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Monday, January 22, 2007 |
RINF: "Two scientists who sat on a nuclear waste committee have alleged that chaotic organistaion drove the committee to approve an option for deep storage of high-level nuclear waste.
Labour MPs have responded to their allegations by saying there had been a cover-up.
The scientists, Professor David Ball and Dr Keith Baverstock, left the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) in April and May. David Miliband, the Secretary of State for the Environment, subsequently informed Labour MPs that Professor Ball had left for 'personal reasons', an assertion dismissed by the professor as 'misleading'.
Professor Ball and Dr Baverstock accused Tony Blair of manipulating the committee's decision for political ends. They believe its recommendation for deep storage of high-level waste was used to push through the Cabinet the decision to go ahead with a new generation of nuclear power stations."
11:09:51 AM 
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MediaMatters: "Following Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales' January 17 announcement detailing the administration's 'innovative' new approach to domestic surveillance, numerous television news outlets - including NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, and Fox News - characterized the policy shift as a capitulation to widespread criticism of the existing warrantless surveillance program. Some trumpeted this development as a 'major change', a 'sharp reversal', and an 'about-face'. But none of these reports noted that the administration's explanations of its new approach have been highly ambiguous, leaving significant questions about the extent to which the Bush administration is actually ceding authority to the courts."
UrukNet: "On January 12, 2007 Google has stopped indexing Uruknet.info as a news source.
We ignore the reason for which Google has manipulated the rankings for Uruknet, but we think the exclusion of alternative media through search engines results is government/corporate tactics to harness the free flow of information on the Internet. Being banned by Google.news is obviously a serious threat to a news website's existence."
11:05:39 AM
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Indybay: "Conscientious objector Spc. Agustin Aguayo will be arraigned by the Army in Germany Monday, January 22nd, on charges including desertion which carries a possible penalty of seven years imprisonment, Stars and Stripes reports."
Indymedia: "Over 1000 military personnel call for withdrawal from Iraq."
10:58:14 AM
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