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An imprisoned man known as the "20th hijacker" in the 9/11 terror attacks is asking a South Florida federal judge for a transfer to the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The request is part of a rambling, handwritten letter filed Wednesday in Miami federal court by Zacarias Moussaoui. He is serving a life prison sentence after pleading guilty in 2005 to conspiring with the Sept. 11 hijackers to kill Americans.

The Oakland City Council can no longer control its own meetings. When trouble erupted on Tuesday - at the first council meeting after a six-week recess - there was hardly an attempt to stop it. "I'm going to have this council chamber cleared in a second," warned council President Larry Reid, speaking over shouts, jeers and obscenities. "You watch. Watch me. Watch me." They did watch. They watched Reid adjourn the meeting and walk out. The protesters stayed. This has been coming for some time. Tuesday was just the tipping point, but it sent a clear message to anyone who...

Fidel Castro was rumoured to be having hospital treatment in Spain. According to internet reports, the Cuban dictator is staying in a restricted wing of the Gregorio Maranon Hospital in Madrid. He is said to have arrived on the same plane as the Spanish surgeon who flew to Cuba last week to treat him at the request of the island's authorities. Jose Luis Garcia Sabrido, who works at Gregorio Maranon has denied reports that Castro, 80, is suffering from cancer. The surgeon said he was recovering well from stomach surgery to repair a problem with his digestive system. Details of...

BEIJING, March 10, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Chinese official has recommended to parliament that the country begin experimenting with euthanasia as a precursor to legalization. Zhao Gongmin, a Chinese Academy of Social Sciences researcher, claims that public opinion strongly supports the practice, with supposed surveys showing as much as 80 percent support. “I think it is only a matter of time for euthanasia to become legal,” Zhao said, according to a Shanghai Daily report. “Therefore, we should allow some experiments on the local level for the purpose of accumulating experience.”“Conditions are not ripe yet for nation-level legislation on euthanasia, but...

Dear Family and Friends, A friend of mine recently had occasion to visit a commercial farm that had been seized by the government for re-distribution. Just five years ago every acre of the farm had been involved in intensive agricultural production. Eggs, tobacco, beef, maize and mutton had come off this land every year. Over 50 men had been employed on this farm less than five years ago and these men, with their wives, children and extended families had lived and thrived on this property. And now, my friend who visited this farm recently, said that what he had seen...

In his first U.S. television interview, the former U.S. Army sergeant who deserted to North Korea speaks for the first time about the abuse and control inflicted on him by the communist dictatorship over his nearly 40 years there. Charles Robert Jenkins tells Scott Pelley he Êhad a "U.S. Army" tattoo sliced off without anesthetic and was even told how often to have sex by his communist "leaders" in a 60 MINUTES interview to be broadcast Sunday, Oct. 23 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. In 1965, Jenkins was posted along the hostile border between North and South...

I received an email today from a niece: an eager member of Move On. Someone persuaded her it would be an uplifting experience to visit that famous Peoples' Paradise : China. The Chinese,who offered SARS to the world,take great care it doesn't come back to bite them in the "nether parts": Incoming visitors undergo a temperature scan as they enter the airport,and are questioned extensively about their health.(Needless to say, all baggage is searched with ruthless efficiency .) The Progressive young visitor is pleasantly surprised by her high-rise apartment.It seems well appointed, and there are loads of modern appliances in...