Japan under pressure to widen nuclear evacuation zone • High levels of radiation detected outside current 20km zone • Prime minister plans to review nuclear energy policy • Concerns over water contaminated by reactor cooling operation Share160 Justin McCurry in Tokyo guardian.co.uk, Thursday 31 March 2011 09.16 BST Article history Fukushima officials announce radiation levels Link [...]
Goce satellite maps the Earth’s gravity in unprecedented precision Data from Europe’s gravity-mapping satellite Goce is being used to investigate the geological processes that cause earthquakes Share355 Comments (61) Ian Sample , science correspondent guardian.co.uk, Thursday 31 March 2011 19.19 BST Article history How the Earth would look like if its shape were distorted to [...]
This article really gets to the heart of the so called cyclical nature of an oppressive and totally undemocratic method of ensuring that the elite and the imperial project endure totally at the expense of the population. George Ikners ikners.com Neoliberal Depression of 2008 and beyond By Nick Egnatz Posted on March 31, 2011 by Nick Egnatz [...]
JUAN GONZALEZ: We begin today’s show in Yemen, where hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets Wednesday demanding the immediate resignation of the U.S.-backed President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has ruled the country for 33 years. Protesters have rejected Saleh’s proposal that he remain president until elections are held, but that he [...]
Libya – It’s All About Oil 30 March 2011 Most speakers at the London conference on Libya yesterday focused on the need for Libyan Leader Mu’ammar al-Qadhafi to relinquish power and go to a safe haven abroad. However, developments on the ground, including the battles between the revolutionaries, supported by NATO and its air cover, [...]
Census reveals that 17% of the world is Indian Country closing gap with China by adding 181 million citizens in past decade – which is equivalent to population of Brazil Share7 Comments (2) Jason Burke in Delhi guardian.co.uk, Thursday 31 March 2011 19.30 BST Article history The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has a population [...]
Ex-Labour MP Jim Devine sentenced to 16 months in prison for expenses fraud Former MP for Livingston sentenced for submitting false invoices for cleaning and printing work totalling £8,385 Share171 Caroline Davies guardian.co.uk, Thursday 31 March 2011 13.08 BST Article history Former Labour MP Jim Devine arrives at the Old Bailey for sentencing. Photograph: Ki [...]
Vietnam: Montagnards Harshly Persecuted Forced Renunciation of Faith, Harassment, Violence, and Arrests MARCH 30, 2011 Jarai women in Plei Lao village, Gia Lai, where Mobile Intervention Police broke up an all-night prayer meeting in March 2001, fired on villagers— killing one—then burned the village church. © 2001 Human Rights Watch RELATED MATERIALS: Montagnard Christians in [...]
Euro-US War on Libya: Lies and Misconceptions The conflict began as a civil war between Libyan elites. (Aljazeera) By James Petras and Robin E. Abaya Many critics of the ongoing Euro-US wars in the Middle East and, now, North Africa, have based their arguments on clichés and generalizations devoid of fact. The most common line [...]
What’s at stake in the Walmart women’s lawsuit The case before the US supreme court is critical for the future of class action litigation – at a critical moment for American workers Share4 Comments (17) Laura Flanders guardian.co.uk, Thursday 31 March 2011 18.30 BST Article historyMore GRITtvLaura Flanders reports on the Dukes v Wal-Mart suit [...]
Ian Tomlinson was not confrontational with police, inquest hears Christopher La Jaunie, who shot film of PC Simon Harwood shoving newspaper vendor to ground, gives evidence Share106 David Sharrock guardian.co.uk, Thursday 31 March 2011 17.02 BST Article history The footage shot by Christopher La Jaunie, which he passed on to the Guardian.Link to this [...]
Woman’s rape claim opens rare window into regime Donald Macintyre witnesses chilling incident in hotel Monday, 28 March 2011 SHARE PRINT EMAIL TEXT SIZE NORMAL LARGE EXTRA LARGE EPA Libyan officials have stressed that Ms al-Obaidi’s complaints were now the subject of a “normal criminal investigation” ENLARGE SPONSORED LINKS Ads by Google These [...]
Honduran coup March 31, 2011: Report from Land Occupations in Post-Coup Honduras Poor farmers are taking land from agribusiness that supported the 2009 military coup – and paying with their lives March 31, 2011 Honduran Regime Targets Musicians Café Guancasco, a favorite of the coup resistance movement, sees concert attacked by police and military September 28, [...]
Lockerbie bombing prosecutors target Libyan defector Moussa Koussa Scottish investigators have asked to interview Gaddafi foreign minister and spymaster, who has defected to Britain Severin Carrell and Chris McGreal guardian.co.uk, Thursday 31 March 2011 16.44 BST Article history The wrecked cockpit of Pan Am 103 outside Lockerbie, Scotland, after the 1988 bombing. Moussa Koussa, the Gaddafi [...]
Libya and Middle East unrest – live coverage • Libyan foreign minister flees to Britain • Obama authorises covert action in Libya • US hands over operations to Nato • Loyalists push further east Share3 Comments (100) This page will update automatically every minute: On | Off Solidarity ? the image of Libya as divided by tribalism is nothing [...]
