| US elections 2004
For supporters of John Kerry, who have seen allegations about the Democratic candidate's military record sap his campaign, it must have seemed like a case of just deserts.
The president, George Bush, was last week looking vulnerable on the same grounds after CBS's flagship current affairs show, 60 Minutes, broadcast a report claiming he had been suspended from pilot duties for failing to meet the required standards. It was also claimed that a commanding officer had been put under pressure to "sugar coat" Mr Bush's performance reviews.
But while CBS stands by its story, allegations have now surfaced that 60 Minutes based a large part of the report on forged documents.
Although what one man - even a presidential candidate - did more than 30 years ago can seem rather trivial, the US election is being fought between a self-declared "war president" and a man who, in stump speeches, claims he would defend his country as president in the way he had defended it as a young man.
Chlorine gas leak at Big Butte Springs plant creates alarm
A chlorine gas leak at the Big Butte Springs water disinfecting plant created a scare for several hours Monday morning. Alarms sounded at the plant near Fish Lake Road, indicating a leak, said Larry Rains, manager for the Medford Water Commission, which operates the plant. The building and nearby homes were evacuated. Rains said the leak was initially treated as a serious incident because officials didn't know the extent of the problem. The leak was contained by mid-afternoon and deemed small, said Laura Hodnett, public information coordinator for the commission. Hodnett said the water is safe to drink for everyone except 68 residential customers who obtain water directly from the Big Butte Springs pipeline. They have been cautioned to boil their water before using it.
Automated Killer Robots ‘Threat to Humanity’: Expert
They lie in wait for their victims and kill when their triggers say to. They may be a little less sophisticated than models shown in the article, but because they are so inexpensive to make and deploy, they are a favorite tool. Why would you think the world or the US would ban killer robots when they refuse to quit making mines? Oh, and by the way, these machines do not kill. They "function." By using this terminology, the engineers who design them and the factories that produce them can live with themselves. .
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