans, Louisiana, US – 27 August 2006
• “CITY, OFFICER BATTLE OVER 9/11 PHOTOS” – by David B. Caruso, Associated Press (AP) – Ch. 4 WWL-TV (CBS) – The Belo Corporation – New Orleans, Louisiana, US – 27 August 2006
• “UCLA ISLAMIC LAW PROFESSOR THREATENED” – United Press International (UPI) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 27 August 2006
• “U.S. AUTHORITIES SEIZE PROPERTIES AND ESPIONAGE MATERIALS” – Dominican Today – Portal Alta Tecnologia – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – 27 August 2006
• “PAKISTANI FREED BY US COURT” – DAWN: The Internet Edition – DAWN Group of Newspapers – Pakistan Herald Publication (Pvt) Limited – Karachi, Pakistan – 27 August 2006
• “FBI REFUSES TO SAY MORE ABOUT PLANE DIVERTED TO BANGOR” – by Francis X. Quinn, Associated Press (AP) – Portland Press-Herald (MaineToday.com) – Blethen Maine Newspapers, Inc. – Portland, Maine, US – 27 August 2006
• “PLANE HELD AT AIRPORT FOLLOWING THREAT” – by Adam Kealoha Causey – The Shreveport Times – The Gannett Co. Inc. – 27 August 2006

FOREIGN RELATIONS:

• “REPORT: US ASKS SRI LANKA TO TURN FORMER COMVERSE CEO IN – Wall Street Journal reports that US demands legislative authorities in Sri Lanka turn in ex-Comverse CEO Kobi Alexander, who was tracked down in Sri Lanka” – YNet News (Money Section) – Yedioth Ahronoth Group – Tel Aviv, Israel – 27 August 2006
• “VENEZUELA AND THE U.S. QUARREL OVER SEIZED CARGO” – by Simon Romero, The New York Times – The International Herald-Tribune – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 27 August 2006
• “US OPPOSES INDIA’S INITIATIVE ON LABELLING OF [GENETICALLY MODIFIED] FOODS” – by Ashok B Sharma – The Finanacial Express – Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. – Bombay, India – 27 August 2006
• “U.S. IDENTIFIES TROUBLE SPOTS” – The San Jose Mercury News – Knight Ridder (The McClatchy Company) – San Jose, California, US – 27 August 2006
• “CONGRESSMAN CALLS TO FREEZE US AID TO LEBANON” – JPost.com – The Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem, Israel – 27 August 2006
• “IRAQ INVASION SUBVERTS FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM: CARTER” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – 27 August 2006

MILITARY NEWS:

• “REUTERS SEEKS PENTAGON PROBE ON JOURNALIST’S DEATH” – by Alastair MacDonald, Reuters – Yahoo! News – Yahoo! Inc. – Sunnyvale, California, US – 27 August 2006

EDUCATION:

• “STUDY: TEACHER’S GENDER AFFECTS LEARNING” – by Ben Feller, Education Writer, Associated Press (AP) – The Houston Chronicle – The Hearst Corporation – Houston, Texas, US – 27 August 2006
• “DETROIT TEACHERS AGREE TO STRIKE” – by Ron Vample – Associated Press (AP) – The Washington Post – The Washington Post Company – Arlington, Virginia, US – 27 August 2006

NATIONAL POLITICS & ISSUES/ACTIVISM:

• “FDA WEIGHS OVERSIGHT OF BODY PARTS TRADE” – by Andrew Bridges, Associated Press (AP) – Ch. 4 WWL-TV (CBS) – The Belo Corporation – New Orleans, Louisiana, US – 27 August 2006
• “CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH MUSEUM OPENS” – by Alvin Benn – The Montgomery Advisor – Montgomery, Alabama, US – 27 August 2006
• “NAACP WANTS TO DISCUSS SCHOOL BUS INCIDENT – Red River [LA.] schools leader says remedial action has been taken, training coming next week.” – by Vickie Welborn – The Shreveport Times – Gannett Co. Inc – Shreveport, Louisiana, US – 26 August 2006
• “[U.S. SENATE RACE: MICHIGAN] STABENOW, BOUCHARD DIFFER ON HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES” – by Tim Martin, Associated Press (AP) – MLive News Flash – Michigan Live LLC – Michigan, US – 27 August 2006