Netanyahu Digging His Own Grave Netanyahu may be digging his own grave. By George S. Hishmeh – Washington, D.C. The Arab tsunami that has come in the wake of the Arab Spring that saw the celebrated downfall of two autocratic Arab regimes, in Tunisia and Egypt, is still blowing harder in other Arab countries, especially [...]
You make your own assessment from this. Disagreement is a sign of a healthy body at least. But then again how do you choose between two evils,George ikners.com AMY GOODMAN: Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday his government is in a “state of maximum alert” over the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear [...]
From the SMH This article mentions Tamarama near where I live. If you ask the locals I do not think they would agree it is getting bigger. My son is a local body boarder I intend to find out from him. You can’t beat the local knowledge is something I learned on a 9 foot [...]
Try going through the actual facts and figures and make up your ownd mind. Those peope that do not know about Bradman or the difference between Bradman and Brabham still DO vote They ‘aint the donkeys George Ikners ikners.com Enrol to vote Voting Electorates Funding and disclosure & political parties Elections Education About AEC [...]
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway rocked after heir apparent resigns David Sokol, considered the most likely candidate to succeed the billionaire investor, resigns after purchasing Lubrizol shares Share16 Dominic Rushe New York The Guardian, Thursday 31 March 2011 Article history Warren Buffett said the resignation of Sokol came as a surprise to him. Photograph: Truth Leem/REUTERS [...]
For art’s sake – and ours The anti-cuts case can’t be just the elitism of the arts’ intrinsic value, nor their social utility, but both Share11 Comments (66) David Edgar guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 30 March 2011 22.00 BST Article history Related http://www.palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=16152 Three years ago at the Young Vic theatre 500 arts people dragged the then [...]
As I am such an avid supporter of this site and always say I never seek or accept fees from them In case you are concerned I do accept the odd bumper sticker and literature. If you are interested and want to support the site I can probably organise more but would prefer if you pay the postage. If [...]
Why did it all take so long to say the obvious. Perhaps the gentleman I referred to in a TV segment here in Australia who so bravely called it a beat up not to the guests face but behind his back may like to reconsider his comments. The enemy is always with you in sheep’s [...]
The obvious answer is Yes as long as we continue with war, war and more war George Ikners ikners.com Challenge to Cameron over torture claims Alleged terrorist says he was taken to Uganda and interrogated by MI5 Share38 Ian Cobain guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 30 March 2011 22.50 BST Article history Alleged terrorist Omar Awadh Omar claims [...]
Remember you can get the news as it happens at the Guardian site at http://www.guardian.co.uk/ Here is some of the latest news news there. Why wait for it to filter through this report did not you can actually read it in the SMH Libya: Mousa Kousa, Gaddafi’s foreign minister, defects to UK Mousa Kousa says he [...]
If you subscribe to the service this is the type of material that becomes available to you on a daily basis. Just try going to the site and you will see what they have. There is no cost or charge to read any of the material. Note the need they have for donations. You may [...]
As part of another antiwar post the following appears. Australian politicians who can not get into the fight quickly enough and donate anyone’s life except their own should try reading what war is about. First as Swanson notes st his site it srats continues and is always a lie. It never achieves a thing of any use. [...]
Once again this organisation needs help if you go to the site at antiwar.com you can donate please help you will not know what you’ve got until it’s gone! Syrian President Blames Israeli Conspiracy for Growing Unrest Assad’s ‘Reform Speech’ Devolves Into Accusations Against ‘Foreigners’ by Jason Ditz, March 30, 2011 Email This | Print This [...]
CIA Ground Forces Operating in Libya for ‘Several Weeks’ Why do politicians like one another so much? Because they are in the same job for the same boss. Easy eh? George Ikners ikners.com Obama Authorized Aiding Rebels Despite Denial Any Decision Was Made by Jason Ditz, March 30, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This [...]
This article could very well be part of a learning curve for Australian politicians if they were remotely interested in preserving or saving lives and not throwing lives away in the attempt to impose our style of democracy. Note that there seems to be no attempt by the countries involved to consult the Libyans there [...]
I recently had what appeared to be the temerity to criticise what equally appeared to me to be a racist comment in a very racist country on a radio station. The comment followed some perhaps unfavourable comment about Madonna. Although that is a matter for those who assessed my comment under a statutory authority. The [...]
Bearing in mind the truly shocking nature of the US/ USA intervention and stripping of this country and its impoverished population this article requires some careful reading. That as usual is a matter entirely for you. However a reading of Galeano’s “The Open Veins of Latin America will assist greatly as will any of his thoughts on matters South [...]
Radiation rises in seawater near Fukushima plant Japanese officials concede they are no closer to resolving nuclear crisis as high level of radiation is detected in ocean Share191 Justin McCurry in Tokyo guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 30 March 2011 10.51 BST Article history Link to this videoJapanese officials have conceded they are no closer to resolving the [...]
