Conspiracies
Christine Falls - A Novel
In the debut crime novel from Booker Award winner John Banville, a Dublin pathologist follows the corpse of a mysterious woman into the heart of a conspiracy among the city's high Catholic society.
Anna Nicole Smith’s Ex Sues Again
It has been reported that Anna Nicole Smith is being sued again by her ex photography Larry Birkhead, this time for fraud and conspiracy.
Schering-Plough Admits Lying To US Government
Proving that crime actually makes you pay, drug giant Schering-Plough plead guilty to conspiracy and must fork over $435 million in fines and settlement payouts.
American League Conference Whomps National League Pros—Again
It’s been a decade since the National League prevailed in an All-Star game. Is it a curse? A vast alien conspiracy? Not even the pundits are sure.
Louis Farrakahn Says Government Conspiracy Flooded New Orleans
Outspoken Islamic leader Louis Farrakhan has suggested that the American government might have blown a hole in the levee surrounding Lake Ponchartrain in New Orleans, in an attempt to flood poor black people out of the hurricane-ravaged city.
Chaplain Resigns from FDNY After Making Offensive 9/11 Comments
An imam scheduled to be the second Muslim chaplain in the New York Fire Department resigned before being sworn in, after he made comments suggesting that the 9/11 terrorist attacks might have been a government conspiracy.
Coach of India's Record-breaking Marathon Boy is Charged With Torture
· Mother says six-year-old was beaten and mistreated · Accused claims he is victim of a conspiracy
Iranian-Americans Held for Plotting Revolution in Tehran
Journalist and academics accused of conspiracy US accused of trying to overthrow government.
Ex-KKK Man Guilty of 1964 Murder of Black Teenagers
A 71-year-old man alleged to have been a member of the Ku Klux Klan has been found guilty of kidnapping and conspiracy in the 1964 deaths of two black teenagers that sparked a summer of violence later depicted in the film Mississippi Burning.
Chávez Forced to Deny Dictatorship Accusation
Venezuela's president, Hugo Chávez, last night denied turning his country into a dictatorship and said democracy was blossoming despite an "imperialist conspiracy" to overthrow his government.
Profile of Salim Ahmed Hamdan
Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a Yemeni, had charges dropped against him yesterday along with another Guantanamo detainee, Omar Khadr. He was accused of conspiracy and providing material support for terrorism by transporting weapons and attending an al-Qaida training camp.
A Slur and an Outrage
The reporter who blew open Watergate is part of a misogynist conspiracy against Hillary Clinton. By Zoe Williams
Incident Seen As Conspiracy
Iran's newspapers ended a fortnight's enforced silence on the 15 detained UK naval personnel by depicting the affair as a dark conspiracy hatched by London.
Italy's Senators Vote to Give Prodi Government Another Chance
After a day of fevered speculation about rumoured betrayals and supposed conspiracies, Italy's senators last night voted to give Romano Prodi's centre-left government another chance.
9/11 Fantasists Pose a Mortal Danger to Popular Oppositional Campaigns
These conspiracy idiots are a boon for Bush and Blair as they destroy the movements some of us have spent years building. By George Monbiot
A 9/11 Conspiracy Virus is Sweeping the World, But It Has No Basis in Fact
Loose Change is a sharp, slick film with an authoritative voiceover, but it drowns the truth in an ocean of nonsense. By George Monbiot
Stevens Report Closes the Book on Diana.
It may be dismissed by the conspiracy freaks, but the Stevens report closes the book on Diana. By Mark Lawson
Lies, lies and maybe some truth
Do we really know what’s going on? Is the Government spying on us? Can we believe what we see on TV and read in the newspapers? www.conspiracyplanet.com has the answers.
Cctv Conspiracy Mania is a Very Middle-class Disorder
Paranoid speculation on imaginary surveillance abuses betrays a moral blindness when real social injustice abounds. By Polly Toynbee
Pakistan's Role in Uncovering Conspiracy
Pakistan appears to have played a vital role in uncovering the terror plot, helping British security agencies to break the international network.
