Wilson Statement in Response to Jury's Verdict in U.S. v. I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby
The Wilsons will continue to pursue the civil case against Vice President Cheney, Mr. Libby, Mr. Rove and Mr. Armitage because it hinges on additional and different facts from those underlying the criminal case. The criminal trial was about whether or not Mr. Libby obstructed justice and committed perjury by lying to FBI agents and the grand jury about the fact that he had disclosed to reporters that Valerie Wilson worked for the CIA. The civil suit, on the other hand, hinges on whether or not the defendants violated the constitutional rights of Valerie and Joe Wilson by making those disclosures in a concerted effort to retaliate against Joe Wilson for revealing the falsity of the president's rationale for the Iraq war.
GALLUP: 58% Want Pullout in Iraq Within 12 Months
NEW YORK A record number of Americans now say that the Iraq war was a "mistake" and less than half say the U.S. can win the war, a record low number, according to a new Gallup/USA Today poll released today. Almost 6 out of 10 Americans (58%) want troops to be withdrawn within 12 months and only 13% support sending more.
Ruapehu: The mountain that will explode
It is one of nature's most awe-inspiring and dangerous threats, known as a "lahar", and it can be far more lethal than lava flows. In Colombia in 1985, 24,000 people were buried alive when a lahar swallowed up the town of Armero, following an eruption by the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. Another lahar in 1953 caused New Zealand's worst rail disaster, killing 151 people.
Lahars are caused by a lethal combination of water and volcanic flows. Either an eruption suddenly melts huge quantities of snow and ice, sending it rushing down the mountain's flanks, or a natural dam is formed, trapping water at high altitude until the wall holding it back is ruptured. This is what has happened on Mount Ruapehu, where a huge crater lake, nearly 9,200ft up, is about to burst its banks.
Monitoring depleted uranium
According to Caldicott, up to 70% of the uranium released when DU munitions are exploded is converted into microscopic particles that can be inhaled or ingested immediately or when air, soil and water get contaminated. Once inside the human body, these particles kill or mutate the cells they come in contact with. Photographs of DU particles in living lung tissues show them as tiny sun-like, radiating objects. The half-life of this radioactive substance is 4.5 billion years.
Marijuana as wonder drug
The study, from the University of California at San Francisco, found smoked marijuana to be effective at relieving the extreme pain of a debilitating condition known as peripheral neuropathy. It was a study of HIV patients, but a similar type of pain caused by damage to nerves afflicts people with many other illnesses including diabetes and multiple sclerosis. Neuropathic pain is notoriously resistant to treatment with conventional pain drugs. Even powerful and addictive narcotics like morphine and OxyContin often provide little relief. This study leaves no doubt that marijuana can safely ease this type of pain.
Kucinich introduces bill to immediately end Iraq occupation ...
"This is the plan that will get our troops home the fastest. It is workable and achieves the goals of ending the war and enabling our troops to come home," Kucinich said.
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