Wednesday, 26. November 2003

Rumsfeld lässt Hyperschallwaffen entwickeln


Die USA wollen ihre militärische Dominanz weiter ausbauen: Das Pentagon steckt bis zu 9,4 Millionen Dollar in erste Entwürfe für so genannte Hyperschallwaffen. Mit ihnen soll die US-Luftwaffe jedes Ziel der Welt innerhalb von zwei Stunden angreifen können.


¬> <a href="www.spiegel.de"target="_blank"> zur Geschichte

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Anwälte unter sich
Ute Rossenhövel vs Udo Vetter


STREIT!

Der law blog hat Ärger. Rechtsanwältin Ute Rossenhövel aus Düsseldorf plagen nämlich schwerwiegende Bedenken - wegen der Kommentarfunktion.

¬> Ute Rossenhövel vs ¬> Udo Vetter´s law blog

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Scholars say Jesus box may be genuine


A purported first-century inscription naming Jesus may or may not be the real thing, but Israel's labeling of the find as a fake is premature, scientists and scholars said at a panel discussion.

¬> cnn

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New Al Qaeda Kidnap Guide to Force Release of Detainees in US, Saudi, Yemeni Hands


Just 24 hours after its countdown threat to the United States, al Qaeda has compiled a detailed kidnappers manual for snatching American troops, diplomats and civilian personnel working with US forces – or any Americans at all - in Muslim countries.

¬> debka

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BBC Film and TV archives put on web


Some of the UK's best-loved and most influential films and TV shows have gone on the internet as an educational resource for schools and libraries.

¬> bbc

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Infant's 911 call leads to mom's arrest


When a 1-year-old boy unwittingly called the emergency number this week, the dispatcher who answered could only hear gibberish on the other end. When Deputy Sheriff Jeff Mayer arrived, Noel reportedly let him into the home. There the officer found the baby boy who made the 911 call. Mayer also allegedly found mounds of drugs, all in plain sight.

¬> Courtroom Television Network

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The World's Oldest Food Store


Scientists in Germany have announced the discovery of a petrified hoard of 17-million-year-old nuts they say form the oldest known cache of stored food.

¬> reuters

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Concorde on a boat


Six years after setting a speed record for a commercial jet crossing the Atlantic, a British Airways Concorde took a slow boat Tuesday up New York harbor to its new home at a waterside museum.

¬> ap

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Evolution at its best
Ku Klux Klan shoots itself in the head


The Ku Klux Klan, the white supremacy group notorious for its lynchings of black people and those who favoured desegregation, has scored a spectacular own goal. One of its members has been critically injured after being struck by a bullet fired into the air during a Klan initiation ceremony.

¬> guardian

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McDonald's fries advert is banned


Burger chain McDonald's has been banned from repeating an advert that "misled" consumers about its fries.

The Advertising Standards Authority upheld complaints from members of the public and the Food Commission.

¬> bbc

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Sweet-smelling cigarettes No dope


Mild Seven Prime smells like a lemon, which probably helps explain why the "revolutionary" new cigarette has left a sour look on the face of those who like breathing clean air regardless of how sweet it must be for the smoker barons of Japan Tobacco Inc.

¬> mainichi

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