Path: news.ccsf.jp!tomockey.ddo.jp!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!nx01.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!69.16.185.51.MISMATCH!tmp-post01.iad!news.highwinds-media.com!news.cv.net!not-for-mail Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:15:12 -0400 From: Reggie User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (Windows/20080708) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: alt.activism.peacefire,alt.peace,fj.soc.war-and-peace,humanityquest.peace Subject: Taleban at Kabul's doorstep Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Lines: 266 Message-ID: <48a324b2$0$29524$607ed4bc@cv.net> Organization: Optimum Online NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.185.3.119 X-Complaints-To: abuse@cv.net Xref: news.ccsf.jp fj.soc.war-and-peace:748 Sign up for our FREE daily email newsletter! http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/newsletter/newsletter-info Latest News-at-a-Glance - Courtesy of TvNewsLIES.org http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/latest-news-at-a-glance _________________________________________________________________________ Taleban at Kabul's doorstep Wednesday, 13 August 2008 13:25 It is just an hour's drive south-west of Kabul on Afghanistan's main highway before you start to see dramatic evidence of how the insurgency is closing in on the capital. More... http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/latest-news-at-a-glance _________________________________________________________________________ Georgian president to McCain: Move 'from words to deeds' Wednesday, 13 August 2008 13:03 Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili on Wednesday called for John McCain and other American leaders to do more for Georgia in their response to the conflict in his country. “Yesterday, I heard Sen. McCain say, ‘We are all Georgians now,’” Saakashvili said on CNN’s American Morning. “Well, very nice, you know, very cheering for us to hear that, but OK, it’s time to pass from this. From words to deeds.” McCain told a crowd in Pennsylvania yesterday that he had called Saakashvili to express solidarity with the people of Georgia, saying: “Today, we are all Georgians.” More... http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/latest-news-at-a-glance _________________________________________________________________________ Israeli assassins likely to pose as Canadians: expert Wednesday, 13 August 2008 11:50 Israel is reported to have reactivated a unit known to send agents posing as Canadian tourists to foreign countries to carry out assassinations. The Kidon Unit—named for the Hebrew word for bayonet—is part of Israel's overseas intelligence service, the Mossad. Canadian travel documents have been a favourite of the Mossad for decades, and some in Canada say that practice is likely to resume, no matter what Israel promises. The last time Mossad agents were caught using Canadian passports was in 1997. Two hit men had tried and failed to inject a lethal poison into the neck of the director of the Hamas press office in Amman, Jordan. Canada recalled its ambassador in protest. It was the third time Mossad agents had been caught posing as Canadians, and the third time Israel promised to stop. More... http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/latest-news-at-a-glance _________________________________________________________________________ Soldiers pay bag fee on travels to war Wednesday, 13 August 2008 11:44 American Airlines is charging troops for their extra baggage, a practice that forces soldiers heading for a war zone in Iraq to try to get reimbursement from the military. One of the country's largest veterans groups is asking the aviation industry to drop the practice immediately. More... http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/latest-news-at-a-glance _________________________________________________________________________ Georgian villages burned and looted as Russian tanks advance Wednesday, 13 August 2008 11:13 Villages in Georgia were being burned and looted as Russian tanks and soldiers followed by "irregulars" advanced from the breakaway province of South Ossetia, eyewitnesses said today. "People are fleeing, there is a mood of absolute panic. The idea there is a ceasefire is ridiculous," Luke Harding, the Guardian's correspondent, said. More... http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/latest-news-at-a-glance _________________________________________________________________________ Foreclosure fallout: Houses go for a $1 Wednesday, 13 August 2008 09:46 The sale price of the home may be an anomaly, but illustrates both the depths of the foreclosure crisis in Detroit and the rapid scuttling of vacant homes in some of the city's impoverished neighborhoods. Put on the market in January for $1,100, the house had no lookers other than the squatters who sometimes stayed there at night. Facing $4,000 in back taxes and a large unpaid water bill, the bank that owned the property lowered the price to $1. More... http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/latest-news-at-a-glance _________________________________________________________________________ As many U.S. contractors as troops in Iraq Wednesday, 13 August 2008 09:38 The U.S. has about the same number of private contractors in Iraq as uniformed service members, a new congressional report says — a history-making ratio that presents problems in keeping track of all the workers and highlights the difficulties of supporting extended military operations without a larger force. The presence of private security companies has caused some consternation in military circles because some private guards are earning up to $1,222 a day, compared to $160 to $190 earned in pay and benefits by a midgrade military member with similar skills. TVNL Comment: War is a racket and this one is a doozie! More... http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/latest-news-at-a-glance _________________________________________________________________________ Chinese police rough up British journalist at Tibet protest Wednesday, 13 August 2008 08:55 Police in Beijing dragged away and roughed up a British television journalist Wednesday as he observed a group of foreigners holding a demonstration for Tibet less than half a mile from the Olympic Green. Witnesses said the journalist, John Ray of Britain's Independent Television News, was wrestled to the ground by police, dragged along and shoved into a police van. More... http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/latest-news-at-a-glance _________________________________________________________________________ Over 33,000 buyers signed up for GM electric car Wednesday, 13 August 2008 08:35 In a bid to show the demand for the upcoming all-electric Chevrolet Volt, a proponent of the car has released details of an unofficial waiting list for the vehicle with over 33,000 prospective buyer More... http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/latest-news-at-a-glance _________________________________________________________________________ More Articles... * Israel clears troops who killed Reuters cameraman * Official: 3 Western women killed in Afghan attack * Bombs target city official, civilians in Iraq * Surrender or else, Russia tells Georgia _________________________________________________________________________ TvnewsLIES.org is a non profit gateway to the real news.