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The Read International for 12/30/08 (Besides Onging Israeli-Palestine Gaza Conflict): Ukraine Pays Off Gas Debt To Russia

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(Photo from NASA) The sad report of the Columbia Space shuttle Crew Other news coming out from the world on the penultimate day of the year: Ukraine has finally played off its gas debt to Russia. The BBC unearths the chilling NASA report details of the the crew onboard the disintegrated space shuttle Columbia and their final minutes. The report includes grim details of the crew's final moments as the shuttle broke up over the state of Texas. It also concluded that the astronaut's seat restraints, suits and helmets did not work well, leading to "lethal trauma". "This report confirms that although the valiant Columbia crew tried every possible way to maintain control of their vehicle, the accident was not ultimately survivable," said Nasa's deputy associate administrator, Wayne Hale. And this may make you more sad and angry at the same time after reading this: Nasa also found that the astronauts did not have the necessary training that may have increased ...

12/16/08-TWD's Agenda For The Day: Shoe Thrower Tortured, Bush Refusing To Do The Right Thing, Again

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Photo from the BBC So much for being an advocate of free speech. Instead of giving his blessings that Muntader al-Zaidi be released after throwing a shoe at him, the lame duck George W.Bush has not said a word about that. And because of his, in my mind, chilling silence, al-Zaidi is getting tortured and beaten, badly . This is scary. The brother of the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W Bush has said that the reporter has been beaten in custody. Muntadar al-Zaidi has allegedly suffered a broken arm, broken ribs and internal bleeding, his older brother, Dargham, told the BBC. Mr Zaidi threw his shoes at Mr Bush at a news conference, calling him "a dog". The government however said that's not the case: A spokesperson for the Iraqi military says the journalist is in good health and said the allegations were untrue. But other reports say the opposite : Raed in the Middle reports: Albaghdadia, the TV channel where the Iraqi Journalist Montather ...