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To: tonto who wrote (69608)	11/8/2005 4:27:21 PM
From: Land Shark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

There's a video, which shows pictorial evidence of the massacre. Faluja was FLATTENED. This is something CNN, Fox or any of the Mainstream media hides from the public view. informationclearinghouse.info

To: tonto who wrote (69608)	11/9/2005 12:33:49 PM
From: Skywatcher	Respond to of 81568

why do you think the British were so pissed off when THEY found out the US was using chemical weapons... why was and HAS the city been cordonned off for so long since the attack? and now LAPDOG boy is starting to pay the price for his partnership of lies and death Blair loses key terror bill vote Wednesday, November 9, 2005; Posted: 12:06 p.m. EST (17:06 GMT) story.blair.presser.jpg Blair insists police have made a strong case to hold terror suspects for longer. Save on All Your Calls with Vonage When looking for local regional and long distance calling, use Vonage to make... www.vonage.com $160,000 Mortgage for $633/mo Refinance rates are at record lows. Compare rates - free service. www.lowermybills.com Comcast High-Speed Internet Order today for a $19.99/mo. special, free modem, plus get $75 cash back when... www.comcastoffers.com More Useful Links • Get a New Car Cheap • Notebook Computers • Online Shopping WATCH Browse/Search Blair faces a critical vote over terror laws (2:33) QUICKVOTE How long should terror suspects be detained without charge? 14 days 28 days 90 days No limit or View Results SPECIAL REPORT • Security Watch • Gallery: Hunt for al Qaeda • Timeline: Al Qaeda attacks • Explainer: Terror alert system • Special Report YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Tony Blair Great Britain Terrorism or Create Your Own Manage Alerts \| What Is This? LONDON, England (AP) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair has lost a crucial parliamentary vote on sweeping anti-terror legislation Wednesday, the first major defeat of his premiership and a serious blow to his authority. Lawmakers blocked plans to detain terror suspects for 90 days without charge by 322 votes to 291. Opposition to the 90-day plan was intense and many of Blair's own Labour Party lawmakers rebelled. Defeat was a humiliating blow to the prime minister, and raises serious questions about his grip on power. Knowing the vote would be tight, Blair recalled two Cabinet ministers from overseas trips to shore up numbers. Treasury chief Gordon Brown flew back from Israel just two hours after arriving, while Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will cut short an official European Union visit to Russia. The Terrorism Bill was drafted in the wake of the July 7 suicide bombings on London's transit system that killed 52 commuters and the four suspected bombers, and the failed attacks two weeks later. Designed to tackle Muslim extremism, the bill aimed to outlaw training in terrorist camps, encouraging acts of violence and glorifying terrorism. Many lawmakers were concerned the glorification clause could criminalize people supporting independence movements around the world and are seeking amendments to the bill. But the most controversial proposal was to extend the time terror suspects can be held without charge. Police and prosecutors argue more time is needed in complex cases in which suspects often have multiple aliases and store information in tightly encrypted computers, and in which cooperation of foreign agencies is needed. Critics claimed holding people for three months without charge would erode civil rights, and are demanding that the current maximum 14-day period be extended to 28 days rather than 90. The government had offered some concessions, ensuring that a senior High Court judge must review the detention every seven days. Home Secretary Charles Clarke has also added a so-called "sunset clause" -- so that the measure will expire in a year unless approved again by Parliament. But Blair, who is fighting to shore up his authority, refused to budge on the length of time. He has made the issue political, suggesting Labour can paint the opposition Conservatives -- long regarded as the natural champions of law and order -- as soft on terrorism. His resolve was stiffened by the belief that a majority of Britons supported the measure. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.