Eyewitness America: Illegal Immigration

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A maintainer walks to secure an Iraqi Air Force C-130E Hercules at New Al Muthana Air Base, Iraq, during a sandstorm, May 8, 2006. The storm engulfed the Baghdad area and caused near-zero visibility. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Serrit

A sandstorm quickly approaches Sather Air Base, Iraq, May 8, 2006. The storm engulfed the Baghdad area and caused near-zero visibility. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Serrit

An aircrew walks in from the flightline during a sandstorm at Sather Air Base, Iraq, May 8, 2006. The storm engulfed the Baghdad area and caused near-zero visibility. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Serrit

A sandstorm engulfs the flightline at Sather Air Base, Iraq, May 8, 2006. The storm engulfed the Baghdad area and caused near-zero visibility. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Serrit

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Images: Illegal Immigration, Fri. 12 May

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Immigration rights supporters on Capitol Hill, May 12, 2006. (Larry Downing/Reuters)
Anti immigration rights supporter Sandy Bowman, of Manchester, Maryland, listens to speakers against equal rights for illegal immigrants on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 12, 2006. REUTERS/Larry Downing
Anti immigration rights supporter Ted Hayes (R) yells through a police line at a group opposing their rally in Washington May 12, 2006. (Jim Young/Reuters)
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Poll: Most Americans Support NSA Data Mining

DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE

COMMENTLINE
When the USA Today rehashed the NSA surveillance news story yesterday (if you recall, the story was originally broke by James Risen in the Times way back in Dec.), the mainstream media ran with the news and assumed Americans would be outraged. At a casual glance, it really looks like the whole thing was timed to help derail the Gen. Hayden nomination. Who knows?

The issue illustrates just how the anti-Bush agenda has devolved into both means and ends unto itself. The sad thing is that anti-Bush is no alternative to Bush. Americans simply have no choice in politics when the choice is between the Republican agenda and those whose only agenda is to hate Republicans.

The terrorists, not George Bush, are the enemy.

NEWSLINE
The new survey found that 63 percent of Americans said they found the NSA program to be an acceptable way to investigate terrorism, including 44 percent who strongly endorsed the effort.

NEWSBYTES
Poll: Most Americans Support NSA's Efforts
(www.washingtonpost.com) -- A majority of Americans initially support a controversial National Security Agency program to collect information on telephone calls made in the United States in an effort to identify and investigate potential terrorist threats, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. Read more.

Spy Agency Mined Vast Data Trove, Officials Report
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (NYT) -- The National Security Agency has traced and analyzed large volumes of telephone and Internet communications flowing into and out of the United States as part of the eavesdropping program that President Bush approved after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to hunt for evidence of terrorist activity, according to current and former government officials.

USA Today: NSA has massive database of Americans' phone calls

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Google: phone records
They are all for sale on the Web, anyway.

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The Daily Tension for Thu. 11 May

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A U.S. Army Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment takes aim during a war-game scenario at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., May 7, 2006. DoD photo by Master Sgt. Johancharles Van Boers, U.S. Army.


U.S. Army Soldiers hook two humvees to a CH-47D Chinook helicopter during an airlift exercise on Forward Operating Base Remagen in Tikrit, Iraq, May 7, 2006. The Soldiers are from 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment. The helicopter is from the 101st Aviation Brigade. DoD photo by Spc. Teddy Wade, U.S. Army.

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) approach an Iranian dhow in the Persian Gulf May 7, 2006, in response to a call for medical assistance for an injured fisherman. DoD photo courtesy of U.S. Navy.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Stacie Ogg, left, and Sgt. Lashanda Baham, both with the 14th Combat Support Hospital, give a drink to an Afghan boy at Bagram Airfield Hospital in Bagram, Afghanistan, May 6, 2006. The boy is en route to medical facilities in the United States to receive specialized treatment for a heart condition. DoD photo by Spc. Christopher S. Barnhart, U.S. Army.

