U.K. vet group ‘appalled’ by hacking allegation

U.K. vet group ‘appalled’ by hacking allegation
By Robert Barr - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Jul 7, 2011 7:58:48 EDT
LONDON — Britain’s military veterans organization severed its ties with the News of the World on Thursday following a report that a detective employed by the tabloid newspaper had collected telephone numbers of relatives of military personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Royal British Legion said that it was dropping the newspaper as a partner in campaigns related to veterans’ issues and had suspended all other ties until the allegations are resolved.

The Legion said it was also reviewing its advertising in other News International papers, including The Times and The Sun.

The Legion acted after The Daily Telegraph reported that telephone numbers of relatives of dead military personnel had been found in files amassed by a detective formerly employed by the News of the World.

“We can’t with any conscience campaign alongside News of the World on behalf of armed forces families while it stands accused of preying on these same families in the lowest depths of their misery,” the Legion said.

“The hacking allegations have shocked us to the core.”
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Cancer Docs Warn Staff Of Cell Phone Risks

Cancer Docs Warn Staff Of Cell Phone Risks
University Of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Advising 3,000 Workers To Limit Exposure
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PITTSBURGH, July 23, 2008
(AP) The director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and UPMC Cancer Centers plans to warn about 3,000 faculty and staff about the possible health risks associated with cell phone use.
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Soldiers cell phone calls parents during battle in Afghanistan

Parents hear Afghan firefight on voice mail

The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday May 6, 2008 18:45:27 EDT

OTIS, Ore. — An Oregon couple checking their voice mail found a frightening three-minute recording of their son caught in a battle in Afghanistan.

Stephen Phillips and other soldiers in his Army MP company were battling insurgents when his phone was pressed against his Humvee. It redialed and called his parents in the small Oregon town of Otis.

Most the sounds were gunfire, but shouts can be heard, including, “More ammo! More ammo!”

“At the end, you could hear a guy saying ‘Incoming! RPG!’ And then it cut off,” said John Petee, Phillips’ brother.

Phillips’ mother, Sandie Petee, and her husband, Jeff Petee, were not at home at the time of the call. When they checked their voice mail, they heard the shooting.

“His friend died a year ago in Iraq and I’m thinking, ‘Oh my God, this may be the last time I hear my son’s voice on the phone,”’ Sandie Petee said.
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