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Archive for April, 2009
War Games
April 29, 2009
It is now obvious that the present Government is committed to increasing the involvement of this country in what is called the ‘War in Afghanistan’. Apart from references to this happening because the US is doing or has done the same and that NATO is also involved it is very difficult if not impossible to [...]
Hillary Clinton
April 26, 2009
Hillary clinton has visited Iraq to offer them words of comfort. Unlike an earlier visit where there was some claim of almost being under fire on arrival, she chose not to wear a protective jacket. Her interpretation of a very recent spate of bombings was to reassure the Iraqis that it was a sign of [...]
Capitalist Response
April 25, 2009
By George Monbiot. Published in the Guardian 12th February 2008 Now they might start sitting up. They wouldn’t listen to the environmentalists or even the geologists. Can governments ignore the capitalists? A report published last week by Citibank, and so far unremarked by the media, proposes “genuine difficulties” in increasing the production of crude oil, [...]
Dick Cheney’s fantasy world
April 25, 2009
Despite the facts, the vice-president still insists that Saddam Hussein could have produced weapons of mass destruction In yet another attempt at revisionist history by the outgoing Bush administration, vice-president Dick Cheney, in an exclusive interview with ABC News, took exception to former presidential adviser Karl Rove’s contention that the US would not have gone to war if [...]
Hamid Karzai accused of brinkmanship over call for early Afghanistan election
April 25, 2009
Afghan president’s demand comes despite election commission warning that millions of voters would be disenfranchised by insurgency Jon Boone in Kabul guardian.co.uk, Sunday 1 March 2009 15.33 GMT Article history Opposition politicians in Afghanistan have accused the president, Hamid Karzai, of constitutional brinkmanship that threatens to turn Afghanistan into “a new Zimbabwe” after he called for a [...]
The real waste is to reduce a historic study to soundbites
April 25, 2009
The real waste is to reduce a historic study to soundbites This analysis of food goes to the heart of the flaws in the production model. Why has it been served up as all about leftovers? What a waste. A report that could be the most significant piece of government work on the food [...]
A wishlist for Afghanistan
April 25, 2009
Jason Burke sets out some strategies the west should, but most likely won’t pursue to establish peace and stability Jason Burke guardian.co.uk, Saturday September 13 2008 00:08 BST Ten years ago, the war in Afghanistan was easy to cover. You left Kabul in the early morning, drove north for an [...]
Lush paddy fields as far as the eye can see. So why can’t this farmer afford to feed his family?
April 25, 2009
Cambodia produces more rice than it needs, but the soaring cost of fuel is pushing up food prices and forcing villagers to send their children out to work. So what can have gone so catastrophically wrong? Alex Renton reports Watch Alex Renton’s video on the food blog Alex Renton The Observer, Sunday July 20, 2008 [...]