Online Betting Boss Faces Conspiracy Charges in Us
FBI seizes BetonSports chief at American airport. The boss of the online betting group BetonSports was detained at an airport early yesterday morning by the FBI after he touched down in the US on his way from Britain to the company's main operational base in Costa Rica.
Modern Art a Conspiracy Part 2
Modern art is simply a conspiracy child of racism and imperialism. The so-called founder had these to say. Today, as you know, I am famous and very rich. But when completely alone with myself, I haven't the nerve to consider myself an artist in the great and ancient sense of the word...
'Vile Conspiracy' Fuelled Nasser Legacy
In the fifth of our series, we look at the bitter legacy of the war for Britain, the US and the Arab world.
Modern Art a Conspiracy Part 1
During the era of European avant-garde artists, there were prolific African Artists such as ‘Aina Onabolu’ and many others whose works were never considered modern. "European modern art" was the biggest scam on African Art. They took the best of our forefathers and kicked us to the trash.
Horse Racing: Crunch Day for Fallon
An appeal board meets this eveing to rule on Kieren Fallon's appeal against his ban from British racing until he has faced trial for conspiracy to defraud Betfair customers.
Fallon Charged With Fraud Plot
Horse racing: Former champion jockey charged with conspiracy to defraud as part of investigation into alleged corruption.
Former Enron Bosses Found Guilty
A jury today found Kenneth Lay, the founder of Enron, guilty on all six counts of fraud and conspiracy in one of the biggest financial scandals in US history.
Da Vinci Code Benefits Opus Dei
The head of Opus Dei claimed yesterday that Dan Brown's portrayal of his fellowship as a murderous global conspiracy had done it more good than harm.
Former Syrian Leader Charged With Conspiracy
A Syrian military court has charged the former vice-president Abdul Halim Khaddam, the most senior defector from the regime in years, with a string of crimes, including inciting a foreign attack on the country and plotting to seize power.
Coincidence or Conspiracy? Rivals Launch Books on Same Day
The author of The Da Vinci Code and one of the men he has been facing in court found themselves locked in a new battle yesterday, with rival US book launches on the same day.
Cartoons Part of 'zionist Conspiracy', Says Iran's Supreme Leader
· One killed, scores wounded as rioters clash with police in Afghanistan · Danes advised to leave Indonesia as protests spread outside Jakarta · 5,000 demonstrators burn effigies in Peshawar · Australia warns its citizens against Middle East travel
Rev. George Lee's Murderers Never Caught
Some of Rev. George Lee’s friends believed his murder was part of a larger conspiracy involving influential members of the Belzoni, Mississippi community who wanted to silence Lee for encouraging blacks to register to vote.
'She Fled the Van and Hid Like a Rabbit'
· Court told of Joanne Lees's daring escape from killer · Judge orders jurors: ignore internet conspiracy tales
House Leader and Bush Ally Indicted on Fundraising Conspiracy Charge
George Bush suffered a significant blow to his already problematic second presidential term when a key Republican, Tom DeLay, majority leader in the House of Representatives, was indicted by a grand jury.
Spain Jails 9/11-linked Al-qaida Suspect
A suspected al-Qaida leader was sentenced to 27 years in prison in Madrid today for conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the September 11 attacks on New York. Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas, 42, the alleged head of an al-Qaida cell, was sentenced to 15 years in jail plus 12 more...
UK Asks Thais for Algerian Forgery Suspect
British detectives are in Bangkok to seek the extradition of a detained Algerian man wanted in the UK for alleged money-laundering and conspiracy to produce hundreds of forged passports and identity cards, say Thai police.
Arson Conspiracy Behind Spain Fires
The vast majority of the 19,000 wildfires that have raged across Spain this summer have been started by arsonists or are the result of human carelessness, according to the country's environment minister. Cristina Narbona provoked controversy yesterday by saying fewer than one in 20 of...
