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British Audience Laughs At Tom DeLay's Bogus Health Care Claims

British Audience Laughs At Tom DeLay's Bogus Health Care Claims

Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. November 9, 2007.
Ali Frick: DeLay said he's afraid if a Democrat becomes president they will help install universal health care, which was met with thunderous applause.

Are Your Cell Phone and Laptop Bad for Your Health?

Are Your Cell Phone and Laptop Bad for Your Health?

Stan Cox, AlterNet. July 31, 2007.
For years, opponents of cell towers and wireless technology have voiced concerns about potential health effects of electromagnetic fields. Once ridiculed as crackpots and Luddites, they're starting to get backup from the scientific community.

Rupert Murdoch Was a Secret Member of Tony Blair's Cabinet

Rupert Murdoch Was a Secret Member of Tony Blair's Cabinet

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 19, 2007.
Amanda Terkel: The diaries of Blair's communications chief reveal that Blair was afraid the press would find out about Murdoch's influence on him.

Blackwater-backed Torture Flights Caught in the UK

Blackwater-backed Torture Flights Caught in the UK

Adam Howard, AlterNet: PEEK. June 10, 2007.
The most secret and powerful mercenary firm in America has been bankrolling planes to fly terrorism suspects to secret prisons.

The London 2012 Olympic logo: Officially hideous

The London 2012 Olympic logo: Officially hideous

Philip Barron, AlterNet: PEEK. June 4, 2007.
Philip Barron: The United Kingdom learns why you should never give a committee £400,000 to do anything.

Britain's Dirty Cities More Dangerous Than an A-bomb

Britain's Dirty Cities More Dangerous Than an A-bomb

Thair Shaikh, The Independent. April 7, 2007.
Air pollution in major cities is potentially more damaging to health than being exposed to the radioactive fallout of an atomic bomb, according to a new scientific report.

Tony Blair Finally Concedes Defeat in Iraq

Tony Blair Finally Concedes Defeat in Iraq

Patrick Cockburn, CounterPunch. February 24, 2007.
The British Prime Minister's announced reduction in troops is an admission of what George Bush still desperately denies: defeat.

Bush Could Usher in a Very Dangerous New Year

Bush Could Usher in a Very Dangerous New Year

Robert Parry, Consortium News. December 26, 2006.
Intelligence sources say President Bush -- along with Israel's Ehud Olmert and the UK's Tony Blair -- are weighing the possibility of Israeli-led attacks on Syria and Iran in early 2007, with the United States providing logistical back-up.