Headlines for June 28, 2006

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/28/1421216– Israeli Tanks & Gunships Invade Gaza
– Study: All Electronic Voting Machines Vulnerable to Software Attacks
– UN: 150,000 Iraqis Displaced From Homes in Recent Months
– U.S. Military Admits Security Not Improving Much In Baghdad
– Mexico’s Lopez Obrador Vows to Help Poor If Elected
– Sen. Specter Considers Suing Bush Over Signing Statements
– U.S. Surgeon General Urges Ban on Smoking in Public Buildings
– Tennessee Executes Sedley Alley; Lawyers Vow to Keep Fighting Case
– British Watchdog Group Condemns U.S. Bank Spy Program
– Cindy Sheehan and Others to Launch White House Hunger Strike

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Israeli Tanks & Gunships Invade Gaza
Israeli tanks and helicopter gunships have invaded the Gaza Strip for the first since withdrawing ten months ago. Israel says it’s launched the raid to recover captured soldier Gilad Shalit. Shalit was seized in a Palestinian operation on Sunday. The raid began after Israel rejected Shalit’s captors demand for the release of all Palestinian females and Palestinians below the age of eighteen in Israeli prisons. Israel opened the attack with a series of air strikes on three bridges and Gaza’s main power station. The attack left the power station in flames and knocked out electricity in most of Gaza City. Palestinian militants have reportedly taken up defensive positions around Gaza – setting the stage for a potential firefight with the invading soldiers. We’ll have from Gaza in a few minutes.

Study: All Electronic Voting Machines Vulnerable to Software Attacks
A major new report on electronic voting has concluded that the three most common types of electronic voting machines are all vulnerable to software attacks. The study by the Brennan Center for Justice concluded that a single person with technical knowledge could alter the outcome of an election by tampering with the software. The study is considered the most comprehensive ever done on electronic voting machines. The report calls for electronic voting machines to produce voter-verifiable paper records, a ban on wireless components on all voting machines, new safeguards to detect software attacks, as well as routine audits.