Book Review: A rising tide of white-collar lies

By Michael Hudson

New book examines dissembling by Bernie Madoff, Martha Stewart, Barry Bonds

Excerpts from this story referencing "British government":

"… W. Bush uttered 16 words whose essence was later shown to be false: “The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of …"

Letter from London: A history lesson on Iraq

By Philip Knightley

'If you think Saddam Hussein is a hard man to deal with, just wait for the next generation of Iraqi leaders,' author says

Excerpts from this story referencing "British government":

"… n. Britain already had one source: British Petroleum, owned in part by the British government, had been pumping oil at Masjid-i-Salamn, in Iran’s Zagros Mountains, si …"

European ambitions hit a wall of carbon

By Brigitte Alfter

Business and industry pare back EU climate goals

Excerpts from this story referencing "British government":

"… fluential industries. “The German government, the French government, the British government — they’ve all been lobbied like hell,” says Jo Leinen, who chairs th …"

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The EU's billion-Euro bet

By Brigitte Alfter

How Europe ended up paying industry for carbon capture and storage

Excerpts from this story referencing "British government":

"… vironmentalism Ltd. Also known as E3G, the group receives funding from the British government, Shell, and the World Wildlife Fund.The suspense over possible funding con …"

Key false statements

By The Center for Public Integrity

A selection of the Bush administration's most egregious statements about the threat of Sadaam Hussein and Iraq

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"… l weapons, is rebuilding the facilities to make more and, according to the British government, could launch a biological or chemical attack in as little as 45 minutes a …"

"… State of the Union address on January 28, 2003, President Bush said: "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of …"

Privatizing combat, the new world order

By Laura Peterson

In 1998, the U.S. had a military presence in a remote African war that drew little attention from the media

Excerpts from this story referencing "British government":

"… er, but have yet to develop a structure to oversee them.In early 2002, the British government's Foreign and Commonwealth Office released a report titled "Private Milita …"

"… example, ArmorGroup, the services arm of Armor Holdings, was hired by the British government to provide security for British embassies around the world after a diploma …"

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Marketing the new 'Dogs of War'

By Duncan Campbell

Sri Lankans hire Tim Spicer, a man already involved in global mercenary activities

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lafras Luitingh":

"… eal location was Pretoria from where, together with fellow ex-SADF officer Lafras Luitingh, he directed his company's forces in their battle against UNITA. He recrui …"

The adventure capitalist

By Mungo Soggot and Phillip van Niekerk

Niko Shefer's takeover of Africa

Excerpts from this story referencing "British government":

"… er the cloak of parliamentary privilege." He said he had complained to the British government and challenged Farrelly to repeat the allegations outside of Parliament.Af …"

The merchant of death

By André Verlöy

With 300 employees and a large fleet of cargo planes, Victor Bout's actions were near impossible to track

Excerpts from this story referencing "British government":

"… r support the allegations against Bout.Dubbed "the merchant of death" by a British government official, Bout is a former Cold Warrior who became the most notorious gunr …"

Special report: Dim chance for global cloning ban

By M. Asif Ismail

More than 150 countries have no law on the books that bars reproductive cloning

Excerpts from this story referencing "British government":

"… ed States, comprising nearly 400 biotechnology companies, according to the British government. In 2001, it employed 19,000 workers and generated $2.6 billion in revenue …"

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