LEGISLATIVE, JUDICIARY & CRIME:

• “BP CHIEF FACES COURT APPEARANCE OVER BLAST” – by Sheila McNulty, FT.com – MSNBC News – MSNBC on the Internet – Redmond, Washington, US – 27 August 2006
• “DEATH EXPOSES ILLEGAL PLASTIC SURGERIES IN NATION’S BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY” – Associated Press (AP) – FOX News – News America Group – New York, New York, US – 27 August 2006

AROUND THE NATION:

CALIFORNIA:

• “TWO FREIGHT TRAINS DERAIL EAST OF LOS ANGELES; NO INJURIES REPORTED” – Associated Press – The San Jose Mercury News – The Hearst Corporation – San Jose, California, US – 27 August 2006

COLORADO:

• “BOY CHARGED WITH ARSON, MANSLAUGHTER IN SISTER’S DEATH” – Associated Press (AP) – The Summit Daily News – Frisco, Colorado – 26 August 2006

FLORIDA:

• “CARBON MONOXIDE LIKELY KILLED 5 IN FLA.” – by Adrian Sainz, Associated Press (AP) – Ch. 4 WWL-TV (CBS) – The Belo Corporation – New Orleans, Louisiana, US – 27 August 2006

IDAHO:

• “IDAHO FIREFIGHTER CHARGED IN ARSON CASE” – Associated Press (AP) – The Seattle Post-Intelligencer – Seattle, Washington, US – 26 August 2006
  Summary:
  Levy Miller, 21 is being held in the Lemhi County Jail, charged with conspiracy to commit arson. His bond was set at $30,000 according to officials. Miller, who has worked the local Bureau of Land Management Office is charged in connection with a blaze in Salmon’s Smedley Subdivision that charred a half-acre of brush on August 13, 2006.

INDIANA:

• “ILLINOIS MEN ACCUSED OF STORING HAZARDOUS MATERIAL – Police Raid On Warehouse in Gary Led To Arrests” – The Post-Tribune – CBS2Chicago.com Ch. 2 (CBS) – CBS Broadcasting Company, Inc. – Chicago, Illinois, US – 27 August 2006
  Summary:
  Douglas McGlothlin, 47 of Alsip, IL, and Fredrick Frank Masters III, 23, of Oak Lawn, IL, were arrested after it was discovered they were storing 55-gallon barrels of magnesium nitrate in a warehouse in Gary, Indiana. The men are not under regulation for handling chemicals of this nature, and the warehouse itself is not equipped to store the material safely. Both men have been charged with one count each of criminal recklessness and illegal[ly] dumping a hazardous material according to Gary Police Cpl. Joseph Pops. McGlothlin was also charged with driving without a commercial license. Officials are reportedly still looking into additional state and federal charges. Magnesium Nitrate is used in the Steel Industry, and can react violently when exposed to water. The Gary Director of Environmental Affairs Dorreen Carey is reported as saying there are homes within a half-mile of the warehouse. “I didn’t want to see all those people’s lives at risk,” said Jackie Oliver, daughter of the owner of the warehouse. Oliver discovered and reported the barrels when she was checking on a grass fire near the building earlier in the year. At that time the site was investigated and the material was supposedly being sold. McGlothlin and Masters have an August 30th court date.

LOUISIANA:

• “FEDS SAY NEW ORLEANS IS STORM-READY” – by John Heilprin, Associated Press (AP) – The Norman Transcript – Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. – 27 August 2006

NEW YORK:

• “2 NYC MARINES DIE TOGETHER IN IRAQ” – by David B. Caruso, Associated Press (AP) – The Seattle Post-Intelligencer – The Hearst Corporation – Seattle, Washington, US – 27 August 2006
  [LibertyRocks’ NOTES: Prayers of comfort are being offered for the family and friends of Lance Cpl. Michael D. Glover, 28 and Capt. John J. McKenna IV, 30, both of New York who were killed on August 16th in Fallujah, Iraq. Many thanks for your service to our country, and the cause of freedom Lance Cpl. Glover, and Capt. McKenna, may you both rest in peace. Sincerely, Michelle K. & Family]
  
