In the News: Mar-06

9/11 attacks harm First Amendment - 6 Mar 2008 at 1:26pm - WASHINGTON -- The shadow of the Sept. 11 terror attacks is eclipsing press freedom and other constitutional safeguards in the United States, Associated Press President and CEO Tom Curley said Thursday.

Whistleblower: Cellular carrier giving FBI unfettered access - March 06, 2008 10:30:00 AM - A security analyst has revealed that a major mobile telecommunications carrier has a secret backdoor which provides an undisclosed third party with unfettered access to the network, including the content of calls. Evidence suggests that the recipient of that data is the FBI.

U.S. forces kill 11, detain 14 in Iraqi raid - 6 Mar 2008 at 8:38am - U.S. and Iraqi forces killed nine suspected insurgents and detained eight others in a raid targeting al-Qaeda in northern Iraq, ...

U.S. military says 2,000 troops leaving Iraq - 6 Mar 2008 at 8:40am - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Some 2,000 U.S. soldiers are being withdrawn from Baghdad as part of a planned reduction of U.S. forces in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Thursday.

Thought for the day:
The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best - and therefore never scrutinize or question. -Stephen Jay Gould (1941 - 2002)