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Report: NSA Has Call Data On Millions

DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE

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UPDATED: Poll: Most Americans Support NSA Data Mining

COMMENTLINE
It appears USA Today is hyping this story in an effort to sandbag President Bush's nomination of Gen. Michael Hayden to become the director of the CIA.

For a long time, most folks have assumed their calling records were private. However, a few months ago we learned that call records could be easily bought directly from telecommunications providers.

Frankly, after it became news how easy it is to buy our phone records, I pretty much assumed the NSA was gathering the information.

Reporters did not develop the story until now.

It stands to reason by coincidence that the information was leaked to the press by those who want the news to impede the Hayden nomination. (Hayden was head of the NSA in 2001 when the agency is reported to have started collecting data about phone calls.)

While it is mildly disturbing that the NSA has been almost freely compiling phone information Americans have perhaps mistakenly assumed was private, it is totally disturbing that information about this kind of top secret program has been leaked to the press by those holding high security clearances and charged with the duty of protecting our country.

NEWSLINE
[USA Today] reports that while the NSA program amassed the data, this program does not involve the NSA actually listening to or recording conversations, the newspaper reports. According to USA TODAY's sources, the NSA is using the data to analyze calling patterns in an effort to detect terrorist activity.

NEWSBYTES
NSA has massive database of Americans' phone calls
USA TODAY -- The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans, using data provided by AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth, people with direct knowledge of the arrangement told USA TODAY.

Questions and answers about the NSA phone record collection program

Report: NSA Has Call Data On Millions
(CBS/AP) -- The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans, using data provided by AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth, a newspaper reports Thursday.

NSA has database of domestic US phone calls: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The agency in charge of a domestic spying program has been secretly collecting phone call records of tens of millions of Americans, including calls made within the United States, USA Today reported on Thursday.

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British Say 3 Terror Attacks Prevented
LONDON (AP) -- British police and intelligence officers have prevented three terrorist attacks in Britain since the deadly transit bombings in July, a top government official said Thursday.

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The Daily Tension for Wed. 10 May

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Iranian senior cleric, Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani, 2nd left, and other clergymen attend a conference Iran's nuclear technology at the Qom University in the city of Qom, 80 miles (130 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 3, 2006.(AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

COMMENTLINE
Tension soars as Iran's president sends a letter to President Bush and Time magazine (delivered after Iran denied the Holocaust, then thretened Israel with one, run off nuclear inspectors and withdrew from civilized negotations) in a solid attempt at a smoke-and-mirrors tactic, tailor made to confuse the issue and invoke American guilt.

NEWSLINE
An extremist with a microphone can be dangerous enough; an extremist with nuclear weapons poses a danger to the entire world."

IRAN NUCLEAR CRISIS
Indonesia backs Iran's claim of peaceful nuclear program
JAKARTA (AFP) -- Indonesia's president has backed Tehran's claim that its nuclear program was peaceful while his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed Western concerns over the Islamic regime's ambitions as "a big lie."

U.S. Under Pressure To Talk to Tehran
(www.washingtonpost.com) -- The Bush administration is facing pressure both in the United States and overseas to drop its long-standing refusal to talk directly with Iran about its nuclear program, particularly in the wake of the unusual 18-page letter sent this week to President Bush by Iran's president.

Iran President Unconcerned With Sanctions
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Iran's president said Thursday he was ready to negotiate with Western powers over Tehran's nuclear program, but warned that threats would make any talks more difficult.

Iran says it's ready to talk
JAKARTA (Reuters) -- Iran's nuclear program is peaceful and has no military purpose, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday, adding he was ready to engage in dialogue with anybody.

A New Gesture From Iran?
(Time) -- The White House has brushed aside a new letter from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to President Bush that was designed, according to a senior Iranian official, to offer "new ways for getting out of the current, fragile international situation," a reference to the impasse between the two countries over Iran's alleged drive to develop nuclear weapons.

IRAQ CONFLICT
Iraq President Urges Factions to End Feuds
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- President Jalal Talabani urged Iraq's feuding factions Wednesday to unite against surging crime and terrorism, saying Iraqis feel "shock, dismay and anger" at the ongoing slaughter.

