WAR : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#war

· One Spanish soldier killed, two wounded in attack in Afghanistan - An attack on a Spanish military convoy in Afghanistan killed a female soldier and wounded two other troops on Wednesday, the Defense Ministry said.

·  Terrorist Networks Lure Young Moroccans to War in Far-Off Iraq - But as the war drags on, it continues to serve as a powerful rallying tool for radical Islamic networks around the world that have developed recruiting pipelines as far afield as Europe and Southeast Asia.

·  Denmark pulling out, Lithuania considers leaving - Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Wednesday that his country will withdraw its 460-member contingent from southern Iraq by August and transfer security responsibilities to Iraqi forces. And in Lithuania, a government spokeswoman said the government there is strongly considering a withdrawal.

·  Blair announces Iraq withdrawal plan - "The actual reduction in forces will be from the present 7,100 — itself down from over 9,000 two years ago and 40,000 at the time of the conflict — to roughly 5,500," Blair said.

POLITICS : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news#politics

·  All these President's men leaked CIA agent's name - Any staffer proven to have leaked CIA officer Valerie Plame's identity "would no longer be in this administration," former White House spokesman Scott McClellan promised in September 2003. But three years later, President Bush hasn't sacked anyone, even though the perjury trial of Lewis (Scooter) Libby - which resumes today - shows at least 10 other top officials blabbed about the spy whose job as a covert agent was classified as an official government secret.

ECONOMY : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news#economy

·  Patriotism Requires Economic Nationalism - If you consider yourself a patriot, and are not concerned about the ballooning trade deficit, the huge national debt, and the loss of 3 million manufacturing jobs since the current Bush first occupied the White House, you are lying to yourself.

9/11 News : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#911

·   911Blogger.com Wins DailyKos Fund Raiser for 1 Minute of Airtime on Air America's Sam Seder Show - In an interesting and somewhat ironic twist, tonight 911blogger.com won a bid for 1 minute of airtime on Air America Radio - specifically on 'The Sam Seder Show'.

CONGRESS : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#congress

·  UPDATE PENDING

DOMESTIC : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#domestic

· Indicted CIA Official Was in Charge of Ethics - - The high-ranking CIA official accused of steering contracts to a childhood friend once oversaw ethics at the agency, according to federal charging papers.
TVNL Comment: The United States: A Banana Republic!

ENVIRONMENT : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#environment

·   Climate change laps at Bangladesh's shores - Rising oceans are already a reality there, and thousands of people could be displaced.

INTERNATIONAL : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#international

·  Cheney hit by Tokyo chill - Dick Cheney, the US Vice-President, landed in Tokyo last night for what promised to be a frosty series of meetings, after weeks of outspoken criticism of American policy from within the Japanese Government.

MILITARY & VETERANS : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#military

·  Moral Waivers and the Military - The Iraq war has plunged the Army into a vicious cycle of declining standards.

·  Army Fixing Patients' Housing - A Washington Post series over the weekend described "The Other Walter Reed," where overdoses, suicide attempts and depression among outpatients are the parallel narrative to the spit-polish hallways of the renowned hospital.

EDITORIAL : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#editorial

·   UPDATE PENDING

JOURNALISM & MEDIA : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#media

·   The Slow Militarization of CNN - Don’t overlook this little flag because it is bigger than you think when you look at the big picture.

·  What Fox Business Channel’s ‘ More Business-Friendly’ Model Means For Television - Neil Cavuto will reportedly oversee content and business coverage at the new service. Here’s a glimpse of what we can look forward to from the new Fox Business Channel:

HEALTH & SCIENCE : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#health

·  UPDATE PENDING

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#rights

·   Guantanamo Detainees Lose Appeal - A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that hundreds of detainees in U.S. custody at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, do not have the right to challenge their imprisonment in federal courts, a victory for the Bush administration that could lead to the Supreme Court again addressing the issue.

·  Human rights abuse rife in Saudi Arabia, watchdog says - Saudi Arabia's human rights conduct came under withering criticism by a New York-based rights watchdog, which documented unfair trials, detention of children and oppression of women and foreign laborers.
TVNL Comment: The good friends of the Bush family!

OF INTEREST : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#interest

·  Affidavit: McVeigh had high-level help - Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols says a high-ranking FBI official "apparently" was directing Timothy McVeigh in the plot to blow up a government building and might have changed the original target of the attack, according to a new affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Utah.