Athletics: Conte Accepts 4 Months in Prison
Owner of Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative Victor Conte gets four months in prison after he agreed to admit to conspiracy to distribute steroids.
Serve, Volley, Disillusion in Sw19
Wmbledon has become a bland conspiracy of disappointment. Peter Preston
Murdoch May Be the Man Who Saved Europe
The anti-EU conspiracy could yet rescue the project in a more realistic form. Martin Kettle
'Broad Conspiracy' Behind Nun's Killing in Brazil
A Brazilian congressional panel investigating the murder of a revered American nun has found evidence that a broader conspiracy between loggers, ranchers and officials is behind a wave of violence against peasant farmers and environmental activists in the Amazon state of Para.
Red Lake Schoolboy Charged
The teenage son of the chairman of the Indian reservation where 10 people were killed in a school shooting last week has been charged with conspiracy, news reports said yesterday.
Press Review: Indonesia
So what, who cares? That would not be an altogether inaccurate summary of the Indonesian media's reaction to last Thursday's conviction of the Indonesian Islamist cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir on conspiracy charges relating to the 2002 Bali bombing.
Islamist Cleric Jailed for Bali Bomb Plot
An Indonesian Islamist cleric widely regarded as a regional terrorist leader was convicted yesterday of taking part in the "evil conspiracy" of the 2002 Bali bombing and was jailed for 30 months.
Press Review: The View From ... Athens
The tale has it all: drama, conspiracy and intrigue. No surprise, then, that for the past month every newspaper across Greece has spoken of little else but the scandals besetting the country's Orthodox church.
The Shill Game: A Government-Media Conspiracy
Fifty years of mass media evolution have produced an endless stream of dazzling images and sound, calibrated to induce the belief that we are informed when, in fact, we are only distracted. Keep your eye on the nut: The war is expanding.
Horse Racing: Three Arrested in Conspiracy Case
Three men, including the trainer Alan Berry and jockey Paul Bradley, have been arrested and questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud.
Israelis to Use Barbecues to Break Hunger Strikers
Israel's prison service plans to break a mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners by barbecueing meat and baking bread near their cells. The prison service said yesterday that 1,602 out of 3,800 prisoners, who have been convicted of crimes ranging from conspiracy to murder, were...
AOL Engineer Sold 92m Names to Spammers
A software engineer working for America Online was last night charged with stealing the internet service provider's entire subscriber list and selling it to spammers, the senders of unsolicited junk emails. Jason Smathers, 24, was arrested on conspiracy charges at his home in West...
Plotters Say Gadafy Ordered Killing of Saudi Crown Prince
Libya's leader, Colonel Muammar Gadafy, ordered a covert operation to assassinate the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, according to statements by two alleged participants in the conspiracy, it was reported yesterday. US officials said investigators were assessing the credibility of the...
Candidate Who Pulled Out Blames Chalabi Plot
Adnan Pachachi, who had been widely tipped to become Iraq's new president, last night claimed he was forced to turn down the job because of a "shabby conspiracy" led by the Pentagon's disgraced ex-favourite Ahmad Chalabi. Dr Pachachi, an 81-year-old former diplomat, told the Guardian that...
Martha Stewart Accepts Her Fate and Resigns in 'best Interests' of Company
Martha Stewart, the disgraced American businesswoman, yesterday resigned from the board of the company that bears her name. The expected move came a little more than a week after Stewart was found guilty of obstruction of justice, conspiracy and making false statements to federal...
Former Merrill Bankers Charged With Conspiracy
Three former senior Merrill Lynch bankers were yesterday charged with criminal conspiracy stemming from a 1999 deal with bankrupt energy firm Enron. The news was announced by assistant attorney-general Christopher Wray at a Washington press conference.
California Contender Cries Foul Over Delay
The Republican financing the campaign to unseat Gray Davis, the governor of California, claimed yesterday that a federal appeal court ruling delaying the vote was the work of a liberal conspiracy. The court in San Francisco ruled on Monday that the election should be delayed because the...