• “REPUTED EX-NAZI LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY” – United Press International (UPI) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 27 August 2006

NORTH CAROLINA:

• “YADKIN SHERIFF SAYS JAIL TOO HAZARDOUS” – Associated Press (AP) – StarNewsOnline.com (The Star-News) – Wilmington, North Carolina, US – The New York Times Company – 27 August 2006

NORTH DAKOTA:

• “PRAIRIE VOICES: 80 MILLION B.C. – Once upon a time, North Dakota was covered by an inland sea, and aquatic dinosaurs swam beneath the breadth of state, paleontologist says” – by Dorreen Yellow Bird, Staff Writer – The Grand Forks Herald – Knight Ridder (The McClatchy Company) – Grand Forks, North Dakota, US – 27 August 2006

PENNSYLVANIA:

• “EXPELLED GRAD STUDENT CHARGED WITH ARSON” – United Press International (UPI) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 27 August 2006

TEXAS:

• “STUDENT KILLED IN TRAIN ACCIDENT” – Eagle Staff Report – The Bryan-College Station Eagle (TheEagle.com) – Bryan, Texas – 27 August 2006

VERMONT:

• “HOUSE FIRE IS BEING INVESTIGATED AS ARSON” – The Daily Press – Hampton Roads, Virginia, US – 27 August 2006

WISCONSIN:

• “BARTLETT TO BE SENTENCED FOR CALLING IN BOMB THREAT” – Ch. 2 WBAY-TV (ABC) – Green Bay, Wisconsin, US – 27 August 2006

QUOTE:

Fired Milwaukee police officer Jon Barlett will be sentenced tomorrow for calling in a bomb threat to his former district station. [. . .]

“Bartlett to be Sentenced For Calling in Bomb Threat” – Ch. 2 WBAY-TV (ABC)

COLUMNS & EDITORIALS:
(Disclaimer: All opinions presented in the following editorials are that of the specific author, and linking does not necessarily mean that the opinions are agreed with by “LibertyRocks”. Some editorials are linked to for the sole purpose of analyzing opposing viewpoints.)

• “YE GODS! ANCIENT VOLCANO COULD HAVE BLASTED ATLANTIS MYTH” – by Dan Vergano – Science Snapshot @ USA Today – Gannett Co. Inc. – McLean, Virginia, US – 27 August 2006
• “U.N. ACTIONS EMBOLDEN HEZBOLLAH” – by Benny Anvi – The New York Sun – The New York Sun, One SL, LLC. – New York, New York, US – 28 August 2006
• “MUSLIMS, THE STIGMA OF TERRORISM AND CARIBBEAN CONNECTIONS” – by Diane Abbott – The Jamaica Observer – Jamaica Observer Ltd. – Kingsport, Jamaica – 27 August 2006
• “THE RELENTLESS BOMBARDMENT, AND CONTINUED FIGHTING ONLY WAY TO END LTTE TERRORISM – The people in terrorist controlled areas may rise against the terrorists, as there is no greater instigator to revolt than the fear of starvation.” – by Charles Perera – LankaWeb News – http://www.LankaWeb.com Newspapers Ltd. – Sri Lanka – 27 August 2006
• “GIVING THE LEFT CHEEK DOES NOT APPLY TO TERRORIST MURDERERS” – by Rev. Dr. Nishan Wijesinha – LankaWeb News – http://www.LankaWeb.com Newspapers Ltd. – Sri Lanka – 27 August 2006
• “MULSIMS DO NOT FIT FASCIST PROFILE” – by Eric S. Margolis – Gulf Times Newspaper – Gulf Publishing & Printing Co. – Doha, Qatar – 27 August 2006
• “BREAK UP IRAQ TO SAVE IT – Getting Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds to relocate might be the only way to salvage the state” – by Michael O’Hanlon, Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution – The Los Angeles Times – The Tribune Company – Los Angeles, California, US – 27 August 2006
• “NOW BOARDING: AIR-INFIDEL AIRLINES” – by Marie Jon’ – RenewAmerica.us – Washington D.C., US – 27 August 2006

QUOTE:

[. . .]”This is Air-Infidel Airlines; the airline for the rest of us.” [. . .] “At Air-Infidel, we know what to look for, even if your Government is afraid to.”[. . .]

