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--- Begin Message ----Caveat Lector- News Shorts - Fahrenheit Sets Records, Cheney Swears at Sen. Leahy* 'Fahrenheit' Sets Single Day Sales Record in NYC * 'GO F___ YOURSELF' CHENEY SNARLED AT SEN PATRICK LEAHY * Supreme Court Refuses to Approve the Immunity from Discovery Sought by Vice President Cheney * Report available: IRAQ WAR COSTS MOUNTING A Study by the Institute for Policy Studies and Foreign Policy In Focus -- "Paying the Price: The Mounting Costs of the Iraq War" ========== 'Fahrenheit' Sets Single Day Sales Record in NYC Film Opens in 868 Theaters Nationwide Friday Published on Thursday, June 24, 2004 by Reuters http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0624-03.htm NEW YORK - Director Michael Moore’s controversial documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" turned on the box office heat in its first day in theaters breaking single-day records at the two New York City theaters where it played. The movie, which aims a critical eye at President Bush and his prosecution of the war in Iraq, sold $49,000 worth of tickets at the Loew’s Village 7 theater, beating the venue’s single-day record of $43,435 held by 1997’s "Men in Black," according to distributors Lions Gate Films and IFC Films. At the Lincoln Plaza theater, "Fahrenheit 9/11" took in more than $30,000 to top the $24,013 set by "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in 2000. A spokesman for Lions Gate Films said the company debuted the movie in the two theaters to help build good word-of-mouth - friend telling friend - publicity ahead of the wide debut Friday when it plays in 868 theaters in all 50 states. The film has caused a storm of controversy because director Moore, whose past work includes Oscar-winning documentary "Bowling for Columbine," makes a case that the Bush administration was determined to invade Iraq following the Sept. 11 attacks. The movie links Bush family members and business associates with wealthy Saudi Arabian families, including that of Osama bin Laden, and Moore clearly wants to see the president fail to win reelection in this fall’s presidential campaign. Groups have organized support for and against the movie, and audiences appear to be keen to see it. Online ticket service Fandango.com Wednesday reported that "Fahrenheit 9/11" was making up 48 percent of advance ticket sales for the weekend ahead, compared to 11 percent for current box office champ "Dodgeball" and 9 percent for "Spider-Man 2," which opens June 30. © Copyright 2004 Reuters Ltd ========== Cheney Utters 'F-Word' in Senate - Aides Published on Thursday, June 24, 2004 by Reuters http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0624-13.htm WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney blurted out the "F word" at Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont during a heated exchange on the Senate floor, congressional aides said on Thursday. 'GO F___ YOURSELF' CHENEY SNARLED AT SEN PATRICK LEAHY Vice President Dick Cheney was chief executive officer of Halliburton before he became George Bush's running mate. The incident occurred on Tuesday in a terse discussion between the two that touched on politics, religion and money, with Cheney finally telling Leahy to "f--- off" or "go f--- yourself," the aides said. "I think he was just having a bad day," Leahy was quoted as saying on CNN, which first reported the incident. "I was kind of shocked to hear that kind of language on the floor." "That doesn't sound like language the vice president would use but there was a frank exchange of views," said Cheney spokesman Kevin Kellems. According to congressional aides, Leahy said hello to Cheney following the taking of the Senate group photo on the floor of the chamber. Cheney, who is president of the Senate, then ripped into Leahy for the Democratic senator's criticism this week of alleged war profiteering in Iraq by Halliburton, the oil services company that Cheney once ran. Leahy and other Democrats have called for congressional hearings into whether the vice president helped the firm win lucrative contracts in Iraq after the U.S.-led war that toppled Saddam Hussein. During their exchange, Leahy noted that Republicans had accused Democrats of being anti-Catholic because they are opposed to some of President Bush's anti-abortion judges, the aides said. That's when Cheney unloaded with the "F-bomb," aides said. According to Senate rules, profanity is not permitted in the chamber. But when the exchange occurred between Leahy and Cheney, the Senate was not in session so there was technically no foul. © 2004 Copyright Reuters Ltd ========== Supreme Court Refuses to Approve the Immunity from Discovery Sought by Vice President Cheney http://www.nsarchive.org Washington D.C., June 24, 2004 - The United States Supreme Court today remanded to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals a case concerning the application of a federal open government law to the Energy Task Force chaired by Vice President Cheney in 2001. "Although today's decision permits the Vice President to continue to delay release of