Enron Ex-treasurer Jailed
A former treasurer at Enron yesterday became the first executive to be jailed for his part in the scandal that tilted the energy firm into bankruptcy more than 18 months ago. Ben Glisan was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to criminal conspiracy. He was taken into...
CBI Sees Franco-german Plot
The CBI stoked up fresh tensions with the TUC yesterday by launching a new assault on EU social legislation amid claims that this was a Franco-German "conspiracy" to destroy Britain's flexible labour market. Tim Watts, chairman of recruitment agency Pertemps which is sponsoring the latest...
'20th Hijacker' Taunts Us Attorney General With Quiz
In a gambit surely unprecedented in US legal history, Zacarias Moussaoui, awaiting trial for conspiracy in the September 11 attacks, has set the US attorney general a multiple choice quiz, offering a seat at his execution as a mock reward for getting the right answer. The suspected...
Tournament conspiracies
This week we ponder the men's and women's NCAA tournaments, with special attention to high-seeds for bubble teams, the Indiana/Alabama first-round pairing, and the best and worst thing about the women's tournament.
At least we've got our health
C. Alan uncovers a government conspiracy that keeps his state from enjoying college basketball.
Is there a conspiracy in College Football??
No team from the Pac-10, WAC or Texas will win the championship because of the "BCS Triangle."
Paul Webster: French Unveil New Diana Conspiracy
Paul Webster reports on the growing belief in Paris that Britain's establishment is trying to snuff out memories of the Princess of Wales.
Wrong Assumptions Make a Rightwing Murder Conspiracy
It now seems Pim Fortuyn's death was the work of a misanthrope homicidally opposed to his line on fur-farming, not his far-right politics in general. So why were we so eager to accept the wrong conclusion, wonders Simon Tisdall
Khader Shkirat: Conspiracy of silence
Why do Britain and the EU do nothing about Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians? Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are currently experiencing a huge military offensive by Israel.
Conor Ryan: Misogynist, conspiracist and zealot
Chris Woodhead's tirades reveal more about him than his critics. Chris Woodhead has been lashing out at ministers, academics and civil servants in advance of the publication of his book Class War tomorrow.
What Islamist Conspiracy?
February 14:The spectre of terrorist hordes poised to overrun south-east Asia is a convenient one for the region's leaders, writes John Aglionby.
Ex-Black Panther says murder trial is FBI conspiracy
A murder trial under way in Atlanta, Georgia, has rekindled memories of one of the most turbulent periods of American racial politics, with the accused - a former leading figure of the Black Panthers - claiming to be the victim of an FBI witch-hunt. Jamil Abdullah al-Amin, 58, a Muslim...
· Mother says six-year-old was beaten and mistreated · Accused claims he is victim of a conspiracy
Iranian-Americans Held for Plotting Revolution in Tehran
Journalist and academics accused of conspiracy US accused of trying to overthrow government.
Ex-KKK Man Guilty of 1964 Murder of Black Teenagers
A 71-year-old man alleged to have been a member of the Ku Klux Klan has been found guilty of kidnapping and conspiracy in the 1964 deaths of two black teenagers that sparked a summer of violence later depicted in the film Mississippi Burning.
Chávez Forced to Deny Dictatorship Accusation
Venezuela's president, Hugo Chávez, last night denied turning his country into a dictatorship and said democracy was blossoming despite an "imperialist conspiracy" to overthrow his government.
Profile of Salim Ahmed Hamdan
Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a Yemeni, had charges dropped against him yesterday along with another Guantanamo detainee, Omar Khadr. He was accused of conspiracy and providing material support for terrorism by transporting weapons and attending an al-Qaida training camp.
A Slur and an Outrage
The reporter who blew open Watergate is part of a misogynist conspiracy against Hillary Clinton. By Zoe Williams
Incident Seen As Conspiracy
Iran's newspapers ended a fortnight's enforced silence on the 15 detained UK naval personnel by depicting the affair as a dark conspiracy hatched by London.
