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Printer dots raise privacy concerns
Monday, 14 July 2008 11:18

More manufacturers are outfitting greater numbers of laser printers with 
technology that leaves microscopic yellow dots on each printed page to 
identify the printer's serial number — and ultimately, you, says the San 
Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation, one of the leading 
watchdogs of electronic privacy.

Privacy advocates worry that the little-known technology could ensnare 
political dissidents, whistle-blowers or anyone who prints materials 
that authorities want to track.

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President Bush will lift executive ban on offshore drilling, the White 
House says.
Monday, 14 July 2008 10:15

The White House says President Bush is planning to lift an executive ban 
on offshore oil drilling.

In a Rose Garden statement on Monday, the president plans to lift the 
ban. But by itself, the move will not lead to more drilling off 
America's coastline. Congress must still lift its own legislative ban 
before offshore drilling can happen.

White House press secretary Dana Perino says Mr. Bush is acting now in 
hopes of spurring Congress to act. So far, lawmakers have shown no 
interest in doing so.

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5 in London jet bomb case plead to lesser charges
Monday, 14 July 2008 09:23

LONDON — Three men accused of plotting to blow up jets headed to the USA 
in the summer of 2006 admitted Monday to conspiring to cause explosions.

The three men — Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 27, Assad Sarwar, 28, and Tanvir 
Hussain, 27, — pleaded guilty to the lesser charges of conspiracy to 
cause an explosion as their jury trial here on the transatlantic bombing 
plot continues.

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New Yorker's 'terrorist' Obama cover under fire
Monday, 14 July 2008 08:58

The magazine's editor, David Remnick, believes the image "holds up a 
mirror" to the absurd and often malicious rumours that have stuck to his 
[Obama's] campaign. And he believes his readers are intelligent enough 
to get the joke.

Rather depressingly, it has been suggested that people won't understand 
the point of cartoon, titled "The Politics of Fear", and that the cover 
should have included a caption.

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Sudan head accused of war crimes
Monday, 14 July 2008 08:45

Sudan's president has been accused of genocide, crimes against humanity 
and war crimes in Darfur by the prosecutor of the International Criminal 
Court.

Luis Moreno-Ocampo told judges at The Hague that Omar al-Bashir bore 
criminal responsibility for alleged atrocities committed over the past 
five years.

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TVNL Comment: Now you know why George Bush withdrew from the ICC soon 
after coming to office.
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The Murder Trial of George W. Bush?
Monday, 14 July 2008 00:15

And then there are those like former criminal prosecutor and 
best-selling author Vincent Bugliosi who believe mere impeachment is not 
enough. According to his website, his new book "The Prosecution of 
George W. Bush for Murder," is "a tight, meticulously researched legal 
case that puts George W. Bush on trial in an American courtroom for the 
murder of nearly 4,000 American soldiers fighting the war in Iraq..."

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Spending Bill Suggests Long Stay in Afghanistan
Monday, 14 July 2008 00:05

Congress has quietly used fiscal 2008 legislation on military 
construction to signal that it plans on a long-term military presence in 
Afghanistan.

In the recently approved supplemental funding bill for the Iraq and 
Afghanistan wars, legislators approved construction of a $62 million 
ammunition storage facility at Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base, where 12 
planned "igloos" will support Army and Air Force needs.

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TVNL Comment: Another victory for the military industrial complex. We 
never learn, do we?
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UK Army acts to promote gay rights
Sunday, 13 July 2008 23:34

The Army has joined forces with leading gay rights group Stonewall to 
promote tolerance within its ranks.

Head of the British Army General Sir Richard Dannatt said discrimination 
prevented the full contribution that is "vital for our success in 
operations".

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Forests to fall for food and fuel
Sunday, 13 July 2008 23:29

Demand for land to grow food, fuel crops and wood is set to outstrip 
supply, leading to the probable destruction of forests, a report warns.

The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) says only half of the extra 
land needed by 2030 is available without eating into tropical forested 
areas.

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