ECONOMY
Gold Price Peak on International Markets
(zaman.com) -- The price of gold rose above $700 an ounce on international markets today to set 26-year record.

ASIA
Kyrgyzstan: Alleged Crime Boss Killed As Political Tensions Soar
(Radio Free Europe) -- An alleged crime boss who was waging a controversial battle for a seat in Kyrgyzstan's parliament has been shot dead outside the capital, Bishkek. RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service quoted Rysbek Akmatbaev's lawyer as saying that the 45-year-old Akmatbaev was killed this afternoon while leaving a mosque. The slaying comes amid increasing political tension in Kyrgyzstan, one year after the street turmoil that toppled President Askar Akaev. It also comes amid public demands to rid government structures of criminal elements.

Japanese envoy calls for defusing tension in Sri Lanka
(Xinhua) -- Japanese peace envoy on Sri Lanka's fragile peace process Yasushi Akashi said Wednesday that the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels should de-escalate the current armed conflict to make way for negotiations.

Putin calls for stronger army
MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- President Vladimir Putin used his state of the nation address to announce measures to boost Russia's falling birthrate and call for a stronger army -- though he also took a swipe at the U.S. after recent remarks by Vice President Dick Cheney.

INTERNET/TECHNOLOGY
Dot-xxx Proposal Creating Tension Among U.S., ICANN, Others
(www.gigalaw.com) -- A proposal to create a dot-xxx top-level domain raises thorny issues for the U.S. government, which funded the creation of the Internet and has long played a behind-the-scenes role in running it.

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Captured Qaeda Document Shows Weakness

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COMMENTLINE
I've been waiting for a few days this story to show up in the mainstream media.

The document in question, a review of Qaeda's strategy in Iraq, was captured with videos on April 16 near Yusufiya, just southeast of Baghdad. The document expresses Qaeda's hash criticisms of its own methods in Iraq.

It's both telling and unfortunate that the mainstream has neglected this story. Unlike the in-your-face images of death and human suffering in Iraq, news like that linked below makes up the larger backstory, which remains a mystery to most consumers of traditional media.

The document is presented in Arabic and translated into English.

NEWSLINES
"The policy followed by the brothers in Baghdad is a media-oriented policy without a clear comprehensive plan to capture an area or an enemy centre."

The document expresses criticisms of the car bomb and other "surprise attacks" that are "the main strength of the brothers in Baghdad."

NEWSBYTES
Coalition Forces Discover Key AQIZ Documents during April raid
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CENTCOM) -- During an Apr. 16 raid in the Yusifiyah area, Coalition Forces discovered a large amount of documents and videos ranging from plans to critiques including al Qaida in Iraq's strategy in Baghdad, and how the terrorist organization lacks leadership, military capability and Iraqi support. Read more.

U.S. says captured Qaeda document shows weakness
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -- The U.S. military published on Monday what it said was a captured al Qaeda document showing the Sunni Islamist guerrillas recognised they were weak and unpopular in Baghdad.

US claim of Qaeda Iraq weakness may reflect reality
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -- A purported al Qaeda document published by the U.S. military may or may not be authentic but its message that the Sunni Islamist guerrillas face problems in Iraq could reflect reality, security experts said on Tuesday.

Seized Papers Said to Show Qaeda in Iraq Is Worried
BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 8 (AP) -- The Council of Holy Warriors, Al Qaeda's branch in Iraq, is worried that its cells in the Baghdad area are ineffective, with one militant describing their activities as nothing more than a "daily annoyance" to the Iraqi government, according to two documents released Monday by the United States military.

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The Daily Tension for Tue. 9 May

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FLORIDA
Wildfires trigger state of emergency in Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) -- Florida Gov. Jeb Bush declared a state of emergency and put the National Guard on alert to fight wildfires that have scorched thousands of acres and caused deadly traffic accidents, officials said on Tuesday.

Smoke From Fla. Fires Blamed in 4 Deaths
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A quarter-inch of rain brought little relief to firefighters battling about 50 wildfires in parched central Florida on Tuesday, and smoke from the blazes was blamed for auto accidents that killed four people.