Italy's Senators Vote to Give Prodi Government Another Chance
After a day of fevered speculation about rumoured betrayals and supposed conspiracies, Italy's senators last night voted to give Romano Prodi's centre-left government another chance.
9/11 Fantasists Pose a Mortal Danger to Popular Oppositional Campaigns
These conspiracy idiots are a boon for Bush and Blair as they destroy the movements some of us have spent years building. By George Monbiot
A 9/11 Conspiracy Virus is Sweeping the World, But It Has No Basis in Fact
Loose Change is a sharp, slick film with an authoritative voiceover, but it drowns the truth in an ocean of nonsense. By George Monbiot
Stevens Report Closes the Book on Diana.
It may be dismissed by the conspiracy freaks, but the Stevens report closes the book on Diana. By Mark Lawson
Lies, lies and maybe some truth
Do we really know what’s going on? Is the Government spying on us? Can we believe what we see on TV and read in the newspapers? www.conspiracyplanet.com has the answers.
Cctv Conspiracy Mania is a Very Middle-class Disorder
Paranoid speculation on imaginary surveillance abuses betrays a moral blindness when real social injustice abounds. By Polly Toynbee
Pakistan's Role in Uncovering Conspiracy
Pakistan appears to have played a vital role in uncovering the terror plot, helping British security agencies to break the international network.
Online Betting Boss Faces Conspiracy Charges in Us
FBI seizes BetonSports chief at American airport. The boss of the online betting group BetonSports was detained at an airport early yesterday morning by the FBI after he touched down in the US on his way from Britain to the company's main operational base in Costa Rica.
Modern Art a Conspiracy Part 2
Modern art is simply a conspiracy child of racism and imperialism. The so-called founder had these to say. Today, as you know, I am famous and very rich. But when completely alone with myself, I haven't the nerve to consider myself an artist in the great and ancient sense of the word...
'Vile Conspiracy' Fuelled Nasser Legacy
In the fifth of our series, we look at the bitter legacy of the war for Britain, the US and the Arab world.
Modern Art a Conspiracy Part 1
During the era of European avant-garde artists, there were prolific African Artists such as ‘Aina Onabolu’ and many others whose works were never considered modern. "European modern art" was the biggest scam on African Art. They took the best of our forefathers and kicked us to the trash.
Horse Racing: Crunch Day for Fallon
An appeal board meets this eveing to rule on Kieren Fallon's appeal against his ban from British racing until he has faced trial for conspiracy to defraud Betfair customers.
Fallon Charged With Fraud Plot
Horse racing: Former champion jockey charged with conspiracy to defraud as part of investigation into alleged corruption.
Former Enron Bosses Found Guilty
A jury today found Kenneth Lay, the founder of Enron, guilty on all six counts of fraud and conspiracy in one of the biggest financial scandals in US history.
Da Vinci Code Benefits Opus Dei
The head of Opus Dei claimed yesterday that Dan Brown's portrayal of his fellowship as a murderous global conspiracy had done it more good than harm.
Former Syrian Leader Charged With Conspiracy
A Syrian military court has charged the former vice-president Abdul Halim Khaddam, the most senior defector from the regime in years, with a string of crimes, including inciting a foreign attack on the country and plotting to seize power.
Coincidence or Conspiracy? Rivals Launch Books on Same Day
The author of The Da Vinci Code and one of the men he has been facing in court found themselves locked in a new battle yesterday, with rival US book launches on the same day.
Cartoons Part of 'zionist Conspiracy', Says Iran's Supreme Leader
· One killed, scores wounded as rioters clash with police in Afghanistan · Danes advised to leave Indonesia as protests spread outside Jakarta · 5,000 demonstrators burn effigies in Peshawar · Australia warns its citizens against Middle East travel
Rev. George Lee's Murderers Never Caught
Some of Rev. George Lee’s friends believed his murder was part of a larger conspiracy involving influential members of the Belzoni, Mississippi community who wanted to silence Lee for encouraging blacks to register to vote.
