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Testimony last Thursday at a closed-door hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has revealed the growing worry of the threat that commercial planes face to shoulder fired surface to air missiles. According to Gary Burns, a spokesperson for the Committee’s Chairman John Mica (R-FL), the Bush Administration has become increasingly concerned about the threat civilian airliners face from the missiles that are in the hands of terrorists across the world, including al Qaeda. Last November, the Bush Administration convened a working group made up of intelligence, law enforcement and other experts, as well as members of the National...

British Intelligence Documents 'Unfounded'CPI News Exclusive - Investigative Report Recent press reports and statements, including a statement from IAEA Director General Mohamed Elbaradei presented to the UN Security Counsel on March 7, 2003 indicate that documents allegedly obtained by British intelligence agents supporting allegations that Iraqi officials attempted to acquire uranium in 1999 and 2000 were fakes. Allegations were made that in 1999 and 2000 Iraqi officials attempted to purchase uranium from Niger. In fact, British intelligence sources claimed to have documents and in fact produced these documents in their 2002 "dossier" on Iraq's alleged possession weapons of mass destruction....

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant has ruled that GOP candidate Bill Simon has done nothing illegal regarding financial dealings that have damaged his campaign. The earlier $78 million civil fraud verdict against Simon & Sons found Bill Simon gradually losing ground, after coming neck in neck with the incumbent Gray Davis, in the race for the California Governor’s office. But Judge Chalfant has found the previous ruling, that Simon’s business dealings were illegal, to be wrong. California is a liberal leaning state that voted strongly for Al Gore. The Republican Party in California is often described...

The home schooling battle in California has brought to the forefront Delaine Eastin, the Superintendent of the California Education Department. Delaine Eastin has sparked a national reaction to her recent letter stating that parents who homeschool their children are criminals. After facing local and national scrutiny, she then sent a letter to the California Legislature, claiming that home schooling is illegal, demonstrating her unwillingness to back down. Her allegations were shot down by another letter sent to the California Legislature, from the Home School Legal Defense Association, which affirmed that "California’s Education Code expressly recognizes parent-operated private schools as a...

Texas Senate Race Very Close As Nation Watcheshttp://www.cpinews.net/archives/2002-q3/texas.senate.race"A battle of Texas-sized proportions" as Fox News' Brit Hume put it, is underway in the great state of Texas. Democrat Ron Kirk, former mayor of Dallas, seeks to defeat Republican Attorney General John Cornyn. Now that Labor Day has dawned, many expect the national campaigns to heat up. The Senate race in Texas has been heating up daily since spring of 2002. This particular Senate seat opened up due to the retirement of Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX). To the surprise of many Texans, Ron Kirk has been very competitive. Several polls show...

California Dept. of Education slams homeschooling; 'Outside the law' By William Holzer -- CPI Exclusive Click below for story: http://www.cpinews.net/archives/2002-q3/ca-dept-edu.slams.homeschooling/index.htm The California Department of Education is once again trying to stop the fastest growing educational movement in the country. According to a new letter that is circulating through California school districts, "Parents who home school their children are operating outside the law." The homeschooling community in California has begun to feel the affects of the latest attempt to change homeschooling policy. In a recent letter by Deputy Superintendent Joanne Mendoza, homeschooling is described as "not an authorized exemption from mandatory...

Sudan Aid Workers Attacked; American EscapesHumanitarian aid workers in Sudan are reported to have been victims of a July 29th attack in southern Sudan. According to World Vision (WV) – a Christian international humanitarian aid organization – one WV humanitarian aid worker was killed and three were taken hostage. A southern Californian church has now confirmed that one of the aid workers that escaped the attack was American. Jeff Lasseigne, associate pastor at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, told CPI News investigators that Eric Green, an American, was able to escape the attacks. Dean Owens of World Vision says he...

Ukraine plane crash kills 78; survivor recounts storyBy Daniel S. McClintockWhile most Americans could only stare dumbfounded at pictures of the plane crash in Ukraine last Saturday, one American experienced the horror face to face. A man who wishes to keep his last name anonymous, was present in Lviv, Ukraine to see the air show with his fiancé Tanya. "I told Tanya that it would be all to likely for an accident to happen and that we should stay in the background away from the main crowd," James recounted. Finding an old cargo plane which was located near the crowd...

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said on Wednesday, June 26 that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional. The court ruled that the words "under God" is a particular endorsement of religion that violates the Constitution's Establishment Clause requiring a separation between church and state. An atheist, Michael A. Newdow of California, whose daughter attended a local elementary school, filed the lawsuit. The suit claims that the Pledge of Allegiance being recited by a teacher harms her rights. However, breaking revelations surrounding the case have led people to question the legitimacy of the suit. Based on information obtained by...

