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

·  Saddam Hussein: The Trial You Never Saw - Here’s the documentary I made with Michel Despratx for European Television.

·  Surging to Baghdad–The big lie. - Those congressmen who accepted the “surge” and the media who supported it were sold a bill of goods. One of the top U.S. commanders in Iraq admits it.

·  Buildup in Iraq Needed Into ’08, U.S. General Says - The confidential assessment by the commander, Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, reflects the military’s new counterinsurgency doctrine, which puts a premium on sustained efforts to try to win over a wary population.

·  Pentagon: Bush Needs 30,000 More Troops for Iraq - In testimony to the House Budget Committee, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England said U.S. military commanders in Iraq were requesting varying numbers of support troops to augment the additional 21,500 soldiers Bush has ordered into combat.

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

·  Libby is No Scapegoat - He was part of a group that had been hell bent on going to war with Iraq and there was nothing that was going to interfere with their once in a lifetime opportunity to advance their agenda. Nothing.

·  Impeaching Bush, State by State - For those who still believe impeachment's just a pipe dream, there are several key developments to consider beyond this burgeoning state movement.

·  Why Cheney Lost It When Joe Wilson Spoke Out - How to explain why the normally stoic, phlegmatic Cheney went off the deep end?

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

·  Food prices to rise at grocery stores: industry - U.S. consumers will see higher grocery bills this year thanks to a surge in wholesale corn prices, pushed higher by an ethanol fuel boom, that will be passed on by food manufacturers, the industry said on Wednesday.

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

·  What Did Israel Know in Advance of the 9/11 Attacks? - A second former CIA counterterrorism officer who closely followed the case, but who spoke on condition of anonymity, told me that investigators were pursuing two theories. "One story was that [the Israelis] appeared at Liberty State Park very quickly after the first plane hit. The other was that they were at the park location already". Either way, investigators wanted to know exactly what the men were expecting when they got there.

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

·  Subpoenas Likely for Justice Officials in Prosecutor Firings - Senate Democrats said yesterday they are preparing to subpoena five senior Justice Department officials as part of a widening probe into whether eight U.S. attorneys were fired for political reasons.

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

·    N.Y. Changing Sex Offender Confinement - New York's most dangerous sex offenders will be locked up in psychiatric centers after their prison terms end if a court determines they continue to pose a threat to the public, Gov. Eliot Spitzer said Thursday.

·  Federal Raid Leaves Mass. Town a Mess - But this New England city, which occasionally gives a knowing wink-and-nod at its illegal immigrant population, found itself in turmoil Wednesday, one day after federal agents raided a leather factory and detained more than 300 undocumented workers.

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

·  States Undercharge Polluters: Report - States from Alabama to Wyoming collected such low fees from major polluters that they may have shortchanged efforts to fight air pollution by up to $50 million, an environmental group reported on Wednesday.
TVNL Comment: Cheney country...letting those pesky polluters off the hook!

·  Memos Tell Officials How to Discuss Climate - Internal memorandums circulated in the Alaskan division of the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service appear to require government biologists or other employees traveling in countries around the Arctic not to discuss climate change, polar bears or sea ice if they are not designated to do so.

·  State makes big fuss over local couple's vegetable oil car fuel - "They told me I am required to have a license and am obligated to pay a motor fuel tax," David Wetzel recalled. "Mr. May also told me the tax would be retroactive."

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

·  Top Pakistan nuclear scientists in Taliban Custody: Zee News Exclusive - Two top nuclear scientists of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) are currently in Taliban custody. The two were working at PAEC’s facility in North West Frontier Province. Zee News investigations reveal that the two scientists were kidnapped about six months ago. To avoid international embarrassment Pakistan Government has kept this information under wraps.

·  Argentina/ Bolivia sign billion pipeline deal - The gas pipeline is needed to meet the commitments by Bolivia to supply Argentina 20 million cubic metres of gas a day by 2010.

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

·  Lawmakers And Lawyers Challenge Bush Administration Military Commissions - In the face of multiple legal and legislative challenges, President George W. Bush this week issued an executive order to allow cases against prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to move forward to trials by military tribunals.

·  When AWOL Is the Only Way Out - As explained in a new book, Mission Rejected, the sight of U.S. troops kicking the heads of decapitated Iraqis around "like a soccer ball" made Army soldier Joshua Key desert to Canada.

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

·  How Much More Harm Can Bush Do? - The media have done a good job for the government of keeping the blood and gore out of the living room.

·  Dump the Democrats and Unite! - Progressive Democrats did gain strength, however conservative pro-war Blue Dog and DLC patrons gained the most seats in last election cycle. Virtually all ran on pro-war platforms -- guaranteeing that they would continue to support Bush’s efforts to eradicate terrorism by terrorizing Iraqis and Afghanis instead.

·  The Must-Do List - The Bush administration’s assault on some of the founding principles of American democracy marches onward despite the Democratic victory in the 2006 elections. - It will require forceful steps by this Congress to undo the damage.

·  The Moral Bankruptcy of Israel'sFounding Idea - Zionism rests on the fundamental belief that Jews have superior national, human, and natural rights in the land, an inherently racist foundation that excludes any possibility of true democracy or equality of peoples.

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

·  Two More Newspapers Drop Ann Coulter's Column - Meanwhile, the Human Rights Campaign gay-rights organization announced a campaign late this afternoon to get other Coulter newspaper clients to drop the columnist.

·  9/11 Not First Example Of Media Scripting & Foreknowledge? - A newspaper in New Zealand, seemingly picking up information from wire reports, reported intricate details about Lee Harvey Oswald, including the description of his arrest, before he had been arrested in Texas.

·  Pentagon closes Guantánamo Bay hearings to media - Reporters will be barred from hearings that begin Friday in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for the 14 suspected terrorists who were transferred last year from secret CIA prisons, officials said Tuesday.

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

·   The Risks of Lasik Surgery - While Lasik eye surgery has been marketed as a quick and painless way to improve the vision of those afflicted with nearsightedness, Lasik eye surgery may do more harm than good if performed negligently.

·  Israel: Super bug kills dozens in hospitals across country - Virulent stain of bacteria believed to be cause of death of 120-200 patients in hospitals. Experts explain most of those infected were already suffering from prior medical conditions. Health ministry says outbreak was kept secret to avoid mass panic

·  Chicken feed may present arsenic danger - New environmental and health concerns have hatched about an arsenic compound that's been added to chicken feed since the 1960s to produce healthier, happier, bigger-breasted birds.
TVNL Comment: Happier? They know how happy these birds are?

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

·  China: U.S. violated Iraqis' rights - China on Thursday accused the United States of trampling on Iraq's sovereignty, saying Washington was using its campaign against terrorism as an excuse to torture people around the world and violate the rights of its own citizens.

·  US refuses to join UN rights council, citing bias against Israel - The United States will not seek a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, senior officials said Tuesday, asserting the body had lost its credibility with repeated attacks on Israel and a failure to confront other rights abusers.

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

·  "Conservative Bedfellows" - Coulter pal accused of gay porn past... Prior to his political career, Sanchez allegedly worked as a gay porn star under the names "Rod Majors" and "Pierre LaBranche.

·  AIPAC speaker hopes US gets nuked after Israel provokes war with Russia - Then God will wipe out all but one-sixth of the Russian-led army, as the world watches “with shock and awe,” he says, lending either a divine quality to the Bush administration phrase or a Bush-like quality to God’s wrath.

·  BadVista.org: Stopping Vista adoption by promoting free software - The BadVista campaign is an advocate for the freedom of computer users, opposing adoption of Microsoft Windows Vista and promoting free (as in freedom) software alternatives.