'She Fled the Van and Hid Like a Rabbit'
· Court told of Joanne Lees's daring escape from killer · Judge orders jurors: ignore internet conspiracy tales
House Leader and Bush Ally Indicted on Fundraising Conspiracy Charge
George Bush suffered a significant blow to his already problematic second presidential term when a key Republican, Tom DeLay, majority leader in the House of Representatives, was indicted by a grand jury.
Spain Jails 9/11-linked Al-qaida Suspect
A suspected al-Qaida leader was sentenced to 27 years in prison in Madrid today for conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the September 11 attacks on New York. Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas, 42, the alleged head of an al-Qaida cell, was sentenced to 15 years in jail plus 12 more...
UK Asks Thais for Algerian Forgery Suspect
British detectives are in Bangkok to seek the extradition of a detained Algerian man wanted in the UK for alleged money-laundering and conspiracy to produce hundreds of forged passports and identity cards, say Thai police.
Arson Conspiracy Behind Spain Fires
The vast majority of the 19,000 wildfires that have raged across Spain this summer have been started by arsonists or are the result of human carelessness, according to the country's environment minister. Cristina Narbona provoked controversy yesterday by saying fewer than one in 20 of...
Athletics: Conte Accepts 4 Months in Prison
Owner of Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative Victor Conte gets four months in prison after he agreed to admit to conspiracy to distribute steroids.
Serve, Volley, Disillusion in Sw19
Wmbledon has become a bland conspiracy of disappointment. Peter Preston
Murdoch May Be the Man Who Saved Europe
The anti-EU conspiracy could yet rescue the project in a more realistic form. Martin Kettle
'Broad Conspiracy' Behind Nun's Killing in Brazil
A Brazilian congressional panel investigating the murder of a revered American nun has found evidence that a broader conspiracy between loggers, ranchers and officials is behind a wave of violence against peasant farmers and environmental activists in the Amazon state of Para.
Red Lake Schoolboy Charged
The teenage son of the chairman of the Indian reservation where 10 people were killed in a school shooting last week has been charged with conspiracy, news reports said yesterday.
Press Review: Indonesia
So what, who cares? That would not be an altogether inaccurate summary of the Indonesian media's reaction to last Thursday's conviction of the Indonesian Islamist cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir on conspiracy charges relating to the 2002 Bali bombing.
Islamist Cleric Jailed for Bali Bomb Plot
An Indonesian Islamist cleric widely regarded as a regional terrorist leader was convicted yesterday of taking part in the "evil conspiracy" of the 2002 Bali bombing and was jailed for 30 months.
Press Review: The View From ... Athens
The tale has it all: drama, conspiracy and intrigue. No surprise, then, that for the past month every newspaper across Greece has spoken of little else but the scandals besetting the country's Orthodox church.
The Shill Game: A Government-Media Conspiracy
Fifty years of mass media evolution have produced an endless stream of dazzling images and sound, calibrated to induce the belief that we are informed when, in fact, we are only distracted. Keep your eye on the nut: The war is expanding.
Horse Racing: Three Arrested in Conspiracy Case
Three men, including the trainer Alan Berry and jockey Paul Bradley, have been arrested and questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud.
Israelis to Use Barbecues to Break Hunger Strikers
Israel's prison service plans to break a mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners by barbecueing meat and baking bread near their cells. The prison service said yesterday that 1,602 out of 3,800 prisoners, who have been convicted of crimes ranging from conspiracy to murder, were...
AOL Engineer Sold 92m Names to Spammers
A software engineer working for America Online was last night charged with stealing the internet service provider's entire subscriber list and selling it to spammers, the senders of unsolicited junk emails. Jason Smathers, 24, was arrested on conspiracy charges at his home in West...
Plotters Say Gadafy Ordered Killing of Saudi Crown Prince
Libya's leader, Colonel Muammar Gadafy, ordered a covert operation to assassinate the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, according to statements by two alleged participants in the conspiracy, it was reported yesterday. US officials said investigators were assessing the credibility of the...
