Householders to be charged for each flush of toilethttp://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,24659589-5005369,00.html The Conflict in the Congo is a Resource War Waged by US and British Allieshttp://www.dissidentvoice.org/2009/02/the-conflict-in-the-congo-is-a-resource-war-waged-by-us-and-british-allies/ Federal Workers Dont Pay Taxes Eitherhttp://sweetness-light.com/archive/federal-workers-dont-pay-taxes-either 'Bomb plot' case jury dismissed http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7896942.stm A US soldier, 26, accused of shooting four blindfolded Iraqi prisoners in the head and dumping their bodies in a canal near Baghdad went on trial Tuesday before a court martial in Germany He and two other soldiers, 27 and 40, had been ordered to release the prisoners, but are alleged to have instead murdered them in early 2007 out of a desire to avenge the killings of US soldier The UN says 15,000 Congolese have sought refuge in South Sudan from Lord's Resistance Army. The number of Congolese seeking refuge in South Sudan from Lord's Resistance Army rebels has reached 15,000.Some 4,000 civilians crossed the border into Sudan over the last several days Children have been used as 'lab rats' in GM rice trials that were carried out in breach of ethics rules. A group of 22 scientists are condemning a controversial trial involving feeding GM rice to children in China and the US. Youngsters aged 6-10 were fed so-called Golden Rice Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp., recipients of $90 billion in bailout funds from American taxpayers, are charging financial companies three times more to sell bonds under a U.S.-backed rescue program than government- controlled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pay to issue notes with similar maturities Economists Who Missed the Housing Bubble Are Coming After Your Social Security http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dean-baker/the-economists-who-missed_b_166852.html http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/news/journalism-a-media/7417-new-york-post-in-racism-row-over-chimpanzee-cartoon.html New York Post in racism row over chimpanzee cartoon Somalia: PM Calls for Talks With Al Shabaab As Ethiopia Troops Re-Enter Somalia's newly appointed Prime Minister, Mr. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmake, has called for peace talks with Islamist hardliners, as Ethiopian troops re-entered parts of the country, Radio Garowe reports. Somalia: Ethiopian Troops Return? Eyewitnesses said Wednesday more Ethiopian troops with about 60 military vehicles have re-entered in Bakool region in south western Somalia. Somalia: Islamists Tell Aid Agencies to Hand Out Food Islamist administrators in southern Somalia told international aid agencies on Tuesday to hand out all the food aid in their warehouseshttp://allafrica.com/stories/200902171058.html Somalia: MP Arrested By Ethiopian Troops http://allafrica.com/stories/200902160010.html