Of course you can be the judge with proper information. Not every son or daughter of a millionaire or billionaire is also a millionaire etc. You may even think that that is quite proper and appropriate. But you may also that some depending on talent, a nice bourgeois term, slip through the net. In line [...]
Here is an interesting article from the Guardian. Of course there are many more to add to your evaluation methods. It is entirely a matter for you. Information is precious. Misinformation is a curse usually called propaganda. Please let me know your views. It is all part of the equation! George Ikners ikners.com, but please [...]
Although I am a little new to wegpages I thought I knew a bit about spam. Apparently that may not be the case. My program does some quite useful detecting and I look to see what is happening. Someone has asked if I can overcome the fact that he has responded to a comment then [...]
On Visiting an Unwinnable War By David Swanson http://warisacrime.org/content/visiting-unwinnable-war I’ll be visiting my nation’s longest war next week in Afghanistan, thanks to a wonderful organization called Voices for Creative Nonviolence which seeks to build friendship and understanding between countries. I’ll be meeting with ordinary and prominent Afghans and reporting on what they think of their country’s [...]
With his usual clarity Gilad Atzmon deals with this topic both briefly and accurately. As usual the final conclusion is entirely a matter for you. But it is certainly a major part of proper research on the topic for you to read. George Ikners ikners.com GILAD ATZMON: TAKING DEBORAH LIPSTADT APART WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2011 [...]
UK Uncut arrests threaten future protests, lawyer warns Matt Foot, solicitor at Birnberg Pierce, says the detention of 145 activists will ‘threaten the right to peacefully protest’ Share519 Shiv Malik guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 30 March 2011 09.05 BST Article history March for the Alternative: Where was the police ‘line in the sand’? Link to this videoA [...]
Radiation rises in seawater near Fukushima plant Japanese officials concede they are no closer to resolving nuclear crisis as high level of radiation is detected in ocean Share75 Justin McCurry in Tokyo guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 30 March 2011 10.51 BST Article history Link to this videoJapanese officials have conceded they are no closer to resolving the [...]
Please remember this a sample of the total material at the Guardian site you should go there to make sure that by the time you read this it is still current. It is not like Australia where you get everything several days later and then magically get told about changes. If you follow these instructions [...]
David Swanson to media show details 9:46 PM (50 minutes ago) Prediction: 20 Years of War in Libya By David Swanson http://warisacrime.org/content/prediction-20-years-war-libya Johan Galtung, sometimes called the father of peace studies, predicted the collapse of the Soviet Union and the refusal of Egyptian soldiers to attack civilians. His prediction of the collapse of the US empire in [...]
Afghan Governor Expelled as Taliban Seize District Provincial Police Commander Confirms Insurgent Takeover by Jason Ditz, March 29, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum The governor of the Waigal District of Afghanistan’s Nuristan Province has been expelled from his district by a Taliban offensive, officials are confirming. Over 300 Taliban fighters attacked the district, [...]
Not being a reader of the bible of the de facto US State Department the Wall Street Journal I was taken aback when a really good mate, Michael Callinan who is a school teacher, sent me an article from a former editor of that journal that was the exact opposite of what my view is/was [...]
Why I called Bradley Manning’s treatment ‘stupid’ This is an extremely interesting article as it shows the matters many people think are important. There are many many people who feel that Manning’s treatment is something reserved for the subhumans among us. However, those people are the real ones with problems. information is just that and nothing more, when access [...]
Syrian president sacks cabinet in effort to quell protests Bashar al-Assad is expected to lift emergency laws and announce a crackdown on corruption in a speech Share27 Martin Chulov guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 29 March 2011 19.44 BST Article history A Syrian pro-government protester in front of a picture of the president, Bashar al-Assad. Photograph: Youssef Badawi/EPA [...]
Japan may have lost race to save nuclear reactor Fukushima meltdown fears rise after radioactive core melts through vessel – but ‘no danger of Chernobyl-style catastrophe’ • In pictures: Fukushima nuclear emergency – week three • Interactive: Japan earthquake: Ian Sample on efforts to contain the nuclear accident Share2087 Ian Sample , science correspondent guardian.co.uk, [...]
US and Britain may arm Libya rebels if Gaddafi clings to power Hillary Clinton and William Hague claim arming rebel groups may be legal under the recent UN resolution Share58 Julian Borger and Chris McGreal in Benghazi guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 29 March 2011 21.30 BST Article history At a conference on Libya’s future in London, Hillary Clinton [...]
- Issa Khalaf has a Ph.D. in political science and Middle East Studies from Oxford University. He contributed this article to PalestineChronicle.com. By Issa Khalaf Long before protests began in Syria, I anticipated them with a mixture of welcome and dread. The welcome part is easy enough: we all want to see the siege of [...]
Obama on Libya: What Would MLK Say? By David Swanson http://warisacrime.org/node/57293 President Obama on Monday said he would “never hesitate” to use the U.S. military “unilaterally” to defend “interests” and “values,” including “maintaining the flow of commerce.” Fear of exactly that led the founders of this republic to give Congress the exclusive power to declare [...]