Minister arrested for praying, reading in front of DC abortion clinicBy Daniel S. McClintockReverend Patrick Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition, has been arrested in Washington D.C. after praying and reading the Bible to close to an abortion clinic, despite a 1998 court order. The order made it illegal for pro-life protestors to protest abortion within 20 feet of an abortion clinic. "If Mister Ashcroft wants to incarcerate an American citizen for simply reading scripture on a public sidewalk, I would find that most troubling, particularly in today's climate, where America is facing terrorist attack," he said Tuesday. Rev....

CPI News Exclusive: The Truth Behind WorldNetDaily and Geoff MetcalfA few weeks ago, many loyal readers and listeners of Geoff Metcalf were shocked to find his column and radio show removed from WorldNetDaily. This has brought about numerous theories and rumors, as well as much criticism from Metcalf's fans. A correspondent for CPI News contacted both Joseph Farah and Geoff Metcalf in two exclusive interviews - and discovered the truth of what happened, despite other claims. A little over two years ago, WorldNetDaily launched a brand new service: TalkNetDaily. The idea was to have talk show hosts from around America...

Three more men have been arrested in the slaying of American reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan -- and they've reportedly told police where Pearl's body can be found. According to a police official in Karachi, authorities have headed to a site on the western edge of the city. That's where they were told they'd find the body of the slain Wall Street Journal reporter. The official said, "We believe we have found Daniel Pearl's body." The development comes even as the trial continues for four Islamic radicals who've already been charged with Pearl's murder and kidnapping. Pearl is believed to...

A recently expelled student and a second gunman opened fire inside a school Friday, leaving 18 people dead and at least six others injured, police said. A team of police commandos has stormed the German high school that was the scene of the deadly shooting rampage today. Police say two teachers and a police officer were among the dead. The former student was also killed. At least one gunman had barricaded himself in a classroom, which police sealed off. Commandoes rushed into the school's gymnasium trying to free an unknown number of trapped students and to search for the assailants....

For those of you who happen to be having trouble trying to learn to balance on a skateboard, this story may be a little bit of an encouragement to you. An 8-month-old puppy, "Whitey", has learned to skateboard around town on her little skateboard. The mutt is owned by a bicycle store owner by the name of Kuo-chen. He says he taught his dog to ride a skateboard so she would not get tired when she was following him. Now the faithful little Whitey, or Hsiao Pai as her own calls her, can skateboard down the sidewalk behind her proud...

Gunman Kills at Least 8 Near Paris Tue Mar 26, 9:25 PM ETPARIS - A gunman opened fire near the city hall of a Paris suburb early Wednesday, killing at least eight people and wounding 18 others, rescue officials said. At least eight of the wounded were in serious condition. Dozens of police vehicles and more than 100 rescue officials were dispatched to the scene in the western Paris suburb of Nanterre, said Cmdr. Christian Decolloredo of the Paris rescue squad. The gunman was in police custody, Decolloredo said, adding that officials remained on high alert. The shooting took place...

A woman whose two huge dogs mauled a neighbor to death in a San Francisco apartment building was convicted of murder and manslaughter Thursday. Her husband was found guilty of manslaughter. Marjorie Knoller, 46, could get 15 years to life in prison for the second-degree murder conviction in the death of 33-year-old Diane Whipple. She looked stricken upon hearing the verdict, taking several deep breaths. Her 60-year-old husband, Robert Noel, showed no reaction. Both were also convicted of involuntary manslaughter and having a mischievous dog that killed someone. The sentencing date was not immediately announced. Murder charges are rare in...

President Bush: Just Say NO to UN Global Taxes!On Monday, the 18th of March, the United Nations will begin a four-day conference in Monterrey, Mexico, to discuss ways of taxing the world. Quite simply, the UN wants the ability to tax citizens of the United States and other nations on an individual basis. Think: Global IRS. President Bush will be attending the conference next week. WE MUST CALL THE WHITEHOUSE AND URGE HIM TO SAY NO TO UN GLOBAL TAXES!!! We don’t have much time. President Bush must not allow the UN to collect a single dollar of global taxes....

<p>HONG KONG, China -- A Russian sailor who survived after being trapped for six hours inside a sunken dredger said prayers and the thought of his family kept him alive.</p> <p>"As the water rose, I just prayed and thought of my wife and my daughter in Russia," Chief engineer Viktor Larin told reporters on Wednesday.</p>

CIA: Attacks May Come From TrucksMissile Threat Still LingersPosted: 9:10 p.m. EST March 11, 2002 Updated: 10:18 p.m. EST March 11, 2002 WASHINGTON -- A CIA official said terrorists are more likely to use a truck than a missile to launch attacks on the US. But Robert Walpole told a Senate committee Monday that the missile threat is still greater than it was quot;during most of the Cold War.'' Walpole believes the threat will continue to grow quot;as the capabilities of potential adversaries mature.'' Walpole said there are several advantages to weapons delivered without missiles. He said they are quot;are...

<p>BILL O'REILLY, HOST: In the Back of the Book segment tonight, there's a course being taught at Cal State Hayward. It's called the sexuality of terrorism. Some say the course is anti-American.</p> <p>Joining us now from San Francisco is the instructor, Professor Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of the book Outlaw Woman.</p>