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U.S. defence secretary reveals key intellegence source for bin Laden raid

Robert Burns  The Associated Press - 28 January, 2012

Once more again the same, with alterations that serve to swerve those who only casually observe, the whole damned thing comes down to a lone and selfless savior, who is now, by the way, wanted by his home government for high treason.  At least he gave 'us' bin Laden, right?

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More U.S. military action in Pakistan possible: Graham

Reuters - 28 September, 2011

(Reuters) - Support is growing in the U.S. Congress for expanding American military action in Pakistan beyond drone strikes already used to target militants in Pakistani territory, a senior Republican U.S. senator says.

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Obama reserves right to act again in Pakistan

AFP - 05 May, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The White House said Wednesday that US President Barack Obama reserves the right to act again against top terror suspects inside Pakistan, following the raid which killed Osama bin Laden.

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Massive two-day anti-U.S. protest begins in NW Pakistan

English.news.cn - 23 April, 2011

ISLAMABAD, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of people in northwest Pakistan Saturday started a two-day sit-in against the U.S. drone strikes in the country's tribal regions, blocking main supply route for NATO troops in the neighboring Afghanistan.

Anger runs high in Pakistan against the U.S. drone strikes in the Waziristan tribal area, which CIA considers as the base for al-Qaeda and Afghan Taliban militants for planning attacks across the border into Afghanistan.

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Pakistan Tells U.S. to Halt Drones

The Wall Street Journal - 12 April, 2011

Pakistan has privately demanded the Central Intelligence Agency suspend drone strikes against militants on its territory, one of the U.S.'s most effective weapons against al Qaeda and Taliban leaders, officials said.

Pakistan has also asked the U.S. to reduce the number of U.S. intelligence and Special Operations personnel in the country, according to U.S. and Pakistani officials.

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Canada
Raw milk: Good enough for Queen Elizabeth, but prohibited for ordinary Canadians

Ethan A. Huff  Natural News - 23 January, 2012

The alleged health standards that the food and medical industries are being allowed to enforce on YOU,ME&US more closely resemble a direct inversion of the sentiment of letting US eat cake.

Heroes Force, Canada’s answer to G.I. Joe

Joe O'Connor  National Post - 16 January, 2012

Shannon Thibodeau is a vintage toy collector, a father with two young sons and a member of the Canadian Armed Forces, with two tours of Afghanistan to his credit.

Smart meters ignite fierce debate in B.C.

CBC News - 22 December, 2011

A heated debate is underway in B.C. as the province's hydro utility embarks on a program to modernize the grid using smart meters.

Restore the Use of the Bank of Canada for Canadians

Global Research.ca - 21 December, 2011

Restore the use of the Bank of Canada for the benefit of Canadians and remove it from the control of the international private entities whose interests and directives are placed above the interest of Canadians and the primacy of the Constitution of Canada.

911
Iran Rejects Court Ruling It Worked with Al-Qaeda in 9/11 Attack

Kurt Nimmo  Infowars.com - 27 December, 2011

On Sunday, Iran rejected a ruling by Judge George Daniels in Manhattan that it is responsible along with al-Qaeda and the Taliban for the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington.

9/11 Responders To Be Screened For Terrorism Ties

Michael McAuliff  The Huffington Post - 21 April, 2011

WASHINGTON -- A provision in the new 9/11 health bill may be adding insult to injury for people who fell sick after their service in the aftermath of the 2001 Al Qaeda attacks, The Huffington Post has learned.

The tens of thousands of cops, firefighters, construction workers and others who survived the worst terrorist assault in U.S. history and risked their lives in its wake will soon be informed that their names must be run through the FBI’s terrorism watch list, according to a letter obtained by HuffPost.

Any of the responders who are not compared to the database of suspected terrorists would be barred from getting treatment for the numerous, worsening ailments that the James Zadroga 9/11 Health And Compensation Law was passed to address.

9/11 suspects to face Guantanamo military panel

The Associated Press - 04 April, 2011

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators are being referred to the system of military commissions for trial, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday.

The decision by the Obama administration is an about-face from earlier plans to have the five go on trial in civilian federal court in New York.

Holder announced the earlier plan for trial in New York City in November 2009.

9/11 families call N.Y. memorial plan 'unacceptable'

The Associated Press - 04 April, 2011

Some relatives of those who died in the 9/11 terror attacks aren't happy with plans for a New York memorial.

They disagree with a plan to place more than nine-thousand unidentified pieces of human remains in an underground site at the National September 11th Memorial and Museum.

The unclaimed remains would be placed seven floors underground behind a wall with a quote from the poet Virgil.