details about who wrote the nation's energy policy, the Supreme Court refused to accept the radical argument voiced by his lawyers that the Administration is free from any inquiry into how it conducts its affairs," explained Meredith Fuchs, the Archive's General Counsel. In 2001, President Bush established an advisory committee on energy policy, and appointed Vice President Cheney chairman of the committee. After the committee made its recommendations, the Sierra Club and Judicial Watch filed suit arguing that that the advisory committee violated the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and that the committee should release its documents to the public. Vice President Cheney has argued that the committee is not required to disclose who participated in its meetings. The National Security Archive, along with a coalition of organizations, filed an amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court in support of the Sierra Club and Judicial Watch's position. The joint statement of the coalition is available on the Archive's website. http://www.nsarchive.org THE NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHIVE is an independent non- governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The Archive collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). A tax-exempt public charity, the Archive receives no U.S. government funding; its budget is supported by publication royalties and donations from foundations and individuals. ========== IRAQ WAR COSTS MOUNTING A Study by the Institute for Policy Studies and Foreign Policy In Focus Announcing the release of: Paying the Price: The Mounting Costs of the Iraq War The Institute for Policy Studies and Foreign Policy In Focus are proud to announce the release of, "Paying the Price: The Mounting Costs of the Iraq War." This study is the first comprehensive account of the costs of the Iraq war and the ensuing occupation to the U.S., Iraq, and the world. The report is available online at: http://www.ips-dc.org/iraq/costsofwar/ This report demonstrates that we have paid a very high price for the war and have become less secure at home and in the world. Most Americans are somewhat aware of the body count for the United States and its allies, now amounting to 952 dead and 5,134 wounded. Yet, most are not aware that the number of Iraqis killed is more than 10 times the number of Americans who have lost their lives. Most don’t know or haven’t thought about how many children could have obtained health insurance or how many elementary school teachers could have been hired with the $151 billion spent on the war so far. Most don’t know the enormous financial burden shouldered by the majority of U.S. military families. Most are barely aware of the legion of other costseconomic, human, environmental and moreborn by millions of people in Iraq and around the world. We hope that you find this report useful in your work to stimulate broad debate about the costs and legitimacy of the war and occupation in Iraq. For more information or to order print copies of the report contact: Institute for Policy Studies 202-234-9382 www.ips- dc.org Paying the Price: The Mounting Costs of the Iraq War [24 June 2004] http://www.ips-dc.org/iraq/costsofwar/costsofwar.pdf [full-text, 68 pages] Key Findings http://www.ips-dc.org/iraq/costsofwar/ Fact Sheet http://www.ips-dc.org/iraq/costsofwar/numbers.pdf CONTENTS Key Findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. Costs to the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Human Costs to the U.S. and Allies . . . . . . . . . B. Security Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Economic Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Box 1: Breakdown of Economic Costs of War . . . . . . . Box 2: The Cost of War in One State: Ohio . . . . . . . D. Social Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Human Rights Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Box 3: The Price of War Profiteering . . . . . . . . . II. Costs to Iraq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Human Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Security Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Economic Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Social Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Human Rights Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Box 4: Women's Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Sovereignty Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III. Costs to the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Human Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Box 5: Non-U.S. Coalition Casualties . . . . . . . . . B. Disabling International Law . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Undermining the United Nations . . . . . . . . . . . D. Enforcing Coalitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Costs to the Global Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Undermining Global Security and Disarmament . . . . G. Global Environmental Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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