Most adults in the United States think former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein did not play a role in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, according to a poll by the New York Times and CBS News. 57 per cent of respondents think Hussein was not involved in the events of 9/11. Al-Qaeda operatives hijacked and crashed four airplanes on Sept. 11, 2001, killing nearly 3,000 people. In June 2004, the federal commission that investigated the events of 9/11 stated that there had been "no collaborative relationship" between the deposed Iraqi regime and the terrorist network in the planning and carrying out of the attacks. On Jun. 17, 2004, U.S. president George W. Bush dismissed the findings of the federal commission, declaring, "This administration never said that the 9/11 attacks were orchestrated between Saddam and al-Qaeda. ... http://www.angus-reid.com censor News |
Editor - 23:48:00 02-28-06 |
Pakistan forces kill up to 30 militants in tribal area |
| Pakistani helicopter gunships and ground forces attacked a militant hideout near the Afghan border on Wednesday killing up to 30 people, according to a senior official in the North Waziristan tribal region.Saye.. full News |
Editor - 23:03:00 02-28-06 |
Shiites Told: Leave Home Or Be Killed |
| Salim Rashid, 34, a Shiite laborer in an overwhelmingly Sunni Arab village 20 miles north of Baghdad, received his eviction notice Friday from a man at the door with a rocket launcher."It's 6 p.m.," Rashid reco.. full News |
Editor - 22:54:00 02-28-06 |
Lax laws 'could turn Nazi crank into global epidemic' |
| A NEW highly addictive drug used in Britain by clubbers and gay men is becoming a global problem, according to a United Nations report published today. The huge increase in use of methamphetamine — crystal meth.. full News |
Editor - 21:25:00 02-28-06 |
Protest Over AOL's Pay-to-Send E-mail Plan. So if they charge to send spam, then it’s not SPAM??? |
| If politics makes strange bedfellows, "certified e-mail" is making a lot of disparate groups downright kinky. This afternoon, groups from across the political spectrum -- from the Gun Owners of America to MoveO.. full News |
Editor - 21:00:00 02-28-06 |
Danger zone switches from poppy field to the internet |
| CAN the “War on Drugs” ever be won? History is not encouraging — nor is the latest United Nations report on the state of hostilities. The lessons are particularly depressing for Afghanistan and for the role tha.. full News |
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