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CHINA PLANS "SMOKELESS WAR" AGAINST PRESS, DISSIDENTS
26 September 2005

In a high-level Communist party meeting, China's president Hu Jintao has reportedly called for an intensive crackdown on media liberties. While China's government has sought to project an image of a more market-oriented, open system, it continues to forbid basic press freedoms and still persecutes journalists at an alarming rate...

MENEZES' FAMILY CALL FOR IMMEDIATE HALT TO UK 'SHOOT TO KILL' POLICY
17 August 2005

Leaked IPCC documents suggest early reports about the shooting of Brazilian immigrant Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell Underground Station in London on 22 July of this year, were littered with untruths. Perhaps most importantly, the central claim that he had worn a bulky, winter-type coat in summer, thus raising suspicions he might be concealing a suicide bomb vest, appears to be erroneous; in fact, he wore denim jacket...

CHILE AMENDS PINOCHET-DRAFTED CONSTITUTION
17 August 2005

Chile's President Ricardo Lagos proclaimed the event marked "a day of national joy and unity", adding that Chile would now be "a full member of the democratic" community of nations. The new constitution will come into force on 17 September, the eve of Chile's national independence day...

LUNG CANCER KILLS NON-SMOKERS TOO
11 August 2005

Lung cancer kills on a massive scale. An estimated 170,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year. Six in ten will die within one year, and eight in ten will die within the first two years after being diagnosed. As many as 17% of new diagnoses are made for lifelong non-smokers...

AFRICA SUFFERS SPREAD OF FAMINE, HUNGER
1 August 2005

As the world begins to focus on the nearly 3 million facing hunger in Niger, an estimated 31.1 million people across the continent face food shortages. Arable land, foodstocks and agriculture in general are suffering dangerous setbacks, making it increasingly difficult to feed African populations, some of which are growing rapidly...

The Daily Intercept

26 September: Pres. Hu Jintao of China sheds all illusion of open-market, open society policies, calling for "smokeless war" against press, dissidents, "liberal elements" or anyone who disagrees with his regime... Jailed US journalist Judith Miller now in custody 81 days... HRW report details first-hand accounts of command role in Iraq torture... IRA expected to announce it has "put all its weapons beyond use", leading to hopes of lasting peace in N. Ireland... S. African trade leader accuses gov't of inaction to halt spread of AIDS, treat 6 million infected with HIV... [Archive]