IRAN NUCLEAR CRISIS
Letter from Iran fails to ease international tension
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s letter to US President George W. Bush does not change Washington’s position on Tehran’s nuclear program, a White House official said Monday. “Nothing in the letter addresses the issues between Iran and the international community,„ said Frederick Jones, a spokesman for the National Security Council.

Iranians Fault Rice's Dismissal of Letter
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's abrupt dismissal of a letter from Iran's president might only strengthen hardline attitudes and mistrust of America, some Iranians warned Tuesday.

Iran Says It Won't Exit Nuclear Treaty
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- An Iranian official said Tuesday that Tehran had no intention of withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and promised to cooperate if the U.N. atomic watchdog agency dealt with the issue of its nuclear program, rather than the U.N. Security Council.

Iran to Bush: 'Return to Christianity'
NEW YORK, May 9 (UPI) -- A rambling letter to U.S. President George Bush from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad suggested Bush return to Christian teachings.

'Iran wants to change world order'

'Iran can also be wiped off the map'

IRAQ CONFLICT
Suicide Truck Bomber Kills 17 in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A suicide truck bomber attacked a crowded market in Tal Afar late Tuesday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 35 in a city cited by President Bush as a success story in battling insurgents.

NATIONAL
Rumsfeld supports Hayden, denies tension
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld energetically denied there is any turf battle over intelligence responsibility, and endorsed the nomination of an Air Force general to head the CIA.

E-Mails Show Brown Disputed Levee Breach
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former FEMA director Michael Brown disputed that floodwaters had breached New Orleans' levees in the early hours after Hurricane Katrina roared ashore, new e-mails released Tuesday show.

ECONOMY
All Eyes on the Fed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Pause: n. a temporary stop in action. Stop. v. to bring to an end.

Gold climbs above $700
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Gold spiked up to a new 25-year high above $700 an ounce on Tuesday on dollar weakness, while platinum set a new record on strong industrial demand and fund buying.

Gold Prices Hit Highest Level Since 1980
NEW YORK (AP) -- Gold prices surged Tuesday above $700 an ounce _ a level not reached since 1980 _ as funds bought into the market, driven by weakness in the dollar, political tension in the Middle East and overall upward momentum in the commodities markets.

Personal Finance Daily -- May 9
(MarketWatch) -- Your first job interviews can be intimidating, producing a nervous tension that turns you into a jabbering magpie. That's a natural reaction for those who haven't been through the job-hunting process often, who don't have the confidence that comes with years of experience in a particular field.

ASIA
Tension in Sri Lanka as 30 Tamils are killed
(www.lankaeverything.com) -- The security situation in Sri Lanka's north and eastern provinces Lanka deteriorated amid claims that 30 Tamils were killed in fighting with a rival faction on Sunday night.

AFRICA
Nigeria: Tension Highten Over Recall of Jigawa Lawmaker
Abuja (Daily Trust) -- The Chairman, House Committee on Population, Mr. Farouk Adamu Aliyu, has announced that he is pulling out from the ongoing verification exercise by the Independent Electoral Commission, on the recall petition against him, accusing the body of bias while also describing the process as too flawed to guarantee fairness.

West Africa: Guineans Grab More Sierra Leone Territory
Freetown (Concord Times) -- Border tension mounting in the eastern town of Yenga took a different dimension when few days ago residents of Kpondu in the Kissi Teng chiefdom, Kailahun district alleged they were forced by Guinean military personnel to quit their farms.

INTERNATIONAL
CHRONOLOGY-Key recent dates in US-China forex tensions
WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) -- Key dates in recent tension between the United States and China over the value of China's yuan currency.

Spoilers win seats on UN rights council
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -- Five nations seen by rights groups as among the world's worst abusers were elected along with 39 other countries to the United Nations' new Human Rights Council in a first round of voting on Tuesday.