Candidate Who Pulled Out Blames Chalabi Plot
Adnan Pachachi, who had been widely tipped to become Iraq's new president, last night claimed he was forced to turn down the job because of a "shabby conspiracy" led by the Pentagon's disgraced ex-favourite Ahmad Chalabi. Dr Pachachi, an 81-year-old former diplomat, told the Guardian that...
Martha Stewart Accepts Her Fate and Resigns in 'best Interests' of Company
Martha Stewart, the disgraced American businesswoman, yesterday resigned from the board of the company that bears her name. The expected move came a little more than a week after Stewart was found guilty of obstruction of justice, conspiracy and making false statements to federal...
Former Merrill Bankers Charged With Conspiracy
Three former senior Merrill Lynch bankers were yesterday charged with criminal conspiracy stemming from a 1999 deal with bankrupt energy firm Enron. The news was announced by assistant attorney-general Christopher Wray at a Washington press conference.
California Contender Cries Foul Over Delay
The Republican financing the campaign to unseat Gray Davis, the governor of California, claimed yesterday that a federal appeal court ruling delaying the vote was the work of a liberal conspiracy. The court in San Francisco ruled on Monday that the election should be delayed because the...
Enron Ex-treasurer Jailed
A former treasurer at Enron yesterday became the first executive to be jailed for his part in the scandal that tilted the energy firm into bankruptcy more than 18 months ago. Ben Glisan was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to criminal conspiracy. He was taken into...
CBI Sees Franco-german Plot
The CBI stoked up fresh tensions with the TUC yesterday by launching a new assault on EU social legislation amid claims that this was a Franco-German "conspiracy" to destroy Britain's flexible labour market. Tim Watts, chairman of recruitment agency Pertemps which is sponsoring the latest...
'20th Hijacker' Taunts Us Attorney General With Quiz
In a gambit surely unprecedented in US legal history, Zacarias Moussaoui, awaiting trial for conspiracy in the September 11 attacks, has set the US attorney general a multiple choice quiz, offering a seat at his execution as a mock reward for getting the right answer. The suspected...
Tournament conspiracies
This week we ponder the men's and women's NCAA tournaments, with special attention to high-seeds for bubble teams, the Indiana/Alabama first-round pairing, and the best and worst thing about the women's tournament.
At least we've got our health
C. Alan uncovers a government conspiracy that keeps his state from enjoying college basketball.
Is there a conspiracy in College Football??
No team from the Pac-10, WAC or Texas will win the championship because of the "BCS Triangle."
Paul Webster: French Unveil New Diana Conspiracy
Paul Webster reports on the growing belief in Paris that Britain's establishment is trying to snuff out memories of the Princess of Wales.
Wrong Assumptions Make a Rightwing Murder Conspiracy
It now seems Pim Fortuyn's death was the work of a misanthrope homicidally opposed to his line on fur-farming, not his far-right politics in general. So why were we so eager to accept the wrong conclusion, wonders Simon Tisdall
Khader Shkirat: Conspiracy of silence
Why do Britain and the EU do nothing about Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians? Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are currently experiencing a huge military offensive by Israel.
Conor Ryan: Misogynist, conspiracist and zealot
Chris Woodhead's tirades reveal more about him than his critics. Chris Woodhead has been lashing out at ministers, academics and civil servants in advance of the publication of his book Class War tomorrow.
What Islamist Conspiracy?
February 14:The spectre of terrorist hordes poised to overrun south-east Asia is a convenient one for the region's leaders, writes John Aglionby.
Ex-Black Panther says murder trial is FBI conspiracy
A murder trial under way in Atlanta, Georgia, has rekindled memories of one of the most turbulent periods of American racial politics, with the accused - a former leading figure of the Black Panthers - claiming to be the victim of an FBI witch-hunt. Jamil Abdullah al-Amin, 58, a Muslim...