– “Now Boarding: Air-Infidel Airlines” – RenewAmerica.us

• “PUNISHING NURSING EXAMINEES NOT THE ANSWER TO LEAKAGE” – INQ7.net – Inquirer and GMA Network – Makati City, Philippinese – 27 August 2006
• “WHY LIBERALS ARE CRUSHING DISSENT” – by Kevin McCullough – Townhall.com – Salem Web Network – Arlington, Virginia, US – 27 August 2006
• “TOWARD A NORTH AMERICAN UNION, PART 1” – by Patrick Wood – NewsWithView.com – Merlin, Oregon, US – 27 August 2006
  [NOTES: Here are links to the other parts of the article: Part 2 & Part 3.]
• “MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN: WHAT ARE WE SO AFRAID OF?” by Ian Bell – The Sunday Herald – Newsquest Limited (Gannett Co. Inc) – 27 August 2006
• “THERE ARE GOOD REASONS TO LEAVE BRITAIN, BUT TAX ISN’T ONE – It is easier than ever to live and work abroad, but it’s far better to fly towards something than away from it.” – by Max Hastings – The Guardian Unlimited – Guardian Newspapers Limited – Manchester, England, UK – 27 August 2006

OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS:

• “PRESIDENT’S RADIO ADDRESS – AUGUST 26, 2006‘ – Official Transcript of the Presidential Radio Address – U.S. Government, Office of the Press Secretary – WhiteHouse.gov – 26 August 2006 [Related Link Offered: “In Focus: Hurricane Katrina“]

PRESS RELEASES, STATEMENTS,
RESEARCH REPORTS & TRANSCRIPTS:

• “TRANSCRIPT: GULF COAST REBUILDING CHIEF ON ‘FNS’” – Partial Transcript of Fox News Sunday (August 27, 2006 show) – FOX News – News America Group – New York, New York, US – 28 August 2006

NATIONAL BLOGS, NEWSLETTERS & MAGAZINE WATCH:

HOT TOPICS IN THE “BLOGOSPHERE”:

FAKING THE NEWS: EDITOR OF EDITOR & PUBLISHER,
GREG MITCHELL CAUGHT REWRITING HISTORY…

• “EVIDENCE SUGGESTS E&P’s MITCHELL INTENTIONALLY MISLED READERS” – Riehl World View – US – 27 August 2006

OTHER NEWS & VIEWS:

• “AL QAEDA HIGHER-UP NICKNAMED ‘ABU REUTERS’” – by Greg Sheffield – NewsBusters.org – Media Research Center – 24 August 2006
• “CAIRLESS LOVE FOR MEARSHEIMER AND WALT” – Posted by Scott – Power Line – PowerLineBlog.com – US – 27 August 2006
• “ISRAEL PLANS AHEAD” – Posted by Paul – Power Line – PowerLineBlog.com – US – 27 August 2006
• “THERE’S NO GRANDSTANDING LIKE FRENCH GRANDSTANDING” – Power Line – PowerLineBlog.com – US – 27 August 2006
• “WHAT THE UNITED NATIONS NEEDS” – by Shashi Tharoor – Newsweek International @ MSNBC.com – New York, New York, US – 27 August 2006
• “ACLU BUSYBODIES NOW TELLING NC CITY HOW MUCH IT MAY CHARGE FOR BUS FARE” – by Glib Fortuna – Stop The ACLU Blog – StopTheACLU.com – US – 27 August 2006

HUMOROUS & STRANGE NEWS:

• “BRITAIN ‘BUGS’ TRASH BINS FOR INFORMATION” – United Press International (UPI) – Washington D.C., US – 27 August 2006

QUOTE:

More than half a million British garbage bins have been fitte with electronic “bugs” intended to gather information about their owners’ waste disposal habits.

While the government claims the new system will help make waste removal more efficient, many believe the “bugs” represent a danger with their ability to gather personal information about the bins’ owners, the Daily Mail said. [. . .]

– “Britain ‘Bugs’ Trash Bins For Information” – United Press International (UPI)