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Daedelus: Daedelus Denies the Day's Demise
(AMG Review) -- Daedelus's fifth album in five years Daedelus Denies the Day's Demise continues the Santa Monica soundscaper's brilliant string of records. His previous album's excellence made it seem like Daedelus was working at his peak but amazingly he not only equals that album but also surpasses it, creating his most satisfying album since his debut. All the ingredients of the usual sonic feast are present in copious amounts; beats that bob and weave like punch drunk boxers, inventive samples drawn from unique and obscure sources, a whimsical sense of humor and seriously good song craft. Read more.

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The Daily Tension for Mon. 8 May, Morning Edition

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IRAN NUCLEAR CRISIS
Iran writes Bush letter to ease tension
TEHRAN (Reuters) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written to President Bush in an unprecedented attempt to ease mounting tensions between Tehran and the West, an Iranian official said on Monday.

Iran's Leader Writes to President Bush
ISTANBUL, May 8 (www.washingtonpost.com) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written a letter to President Bush, a spokesman for Iran's hard-line government said Monday. The letter proposed "new solutions for getting out of international problems and the current fragile situation in the world," government spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham told a news conference in Tehran, but he declined to elaborate on the contents.

Oil prices recede on easing Iran tension
LONDON (AFP) -- World oil prices slid on news that Iran was seeking to resolve tensions with its arch-enemy the United States, and ahead of a key meeting of world powers over the country's nuclear energy programme.

Iran tries to rally support among neighbours as tension over nuke program grows
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Iran’s top nuclear negotiator arrived in Turkey on Monday as part of Iranian efforts to try to rally support among the country’s neighbors as tensions with the United States grow over the country’s nuclear program.

ECOMONY
Gold hits 25-yr peak on dollar, platinum sets record
LONDON (Reuters) -- Gold scaled a new 25-year high on Monday, supported by a weak dollar and active buying by Japanese investors returning after a holiday, while platinum set a fresh record on bullish sentiment.

IRAQ CONFLICT
Bombs Kill U.S. Soldier and 7 Iraqis
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Bombs killed a U.S. soldier and seven Iraqis on Monday as politicians haggled over key posts in the new Cabinet, officials said. Another American died the day before in northern Iraq, according to a U.S. statement.

IRAQ BRITS UNDER FIRE AS TENSION BOILS OVER
(www.dailyrecord.co.uk) -- BRITISH troops in Basra could be facing a bloody uprising, intelligence sources claimed yesterday.

MIDDLE EAST
Hamas, Fatah rival factions battle in Gaza, 3 dead
GAZA (Reuters) -- Three gunmen were killed on Monday when fighting erupted in the Gaza Strip between Fatah forces backing President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas loyalists, in the most serious Palestinian internal strife since Hamas came to power. The street battles in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis broke out after Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas failed to resolve security disputes in talks at the weekend.

INTERNATIONAL
Australian academics blacklisted from Indonesia
ELEANOR HALL (www.abc.net.au) -- The tension in the relationship between the Indonesian and Australian Governments over the Indonesian province of Papua has just been ratcheted up a notch.

China ordains bishop with Vatican approval, eases tension
Beijing (news.monstersandcritics.com) -- China's state Catholic Church moved closer to reconciliation with the Vatican Sunday following a dispute over the ordination of two bishops without Rome's consent.

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APACHE TROOP ON PATROL, IRAQ PT. 2

A young child makes her way through a garbage pit on the outskirts of Sadr City, Iraq, April 30, 2006. U.S. soldiers began patrols again in two towns near Sadr City, Iraq, to re-establish security. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

U.S. Army Cpl. Jared Jenkins and 1st. Sgt.Arthur Abiera search a home during a routine presence patrol on the outskirts of Sadr City, Iraq, April 30, 2006. The soldiers are assigned to Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

An Iraqi woman carries her bedding along the streets of Sadr City, Iraq. U.S. soldiers began patrols again in two towns near Sadr City, Iraq, to re-establish security. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

U.S. Army Spc. Robert Douglas, assigned to Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, conducts a patrol in Sadr City, Iraq, April 30, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

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