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The British police asked ABC News on Tuesday to withhold a report showing images of what were said to be unexploded bombs found in a car used by the July 7 bombers and of the inside of a subway train mangled in the attacks, a network official said yesterday. But on its "World News Tonight" program on Tuesday, ABC went ahead with the report, which said the attacks might have been part of a wider plot, said the official, Jon Banner, executive producer of "World News Tonight." He said the account was cut from the program when it was broadcast...

NOW BIRD FLU ...Feb 02, 2005 - FreeMarketNews.comby Tim BrownIs “bird flu” the next SARS? The fear of so-called bird flu is growing in Southeast Asia. Thailand and Cambodia in addition to Vietnam have had cases of bird flu in humans. Flights between Hong Kong and Vietnam are broadcasting warnings of bird flu to passengers aboard the flight. It is rumored that China has cordoned off a strip along the Vietnam border as a buffer against the virus. The SARS virus debilitated the Asian economy. Business travel and exhibitions were cancelled. Many airlines cancelled service to and from Asian destinations....

IRRELEVANT UN?Feb 01, 2005 - FreeMarketNews.comby staff reportsAccording to Collin May, writing for EURSOC, the outcome in Iraq will be less important on the world’s stage than the changing face of political alliance in the Asian-Pacific theatre. May, in an article entitled “The Asian Tsunami and the Winds of International Change” argues that the way in which the UN was more or less ignored during the United States’ original relief efforts in the devastated region, point to a change in the Pacific power make-up vis a vis the UN. He points out that the UN idea of solving a problem...

Signs of the End Times As 2002 Draws to a Close By Anthony C. LoBaido Published 10. 27. 02 at 10:04 Sierra Time Are we living in the End Times? I have been wondering about this very notion since I was a youngster in the late 1970's. I recall reading Ruth Montgomery's book, "When Your Money Fails," which speaks about the Universal Product Code, (or "bar code") and a coming " 666 computer chip-system." Concerning what is "real" and "unreal" about Bible prophecy and the so called "End Times," the book "Soothsayers of the Second Advent" is an excellent resource....